Spring 2027

Reproductive Physiology

Covers reproductive physiology principles, fertility improvement, and artificial insemination for livestock, humans, pets, and wildlife.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Rick Monson, John Parrish

The three-credit course was demanding, with tough and long exams that some found only semi-related to lectures. Students recommended reading the course website to prepare effectively.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify structures and function of reproductive anatomy in the male and female of all livestock species, humans, pets and wildlife

  • Identify hormones, their production site, physiology impacts and how to manipulate specific hormones to control reproduction either positively or negatively

  • Summarize critical components of reproductive technologies involved in breeding, semen collection, gamete biology and embryonic development. Demonstrate ability to monitor and manipulate cyclicity, artificial insemination, and pregnancy detection in both horses and pigs

  • Summarize events in reproduction from the cellular to whole animal level in livestock species, humans, pet species and wildlife

  • Communicate via oral, written, podcast, and website modalities

  • Solve reproductive physiology problems associated with a foreign country or novel region of U.S. including how to digitally communicate with local residents who may not speak English

  • Identify how ethical issues in global agriculture, wildlife management, and federal grazing lands impact reproductive management of livestock

  • Evaluate effective learning outcomes of a specific lab and access its impact on undergraduate students

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 152, (ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY 101 and 102) or (BIOCORE 382, 383, and 384) or graduate/professional standing

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JOHN PARRISH is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Rick Monson

Students described this as a difficult but rewarding animal reproduction course. Past instructors like Rick Monson brought enthusiasm that made the challenging material more approachable.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 2.69 GPA, 30.6% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Fall 2024: 2.74 GPA, 38.9% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.49 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Rick Monson, John Parrish

The three-credit course was demanding, with tough and long exams that some found only semi-related to lectures. Students recommended reading the course website to prepare effectively.

Past student reviews · Rick Monson

Rick Monson was praised for adapting to different learning styles and providing strong career support. Students appreciated his willingness to help and his passion for the subject matter.

Topics

  • Reproductive anatomy across livestock, humans, pets, and wildlife
  • Reproductive hormones and endocrine manipulation
  • Breeding technologies, semen collection, and gamete biology
  • Ethical issues in global agriculture and wildlife management

Skills

  • Understanding reproductive physiology principles and fertility improvement methods
  • Manipulating hormones to control reproduction
  • Monitoring cyclicity, performing artificial insemination, and detecting pregnancy in horses and pigs
  • Communicating scientific content through oral, written, podcast, and website formats

Grades

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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