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Skip to main content Google Tag Manager SEARCH: Limit search to: Animal Science Cornell Department of Animal Science Back to top menu About Us Facilities History Frequently Asked Questions Contact Us Undergraduate Overview of the Animal Science Degree Prospective Students Curriculum Requirements Major Requirements Current Courses Concentrations Integrative Physiology and Nutrition Pre-Veterinary Medicine Dairy Management Applied Animal Biology and Interdisciplinary Studies Pre-Fall 2018 Requirements Transfer Students Undergraduate Honors Program Honors Program and Thesis Guidelines International Opportunities Undergraduate Awards 2018 Award Winners Internships & Jobs Dairy Fellows Program Academic Experience Beyond the Classroom Prospective Dairy Fellows Support the Program Clubs & Organizations Block & Bridle Club Dairy Science Club (CUDS) Activities & Events Community Outreach Gifts & Apparel Contact Us CUDS Constitution Pre-Vet Society Contact Us Pre-vet mentoring Graduate Degrees Graduate Program Funding Graduate Students Graduate Student Awards Animal Science Graduate Student Association People Faculty Adjunct Faculty Emeriti Faculty Academic Staff Postdoctoral Associates Non-academic Staff Graduate Students Graduate Alumni Research Extension & Outreach Extension Program Descriptions Beef Cattle Management CNCPS Software Website Dairy Management Events Publications Software and Tools Goat Management Nutrient Management PRO-DAIRY Sheep Management Youth Extension Community Outreach News & Events Seminars Graduate Student Research Updates Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology Seminars Dale E. Bauman Lectureship Cornell Nutrition Conference Sponsorship 2019 Sponsors Proceedings Future Event Sponsors Pre-Conference Sponsor Guidelines Pre-Conference Proposal Form Post-Conference Sponsor Guidelines Breakfast Sponsor Guidelines Basic Dairy Nutrition 2019 Agenda Advanced Dairy Nutrition 2018 Agenda Feed Dealers Seminars Kudos & Awards Cows at Ezra's Farm A student working in the Teaching Dairy Student working in the teaching dairy Students at Dairy Day Cow at Dairy Day A group of students on Dairy Day Undergraduate student with lambs at Ezra's Farm A graduate student working in the Lei Lab Animal Science Commencement Reception Beef Cattle students at MacChayne's High Point Farms Sheep TAs and students dying wool in the wool process lab Graduate student doing pinealectomy on 7 day old chicks Enjoying the view at the Cornell Research Barn Back to top Welcome to the Department of Animal Science The Department of Animal Science offers undergraduate and graduate programs on the biology and management of food, laboratory, and companion animal species. Our research programs advance our understanding of animal biology and address local and global issues facing animal industries today. Our goals are to discover and develop new techniques and information to benefit animals, agriculture, and human health. The Department’s 19 faculty members, many internationally recognized, have diverse interests in animal management, breeding, genetics, physiology, nutrition, growth biology, and microbiology. Learn more. Animal Science Major Animal Science majors learn from internationally recognized professors in all aspects of domestic animal biology: breeding, genetics, nutrition, physiology, growth, behavior, and management. Learn more about what an Animal Science major can do for you. Check out the international opportunities available with the Animal Science major. In the news... Poultry World: Major US poultry project gets underway Poultry Producer: Cornell partners in $10M poultry science grant Sled dogs lead the way in quest to slow aging Feedstuffs: Microalgae investigated as protein-rich chicken feed More News... Upcoming Events 4-H Animal Crackers May 2 | 9:00 am Animal Science Kudos & Awards Awards given at Annual Cornell Nutrition Conference Four graduate students received awards at the 81st Annual Cornell Nutrition Conference. Ananda Fontoura and Rodrigo Molano received the Leonard A. Maynard Graduate Award and Michael Dineen and Michael Miller (Miner Institute/UVM) received the Charlie Sniffen Graduate Student Award. Learn more about the awards . Ewa Bachminska, Graduate Student received a grant from Cornell Institute for European Studies to research conservation education in Poland in the summer 2019. It will help her include more wildlife conservation in the classes that she teaches at Cornell. Tom Overton and Karl Czymmek were awarded the title of "AGR Faculty Member of the year", by Alpha Gamma Rho - Zeta Chapter. Read more about the award from AGR. Debbie Grusenmeyer awarded for inspiring youth The Sav-A-Caf® Youth Impact Award annually recognizes mentors who inspire youth to be passionate about animal agriculture. Grusenmeyer leads the way for New York dairy youth by developing, coordinating and implementing programs. She serves as the PRO-DAIRY youth specialist and statewide 4-H dairy programmer . The cornerstone of her program is Junior DAIRY LEADER , founded in 2000 for youth, ages 16-19, with an interest in exploring dairy careers. Read more about the award from Sav-A-Caf. View more Kudos & Awards Contact Us Thank you for your interest in Animal Science at Cornell University. 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