Graduate Students
We are committed to the ongoing education of our faculty, staff, and students as a part of the process of
developing and maintaining a community that provides a supportive academic environment
I found our program to provide an incredibly collaborative, critical, and creative environment. The students, faculty, staff, and visiting scholars here are some of the most inspired and technically competent people I have ever met…I have received tremendous support to pursue my own research interests, develop as a teacher and communicator, and gain skills.
MaryGrace Erickson, PhD candidate
Program Specializations
Livestock Management
The graduate program in livestock management gives students the foundation, the knowledge and the skills to manage a farm as a successful business enterprise.
Nutrition
The nutrition graduate program within the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences is an internationally renowned group with research addressing questions spanning from applied to basic.
Meat Science & Biologics
The MSABD graduate program provides exceptional opportunities for students to gain fundamental knowledge skills associated with the meat industry.
Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology
The graduate program in endocrinology-reproductive physiology is focused on understanding the physiology underlying the many reproductive problems presented by livestock, primates and laboratory animals and mitigating those problems through development of improved reproductive management strategies.
Animal Breeding & Genetics
The goal of animal breeding and genetics is to optimize the genetic improvement of economically and socially important traits in livestock and companion animals.
Biomedical
Biomedical focuses on developing novel uses and ways to harvest tissues, delineating the underlying mechanisms of human diseases and health disorders, and exploring organ transplants in humans.
Animal Welfare
Understanding and promoting animal welfare is an essential part of achieving sustainability in food animal production.
Lactation Physiology
The graduate program in lactation physiology is focused on studying how the mammary gland develops and utilizes nutrients to assemble milk.
#1
Animal & Dairy Science Doctoral Program
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85%
of Doctoral Students receive full funding
#2
Animal & Dairy Science Masters Program
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Graduate Student Events
Graduate Student
- 07/22/25 Exploring Teaching Across Institutions: A Photographic Journey Explore selections from a comprehensive contemporary photographic project depicting higher education in the US during this interactive, single-session workshop.
- 07/23/25 How to Use Your Master’s Degree to Change Careers Graduate School Office of Professional Development
- 08/05/25 Don’t Wait: Job Search Strategies for Busy Master’s Students
Professional Development
Events
- 07/22/25 Exploring Teaching Across Institutions: A Photographic Journey Explore selections from a comprehensive contemporary photographic project depicting higher education in the US during this interactive, single-session workshop.
- 07/22/25 Let's Talk 20-25 minute consultation with a mental health provider
- 07/23/25 How to Use Your Master’s Degree to Change Careers Graduate School Office of Professional Development