Research
Behavior & Well-Being | Environmental Sustainability | Genetics/Genomics | Growth/Muscle/Meat Science | Nutrition | Reproductive Biology/Physiology
Behavior & Well-Being
Research in this group is focused on identifying environmental and genetic contributions to the health and well-being of animals.
Faculty: Amber Adams Progar, Holly Neibergs
Environmental Sustainability
Air, land and water quality are examined to assist in the understanding of how they are affected by animal agriculture and to assist animal agriculture in developing management strategies for sustainable production.
Faculty: Joseph Harrison, Kristen Johnson, Susan Kerr
Genetics/
Genomics
Research encompasses genome science and biotechnology. In particular, projects include understanding the genome structure, function and evolution, and developing quantitative and molecular genomic approaches for improving animal production, product quality and health.
Faculty: Min Du, Holly Neibergs, Michael Phelps, Zhihua Jiang
Growth/Muscle/
Meat Science
Projects span the gamut of basic and applied research and include defining the molecular mechanisms of muscle development, physiological responses to growth regulators, meat quality improvement and food safety.
Faculty: Jan Busboom, Min Du, Michael Phelps, Zhihua Jiang
Nutrition
Basic and applied research in nutrition is conducted with beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, swine, and laboratory animals. This work includes trace animal metabolism, energy nutrition and utilization of by-product feedstuffs.
Faculty: Min Du, Joseph Harrison, Nancy Irlbeck, Kristen Johnson, Don Llewellyn
Reproductive Biology/Physiology
Research in reproductive biology/physiology includes endocrinology, and embryo development that is both basic and applied using cattle, sheep, swine and rodent models.
Faculty: Min Du, Zhihua Jiang, Martin Maquivar, Holly Neibergs, Michael Phelps, Jim Pru