
Research

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
Faculty
Amber Adams Progar

Environmental Sustainability
Animal agriculture is committed to environmentally sustainable production. It is critical that we provide producers with the most recent technological innovations and to provide information regarding the economic implications of adoption of those technologies.
Faculty
Kristen Johnson
Faculty
Kristen Johnson

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
Kimberly Davenport
Min Du
Zhihua Jiang
Nate Law
Holly Neibergs
Michael Phelps
Faculty
Kimberly Davenport
Min Du
Zhihua Jiang
Nate Law
Holly Neibergs
Michael Phelps

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
Min Du
Blake Foraker
Zhihua Jiang
Paul Kuber
Michael Phelps
John Unruh
Faculty
Min Du
Blake Foraker
Zhihua Jiang
Paul Kuber
Michael Phelps
John Unruh

Nutrition
Animal nutrition is critical to appropriate animal husbandry for agricultural, companion and zoo animals, the economics of animal production, and use of by-products of that arise from human food. Research is conducted across the span of applied to fundamental nutrition. This work includes energy nutrition of laboratory animals, beef and dairy cattle, use of by-product feeds, forage, comparative nutrition and trace mineral metabolism.
Faculty
Min Du
Nancy Irlbeck
Kristen Johnson
Don Llewellyn
Marcos Marcondes
Faculty
Min Du
Nancy Irlbeck
Kristen Johnson
Don Llewellyn
Marcos Marcondes

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
Kimberly Davenport
Min Du
Zhihua Jiang
Nate Law
Martin Maquivar
Holly Neibergs
Michael Phelps
Faculty
Kimberly Davenport
Min Du
Zhihua Jiang
Nate Law
Martin Maquivar
Holly Neibergs
Michael Phelps