*Starting for Fall 2021 applicants, our Animal Science PhD degree has had a name change. It is now called the Animal & Comparative Biomedical Science PhD degree. To get an Animal Science focused PhD degree, please search and apply for the Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences PhD program.
The Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program provides our students with an opportunity to perform research that spans from molecular biology and whole animal physiology to meat and dairy production to studies on the business of horse racing. This broad range of interests and expertise provides our students with a unique opportunity to learn with a diverse group of colleagues as they develop skills that will help them as they train for a career in academia, the pharmaceutical industry, or animal production.
The School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences offers programs leading to a Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in Animal Sciences. Th program provides students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience while working with distinguished faculty in state of the art facilities. Areas of study include:
- Dairy Management
- Stress Physiology (Toxicology, Heat Stress)
- Reproduction/Reproductive Endocrinology
- Obesity/Metabolic/Nutritional Endocrinology
- Race Track Industry