Animal Science Faculty Research

Animal Behavior & Welfare • Animal Breeding, Statistical Genetics & Molecular Genetics • Animal Health • Animal Production Systems Management • Exercise Physiology • Functional Genomics & Bioinformatics • Growth Biology & Meat Science • Lactation Biology • Nutrition • Reproductive & Developmental Sciences • Toxicology

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Animal Behavior & Welfare

Jacobs, Jackie	companion animal behavior and welfare
Siegford, Janice	behavioral adaptations to alternative housing in hens and pigs, automated monitoring of behavior
Swanson, Janice	animal behavior and welfare

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Animal Behavior & Welfare Group

Animal Breeding, Statistical Genetics & Molecular Genetics

Coussens, Paul	molecular pathogenesis, immunobiology, functional genomics
Ernst, Cathy	swine and bovine molecular genetics, growth biology, meat science
Gondro, Cedric
Huang, Wen	quantitative genetics, genomics, molecular genetics, bioinformatics
Steibel, Juan	quantitative genetics, statistical genomics, pig breeding
Kendrick, Tasia
Templeman, Robert	biometry, livestock genetic evaluation, functional genomics

Animal Health

Coussens, Paul	molecular pathogenesis, immunobiology, functional genomics
Kendrick, Tasia

Animal Production Systems Management

Bradford, Barry	dairy management and nutrition
Buskirk, Daniel	beef nutrition, nutritional management, growth biology
Rowntree, Jason	grazing systems, livestock carbon footprint, local food value chains
Rozeboom, Dale	swine management and production systems, biosecurity
Weber Nielsen, Miriam	dairy nutrition, endocrinology, mammary physiology

Exercise Physiology

Nielsen, Brian

equine exercise physiology, nutrition, athletic performance

Functional Genomics & Bioinformatics

Cibelli, Jose	cellular reprogramming, nuclear transfer, embryonic stem cells
Ernst, Cathy	swine and bovine molecular genetics, growth biology, meat science
Gondro, Cedric
Huang, Wen	quantitative genetics, genomics, molecular genetics, bioinformatics
Latham, Keith	embryo development
Steibel, Juan	quantitative genetics, statistical genomics, pig breeding
Kendrick, Tasia
Tempelman, Robert	biometry, livestock genetic evaluation, functional genomics

Growth Biology & Meat Science

Buskirk, Daniel	beef nutrition, nutritional management, growth biology
Ernst, Cathy	swine and bovine molecular genetics, growth biology, meat science
Gondro, Cedric
Kim, Jongkyoo	Muscle and Adipose Tissue Biology/ Meat Science

Lactation Biology

Lock, Adam	nutritional & digestive physiology, lactation biology
Weber Nielsen, Miriam	dairy nutrition, endocrinology, mammary physiology

Nutrition

Non-Ruminant Nutrition

Nielsen, Brian	equine exercise physiology, nutrition, athletic performance
Rozeboom, Dale	swine management and production systems, biosecurity, and business continuity

Nutritional & Digestive Physiology

Lock, Adam	ruminant nutrition, nutritional & digestive physiology, lactation biology
VandeHaar, Michael	dairy nutrition, endocrinology, mammary physiology

Ruminant Nutrition

Bradford, Barry	dairy management and nutrition
Buskirk, Daniel	beef nutrition, nutritional management, growth biology
Lock, Adam	nutritional & digestive physiology, lactation biology
Vandehaar, Michael	dairy nutrition, endocrinology, mammary physiology
Weber Nielsen, Miriam	dairy nutrition, endocrinology, mammary physiology
Zhou, Zheng

Reproductive & Developmental Sciences

Chen, Chen	germ cell and male infertility
Cibelli, Jose	animal cloning and stem cells
Hoffmann, Hanne
Ireland, Jim	bovine reproduction, ovarian reserve, superovulation
Knott, Jason	stem cells and embryo development
Latham, Keith	embryo development
Pursley, J. Richard	reproductive management
Sen, Aritro	steroid actions and epigenetics
Wang, Yuan	stem cells