The School of Animal Sciences’ three basic missions are Teaching, Research, and Extension (Outreach). The school offers exceptional educational experiences in Animal, Dairy, and Poultry Sciences at the undergraduate (BS) and graduate levels (MS and PhD). Graduate programs offer training in Breeding and Genetics, Growth and Metabolic Physiology, Dairy Products, Meat Science and Technology, Ruminant and Nonruminant Nutrition, Poultry Physiology and Nutrition, and Reproductive Physiology and Biotechnology. Research is conducted with beef cattle, dairy cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, and various laboratory species, as well as meat, eggs, and dairy products. Interactions of Animal Science faculty with scientists within the
LSU Vet School,
Pennington Biomedical Research Institute, and
LAES Research Stations across the state provide a vast array of research opportunities for Animal Sciences undergraduate and graduate students. Faculty with appointments in the
Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service coordinate programs along with agents in Louisiana’s 64 parishes (counties). Educational opportunities offered through these offices include online and in-person classes, seminars, workshops, field days, publications and news releases.