The School of Animal Sciences 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. School of Animal Sciences faculty interact with scientists within the
LSU Vet School,
Pennington Biomedical Research Institute and
LAES Research Stations across the state, which provides a vast array of research opportunities for 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.