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Our school offers undergraduate (BS) degrees as well as graduate (MS and PhD) in animal science with several optional areas of concentration including animal science, dairy production, dairy foods technology and poultry science. We offer training in equine science, meat science, companion animals and pre-veterinary medicine.
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Faculty members conduct nationally and internationally recognized research in such fields as animal nutrition, animal genomics, animal diseases, reproductive physiology, embryology, molecular biotechnology, metabolic physiology, functional foods, meat science and food quality assurance in beef cattle, dairy cattle, horses, poultry and small ruminants.
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We disseminate the knowledge gained through our research to the people of Louisiana through our extension program. Our audience includes livestock producers, poultry producers, horse owners,4-H members, pet owners, animal industry personnel and government agencies.
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