What kinds of hands-on animal/research experience can I get through the Animal Science Department?
We teach most classes using a comparative approach. That means that we teach the general principles and use the species differences to help emphasize the principles.We have a sheep flock (20 ewes) that we keep on campus the year around and use in various classes. We have 7 or 8 horses on campus the year around for both classes and the use of the Equestrian Club. We keep two cattle on campus the year-around and bring pigs, turkeys and other animals on campus for teaching. We keep colonies of mice, rats, quail, chickens, rabbits and fish on campus for research purposes. Off-campus, we have poultry, horse and cattle farms for research. Many undergrad students get extensive experience with domestic pets while working at small animal veterinary clinics, so we cover those species in detail in lectures. Undergrads can volunteer or intern in research labs or they can work in paid positions. The latter is more common in ANSC research labs and advisers help undergrads find these kinds of positio
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