Our focus is mainly on the biology and management of domestic animals.
The department is devoted to:
- undergraduate and graduate teaching
- research
- extension/outreach
Teaching
Our faculty advise and offer a large, diverse curriculum to over 500 undergraduate majors and approximately 45 graduate students.We cater to a broad range of student interests and vocational objectives, including major programs designed to prepare students for careers in fields of:
- veterinary medicine
- dairy science and management
- agribusiness
- academic teaching
- research
We are especially proud of the quality of our faculty advising and our ability to offer hands-on experiential opportunities with small and large animals in the realms of:
- undergraduate research
- teaching
- outreach
- an incredible range of internships
Research
Research problems are studied at multiple levels ranging from molecular and cellular biology to the applied biology and management of herds and flocks. All faculty are accomplished researchers whose disciplines include:
- animal genetics
- nutrition
- physiology
- growth biology
- management systems
Extension
The department is strongly committed to public education through its outreach to animal producers and their supporting industries, and to the youth of New York state. Some examples include:- Cornell Nutrition Conference
- Sheep and Goat Symposium
- Dairy Management & Pro-Dairy Conferences
- Northeastern Branch of Crop, Soil and Agronomy Societies of America Conference
- 4-H Animal Crackers
- March Dog Madness
Thank you for your interest in Animal Science at Cornell University.
For further information, browse this website or contact me at:
W. Ronald Butler
149 Morrison Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-4801
Phone: (607)255-2862
Fax: (607)255-9829
E-mail: anscinfo@cornell.edu