The Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences provides training toward undergraduate and graduate degrees in animal science through classroom, laboratory, and field experiences. Our undergraduate and graduate academic programs are augmented and strengthened by the cutting-edge research our faculty conduct across a breadth of disciplines. Complementing our academic and research programs, our Extension faculty serve the needs of the State, Region and Nation through their outreach activities in their respective areas of expertise.
Irina Polejaeva and her team use the latest techniques to bioengineer animals. With CRISPR genome editing, they make sheep with conditions that mimic human genetic diseases, and goats carrying transplanted pieces of chromosomes that enable the animals t
Some instructors at Utah State University are helping veterans through tough times with the help of horses. There are sometimes events in life that cause people to withdraw. At times it may take a careful touch that humans cannot replicate to rebuild trus...
