Ensuring greater human and animal health
Our scientists are tackling some of the leading challenges in animal nutrition, food safety, production systems, technology and more. Research in the Department of Animal Sciences is in collaboration with the College of Agriculture and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Scientists in our department conduct research in the following areas:
Animal and forage production systems and nutrition
- Dr. Leanne Dillard: forages
- Dr. Paul Dyce: reproductive biology
- Dr. Maggie Justice: beef systems, management
- Dr. Kim Mullenix: beef systems
- Dr. Rishi Prasad: livestock production, nutrition
- Dr. Soren Rodning: herd health
- Dr. Marko Rudar: swine nutrition, metabolism, biology
- Dr. Brandon Smith: ruminant nutrition
Muscle food science, technology and safety
- Dr. Aeriel Belk: food science, production environment, animal host
- Dr. Jason Sawyer: production, packaging, food science
Regulatory biology
- Dr. Priyanka Banerjee: biochemistry, biotechnology
- Dr. Terry Brandebourg: genetics
- Dr. Wellison Diniz: genomics and bioinformatics
- Dr. Jacek Wower: biochemistry
The Department of Animal Sciences in the College of Agriculture recently announced a partnership with CERES TAG, a leading global animal health intelligence platform to improve livestock monitoring and grazing practices.
College of Agriculture students gain hands-on experience interning at the Auburn University Equestrian Center.
From the Coastal Plain to the Black Belt, Alabama cattle producers are utilizing forage systems to their advantage to meet the challenges of modern agriculture.
