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The mission of the Department of Animal Sciences is as follows:
The Purdue University Department of Animal Sciences provides leadership
and inspiration to educate individuals to anticipate and effectively
respond to challenges facing the global animal industries. Animal
Sciences facilitates scientific research and technology transfer for
efficient and sustainable production of high quality animal products
with optimal animal well-being, enhancement of the human diet, and
advancement of sound environmental practices.
The vision of the Department of Animal Sciences is very simple. We
desire to be the "place to go" for the citizens of Indiana and beyond
for knowledge in animal sciences. This includes students, traditional
commodity groups, government, consumers, and many others.
Our shared or common goals are:
- to provide students with a rigorous and relevant education thus
prepared for a lifetime of learning;
- to achieve scientific preeminence in selected areas, and be able
to develop teams to find and solve real problems in a real world; and
- to meet the needs of clientele making the best use of emerging
technologies.
The faculty have expertise in the disciplines of growth and
development, nutrition, breeding and genetics, physiology, management,
and animal well-being and behavior. In addition, USDA personnel in the
area of animal behavior are adjunct faculty members. The Department
Head is Dr. Alan Grant.
Purdue University • Department of Animal Sciences
• Lilly Hall
915 W. State St. • West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
Phone (765) 494-4808 • Fax (765) 494-9346
The Department of Animal Sciences is part of the
College of
Agriculture.
For information about Veterinary Medicine, please visit the
web site of Purdue's School of
Veterinary Medicine.
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