Welcome to the Department of Animal Science

The Department of Animal Science offers undergraduate and graduate programs on the biology and management of food, laboratory and companion animal species. Our goals are to discover and develop new techniques and information to benefit animals, agriculture and human health. We seek to accelerate solutions that support sustainable animal systems, and to translate scientific discovery, data-driven insight and innovative technologies into real-world practice. Our internationally recognized faculty have diverse interests in digital agriculture, animal nutrition, environmental sustainability, physiology and metabolism, forage and nutrient management, and genetics, genomics and reproduction.

Major in Animal Science

Animal science majors learn from internationally recognized professors in all aspects of domestic animal biology: breeding, genetics, nutrition, physiology, growth, behavior and management.

Animal Science Major

Learn more about what an animal science major can do for you.

International Opportunities

Check out the international opportunities available with the animal science major.

Graduate Studies

Approximately 40 graduate students from a variety of disciplines belong to the Department of Animal Science, most of them in the field of animal science.

Undergraduate research

News

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Field Note

Julianna Lee: From extension to education
Julianna Lee '24 joined the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) as an undergraduate. During her time at Cornell, she earned a bachelors of science in agricultural sciences and minored in education and Asian American studies. Read on to...
  • Dairy
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
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News

If you love an ice cream sundae in the summer or a latte while the snow flies, then you know how important it is for dairies to produce milk all year around. But to do that, they have to ensure that their cows become pregnant in a timely manner...
  • Dairy
  • Animal Science
  • PRO-DAIRY
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Field Note

The common tern is a sweet little waterbird, with white wings like an angel’s and a distinctive kee-er cry. They are fierce protectors of their families, fearlessly chasing down eagles and tirelessly building up their ground nests, which they...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section

Contact us for more information

Thank you for your interest in Animal Science at Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 
Reach out through the information below, or find a more direct point of contact for your inquiries.

149 Morrison Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-4801
Phone: (607) 255-2862
Fax: (607) 255-9829
E-mail: ansc_mainoffice [at] cornell.edu (ansc_mainoffice[at]cornell[dot]edu)