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Animal News

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Field Note

Brian Aukema: 4H animal science, so much more than animals
Brian Aukema ’98, senior extension associate, joined the Department of Animal Science in fall 2023 as the New York state 4-H livestock and companion animal specialist. We sat down with him for a chat about his interests, goals and background...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
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Spotlight

Academic focus: Data-driven dairy management Research summary: I have worked over 15 years in the dairy industry in research, education and extension. My lab focuses on developing data-driven agriculture and integrated precision dairy farming...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Dairy
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Spotlight

Academic focus: Applied systems ecology Research summary: I seek to understand how arthropod communities are affected by the interacting drivers of climate and land-use change. I’m an applied ecologist, with interests in agricultural entomology...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Department of Entomology
  • Agriculture
Partners cut the ribbon on a new facility

News

Cornell researchers and administrators joined industry and government partners to celebrate the opening of new animal respiration stalls in the Department of Animal Science.
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
a man picks raw wool in a lab classroom

Field Note

In the heart of Morrison Hall on a Monday afternoon, Bruce Berggren-Thomas ’79, instructor for ANSC 1400 Wool: Animal Fiber Production and Processing, and a wool enthusiast, teaches students the process of washing and carding fresh wool. As they...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
sheared sheep

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Events

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Exhibit

Art of Agriculture
Join Sigma Alpha, professional agricultural sorority, on the Arts Quad to learn more about agriculture! Experience student groups, research labs, and agricultural outreach organizations representing a wide array of opportunities and careers in...
  • Animal Science
  • Dairy
  • Animals
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Exhibit

Join us in Mann Library on March 14 for the opening celebration of our new exhibit, From Nabokov's Net: Nabokov’s contributions to butterfly science & the Cornell University Insect Collection . Produced in collaboration with the Cornell...
  • Entomology
Graduate students in the field of animal science eating dinner.

Seminar

348 Frank Morrison Hall 507 Tower Road Ithaca, NY 14853 Schedule: 9/23: Andres Ortega "Examining the Role of Non-Essential AA for Milk Yield and Energetic Efficiency: Abomasal Infusion of Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids using Energy as...
  • Animals
  • science communication
  • Animal Science