About the Department
The Department of Animal Science at Penn State has one of the oldest and best programs in the country.
Penn State Animal Science is a national leader for animal science teaching, research, and extension programs. Our small-school atmosphere facilitates a warm, welcoming, intellectually stimulating, and professional environment.
We’re industry focused and connected. We boast state-of-the-art facilities and world-class faculty with years of working experience in their fields. The best faculty in their respective disciplines are recruited from around the globe to push students to excel and move the needle on critical research. Our facilities are best in class and uniquely close to the heart of the Penn State experience. Barns, research plots, and laboratories are just steps away, including the new Animal, Veterinary, and Biomedical Sciences Building.
Student success drives the department. Our undergraduate programs offer students hands-on science with real-world applications, excellent internship experiences, robust scholarship opportunities, and high job placement.
Our graduate programs offer master of science and doctoral degrees. Graduate students receive in-depth training in core science and management disciplines, conduct groundbreaking research, and teach classes.
Student success and cutting-edge, well-funded research are the lead departmental drivers. Students are encouraged to participate in meaningful research from the first semester of their freshman year.
Current Animal Science research areas include animal products and human health, dairy, deer, equine, livestock, meat science and muscle biology, nutrient management and environmental stewardship, poultry, quality and safety of animal foods, and reproductive biology and fertility.
Meet our faculty, staff, and students, and see why we are one of the premier animal science hubs in the country.
Latest News
April 22, 2025
College of IST awards seed grants to six research projects
The Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology selected six projects to receive funding from the college’s seed grant program, which provides funding to support research activities and generate preliminary results that will eventually lead to bigger projects involving external funding.
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April 22, 2025
Daniel Baum Named Penn State Animal Science Distinguished Alumnus
Daniel Baum, Elizabethtown, has been selected as the 2025 Animal Science Distinguished Alumni by Penn State's Department of Animal Science. Dr. Lisa Holden, Interim Head of the Department of Animal Science, presented the award to him at Penn State on Friday, April 11, at the Stockman's Club banquet and at the Little International Livestock Exposition at the Snider Ag Arena on Saturday, April 12.
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April 22, 2025
Penn State Students Participate in 2025 North American Dairy Challenge
Six Penn State students traveled to Florida for the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, (NAIDC) held April 6-8 hosted by the Southern Region in Gainesville, FL. Five students also participated in the Dairy Challenge Academy.
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April 11, 2025
Penn State's Block and Bridle Club Recognized at National Convention
Penn State's Block and Bridle Club received recognition at the 104th National Block and Bridle Convention held in Ames, Iowa, April 3-5, hosted by Iowa State University.
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Department of Animal Science
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