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Livestock

Research focused on nutrition, reproduction, health, and management of beef cattle, swine, goats, and sheep.

Pens at the Swine Education and Research Farm

Pens at the Swine Education and Research Farm

Faculty Working in Beef Cattle Management

Beef cattle management researchers working in the Department of Animal Science.

Beef-Sheep Center

The Penn State Beef and Sheep Center is located on Orchard Road. The Center maintains an average of 75 Angus brood cows and their calves in addition to the herd sires and market cattle. Another 75 commercial Angus/Simmental cows are maintained at the Haller Farm location.

Haller Farm

The 200-acre Haller Farm houses 200 head of Angus and crossbred beef cattle. Beef animals are used for education as well as genetics, nutrition, and forage research.

Swine Education and Research Farm

Nestled on 16 rolling acres, the original swine facility was opened in 1958 and has provided swine education to Pennsylvanians for decades.

Research

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    • Animal Products and Human Health
      • Animal Products and Human Health Overview
      • Faculty Working in this Area
    • Dairy
      • Dairy Overview
      • Faculty Working in Dairy Genetics and Genomics
      • Faculty Working in Dairy Management
      • Faculty Working in Dairy Nutrition and Physiology
    • Deer
    • Equine
      • Equine Overview
      • Faculty Working in Equine Nutrition and Physiology
    • Livestock
      • Livestock Overview
      • Faculty Working in Beef Cattle Management
    • Meat Science and Muscle Biology
      • Meat Science and Muscle Biology Overview
      • Faculty Working in this Area
    • Nutrient Management and Environmental Stewardship
      • Nutrient Management and Environmental Stewardship Overview
      • Faculty Working in this Area
    • Poultry
      • Poultry Overview
      • Faculty Working in Poultry Nutrition and Physiology
      • Faculty Working in Poultry Management
    • Quality and Safety of Animal Foods
      • Quality and Safety of Animal Foods Overview
      • Faculty Working in this Area
    • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
      • Reproductive Biology and Fertility Overview
      • Faculty Working In This Area
  • Publications
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