A world-renown faculty in Animal Science provide opportunities for graduate students to study with some of the leading scientists in the world. Graduate majors in Animal Breeding and Genetics, Animal Physiology, Animal Science and Meat Science are offered by the Department creating a wide range of opportunities for professional development. The Department of Animal Science also participates in interdepartmental majors in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Genetics, Immunobiology, Microbiology, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Neuroscience, Nutritional Sciences, Professional Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture and Toxicology, thus providing a highly diverse blend of students and faculty, and a unique environment for graduate study.