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Students participate in Dairy Challenge event and industry tours

Thirteen undergraduates from Iowa State participated in this year’s North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge national contest, hosted in Saratoga Springs, New York on March 30 and April 1.

526 FFA students participate in poultry CDE program

The Department of Animal Science recently hosted 526 FFA students from across Iowa for the FFA poultry CDE program.

First-ever Senior Dinner and Panel Discussion

The Department recently hosted our first-ever “Senior Dinner and Panel Discussion”.  This event brought in recent graduates from several different companies to answer questions from our graduating seniors about post-college life, learning to

Department hosts young swine producers

Over 70 young swine producers (from 13-21 years old) from across the U.S. spent a day on campus during the National Junior Swine Association’s National Youth Leadership Conference.  Dr.

Students compete for leadership scholarship

BUSAD 594 is a class that enhances the professional skills of first-year MBA students utilizing an applied approach to learning. The course is offered in partnership with the Ivy College of Business and CyBIZ Lab.

2023 Animal Science Banquet Recap

On Saturday, April 15th, the Animal Science Department was able to host almost 200 people to celebrate and acknowledge students’ achievements within the department.

Poultry impact continues to grow through grant funds to the Department of Animal Science

The Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University has received a student recruitment and retention grant from the USPOULTRY Foundation through a donation from Iowa’s own West Liberty Foods.

The Poultry Science Association (PSA) has selected Isabella von Seggern of Iowa State University as the 2023 recipient of Zinpro Corporation’s Undergraduate Poultry Science Scholarship Award.

Alumni Spotlight: Huaijun Zhou

Huaijun Zhou carries an impressive resume in academia, with multiple graduate degrees and countless awards for his research.

Iowa State poultry farm donates eggs to campus food pantry

SHOP (Students Helping Our Peers), the campus food pantry that serves students living with food insecurity, has an exciting new weekly donation from the Department of Animal Science – eggs.

Attention Grabbing 2-year-Old Colt Raised by Iowa State University Sells For $250,000 at March Ocala Breeders Sale

In 2021, Iowa State University raised a colt out of Meadow Bride by Not This Time. He was a big, strong colt from birth.

2023 Iowa Dairy Producers Luncheon

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Iowa State Academic Quadrathlon competes at Midwest

On March 12-13, 2023 the ISU Academic Quadrathlon team competed against 11 other teams from the Midwest in Madison, WI.

Research ramping up at the Stanley L. Balloun Turkey Teaching and Research Facility

With great excitement for the future, the first flock of poults entered the Stanley L. Balloun Turkey Teaching and Research facility during November of 2022.

Student Feature - Ian Johnson

When Ian Johnson, a Maryville, Ohio resident, decided to pursue further education to major in animal science, he knew that he had to find the university that best fits him and his education goals.

Animal Breeding and Genetics group attends international conference on Quantitative Genetics and Genomics

Current and previous members of the Animal Breeding and Genetics group participated in the Gordon Conference on Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, which was held February 12-16 in Ventura California.

Graduate students awarded Fall 2022 Teaching & Research Excellence Awards

Two graduate students from the Department of Animal Science were recognized with Excellence Awards for the Fall 2022 semester.

Graduate College – Research Excellence Award

Iowa State prominent at Midwest Regional Dairy Challenge

Iowa State and UW-Platteville co-hosted this year’s Midwest Regional Dairy Challenge in Dubuque, IA, on February 15-17, 2023.

Student Spotlight: McKenna Maus

McKenna Maus has made the most out of her time at Iowa State.