Department of
Animal Science
8 Degree Programs
The Department of Animal Science offers dynamic and challenging undergraduate and graduate programs that cover a broad variety of fields including animal behavior, animal biotechnology, beef cattle, dairy science, equine science, food science and technology, meat science, physiology of reproduction, sheep and goats, and swine.
15+ Research Focus Areas
The mission of the Department of Animal Science is to improve lives through discovery, integration, dissemination and application of science-based knowledge of animals and animal products. Today, the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University has achieved national and international prominence as the largest and most complex department of animal science in the nation.
100+ High-Impact Learning Experiences
Students pursuing a degree in Animal Science at Texas A&M University have multiple opportunities to take part in high-impact learning experiences. With 10 nationally recognized competitive teams, department-led education abroad programs, industry tours, student research, and local, state, national, and international internships, every student has the chance to participate.
Animal Science News
Blending a passion for rural communities, medicine and agriculture
Zach Hoelscher ’25, a senior in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science, left the rural outskirts of Lorena for the university’s bustling campus in 2021. Hoelscher’s upbringing was steeped in agriculture. He grew up raising cattle, was involved in the Texas 4-H program within the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, as well as the national FFA organization during high school.
An unraveled genetic mystery in Angus
When an East Texas cattle operation contacted Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service cattle specialists in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science after experiencing a rash of neurological, unknown issues with their calves, it started a seven-year search for answers.
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