Ensuring greater human and animal health
Our scientists are tackling some of the leading challenges in animal nutrition, food safety, production systems, technology and more. Research in the Department of Animal Sciences is in collaboration with the College of Agriculture and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.
Scientists in our department conduct research in the following areas:
Animal and forage production systems and nutrition
- Dr. Leanne Dillard: forages
- Dr. Paul Dyce: reproductive biology
- Dr. Maggie Justice: beef systems, management
- Dr. Kim Mullenix: beef systems
- Dr. Rishi Prasad: livestock production, nutrition
- Dr. Soren Rodning: herd health
- Dr. Marko Rudar: swine nutrition, metabolism, biology
- Dr. Brandon Smith: ruminant nutrition
Muscle food science, technology and safety
- Dr. Aeriel Belk: food science, production environment, animal host
- Dr. Jason Sawyer: production, packaging, food science
Regulatory biology
- Dr. Priyanka Banerjee: biochemistry, biotechnology
- Dr. Terry Brandebourg: genetics
- Dr. Wellison Diniz: genomics and bioinformatics
- Dr. Jacek Wower: biochemistry
The latest episode of “Acres of Auburn” features Ph.D. student Duncan McSorley, who breaks down how the Department of Animal Sciences conducts groundbreaking research with the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station at the Sand Mountain Research & Extension Center.
Researchers at Auburn University are addressing food waste by studying how meat spoils at the microbial level. If scientists develop a better method of predicting spoilage, meat packers could affix more accurate “best by” or “sell by” dates, leading to less thrown-out meat.
Senior ag comm major Claire Hamilton takes a look at five hands-on majors in the Auburn University College of Agriculture.
