• The graduate major in animal science at Lowa State University offers students the option of pursuing MS- and PhD-level study with a broader focus than the department's other majors.
  • Students in this major take courses in the five main sub-fields of animal science: breeding, nutrition, physiology, reproduction, and meat science, while focusing on one species of domestic animals. 
  • Animal science majors frequently focus on research problems related to livestock production systems. 
  • The program consists of 30 credits.