Animal Sciences
School/College: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Advisor: contact Kathy Monson, Student Services Coordinator, at 608-263-5225 or kamonson@wisc.edu to get assigned a faculty advisor who meets your academic interests.
Field of Study: The sciences of Genetics, Physiology, Reproductive Physiology, Nutrition and Muscle Biology are used to understand food animals, animal-derived products and horses. This major provides training in animal biology, the human-animal symbiosis and associated human endeavors in domestic and international cultures.
Possible Careers: Veterinary School, meat industry, graduate school, agribusiness, laboratory animal research, production agriculture, companion animal industry, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, international agriculture, medical school.
Special Opportunities & Additional Information
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Curricular options in Natural Science, Business, International Agriculture and Production Systems.
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Hands-on contact with a variety of large animals
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Individual attention from academic advisors
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Saddle and Sirloin Club, many leadership opportunities
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Animal care and laboratory employment.
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Cargill/Benevenga Undergraduate Research Scholarship
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Meat-Animal Evaluation and Animal Welfare teams
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Academic Quadrathlon competition
