Animal Science

The Department of Animal Science at the University of Wyoming is guided by land-grant principles—serving students, consumers, and animal agriculture stakeholders. As the state's sole four-year institution, we prioritize delivering cutting-edge knowledge in classrooms and fields. Our esteemed faculty ensures student success through diverse expertise. Research addresses local, state, and national industry needs. Our mission fosters sustainable animal agriculture via comprehensive research, teaching, and extension programs. We cultivate leaders through hands-on education, support scholarships, and promote unbiased, research-based solutions to industry challenges, ensuring a vibrant future for animal agriculture.

Within this mission we hope to foster a myriad of hands-on opportunities for our students in a way that makes our program unique. These opportunities include the following:

• Hoof-to-Rail and beyond education on the life and processing of livestock,
• travel opportunities to be a part of various national conventions, competitions, and conversations,
• interactive classwork that takes the students outside of the classroom to see the different roads this degree follows, and
• scholarships built by alumni and distinguished donors to connect students with the industry like the Wheel of Brands.

We welcome you support that mission and help continue creating irreplaceable opportunities for our students.

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