Animal Sciences

The Department of Animal Sciences is part of the College of Agriculture, and we desire to be the "place to go" for the citizens of Indiana and beyond for knowledge in animal sciences. We are comprised of ~700 undergraduate students, ~60 graduate students, ~30 professors, and ~20 staff members. We are very excited to be in our new facilities: the Hobart and Russell Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences and the Land O'Lakes, Inc. Center for Experiential Learning with the adjacent Purina Pavilion, which houses our whole department under one roof for the first time ever. We invite you to come visit! Explore our site and learn more about who we are and what we do.

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Animal Sciences
anscinfo@purdue.edu
270 S Russell Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-4806

For vet questions, please contact the College of Veterinary Medicine's Vet Teaching Hospital. Call 765-494-1107 for small animals, 765-494-8548 for large animals, or 765-496-7911 for animal emergencies.

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Associate Professor Luiz Brito was named a Purdue University Faculty Scholar. Congratulations, Dr. Brito!

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Purdue Animal Sciences welcomes Julie Mahoney as clinical assistant professor

Purdue ANSC welcomes Dr. Julie Mahoney as clinical asst. prof. focused on teaching and outreach.

Purdue Animal Welfare Judging Team students sit at a round table during a competition, surrounded by other teams in a large conference room.

Student involvement opportunities in animal behavior and welfare

Purdue ANSC students explore animal welfare through research, courses, clubs and national contests.

A group of white turkeys stands beneath a poultry watering system inside a commercial barn.

PEC: Promoting poultry welfare through global outreach

PEC shares science-based poultry welfare practices through global outreach and education.

Heather Neave stands in a dairy barn at Purdue University, surrounded by Holstein cows eating at feed bunks.

Heather Neave advances dairy welfare and mentors future scientists

Heather Neave studies dairy cow welfare and mentors students in animal behavior research.

Purdue animal sciences faculty Marisa Erasmus and Heather Neave stand in a grassy field in front of a livestock facility with silos and sheep in the background.

Understanding animal behavior and welfare at Purdue

Exploring animal welfare and behavior through research, teaching and Extension at Purdue.

Milk and motorsports: dairy’s lasting legacy in the Indy 500

Sunday, Hoosiers and racing fans from across the country gathered to watch the iconic Indy 500...