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.

 

CONTACT US

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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Awards & Recognitions

 
 

Animal Sciences Spotlights

 

Student, Faculty and Alumni Spotlights

Announcements

Announcements

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Announcing New Department Head

Paul Ebner, Professor of Animal Sciences, has been named head of Purdue University's Department of Animal Sciences by Dean Bernie Engel.

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FEATURED STORIES

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Honoring the careers of two longtime animal scientists

The Purdue Animal Sciences Department celebrated the retirements of Marcos Fernandez, PhD, and...

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Paul Ebner, head, Purdue Department of Animal Sciences (photo provided by Josh Clark, Purdue Agricultural Communications)
New animal sciences head appointed by Purdue College of Agriculture dean

Paul Ebner, professor of animal sciences, has been named head of Purdue University’s...

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Undergraduate Student Spotlight: Cheyenne Tate

Cheyenne Tate is a senior in animal sciences with a concentration in biosciences.

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Shell Egg Academy: Purdue’s program improves safety across US egg industry

Dr. Darrin Karcher, Associate Professor of Animal Sciences at Purdue University, founded the...

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Purdue Animal Sciences students explore world agriculture through new international courses

The U.S. leads globally in animal agriculture, producing millions of metric tons of beef, pork,...

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Hui Wen

Hui Wen successfully defended her dissertation on November 27th, earning a Ph.D. from Purdue...

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