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  1. Dr. Grazyne Tresoldi

    Dr. Grazyne Tresoldi joins the Department of Animal Sciences

    Feb 5, 2024

    Dr. Grazyne Tresoldi joined the Department of Animal Sciences in December 2023. She joins us from the University of California, Davis with years of experience researching heat stress in dairy cattle and developing solutions to to optimize cow cooling considering more sustainable, less water-demanding strategies.

  2. Sheriden Schuerman joins the department as student office assistant on the Columbus campus

    Feb 5, 2024

    Please welcome Sheriden Schuerman to the department as our new student office assistant in the Animal Sciences Building on the Columbus campus. Sheriden is a 3rd year, undergraduate student, majoring in Sustainable Plant Systems – Plant Biosciences and minoring in Agriculture Communication and Leadership Studies. Outside of school, she is currently involved in Sigma Alpha where she holds the treasurer position, the Saddle and Sirloin Club where she also holds the treasurer position, and the Crops and Soils Club.

  3. Ohio State breaks ground on Multispecies Animal Learning Center

    Feb 1, 2024

    On January 30, 2024, The Ohio State University broke ground on the $52 million Multispecies Animal Learning Center (MALC), which will advance student learning and workforce development in animal agriculture. 

    The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) will build the state-of-the-art facility at Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory on the Columbus campus.

  4. Dr. Joao Carlos Gomes Neto joins the Department of Animal Sciences

    Dr. Joao Carlos Gomes Neto joins the Department of Animal Sciences

    Jan 24, 2024

    Dr. Joao Carlos Gomes Neto joined the Department of Animal Sciences on January 8th, 2024 as the Assistant Professor of Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance. Joao's research centers around foodborne pathogen genomics with epidemiological applications, and identifying novel ecologically proven synbiotic approaches to enhance colonization resistance against foodborne pathogens in swine and poultry.

     

    Please join us in welcoming Dr. Joao Carlos Gomes Neto to the Department of Animal Sciences. 

  5. Dr. Kirby Krogstad

    Dr. Kirby Krogstad joins the Department of Animal Sciences

    Jan 24, 2024

    Dr. Kirby Krogstad joined the Department of Animal Sciences on January 8th, 2024. Kirby received his BS from South Dakota State University in Dairy Production before earning his MS and PhD in Animal Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Michigan State University, respectively. Kirby serves as an assistant professor and will be doing research and extension in dairy nutrition, investigating how nutrition may improve the health, inflammatory status, and efficiency of dairy cattle.

     

  6. Eleven Animal Sciences students share their Buckeye pride in Ireland

    Animal Sciences students share experience from Human-Animal Interactions trip to Ireland

    Jan 17, 2024

    Hands-on learning opportunities are a key component of the student experience at The Ohio State University, and it doesn’t get more hands-on than the study abroad opportunities found in the Department of Animal Sciences within the College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences.

  7. Dr. Jeffrey Firkins honored as Distinguished Professor in the College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences 

    Jan 11, 2024

    Columbus, OH-  Dr. Jeffrey Firkins is celebrating 36 years with the Department of Animal Sciences in the College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University. Dr. Firkins also was recognized as a 2023 Distinguished Professor within CFAES, an honor granted to professors within the college whose work creates significant impact in teaching, research, and outreach. 

  8. Molly Mies chats with guests

    Annual Meat Products Show Draws a Crowd

    Jan 5, 2024

    The Meat Products show is arguably one of the most memorable traditions for Buckeyes that pass through the doors of the Animal Sciences Building, and that tradition continued with yet another strong turnout this year.

  9. Saddle & Sirloin hosts 387 head for inaugural cattle show

    Jan 4, 2024

    Circleville, OH- Saddle and Sirloin Club rang in the new year in a big way, hosting their inaugural Saddle and Sirloin Spectacular cattle show on December 29-31. While students in the organization are no stranger to livestock show management and have facilitated youth opportunities frequently, this is the first year for their cattle show.

  10. Spring 2024 Course Spotlight

    Dec 14, 2023

    Did you know­– About 500 gallons of blood need to pass through the udder to produce one gallon of milk! Learn more about the amazing science behind the mammary system in ANIMSCI 3147 with Dr. Benjamin Enger. ANIMSCI 3147 – Milk Secretion is a 7-week course that runs from February 28th to April 22nd.

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