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Our programs cover a wide range of scientific disciplines that support the safe and economical production of domestic livestock animals and quality foods, as well as the care, health, and use of companion animals. In the field of animal science, disciplines include virology, physiology, nutrition, microbiology, immunology, molecular biology, engineering, biochemistry, genomics and animal management. In food science, we cover the disciplines of food safety (microbiology), chemistry and engineering, as well as the culinary aspects of food.
Our research addresses contemporary and future scientific challenges using cutting-edge technologies. Our goal is to assist and support stakeholders in the poultry, livestock and food industries.
Where high quality programs intersect with a dynamic living/learning laboratory — a 350-acre working farm!
Where high quality programs intersect with a dynamic living/learning laboratory — a 350-acre working farm!
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Animal science vs. coronavirus
March 18, 2021 | Written by Dante LaPentaCOVID-19 is new, caused by a novel coronavirus not previously seen in humans, but, down at the southern end of the University of Delaware campus, a group of staff and faculty knew all about similar diseases in animals. -
Lessons from a devastating year with COVID-19
March 15, 2021 | Written by Beth MillerCalvin Keeler, interim dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, professor of molecular virology explained how variants arise in the COVID-19 virus with its spike-shaped proteins. -
Yeasts gone wild
February 17, 2021 | Written by Mike Rankin of Hay & ForageLurking in every load of corn silage brought to the silo are wild yeasts. Dr. Limin Kung a dairy nutritionist and renowned silage expert said that we don’t really understand why this wild variation exists and what conditions favor certain species over another.
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