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For the Record, Aug. 30, 2019
Article by UDaily staff | August 30, 2019
University community reports presentations, publications, honors
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Fighting poultry disease internationally
Article by Dante LaPenta | July 18, 2019
UD leads effort to fight avian influenza globally through emergency management training
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The Art and Science of Beer
Article by Adam S. Kamras | June 21, 2019
Workshop will explain the brewing process and rapidly growing industry
WELCOME TO ANIMAL AND FOOD SCIENCES
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!
Faculty Spotlight
Carl Schmidt
Professor
Dr. Schmidt works on Marek’s disease virus (MDV), a herpesvirus that causes T-cell lymphomas in chickens and Herpesvirus of Turkey (HVT), which can confer resistance to Marek’s disease in chickens.
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The Art and Science of Beer
Article by Adam S. Kamras | June 21, 2019
Workshop will explain the brewing process and rapidly growing industry
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The pet doctor
Article by Dante LaPenta | December 06, 2018
UD’s alumnus Courtney Campbell shares his passion for veterinary medicine
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For the Record, Aug. 30, 2019
Article by UDaily staff | August 30, 2019
University community reports presentations, publications, honors
Our undergraduate programs
Course information >
Our graduate programs
The Department of Animal and Food Sciences (ANFS) offers two master of science (M.S.) degree programs with concentrations in either Animal Science or Food Science, as well as a joint Ph.D. degree program in Animal and Food Sciences. All ANFS graduate degrees require research-based theses. ANFS faculty participate in graduate certificate programs (Bioinformatics, Statistics).
Spotlights
Wicomico bird flu scare shows gap in poultry response plan
The poultry sample from a sick flock in Willards, Maryland, was moments away from passing cleanly through a routine bird flu test in December. Then the data showed something unexpected: the presence of avian influenza. Salisbury Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory scientists tested a sample from the same group of birds again. And again in the last minutes, the test lit up. The result was in a category termed “non-negative” or “inconclusive.” The poultry community isn’t quite sure what to call it.
Genuardi Food Innovation Laboratory now allows for the production of cheese
Delaware Today visited the University of Delaware’s new, 3,600-square-foot Charles A. Genuardi ’70 and Patricia Genuardi Food Innovation Laboratory to learn about the UDairy Creamery’s venture into cheese production. Student-employee and recent food science graduate Jade-Eve Bergeron and Director Melinda Shaw discuss new product and experiential learning for students.