Medicine meets mentorship
UD pre-veterinary medicine alumna
extends knowledge through UD student mentorship
First Generation Blue Hen Scholar
McNair Scholar Luis Moreno studies animal behavior while promoting cultural exchange
Food science exploration
Melinda Hill explores food science career possibilities through internships and independent projects
From face-offs to the farm
OJ Morris excels on the lacrosse field and in pre-veterinary medicine
Veterinary Director
Alumna Jennifer Puttress emphasizes UD’s role in veterinary career success
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!
Our undergraduate programs
Our graduate programs
The animal and food sciences department is proud to highlight it's six graduate program tracks. Our graduates are successfully prepared for professional schools (e.g., veterinary and medical), or to further their education through advanced degrees (Ph.D. programs and post-doctoral positions).
Many of our alumni are employed in the fields of biotechnology, food product development and safety, pharmaceutical research, vaccine development and testing, agricultural feed and nutrition industries, as well as government administration and policy.
Featured video
University of Delaware students show off the versatile Anatomy and Physiology Instructional Lab: youtube.com/watch?v=PI2gfF1WlYc
Faculty Spotlight
Assistant Professor of Animal Science
Prof. Gaab's interests include preventative care and husbandry practices of dairy and beef cattle, small ruminants, equids, camelids, and swine as well as animal welfare and compliance of university and commercial standards in dairy and beef cattle, small ruminants, equids, camelids, and swine.
Latest news
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Medicine meets mentorship
June 06, 2025 | Written by Nya WynnUniversity of Delaware alumna Monica Sterk knew she was destined to become a veterinarian. But after graduating from UD in 2013 with a degree in pre-veterinary medicine, she had no idea where her veterinarian journey would take her. General practice? Mixed-animal vet working with large and small animals? But after being hired as an emergency room veterinarian at a 24-hour hospital, her world turned upside down. -
First Generation Blue Hen Scholar
May 28, 2025 | Written by Molly SchaferMoreno is a McNair Scholar in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He combines a major in animal science with double minors in insect and wildlife conservation and psychology. The first-generation college student has journeyed through farms and rainforests to pursue animal science. -
UD’s animal science graduate degree paves a path to veterinary school
May 12, 2025 | Written by Molly SchaferWhen Lexi Roloson decided to become a veterinarian, she had a problem: it was her senior year of college, and she had not completed the coursework or work experience required for competitive veterinary school applications. UD’s non-thesis M.S. in animal science provided the solution. The degree allowed Roloson to gain the necessary experience inside and outside the classroom, and start saving animals before she even received her diploma.
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