Purdue Animal Sciences

Meet Chloe Hostetler, who is serving as a plant operations intern at @JBSFoodsUSA in Marshalltown, Iowa, this summer. We're proud to see our #PurdueANSC students gaining hands-on experience and exploring future career opportunities.

Looking to strengthen your vet school application? Undergraduate students can build a stronger foundation in animal health, behavior and care through #PurdueANSC's online Fundamentals of Animal Sciences program. Apply by August 1 for Fall 2026 classes! purdue.edu/online/looking…

Meet Virginia Graziosi (pictured in the center of the group), who is completing a Global Clinical Nutrition and Claims Co-op with @HillsPet in Kansas this summer. We're proud to see our #PurdueANSC students gaining hands-on experience and exploring future career opportunities.

In May, #PurdueANSC students traveled through Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands with Stacy Zuelly, clinical associate professor, and Claire Adams Weaver, senior academic advisor, for a study abroad experience. Students toured ag operations, visited agribusinesses and more.

Join @PurdueAgronomy for the 2026 Summer Hemp Field Day on July 23 at the Indiana Corn and Soybean Innovation Center. #PurdueANSC postdoctoral researcher Sara Cloft will lead the "Hemp in Poultry Production" presentation. Learn more and register at purdue.ag/hemp-field-day.

Meet Caroline Egolf, who is serving as a channel intern at @Zoetis in Indiana this summer. We're proud to see our #PurdueANSC students gaining hands-on experience and exploring future career opportunities.

Welcome to #PurdueANSC, Colleen Brady, Ph.D.! After serving in Purdue's Department of Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication, she joins our department with expertise in equine science, teaching and Extension. We're excited to welcome her to Purdue Animal Sciences!

🎉 Kick off the Fall 2026 semester at the #PurdueANSC Welcome Back Picnic! Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and their families are invited for food, games and community. 📅 Aug. 20 | 🕞 3-5:30 p.m. 📍 Creighton Hall Front Lawn

Happy Fourth of July! As we celebrate America's 250th birthday, take a look at how @PurdueAg has spent more than 150 years advancing research, education and Extension to strengthen food, agriculture and communities in Indiana and beyond. stories.purdue.edu/listening-stil…

Meet Megan Thompson, who is serving as a Wean-to-Market Intern at @TheMaschhoffs in Carlyle, Illinois, this summer. We're proud to see our #PurdueANSC students gaining hands-on experience and exploring future career opportunities.

The Indiana Flock Exchange workshop series kicks off July 26 at Creighton Hall. The workshop includes FAMACHA certification, updates from the Indiana State Board of Animal Health, producer panel discussions and lunch — all for just $10. Register today: web.cvent.com/event/dbd01795…

As America turns 250, remember that fireworks, crowds and loud noises can be extremely stressful to pets. @CroneyGroup from @PurdueANSC and @LifeAtPurdue's Vet Med has developed tips to help pets COPE and stay calm throughout the holiday weekend. 🇺🇸 🐾

Join #PurdueANSC for Vanessa Ng’s final defense seminar as she presents her research, "Effects of Essential Oil and Prebiotic Supplementation on Performance and Gut Microbiota of Sows." 📅 Thursday, July 16 🕘 9:00 a.m. 📍 CRTN 1011 & Zoom ag.purdue.edu/events/departm…

Understanding how people handle, prepare and think about food safety is critical to reducing foodborne illness. #PurdueANSC researchers examined food safety knowledge, skills and practices among consumers and food handlers in the Dominican Republic. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Meet Cora Rich, who is serving as a research technician at Eurofins Agrosciences in Lafayette, Indiana, this summer. We're proud to see our #PurdueANSC students gaining hands-on experience and exploring future career opportunities.

Planning a Fourth of July cookout? Stop by the Boilermaker Butcher Block before the holiday weekend to pick up a Backyard BBQ Bundle featuring beef burger patties, pork burger patties and brats for $47. The Butcher Block is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

What started as a passion for animal reproduction led Artur Rocha to a career in animal genetics. Learn how the #PurdueANSC Ph.D. candidate is advancing sheep genetics through research 🧬 ag.purdue.edu/news/departmen…

What if technology could help us better understand how cows are feeling? This National Dairy Month, explore how #PurdueANSC researchers are using behavior, computer vision and other tools to better understand dairy cattle emotions and improve their care. ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/04/w…

How do early-life stress signals influence animal development? #PurdueANSC researchers investigated how exposure to dexamethasone during embryonic development affects stress responses in Pekin ducks. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Pictured: Members of Professor Gregory Fraley's lab.

Meet Susan Davis, who is serving as an I-BEILEF Animal Science and Extension Intern with the @UofIllinois in Dixon Springs, Illinois. We're proud to see our #PurdueANSC students gaining hands-on experience and exploring future career opportunities.