September 10, 2008
New Student Welcome Night
September 24, 2008
Annual Faculty/Staff Cook-off
Bloodless Worm Sheds Light on Human Blood, Iron Deficiency Dr. Iqbal Hamza comments on how iron carried in human blood is absorbed and transported into the body.
Estrogenic Chemicals Change Birds' Tunes Dr. Mary Ann Ottinger comments on the mechanisms of hormone effects on birds. 
Top 10 Animal Sciences Departments in the nation. Our department was ranked among the Top 10 Animal Sciences departments in the nation in the 2007 rankings published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. ANSC Extension Programs
Goals of the ANSC Extension Programs
Our mission is to support the State's agricultural industry; protect and enhance its valuable natural resources; enhance the development and well being of farm families and individuals; and facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technology from the University to the end user. Faculty within the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences accomplish this mission through the discovery, integration, dissemination and application of research-based knowledge in the agricultural, human and life sciences.
Species/Commodity Interests
- AABP—L
- Dairy—L
- Equine Studies
- 4-H
- Manure Net
- Mid-Atlantic Consortium (MAC)
- Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conference
- Poultry Behavior & Welfare
- Virtual Library
