该部门主持了广泛的研究，从传统的动物和奶业管理到深入的生物学领域，包括克隆，分子生物学，基因组学，代谢组学，蛋白质组学和生物信息学。该部门可以使用实验室设施和设备，以便在所有这些领域进行研究以及研究动物繁殖，营养和疾病。其集成生物系统中心凭借其克隆专业知识两次获得《大众科学》杂志的认可。每年大约招收五名新学生，这使其成为一项竞争性课程，在其研究生和教职员工中具有强烈的社区意识。
This department hosts a broad range of studies, from traditional animal and dairy management to in-depth biological areas, including cloning, molecular biology, genomics, metabolomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics. The department has access to lab facilities and equipment allowing research in all of these areas and in studying animal reproduction, nutrition, and disease. Its Center for Integrated Biosystems has been recognized for its cloning expertise twice by Popular Science magazine. Approximately five new students are admitted each year, making this a competitive program with a strong sense of community amongst its graduate students and faculty.