泌乳生理学的研究生课程侧重于乳腺如何利用营养素来组装牛奶。此外，它的重点是在乳腺内产生的激素和生长因子如何协调母亲的新陈代谢。该研究领域的学生利用多种哺乳动物模型（牛，啮齿动物，人类，体外培养）检查乳腺在泌乳过程中发挥功能的能力，以使母亲在这种具有挑战性的生理过程中保持适当的健康状况。事件。此外，将分子和细胞生物学技术和模型与应用研究相结合，可以了解乳腺在泌乳过程中发挥功能的能力。该计划的研究生可以通过内分泌和生殖生理学（ERP）和营养学系间研究生训练计划（IGPNS）参加联合研究生训练计划。
The Animal and Dairy Sciences Department offers one of the most comprehensive animal and dairy science graduate programs in the country. Faculty interests and research funding span diverse areas of focus with emphases ranging from in vivo and in vitro studies that probe biological relationships at a fundamental mechanistic level, to using bioinformatics and data analytics to study fundamental biology and development of decision support tools for dairy farm management. The common thread through these varied interests is the motivation to address current practical issues in animal agriculture.<br><br>Graduate students in the department are a mix of domestic students from within and outside of Wisconsin, and international students from multiple countries. This diversity brings a national and global perspective to research, instruction, extension, and cultural understanding. Graduates find employment in academic teaching and research, in professional veterinary or medical degree programs, in industrial research in the food and feed industries, in laboratory research programs with governmental and international agencies, private corporations, and in industrial or institutional management positions requiring a high level of scientific training.