Students majoring in animal science for the B.S. degree may choose to focus on one of nine concentrations: animal business, production, science, meat science, equine production, equine science, equine assisted therapy, companion animal science, and companion animal science (pre-veterinary). In addition, the department also directs the pre-professional course preparation for veterinary medicine and the Equine Science Certificate Program. This concentration provides a strong animal science base of knowledge while emphasizing the production of the primary animal end-product of meat. Students with this concentration are uniquely trained to enter the meat Industry and become involved in production of meat products and management of meat production facilities. Graduate studies in the area of Meat Science can easily follow this undergraduate concentration.