通常将动物福祉领域的研究纳入其他重点领域，例如遗传学或生理学。致力于研究动物福祉的研究项目的学生研究了行为的遗传基础，繁殖行为对猪繁殖效率的影响以及居住条件对圈养灵长类动物压力相关激素的影响。博士学位 在动物科学中的学生象征着一个学生在没有监督的情况下进行高级原创研究和学术工作的能力。该学位是根据学生在专业领域的综合知识和奖学金证明而授予的。学生必须撰写一篇论文，报告原始调查的结果，并通过一系列在专业领域和相关知识领域的初步综合考试，并成功地捍卫论文。动物科学系提供一流的教学，研究和推广计划，可帮助我们的
Research in the area of animal well-being is typically incorporated within other focus areas such as genetics or physiology. Students pursuing research projects emphasizing animal well-being have investigated the genetic basis of behavior, the effect of breeding behavior on the reproductive efficiency of swine and the effect of housing conditions on stress-related hormones in captive primates. A Ph.D. in Animal Science symbolizes a student’s ability to conduct high-level original research and scholarly work without supervision. The degree is granted upon the student’s demonstration of a comprehensive knowledge and scholarship in a specialized field of study. The student is required to write a dissertation reporting the results of an original investigation, pass a series of preliminary comprehensive examinations in the field of specialization and related areas of knowledge, and successfully defend the dissertation. The Department of Animal Science offers top-tier teaching, research and extension programs that help our faculty and students address critical issues facing the animal industry — here and around the world. We develop knowledge that improves the efficiency and sustainability of animal agriculture, biomedical science and animal management.