该部门强调体内和体外研究，这些研究在基本的机械水平上探讨关系，并解决当前动物农业中的实际问题。研究可能经常使用牲畜或实验动物，或两者兼而有之。为了满足不同兴趣的学生的需求，个性化课程的发展是灵活的。毕业生可以在学术教学和研究，专业兽医或医学学位课程，食品和饲料行业的工业研究，与政府和国际机构，私人公司的实验室研究课程以及需要很高职位的工业或机构管理职位中找到工作科学训练水平。
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.