动物遗传学研究生课程是跨部门的，攻读乳科学理学硕士或博士学位的学生与动物科学的教职员工，研究生和博士后研究人员紧密合作。目前的主要研究重点是基因组选择，学生研究的主题包括：使用单核苷酸多态性（SNP）标记预测育种价值的方法，评估基因组预测与未来后代表现之间的关系，使用基因组预测未来表型数据和健康史信息，控制现代育种计划中的近亲繁殖，开发具有成本效益的基因分型策略，使用统计模型和机器学习算法来识别优良的育种种群，以及使用全基因组范围的发现和鉴定具有重大影响的特定基因关联研究。使用遗传和基因组信息改善诸如生育
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.