MSc in Animal Sciences in College Park United States | University of Maryland, College Park

The Animal Sciences Graduate Program provides opportunities to pursue Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Note that the master's program requires a thesis. Faculty research focuses on diverse areas including: cellular, molecular, and developmental biology; neuroendocrine gene expression during growth phases; molecular genetics of metal and heme regulation in animals; stem cell pluripotency and embryonic development; gene expression control in embryonic patterning; avian neuroendocrinology and reproductive studies; animal agriculture virology, immunology, and microbial disease mechanisms. Additional research covers ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition and metabolism; dairy cattle milk fat synthesis regulation; nutrient management modeling; avian and monogastric species nutrition, including equine forage use; nutritional immunology; metabolic regulation; companion and exotic animal diets. The program also explores aquaculture fish physiology, germ cell cryopreservation, and applies computational biology to quantitative genetics, genomics, epigenetics, breeding theory, domestic animal improvement, and conservation genetics.