PhD in Animal Sciences - Nutrition in Minneapolis United States | University of Minnesota Twin Cities

The nutrition specialization brings together faculty and students with specialized knowledge and resources focused on various domains. These include establishing dietary needs for livestock and poultry, examining how nutrition and feeding practices affect reproduction and milk yield, assessing the nutritional value of alternative feed sources, studying the symbiotic relationship between ruminants and their gut microbes to optimize nutrient absorption, and analyzing the impact of feed supplements and growth enhancers on animal development, feed efficiency, meat characteristics, and economic viability.