MSc in Dairy Science - Nutrition in Madison United States | University of Wisconsin-Madison

The graduate nutrition program in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences is a globally recognized team conducting research that spans from practical applications to fundamental science. Faculty within the nutrition division explore diverse areas including forage quality and processing, starch digestion, fiber breakdown, NDF analysis and modeling, lipid metabolism, milk fat reduction, dietary nitrogen efficiency, protein metabolism, amino acid balance, feed byproducts and supplements, methane emissions, and the connections between nutrition and environmental effects. Our work centers on comprehensive animal health. Research encompasses everything from practical feeding experiments to foundational investigations into dietary components' metabolic pathways. Projects may target molecular and cellular mechanisms or examine complete animal metabolism, prioritizing measurement and control. We create animal models to study metabolic, nutritional, and biochemical issues in both animals and humans. The program follows two main tracks: one concentrating on non-ruminant animals in collaboration with the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (IGPNS), and another specializing in ruminant animals, working jointly with faculty from the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences and IGPNS.