VT APSc

Can you tell me about the Research Programs offered by the VT APSc or Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences of Virginia Tech?

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The Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences of Virginia Tech strives to improve the performance, efficiency, and profitability of animal production while enhancing food safety, environmental quality, and animal well-being.

Research Programs

The Department main research objective is to optimize efficiency of animal production, while maintaining or enhancing the environment.

The research programs focus on applied science, which has an immediate application to animal agriculture, and basic science, which provides scientific foundation for further basic and applied research discoveries.

Research Opportunities
Undergraduate, Graduate students and Postdoctoral Fellows have exceptional opportunities to train and conduct research under the guidance of excellent faculty with diverse backgrounds and resources.

Students and postdocs provide innovative ideas and new insights to enhance and accomplish the research.

Research Areas
It has a variety of research projects that encompass a several discipline areas including the following:
• Animal Breeding and Genetics
• Behavior
• Genomics
• Growth and Muscle Biology
• Immunology
• Neurobiology
• Nutrition
• Product Quality
• Reproductive Physiology

Facilities
Litton-Reaves Hall
The laboratory and animal handling facilities
VT Meat Center
Livestock Facilities
Agricultural Research and Extension Centers
Additional Facilities


Contact Detail:
Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences
3470 Litton Reaves Hall, Mail Code: 0306
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Phone: (540) 231-6311, Fax: (540) 231-3010