Feeding the world.
Whether you choose direct involvement with animals through managing a ranch, feedlot or swine operation, working with reproductive technologies or nutrition or assuring the safety and quality of meat animal products, there are many opportunities for animal science graduates to contribute to the responsibility of providing high quality protein foods for the world.
In this program you will explore how to manage, feed, breed and care for livestock through topics like nutrition, reproduction, growth and development and breeding and genetics. You will gain management skills in capstone classes on cow-calf or feedlot management, horse, swine or sheep production or value-added meat products. Much of your education will involve hands-on experiences at the livestock units or meat lab.
- Enjoy working with livestock.
- Are passionate about animal agriculture.
- Enjoy food - specifically meat and animal products.
- Want a variety of career options.
- Are involved in FFA, 4-H or other ag-related activities.
- Livestock enterprise manager
- Livestock procurement
- Feed sales/consulting
- Breed association representative
- Meat merchandising
- Purina Feeds
- Hormel Foods
- Pipestone Swine Systems
- Family Farms/Ranches
- Zoetis
- CHS (Cenex/Harvest States)
- Excel (Cargill)
- First Dakota National Bank
- Lueck Stables LLC
- Christensen Farms
- Block and Bridle
- Judging Teams
- Little International
- Rodeo
- Swine Club
