The animal nutrition program emphasizes research and graduate and undergraduate education in both ruminant and non-ruminant species. Research projects relate to feeding and management systems that improve growth efficiency and health of animals and enhance the human health attributes of animal products while sustaining environmental quality. The research ranges from the very applied problems in animal growth to highly fundamental scientific questions of animal growth, production, and health. Research, education, and extension programs in Animal Nutrition currently concentrate on beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, poultry, and sheep in the following disciplines.