College of Agriculture

Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
Faculty of the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station

The Department of Animal Sciences and Industry is fully engaged in embracing the challenges of the future in order to continue providing the objective information and training needed by the citizens of Kansas and elsewhere to thrive in the midst of change. The department offers undergraduate curriculum options in animal products, bioscience/biotechnology/business, communications and marketing, production manatement, and science/pre-vet. Graduate degrees are available in the areas of behavior, health, and welfare; breeding and genetics; food science; meat science; monogastric nutrition; ruminant nutrition; and physiology.

Jayendra Amamcharla

Jayendra K. Amamcharla
Associate Professor

Specialization:
Advanced sensing technologies for dairy and food process monitoring
Rapid and alternative methods for dairy and food analysis

Scott Beyer

R. Scott Beyer
Associate Professor

Specialization:
 Poultry
Game bird
Companion animal nutrition and feed processing

Dale Blasi

Dale A. Blasi
Professor, Extension Specialist

Specialization:
Beef cattle nutrition and management

Jennifer Bormann

Jennifer M. Bormann
Professor

Specialization:
Genetic improvement of beef cattle
Quantitative genetics


Michael Choa

Michael Chao
Assistant Professor

Specialization:
Meat quality
Meat quality

Michael Day

Mike Day
Department Head, Professor

Joel DeRouchey

Joel M. DeRouchey
Professor, State Extension Leader

Specialization:
Swine nutrition and management

Teresa Douthit

Teresa L. Douthit
Professor

Specialization:
Equine nutrition

James Drouillard

James S. Drouillard
Professor

Specialization:
Beef cattle nutrition

Kelly Getty

Kelly Getty
Associate Professor

Specialization:
HACCP
Meat microbiology
Meat safety and quality

Robert Goodband

Robert D. Goodband
Professor, Extension Specialist

Specialization:
Swine nutrition and management

Sara Gragg

Sara Gragg
Associate Professor

Specialization:
Food safety & food microbiology

David Grieger

David M. Grieger
Professor

Specialization:
Beef cattle reproduction
Reproductive molecular biology


Lindsey Hulbert

Lindsey E. Hulbert
Assistant Professor

Specialization:
Comparative stress physiology, behavior, and immunology

Cassandra Jones

Cassandra K. Jones
Associate Professor

Specialization:
Animal feed safety
Livestock feed manufacturing
Feed ingredient stability

Joann Kouba

Joann M. Kouba
Associate Professor

Specialization:
Equine physiology

James Lattimer

James M. Lattimer
Assistant Professor

Specialization:
Equine nutrition

Luis Mendonca

Luis G. Mendonca
Associate Professor,
Extension Specialist

Specialization:
Bovine theriogenology
Dairy herd management
Farm performance evaluation

Jim Nelssen

Jim L. Nelssen
Professor, Extension Specialist

Specialization:
Swine nutrition and management


Kenneth Odde

Kenneth G. Odde
Professor

Specialization:
Reproductive physiology

KC Olson

KC Olson
Professor

Specialization:
Range beef cattle nutrition
and management


Travis O'Quinn

Travis G. O'Quinn
Associate Professor

Specialization:
Fresh meat quality and palatability

Megan Rolf

Megan Rolf
Associate Professor

Specialization:
Genetics and livestock genomics

Timothy Rozell

Timothy G. Rozell
Professor

Specialization:
Physiology

Karen Schmidt

Karen A. Schmidt
Professor

Specialization:
Dairy foods chemistry, quality, and technology
Dairy protein chemistry

Scott Smith

J. Scott Smith
Professor, Chair - Food Science Graduate Program

Specialization:
Food chemistry and toxicology

Jeffrey Stevenson

Jeffrey S. Stevenson
Professor

Specialization:
Reproduction physiology of the bovine

Anthony Tarpoff

A.J. Tarpoff
Assistant Professor,
Extension Beef Veterinarian

Specialization:
Beef cattle production medicine

Jeanette Thurston

Jeanette Thurston
Professor, Director
Food Science Institute

Specialization:
Waterborne/Foodborne Virology

Mike Tokach

Mike D. Tokach
University Distinguished Professor, Extension Specialist

Specialization:
Practical swine nutrition research

Valentina Trinetta

Valentina Trinetta
Assistant Professor

Specialization:
Food safety and food microbiology
Non-thermal technologies for long-term sustainability
Pathogens in the food supply chain

Robert Weaber

Robert Lewis Weaber
Professor, Extension Specialist

Specialization:
Beef breeding and genetics
Cow/calf management

Umut Yucel

Umut Yucel
Assistant Professor

Specialization:
Chemistry and physical chemistry of foods
Advanced food material characterization techniques
Food emulsions and colloids
Functional foods

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