Equine, Livestock and Poultry
Type A influenza viruses can infect several animal species, including birds, pigs, horses, seals and whales. Influenza viruses that infect birds are called “avian influenza viruses.” Birds are an especially important species because all known subtypes of influenza A viruses circulate among wild birds, which are considered the natural hosts for influenza A viruses. Avian influenza viruses do not usually directly infect humans or circulate among humans.
When managed properly, composting is convenient, affordable and requires minimal labor. Properly managed composting facilities do not have problems from rodents, predators, flies or odors.
Safeguarding Animal and Human Health and Facilitating Animal Agriculture
Beef cattle research at the Penn State Beef-Sheep Center ranges from feeding test trials to genetic programs. Staff also test equipment, diet supplements, and other products. Cattle and sheep at the center also are the focus of classes in animal judging and anatomy.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also termed "Mad Cow Disease", is one of a number of slowly progressive, degenerative neurologic diseases in animals and man classified as Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE).
Portal for dairy research and resources in the college.
The Dairy Outlook web site includes a monthly newsletter about dairy markets and prices, as well as background information about issues regarding managing price risk in dairy, and various issues regarding the policies about milk prices and regulation of milk markets.
It is the largest repository for E. coli strains in America. It holds more than 70,000 strains collected over the last 50 years from animals, humans, birds and environment. Characteristics of each strain are well documented in our database and can be retrieved easily. The collection can be utilized for epidemiological studies, antimicrobial resistance over the years, relatedness between strains and for molecular tracking.
The Department of Dairy and Animal Science offers many opportunities for students, adults, and youth in the area of equine science.
This program exists to provide farmers in Pennsylvania an opportunity to participate in applied research on their farms. This enables us to share research results and invites you to make suggestions for future work.
The objective of this page is to provide educational information and support information for poultry producers, extension professionals, volunteer leaders and teachers. This site provides easy to follow links to a variety of commercial poultry, 4-H poultry and small / specialty avian flock resources.
Contributing an estimated $1 billion to Pennsylvania’s economy, the pork industry is a vital part of the Commonwealth’s agricultural production. The course offerings and research relating to swine production are a significant element of the Department of Dairy and Animal Science, and reinforce the importance of this segment of agriculture.
