Animal Genomics

Indiana's agricultural businesses contribute greatly to the state's overall economy, and scientific discovery is the cornerstone of Indiana agricultures continued growth and profitability.

Historically, progressive science has led to technologies that have been commercialized locally, nationally, and globally, and to practices that have improved animal production by direct application in our production industries. With the challenges presented to food animal agriculture by global population trends, environmental issues, animal welfare concerns, and our responsibility to ensure human health, the need to advance the rate of scientific discovery and technology development is unprecedented.

Our scientific challenge is to constantly improve production efficiency and product quality, and to ensure animal health and well-being. We face a complex set of problems that affects all levels of the industry. Solutions to these problems will be predicated on the development of a comprehensive understanding of the biochemical and physiological principles that govern animal growth, and of the influence of contemporary animal production practices on these principles.

Genomics and biotechnological approaches to understanding biology are the next scientific frontier and provide an unprecedented opportunity to identify biochemical pathways that regulate economically important traits and to study the genes that control them. We have a dedicated faculty and variety of exciting approaches to solving these problems.