Animal Science Extension

Beef

  • Jameson Brennan: Livestock grazing systems, precision livestock technology, data science
  • Erin DeHaan: Applied beef cattle nutrition and management, pre- and postweaning management of beef calves, beginning farmer and rancher education
  • Taylor Grussing: Cow calf management, reproduction, calving simulator
  • Stacy Hadrick
  • John Jaeger: Enhancing cow-calf productivity and profitability, drought preparedness and management, developing productive replacement heifers
  • Hector Menendez: Rangeland grazing, rangeland nutrition, systems thinking and system dynamics modeling for ranching systems, precision livestock technology
  • Jessica Nora Drum: Estrus synchronization, estrus cycle physiology, assisted reproductive technologies in cattle
  • Warren Rusche: Feedlot management, cattle backgrounding systems, feed ingredient and nutritional strategies
  • Robin Salverson: Reproductive management and artificial intelligence schools, women in agricultural programming, livestock water quality
  • Julie Walker: Nutrition and management, heifer development
  • Kaylee Wheeler: Grazing nutrition, pasture management, drought and forage planning

Sheep

  • Ryan Spurling: Sheep production, goat production, nutrition
  • Jaelyn Whaley: Nutrition and health, wool and lamb quality, grazing sheep management

Swine

  • Rafe Royall: Nutrition, management, biosecurity and health strategies
  • Kaylyn Rudy: Reproduction, biosecurity, youth and beginner education

Meat Science

  • Christina Bakker: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point and Processing Authority, meat processing, meat judging
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Department of Animal Science
Physical Address
1097 North Campus Dr.
Brookings, SD 57007
Mailing Address
SAS 101, Box 2170
Brookings, SD 57007
Hours
Mon - Fri: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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