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New #PurdueANSC research explores how reducing dietary protein while supplementing lysine may affect feedlot cattle.
Learn more about the research: academic.oup.com/tas/article…
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The #PurdueANSC Poster Round-Up was another success!
Animal Sciences graduate students shared their research with fellow students, faculty and staff. Thank you to everyone who participated!
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Congratulations to the Purdue Livestock Judging Team on a strong showing at the Prof. Lidvall Memorial Contest! 👏
🥇 High Team Overall
🥇 1st Sheep & Goats
🥈 2nd Cattle
🥉 3rd Swine
🥉 3rd Reasons
Kelsie Avery also earned High Individual Overall!
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Last week, #PurdueANSC hosted a graduate school panel featuring professor Ryan Cabot, master's student Jeremiah Geise and Elanco feed assay research specialist Bailey Tomson.
Thank you to our panelists for sharing their experiences and helping students explore their next steps!
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Join #PurdueANSC for a departmental seminar featuring Miguel Henrique de Almeida Santana, associate professor at the University of São Paulo, as he discusses nutrigenomics in beef cattle.
🗓️ Thursday, Oct. 1
⏰ 12:30 p.m.
📍 CRTN 1011 & Zoom
ag.purdue.edu/events/departm…
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Congratulations to our 2026–27 #PurdueANSC scholarship recipients!
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, $96,300 in scholarships will support our students this academic year.
See who received a scholarship: ag.purdue.edu/news/departmen…
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It’s Free Application Week! 🚂
Indiana residents can apply to @LifeAtPurdue for free Sept. 21–27 through the Common App. If animal sciences is where you see yourself, now’s your chance to take the next step toward #PurdueANSC!
Learn more and apply: admissions.purdue.edu/our-st…
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The Purdue University Livestock Judging Team had a great trip to the National Barrow Show Judging Contest in Austin, Minnesota, last weekend, finishing 9th overall, 9th in placings and 10th in reasons. Congratulations!
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A look back at the Indiana Sheep Association Lambing School, held at the Purdue Animal Sciences Research and Education Center (ASREC) sheep unit last weekend 🐑
Participants gained hands-on experience and learned more about lambing, ewe care and management.
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New #PurdueANSC research explores how early phosphorus nutrition can influence nutrient digestibility in broiler chickens.
Learn more: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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#PurdueANSC alumni Kate Borders and Brandon Alley are giving back to the next generation of @PurdueAg Boilermakers through Miller Poultry’s internship program🐔
Over the past five years, 19 of the program’s 30 interns have been Purdue students.
ag.purdue.edu/news/departmen…
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#PurdueANSC was well represented at the 2026 Midwest Swine Nutrition Conference last week in Danville, Indiana!
Faculty and grad students attended the conference to connect with others in the swine industry and learn about current research and developments in swine nutrition.
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Congratulations to the Purdue Dairy Judging Team on placing in the top five at the 2026 Harrisburg Dairy Judging Contest!
This marks just the second time since the 1970s that Purdue has finished in the top five at Harrisburg. The team placed 5th overall and 5th in reasons.
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Welcome to #PurdueANSC, Victoria Uyanga, Ph.D.!
Our new assistant professor of poultry science brings expertise in nutrition, physiology and immunology, with a focus on industry-relevant research, poultry health and student mentorship.
Read more: ag.purdue.edu/news/departmen…
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New #PurdueANSC research investigates whether maternal heat stress during early to mid-gestation is associated with persistent epigenetic changes in offspring.
Learn more about the research: nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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Marissa Hake, DVM, was named the 2026 #PurdueANSC Book Harmon Leadership Fellow.
She encouraged students to take risks, embrace unexpected career paths and recognize the value they bring to animal agriculture.
Read more: ag.purdue.edu/news/departmen…
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New #PurdueANSC research examines how body condition score (an indicator of a cow’s energy reserves) relates to mature cow weight in American Angus cattle.
Learn more about the research: academic.oup.com/jas/article…
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The Boilermaker Livestock Judging Contest returns to Purdue on October 11!
The contest will take place at Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences and the Land O’Lakes, Inc. Center for Experiential Learning.
Registration and contest information: ag.purdue.edu/department/ans…
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The @PurdueAg Career Fair is October 6 from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. at the France A. Córdova Recreational Sports Center.
Students, check out some of the animal sciences-related companies attending and start planning who you want to connect with!
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Conner Ertel gained hands-on experience this summer as a Swine Technician at Meadow Lane Farms in Frankfort, Indiana.
We’re proud to see our #PurdueANSC students applying what they’ve learned, gaining industry experience and exploring future career opportunities.
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