Cornell University Department of Animal Science

Name	Title	Phone (AC 607)	Email	PhD from	Graduate Field	Areas of Interest
R.E. Austic	Professor	255-6600	rea2	University of California	Animal Science, Nutrition	nutritional biochemistry, amino acids, nitrogen metabolism
D.E. Bauman	Professor	255-2262	deb6	University of Illinois	Animal Science, Nutrition	nutritional biochemistry, metabolic regulation, lactation, milk fat, functional foods, CLA
R.W. Blake	Professor	255-2858	rwb5	N. Carolina State University	Animal Science, Animal Breeding, International Agr. & Rural Development	livestock production in developing countries
Y.R. Boisclair	Professor	254-4704	yrb1	Cornell University	Animal Science, Nutrition	regulation of expression, maint. & efficiency of productive functions in farm animals, molecular biology
D.L. Brown	Associate Professor	255-4407	dlb20	Cornell University	Animal Science, Nutrition, Toxicology	nutritional toxicology, sustainable animal agriculture, youth extension
S.A. Brooks	Assistant Professor	220-6698	sab359	University of Kentucky	Veterinary Science, Equine Genetics	gene expression in laminitis, coat color genetics, inheritance of behavioral traits
W.R. Butler	Professor & Chair	255-3174	wrb2	Purdue University	Animal Science, Physiology	female reproductive physiology and fertility, endocrinology
L. E. Chase	Professor	255-2196	lec7	Pennsylvania State University	Animal Science, Nutrition	dairy cattle nutrition
D.J.R. Cherney	Associate Professor	255-2882	djc6	University of Florida	Animal Science	Forage utilization and quality, ruminant nutrition, animal bioethics
W.B. Currie	Professor	255-2888	wbc1	Macquarie University (Australia)	Animal Science, Physiology	animal physiology, reproduction, endocrinology
D.M. Galton	Professor	255-2877	dmg20	Ohio State University	Animal Science	dairy cattle management.
J. Gavalchin	Associate Professor	255-1182	jg234	Rutgers University	Animal Science	molecular biology, immunology
P.J. Huhtanen	Associate Professor	255-6912	pjh87	University of Helsinki	Animal Science	Ruminant nutrition, feed evaluation, modeling
P.A. Johnson	Professor	255-3077	paj1	Cornell University	Animal Science, Molecular & Integrative Physiology	endocrinology, comparative reproductive physiology
Q.M. Ketterings	Associate Professor		qmk2	Ohio State University		Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems, Nutrient Management Spear Program
X.G. Lei	Professor	254-4703	xl20	Michigan State University.	Animal Science, Nutrition	mineral nutrition, gene expression, non-ruminant nutrition
Q. Long	Assistant Professor	254-5380	ql39	University of Edinburgh	Animal Science	Developmental genetics, functional physiology of mammalian pancreas, diabetes and pancreatic cancer
T.R. Overton	Associate Professor	255-2878	tro2	University of Illinois	Animal Science	nutritional physiology, dairy cattle nutrition and management
J.E. Parks	Professor	255-2865	jep5	Virginia Polytechnic Inst.	Animal Science	gamete physiology, biochemistry, cryobiology
A.N. Pell	Professor	255-2876	ap19	University of Vermont	Animal Science, Microbiology, Nutrition, International Agriculture and Rural Development	Ruminant nutrition, rumen microbiology, nutritional and environmental modeling
E.J. Pollak	Professor	255-2846	ejp6	Iowa State University	Animal Science, Animal Breeding	statistical and quantitative genetics, animal breeding.
R.L. Quaas	Professor	255-2853	rlq1	Colorado State University	Animal Science, Animal Breeding	statistical and quantitative genetics, animal breeding.
S.M.Quirk	Associate Professor	254-4607	smq1	Cornell University	Animal Science, Physiology	ovarian physiology, molecular biology
R.D. Smith	Associate Professor	255-7286	rds4	Cornell University	Animal Science	CALS extension management, reproductive physiology
M.L. Thonney	Professor	255-2851	mlt2	University of Minnesota	Animal Science, Nutrition	growth and development, ruminant nutrition, skeletal growth.
M.E. VanAmburgh	Associate Professor	254-4910	mev1	Cornell University	Animal Science	dairy cattle nutrition

Animal Science Faculty