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Animal Science and Pre-Veterinary

Study breeding, nutrition, physiology, diseases, production, and management of domestic and lab animals. Examine the importance of animals in world food production, biomedical research, biotechnology, and recreation.

Concentrations

Animal Biotechnology/Research
Explores biology, embryo manipulation, and cell and tissue culture. Graduates are prepared for laboratory or research technologist careers (especially in biotechnology laboratories) which are expanding rapidly in the Northeast.
Equine Studies
Offers a unique opportunity for specialized work with horses. The curriculum includes basic science and animal sciences courses with a concentration in either equitation or horse management, or a combination of both. Students may explore various career opportunities with a semester internship or work opportunity in some aspect of the horse industry in exchange for academic credit. Graduates become riding instructors, stable managers, horse trainers, educators, and scientists.
Livestock Studies
Offers both academic and practical experience with a variety of livestock species. Students train in production, management, consumer and environmental concerns, and the economics and marketing of agricultural products. Academic and associated laboratory experiences are designed to maximize student/animal interaction. Graduates work in vocational agriculture teaching, production agriculture, international agriculture, veterinary and research laboratories, and agricultural product marketing.
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22

faculty members

86

students in class of 2006

16:1

student to faculty ratio

85%

of juniors surveyed in 2006 were very satisfied or satisfied with their major
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Study Abroad - where students have studied

  • Academic Programs International: Rome, Italy
  • Cork, Ireland
  • Glasgow, Scotland
  • Granada, Spain
  • International Studies Association: San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Southern Cross University: Australia
  • University of East Anglia: UK
  • University of Queensland: Brisbane, Australia
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Internships/Co-ops - where students have interned

  • Associates of Cape Cod
  • Audubon Research Center for Endangered Species
  • Biogen IDEC
  • Dakin Animal Shelter
  • Forest Park Zoo
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Lionshare Farm
  • Medicine Mammals
  • Miner Institute
  • National Zoo, Washington D.C.
  • New England Aquarium
  • Philadelphia Zoo
  • Sova Animal Hospital
  • The Animal Medical Center
  • The Zoo in Forest Park
  • W.H. Miner Institute
  • Walt Disney World
  • Woods Hole Institute
  • Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
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$ 30,257

Average salary 1 year after graduation for 2003-2005 grads.

$ 48,675

Average salary 5 years after graduation for 1998-2000 grads.
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Jobs held by recent grads (up to 5 years after graduation)

  • Applications Scientist II, Beckman Coulter
  • Assistant Scientist, Schering-Plough
  • Associate Scientist, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
  • Auditor, Wyeth
  • Barn Manager/ Director of Community Riding, Stoneleigh Burnham
  • Certified Veterinary Technician, Suffield Veterinary Hospital
  • Client Care Member, Nebraska Animal Medical Center
  • Director of Murine Cryobiology Core, Dana-Farber Canter Institute
  • Groom/Whipper in, Myopia Hunt Club
  • Internal Veterinary Medicine Resident, The Animal Medical Center
  • Lab Animal Manager, Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Lab Animal Technician, Millbrook Immunosell
  • Lab Technician, University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Laboratory Technician, The Baker Institute for Animal Health at Cornell University
  • Manager of Cardiac Catheterization Services, Cardiovascular Research Foundation
  • Medical Technologist, Boulder Community Hospital
  • Milker, Owner and Operator of Small Dairy, Miner Institute / Self-Employed
  • Physical Science Teacher, Keene High School
  • Professional Sales Representative, Ortho-McNeil Pharmeceuticals for women's health (Johnson & Johnson)
  • Research Associate, Wyeth
  • Research Technician, Lung Center, Medicine Department, UVM
  • Senior Manufacturing Technician, Genzyme Biosurgery
  • Senior Research Associate, Spherics Inc.
  • Senior Research Technologist, Charles River Labs
  • Toxicology Technician, Wyeth
  • Transgenic Core Manager, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • Veterinarian, Walpole Veterinary Hospital
  • Veterinarian, Lopakevet Hospital
  • Veterinarian, Plainfield Animal Hospital
  • Veterinarian, Lantana Veterinary Center
  • Veterinary Internship, The Animal Medical Center
  • Veterinary Nurse, Sunderland Animal Hospital
  • Veterinary Nurse, Rowley Memorial Animal Hospital
  • Veterinary Technician, Abbott Animal Hospital
  • Veterinary Technician, Walpole Veterinary Hospital
  • Veterinary Technician, Montgomery Road Animal Hospital
  • Zoological Medicine Resident, UC Davis Vet Medical Teaching Hospital
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Advanced degrees graduates have pursued

  • Masters of Veterinary Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Masters of Physiology, Cornell University
  • Masters of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University
  • Masters of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Purdue University - Vet Teaching Hospital
  • Masters of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University
  • Masters of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University
  • Masters of Functional Genomics/Develop. Biology, Vanderbilt University
  • Masters of Business Administration, University of Phoenix
  • Masters of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University
  • Masters of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
  • Masters of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University
  • Masters of Animal Biotechnology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Masters of Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh
  • Masters of Animal Sciences, University of Vermont
  • Masters of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
  • Masters of Veterinary Science, University of Pennsylvania
  • Masters of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin
  • Doctorate in Neuroscience, University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow
  • Doctorate in Immunology and Veterinary Medicine, Cornell
  • Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
  • Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
  • Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
  • Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, Vanderbilt University

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