Animal Sciences

Agriculture Building

May 13, 2026

CAFNR announces 2026 awardees of dissertation grants

The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Office of Research offers the CAFNR Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (C-DRIG) of up to $2,000 to support or partially support dissertation research projects proposed by doctoral students in the College.
Beth and Bell Foltz smile at each other with their heads in their hands in their caps and gowns on Lowry Mall.

May 11, 2026

Celebrating Our Seniors: Spring 2026

CAFNR graduates in the spotlight.
Beth and Bell Foltz smile at each other with their heads in their hands in their caps and gowns on Lowry Mall.

May 6, 2026

Senior Spotlight: Twin sisters trailblaze careers in animal sciences

Beth and Bell Foltz reflect on their CAFNR experiences as they share a dream of becoming veterinarians.
Kiho Lee is bathed in blue light as he sits in front of instrumentation in his laboratory.

April 29, 2026

Unlocking a sustainable way to edit chicken genes

Chicken eggs are already used to harvest helpful proteins called antibodies to protect humans from viruses such as influenza. Now, a breakthrough at the University of Missouri could one day lead to chickens that produce other useful medical proteins in their eggs.
A computer drawing of a market space with shelving, a counter, refrigerated items, and customers waiting.

April 28, 2026

Generous gift names Mizzou’s Meat Market

Mizzou’s meat market will not only have a new look, but also a new name when it opens along with the rest of the Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education and Training Laboratory on the University of Missouri campus this summer.
Celebration of Excellence

April 24, 2026

Amy Petry receives 2026 Early Investigator Research Award 

She was recognized April 23 at the college's Celebration of Excellence awards ceremony.
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April 24, 2026

Keith Dietzschold honored with 2026 Mumford Distinguished Service Award 

The Mumford is the college's signature award and named for a ground-breaking former dean.
GPS collars hang on a fence.

April 10, 2026

Mizzou expands virtual fencing for cattle in Missouri and Nebraska

A $3.7 million grant is helping CAFNR's Center for Regenerative Agriculture put GPS-enabled collars on the cattle of 200 livestock producers, saving time and labor.
Portrait of Wes Warren

March 30, 2026

Wes Warren honored as 2025 AAAS Fellow

Three Mizzou researchers recognized for distinguished efforts in advancing various fields of science.
Wes Warren sits in his office in front of a computer with charts displayed.

March 30, 2026

Mizzou team discovers what makes all-female fish species a scientific ‘miracle’

Amazon molly fish reproduce asexually yet somehow avoid the genetic mutations that could lead to extinction. Researchers are discovering why.