Animal Sciences
Sep. 12, 2024
CAFNR welcomes new faculty for Fall 2024
Eighteen new faculty members have recently joined CAFNR.
Sep. 11, 2024
Tom Spencer leads by example
Mizzou’s vice chancellor for research has spent decades researching the reproductive system. Now, he’s continuing to lead research into women’s reproductive health with support from a NIH MERIT Award.
Aug. 22, 2024
CAFNR Hosts Summer Academies for High School Students
CAFNR offers many opportunities for high school students to explore the different majors in the college during the summer.
Aug. 20, 2024
How hair shedding scores can help select cattle for heat stress
Selecting for cattle with heat tolerance can improve a producer’s profitability.
Aug. 14, 2024
MU animal sciences faculty members help transform agriculture and endangered species conservation with ruminant genome research
A University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) researcher is helping enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability while supporting the conservation of endangered species.
Aug. 8, 2024
San Diego Zoo Reproductive Sciences Lab attracts generations of Mizzou Animal Sciences graduates and students
Rachel Felton (M.S. ’14), Lindsey Fallon (B.S. ‘20, M.S. ’22) and Taylor VanDeVoorde followed their love of research from Columbia to San Diego.
July 19, 2024
Cecilia Rocha
Cecilia has extensive experience in the field of reproductive physiology of beef cows. She develops applied and basic research aiming to increase reproductive efficiency in beef operations. Around 40 to 60% of cows lose a pregnancy in the first 30 days of gestation. Cecilia studies the main events that happen in this moment which could be manipulated to reduce pregnancy loss, such as, interferon-tau signaling, immune response of the uterus, and embryo-maternal crosstalk in uterine tissues. Educational background Ph.D. in reproductive physiology, University of Florida Master’s degree, University of Sao Paulo DVM, Federal University of Santa Catarina…
July 18, 2024
Planted for Growth
Across the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station (MOAES), faculty are cultivating not just plants and livestock, but a brighter future for generations to come. That means not only continuing the research that helps nourish people across the globe but also tending to and growing the facilities that help make that research possible.
July 2, 2024
Jay S. Johnson
Johnson is an Associate Professor of Animal Welfare and Stress Physiology in the Division of Animal Sciences. The overall goal of his research program is to identify production-relevant stressors and evaluate and mitigate their impacts on livestock health, productivity, and welfare. Johnson’s research program uses an integrative physiology approach encompassing aspects of stress physiology, nutritional physiology, and applied ethology to develop and/or improve upon livestock husbandry practices that enhance animal health and welfare while maintaining or increasing economic return for producers. Specific research areas include improving heat stress resilience in swine through genomic selection, improved management, and nutrition to reduce…
June 26, 2024
Mizzou Students Awarded Agriculture Future of America Scholarships
Twelve Mizzou students were selected to receive Agriculture Future of America (AFA) Scholarships. AFA’s mission is to “build bridges for young leaders, fostering engagement and innovation in food and agriculture.”