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Dairy Science

The dairy science program covers the basic principles of animal nutrition, physiology, lactation, genetics, reproduction, and enterprise management.

This curriculum provides a broad education in the natural sciences, animal biology, breeding, reproduction, nutrition, finance, and information management, as well as an in-depth and hands-on knowledge of dairy science.

Options available are dairy enterprise management, pre-veterinary medicine, and bioscience with dual emphasis option opportunities to double major or minor in other programs.

College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Dairy Science is a part of the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences. Majors in this college may share high school preparation requirements as well as common coursework at Virginia Tech.

For More Information

Michael Barnes
2440 Litton-Reaves Hall
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061

Phone: 540/231-4772

Web: Dairy Science