Animal & Food Sciences
Discovering Solutions, Empowering Students, Serving Society
Welcome to Texas Tech University's Department of Animal and Food Sciences. The department is home to approximately 2500 undergraduate students and 500 graduate students. It is housed in a state-of-the-art teaching and research facility which features five specialized teaching and research labs, the largest retail meat cooler on a university campus and a retail store, Raider Red Meats Cafe.
Many faculty members are leading researchers in their respective fields, including food science, food safety, muscle biology, nutrition, animal wellbeing, human-animal interactions, breeding and genetics, physiology and with specialties in cattle, horse, sheep & goats, swine, and canine.
Featured Program: The Therapeutic Riding Center
The Equestrian Center: Therapeutic Program Donations
Research at Burnett Center
In the News
Texas Tech Meat Science Quiz Bowl Team wins National Championship
Gordon W. Davis earns top American Meat Science Association honor
AFS judging teams take home top honors in NWSS competitions in Denver
Jimenez set to join inaugural USDA FAS Diversity Fellowship Program
Hales employs infrared thermography to mitigate antimicrobial use in cattle
Upcoming Events
Aug. 12-19, 2023: Meat School in Spanish
Summer Commencement: Aug. 5
Fall Semester Begins: Aug. 24
Animal & Food Sciences
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Address
Texas Tech University, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Box 42141, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
806.742.2805 -
Email
moriah.beyers@ttu.edu