Animal Production and Protection

The mission of animal production and protection national programs is to improve the health, well-being, and efficiency of livestock, poultry, and aquatic food animals to ensure a productive and safe food supply. Emphasis is placed on germplasm characterization, improvement, and conservation; understanding the mechanisms of disease resistance, and the development of tools to prevent, control, or eradicate diseases that threaten our food supply or public health; and identifying and developing sustainable systems for production of high quality meat, milk, and eggs.

Open to all.

Animal production systems will be affected by climate change, including the productivity and health of the animals as well as changes to impacts on animals by pests and pathogens. This program conducts research to enhance the resilience and sustainability of animal-based production systems.