Research
Team research both within and outside the department and college is utilized and published in both peer-review journals and producer-oriented publications to communicate scientific results. Our current research focus areas include One Health, Physiology/Genetics, and Nutrition.
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One Health
The COVID-19 pandemic raised awareness that One Health research approaches are needed for solving major problems. While definitions for One Health have varied among organizations, they have all shared a common thread: experts in human health, animal health, and environmental health need to grow their collaborations.
In 2020, the Clemson Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department formed a One Health Research group to help facilitate and promote these cross-disciplinary collaborations. Current collaborations include members of nearly all Clemson colleges and the following centers: Clemson Livestock Poultry Health, SC TRIMH COBRE, SC BioCRAFT COBRE, Clemson Center for Public Health Modeling and Response, Clemson EPIC COBRE, and the Human Genetics COBRE.
If you would like more information about our efforts to develop a Clemson One Health Research Group, please see our blog at What is One Health?
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Physiology/Genetics
Dr. Scott Pratt and Dr. Nathan Long
- Fetal and metabolic programming
- Fetal/maternal interactions and how they affect gestation
- Endocrinology and molecular endocrinology of reproduction
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Nutrition
Nutrition at Clemson involves the scientific study of nutrient metabolism and their interaction with the animal and the environment. In animal nutrition, an in-depth understanding of several disciplines is necessary to undertake its exploration. Some of these areas are Animal Physiology, Nutrient Metabolism, Microbiology, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Anaerobic Fermentation, Management Practices, Statistics, Ecology, Forages, among others. Our research encompasses the improvement in nutrient content of meat, milk and eggs with the overall goal of achieving a healthier environment and human population. During your research in your graduate program, you will gain the skills to analyze, synthesize, plan and critically evaluate independently new and complex phenomena, problems and situations in animal nutrition while seeking and investigating possible solutions.
Faculty Members
- Matias Aguerre, Ph.D.
- Mireille Arguelles, Ph.D.
- Susan Duckett, Ph.D.
- Gustavo Lascano, Ph.D.
- Liliane Severino da Silva Ph.D.
- Jim Strickland, Ph.D.
