In addition, existing collaborative ties with Baylor Medical College , Central Texas Veteran's Health Care Center, Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Clinic , University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Dallas and future interaction with the Institute for Biotechnology at Houston serve to link both the clinical and basic science components of the Graduate Nutrition Program. The ultimate goal of human nutrition research is the enhancement of human health through improved diets. Scientists working in human nutrition utilize a variety of disciplinary approaches. The work often includes the use of animal models. The goal of animal nutrition research is the enhancement of animal health, physical characteristics and production efficiency through improved diets.
Animal nutrition includes poultry, cattle, swine, fish, horses and other species.
The activities of animal nutritionists span a variety of disciplinary areas including biochemistry, molecular biology, histology, cytology and others. The work generally has implications for human nutrition.