Scientists associated with CAB are affiliated with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the Division of Biological Sciences, the School of Veterinary Medicine and Cooperative Extension. A staff of over 30 student and community volunteers maintain an active public outreach and instructional program.
Collaborative research is encouraged.
Its resources include a surgical suite, animal preparation room, necropsy room and cold water tanks for seabirds. The Department offers a fully equipped 12,000 egg hatchery. Its environmental chambers are capable of providing a wide range of conditions of light intensity, temperature and relative humidity. Psittacine species are a special focus of on-going clinical trials, diagnostic procedures, and both basic and applied research in reproduction. The collection is especially strong in waterfowl and northern hemisphere seabirds, and it has excellent worldwide representation at the levels of Family and Order.