Research programs are offered in avian and dairy nutrition, rumen microbiology, avian physiology, virology, bacteriology, immunology, pathology, molecular biology and endocrinology. The department maintains dairy cattle, sheep, and poultry for graduate instruction and research. Modern, well-equipped laboratories and animal facilities are available for conducting research.
Students have access to mainframe and microcomputers for data collection, analysis and presentation.
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources houses a computing site and an excellent library. An excellent food microbiological research and teaching laboratory is equipped for batch and continuous fermentations, anaerobic microbiology, and bioengineering investigations. Laboratory space and specialized food processing equipment are available for heat sterilization, freeze-drying and other preservation studies on foods. Laboratory and pilot scale packaging equipment, which includes a vacuum-sealing machine with controlled atmosphere capabilities and computer facilities, are also available. Additional animal facilities for nutrition, physiology, and infectious disease research are available on the Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station Farm.