Type of Institution
This government agency funds scientific advances in Agriculture research and employs researches and policy makers.
What is the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)?
This person uses a variety of molecular biology techniques to understand how things work in the body? They likely have a Masters or PhD degree. They may work in academia, private industry or government.
What is a molecular biologist?
This person manages daily care of laboratory animals. These positions can be at academic, government and private sites. usually only requires a B.S. degree
Laboratory Animal Technician
This person is responsible for sharing scientific research with producers. They are employed by Land-grant Institutions.
What is an extension agent?
This government agency funds health related research and employs scientists and policy makers doing health related work. They use laboratory animals. Part of Department of Health and Human Services
What is the national institute of health (NIH)?
This person works with research in private or public institutions trying to understand how nutrients affect animals. Depending on degree level they have different roles in the process.
Animal Nutrition Researcher
Responsible for day-to-day operations of an animal facility at a private research institute. Coordinates and monitors animal care and use, ensures safety and health protocols are being followed, trains staff, and orders necessary supplies to maintain animal unit. Often works with mice and rats.
What is a Vivarium Manager
This person is responsible to for inspecting facilities that use animals in research
Animal Care Inspector
True or False:Research careers only occur in public institutions and government agencies.
False
This person might focus research in Animal Health or Nutrition. They develop or improve products that used for animals. They have been trained in research through a PhD. They may work in academia, government or private industry.
What is a product developer?
Run the reproduction program on a large dairy farm. Position may coincide with other duties and responsibilities on the farm, such as supervising the herd health crew.
This office at research institutions ensures that all researchers are conducting animal research in a responsible manner. They review proposed projects and inspect work sites periodically
This type of public institution was created to conduct research and education in agriculture due to the 1890 Morrill Act extension.
What is an 1890 Land-Grant Instituion?
This type of job uses training in Animal Science combined with business/marketing to deploy products for private companies
Collects milk samples from farms and dairy plants and transports to laboratory for analysis. After reaching the laboratory, responsible for removing the sample from tanks using a dipper or pipette, pouring sample into sterile bottles, weighing sample, labeling bottle with origin of sample, packing samples in dry ice, and transporting samples into the laboratory for bacteriological and butterfat content analysis. Serve as contact to potential customers to explain benefits of testing program and may assist customer in interpreting sample test results.
What is a Milk Tester?
Write articles, edit, interview professionals, and blog for a science publication. Stories sometimes focus on equine information. Responsibilities may also include taking photographs for articles.
This type of public institution conducts research in Agriculture and was established due to the Morrill Act of 1865.
What is a Land-grant University?
This person use technology and computer science to study and find solutions in the area of biology. They use databases of genetic information to find ways to identify and treat human, animal and plant diseases and other issues. Requires a PhD
What is a Bioinformatics scientist
People in this position have a PhD and work in academia, government and industry. They are interested in studying work at the whole animal level that can be implemented by producers.
What is an Applied Animal Scientist?
This individual works for the Federal Government and is responsible for ensuring health of Animals in the US. This requires a DVM.
What is a Veterinary Medical Officer?