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A Passion for Improvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From companion animal care and nutrition to the management of complex food animal systems, our students become pioneers in various animal-related fields.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our celebrated faculty provide hands-on experiences that prepare students for careers in research, care, sales, production, business and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I Am CALS: Summer Lanier<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

Alumna Summer Lanier, new executive director of the N.C. Poultry Federation, earned multiple degrees and tackled a variety of challenges on her path to statewide leadership. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n\n

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New Statistical Tools Sharpen the Search for Causal DNA Changes in Livestock<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

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Agrivoltaics: Making Marginal Land More Productive With Solar Panels and Sheep<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

An NC State University demonstration site shows how uneven terrain can be used for grazing sheep and generating electricity. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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