Texas Tech University

Dept. of Veterinary Sciences
Research

A Focus on Research

The Department of Veterinary Sciences is designed to provide a greater focus on research and outreach efforts in food animal health and well-being and to meet the educational and research needs of the animal-agriculture industry and the regional veterinary community.

Department faculty & staff

Program Facilities

Office and laboratory space are in the Food Technology Building located in the heart of the Texas Tech University campus and access to laboratory animal facilities located on campus, as well as the cattle, sheep and goat, swine, and equine facilities affiliated with Department of Animal and Food Sciences.

Facilities include:

  • office and laboratory space;
  • the Gordon W. Davis Meat Laboratory;
  • the Livestock Arena;
  • the New Deal Farm, consisting of over 900 acres, swine, beef cattle, dairy calf, and sheep and goat units, a feed mill, and the Burnett Center (research feedlot);
  • the Equestrian Center;
  • the Food Safety Laboratory in the Experimental Sciences Building;
  • and space in Texas Tech's new Experimental Science Building II.

Campus map


Photos provided by Dr. Oscar Benitez.