Mission Statement:
The mission of the Animal Health Program is to conduct basic and applied research on selected diseases of economic importance to the United States livestock and poultry industries. The goals of the research mission are to produce knowledge and technology to reduce economic losses from infectious, genetic, and metabolic diseases of livestock and poultry.

The research components of this program include:

• Pathogen Detection and Diagnostics
• Animal Immunology
• Microbial Genomics
• Mechanism of Disease
• Genetic Resistance to Disease
• Epidemiology of Disease
• Strategies to Control Infectious and Non-Infectious Disease 

Program Vision:
Ensure animal health through improved disease detection, prevention, control, and treatment.