{"id":53626,"date":"2023-12-05T09:32:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T14:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go.umaine.edu\/?page_id=53626"},"modified":"2026-03-13T20:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:09:59","slug":"animal-and-veterinary-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/programs\/find-a-major\/animal-and-veterinary-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal and Veterinary Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id53626_d18e1d-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id53626_d18e1d-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id53626_d18e1d-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id53626_d18e1d-44 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column53626_0f3e4e-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column53626_0f3e4e-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column53626_0f3e4e-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column53626_0f3e4e-87{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column53626_0f3e4e-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column53626_0f3e4e-87 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column53626_0f3e4e-87 kadence-column53626_63bda0-6d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_45a3c6-5d, 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It provides a solid understanding of biological sciences along with specific expertise in the diseases, breeding, nutrition, and physiology of domestic and laboratory animals. 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Witter Teaching and Research Center<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-53626_8722f2-e5 .kt-svg-icon-list-single{font-size:20px !important;color:#3698d4 !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-53626_8722f2-e5 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-53626_8722f2-e5 kt-svg-icon-list-style-default\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6.41 0l-.69.72-2.78 2.78-.81-.78-.72-.72-1.41 1.41.72.72 1.5 1.5.69.72.72-.72 3.5-3.5.72-.72-1.44-1.41z\" transform=\"translate(0 1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Students make day-to-day management decisions regarding the university\u2019s dairy herd through UMADCOWS learning program<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-53626_e24562-88 .kt-svg-icon-list-single{font-size:20px !important;color:#3698d4 !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-53626_e24562-88 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-53626_e24562-88 kt-svg-icon-list-style-default\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6.41 0l-.69.72-2.78 2.78-.81-.78-.72-.72-1.41 1.41.72.72 1.5 1.5.69.72.72-.72 3.5-3.5.72-.72-1.44-1.41z\" transform=\"translate(0 1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">On-campus instruction from an experienced group of animal science and veterinary faculty with herds of horses and dairy cows<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-2 kt-inner-tab53626_374da4-ec\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_e1fe0b-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_e1fe0b-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_e1fe0b-e6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_e1fe0b-e6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_e1fe0b-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_e1fe0b-e6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_e1fe0b-e6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_e1fe0b-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_e1fe0b-e6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading53626_e1fe0b-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_e1fe0b-e6\">91±¬ΑΟ\u2019s Animal and Veterinary Sciences program offers a degree in Animal and Veterinary Sciences with an optional concentration in either Equine Science or in Pre-Veterinary Sciences. The animal science degree is recommended for students who wish to pursue careers in animal agriculture, including the dairy, livestock or equine industries. Animal science courses also serve as elective opportunities for students in other agricultural and life sciences, and minors are available in animal and veterinary sciences or in equine studies.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_192e5d-79, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_192e5d-79[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_192e5d-79\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_192e5d-79 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_192e5d-79[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_192e5d-79\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_192e5d-79 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_192e5d-79[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_192e5d-79\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading53626_192e5d-79 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_192e5d-79\">The pre-veterinary concentration is recommended for superior students who seek admission to veterinary colleges. Suggested courses beyond the basic degree requirements in animal and veterinary sciences are those that are required or recommended for admission to colleges of veterinary medicine in North America.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-3 kt-inner-tab53626_1586e6-f8\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7931a0-65, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7931a0-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_7931a0-65\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7931a0-65 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7931a0-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_7931a0-65\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7931a0-65 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7931a0-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_7931a0-65\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading53626_7931a0-65 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_7931a0-65\">An important aspect of the degree in Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AVS) is the requirement for hands-on experience with economically important domestic species. At the University\u2019s Witter Center, AVS majors are given numerous opportunities to increase their competency with, and eventually manage, dairy cattle, and Standardbred horses. We consider the experiential learning at the Witter Center to be a vital part of our students\u2019 education, because it allows them to use their knowledge to solve practical problems on a working farm. Pre-veterinary students need 300 hours of field experience working with one or more veterinarians for their application to veterinary college. Alternatively, animal science students complete a field experience of at least 320 hours related to their potential career interests, such as an internship on a sheep farm, a zoo, or working at a veterinary clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_f95ce0-3e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_f95ce0-3e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_f95ce0-3e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_f95ce0-3e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_f95ce0-3e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_f95ce0-3e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_f95ce0-3e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_f95ce0-3e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_f95ce0-3e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading53626_f95ce0-3e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_f95ce0-3e\">With the degree comes a variety of career opportunities which include: veterinarian or medical doctor (after successful completion of veterinary or medical school), technical sales and service work in animal agriculture, laboratory animal technician\/ manager, dairy or livestock farm employee, equine boarding or training stable employee, food processing industry employee, Positions with Cooperative Extension, livestock feed and drug sales personnel, agribusiness loan organization staff, agricultural consulting company staff, humane care associations employee, educator, and dog groomers and trainers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-4 kt-inner-tab53626_f93dba-d1\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id53626_265e79-b8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id53626_265e79-b8 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id53626_265e79-b8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id53626_265e79-b8 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id53626_265e79-b8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id53626_265e79-b8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id53626_265e79-b8 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column53626_775ea2-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column53626_775ea2-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column53626_775ea2-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column53626_775ea2-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column53626_775ea2-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column53626_775ea2-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column53626_775ea2-42{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column53626_775ea2-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column53626_775ea2-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column53626_775ea2-42 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e\"]{font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'Roboto Slab';color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e\"]{font-size:20px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_d7b07d-6e\">Dr. Tim Bowden<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b\"]{margin-top:-10px;font-size:20px;line-height:25px;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b\"]{padding-top:10px;font-size:16px;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_283d12-5b\">Associate Professor of Aquaculture<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-53626_216abb-86 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-53626_216abb-86 .kt-divider{border-top-width:3px;height:1px;border-top-color:#003263;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-53626_216abb-86 kvs-sm-false\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-left\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_cf9cbe-df, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_cf9cbe-df[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_cf9cbe-df\"]{font-style:normal;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_cf9cbe-df mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_cf9cbe-df[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_cf9cbe-df\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_cf9cbe-df img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_cf9cbe-df[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_cf9cbe-df\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading53626_cf9cbe-df wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_cf9cbe-df\"><strong><strong>Rogers Hall, Room 20<\/strong>5<br>&nbsp;207.581.2772  |  <a href=\"mailto:timothy.bowden@maine.edu\">timothy.bowden@maine.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column53626_ecc2a2-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column53626_ecc2a2-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column53626_ecc2a2-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column53626_ecc2a2-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column53626_ecc2a2-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column53626_ecc2a2-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column53626_ecc2a2-5c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column53626_ecc2a2-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column53626_ecc2a2-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column53626_ecc2a2-5c inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e\"]{font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'Roboto Slab';color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e\"]{font-size:20px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_5233f0-3e\">Animal and Veterinary Sciences<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72\"]{margin-top:-10px;font-size:20px;line-height:25px;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72\"]{padding-top:10px;font-size:16px;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_7046d2-72\">College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-53626_5436d2-24 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-53626_5436d2-24 .kt-divider{border-top-width:3px;height:1px;border-top-color:#003263;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-53626_5436d2-24 kvs-sm-false\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-left\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_b24d7c-ff, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_b24d7c-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_b24d7c-ff\"]{font-style:normal;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_b24d7c-ff mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_b24d7c-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_b24d7c-ff\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_b24d7c-ff img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading53626_b24d7c-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_b24d7c-ff\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading53626_b24d7c-ff wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53626_b24d7c-ff\"><strong>Rogers Hall, Room 201B<br>207.581.2768  |  <a href=\"mailto:um.foodandagriculture@maine.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:um.foodandagriculture@maine.edu\">um.foodandagriculture@maine.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id53626_80239c-b9 > 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