A professional who conducts research in selection, breeding, feeding, management, and marketing of beef and dual-purpose cattle, horses, mules, sheep, dogs, goats, and pet animals. Responsibilities include:

• Develops improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, and parasite and disease control.
• Controls breeding practices to improve strains of animals.
• May specialize in animal nutritional research and be designated Animal Nutritionist.
• May be designated according to animal specialty.