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Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Animal Sciences at the University of Kentucky has a long and interesting history. It started as part of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station (KAES) in the late 1800s. As the teaching program in Agriculture grew after the A&M College was established, the employees of the KAES developed courses in the Animal Sciences dealing with meat animals, dairy, poultry, and horses. Early courses related to Veterinary Science were taught under one of the umbrellas of Animal Husbandry.
As research and teaching programs evolved, Extension programs were developed under the direction of T.R. Bryant. The Department has had several types of organization. Originally the functions of the KAES and College were officially separate, even though the research group taught classes. This gradually changed, and in 1912 the College and Experiment Station merged into a joint teaching-research unit; most faculty had joint teaching-research appointments. Extension faculty and staff were included later.
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Department News & Events
Upcoming Events
- March 8 - Hippology Clinic
- April 29, 30 - 2025 Kentucky Beginning Grazing School
- Beef Management Webinar Series
> March 11 - Preparing for a Successful Spring Breeding Season - CPH45 Feeder Calf Sales
> April 25 - Owensboro, KY - Poultry Webinars
> March 12 - Backyard poultry production: General nutrition and mixing your own poultry feed - KY Master Small Ruminant Nutrition Course
- Small Ruminant Profit School
News
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Postweaning Value Added Program
(Dr. Lehmkuhler, Kevin Laurent)
3/7•Beef Bits Podcast -
Transmission of HPAI virus?
- Dr. Jacquie Jacob
3/6•eXtension - Small and Backyard Poultry -
Spring 2025 Beef Cattle Marketing Opportunities
(Drs. VanValin, Burdine, Kevin Laurent)
3/5•UK Beef Cattle Extension -
PVAP Results and Current Market
(Kevin Laurent)
3/5•UK Beef Cattle Extension -
2025 Cattle Market Outlook and Opportunities
(Dr. Kenny Burdine)
3/5•UK Beef Cattle Extension -
Building a Balanced Mare and Foal Diet
(Dr. Laurie Lawrence)
3/3•The Horse -
University of Kentucky hosts successful Pre-Veterinary Experience Day
(Dr. Amber McNamara, Colette Tebeau)
3/3•UK M-G CAFE News -
Pre-Vet Experience Day 2025
(Colette Tebeau)
3/3•UK M-G CAFE YouTube -
What do horse owners want and why?
(Dr. Bob Coleman)
2/27•KY Forages YouTube -
Do you know what you are feeding?
(Dr. Katie VanValin)
2/27•KY Forages YouTube -
ASC-268: Managing and Mitigating Equine and Nuisance Wildlife Interactions
(Dr. Fernanda Camargo)
2/25•UK M-G CAFE Publications -
In pursuit of the best protein bar
(Dr. Youling Xiong)
2/24•Wisconsin Public Radio -
Extension Beef Programming through the years with Dr. Roy Burris
2/24•Kentucky Ag Matters -
From the Horse's Mouth (February '25)
KY 4-H Horse Program Newsletter
(Dr. Camargo, Anna Draeger)
1/21•KY 4-H Horse -
Celebrating 160 years of the University of Kentucky — rooted in agriculture, service to the Commonwealth
2/21•UKNOW -
Timely Tips
(Dr. Les Anderson)
2/18•Cow Country News -
New and Underused EPDs Can Improve Your Herd
(Dr. Darrh Bullock)
2/18•Cow Country News -
AGR-281: Improving Kentucky Horse Pastures
(Chris Teutsch, Krista Lea, Ray Smith, Bob Coleman)
2/17•UK M-G CAFE Publications -
ASC-270: Overview of the Mineral Nutrition of Yaks
(Jeff Lehmkuhler, Katherine VanValin, Darrh Bullock, Les Anderson, Michelle Arnold)
2/17•UK M-G CAFE Publications -
UK Virtual Tour
2/13•Youvisit -
13 UK undergraduates to present at Posters-at-the-Capitol
(Molly Lobel, Dr. Adedokun)
2/12•UK Office of Undergraduate Research -
Rat Snakes: friend or foe
(Dr. Jacquie Jacob, Anna Wiker)
2/10•Jacquie Jacob YouTube -
OFF THE HOOF (Feb '25)
(Drs. Anderson, Teutsch, Smith, Hennig, Burdine, Arnold)
2/7•UK Beef Extension
