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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
- June 27 - Producing Hay for Horse Markets: Quality Hay Takes Effort
- UK Meat Cutting School
> July 9 - 11 - Beef Processing Workshop - CPH45 Feeder Calf Sales
> Aug. 8, Dec. 5 - Owensboro, KY
> July 17, Dec. 10 - Guthrie, KY - Poultry Webinars
> July 2 - Food for chickens
> Aug. 6 - Using herbs, essential oils, and home remedies with backyard poultry flocks - KY Master Small Ruminant Nutrition Course
- Small Ruminant Profit
News
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Timely Tips for July
- Dr. Les Anderson
6/25•Cow Country News -
Keep Cool in the Shade
- Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler
6/25•Cow Country News -
Shade for beef cattle during heat stress
- Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler
6/25•Jeff Lehmkuhler YouTube -
Gate to Plate provides training, networking to Kentucky high school agriculture teachers
- Dr. Gregg Rentfrow
6/24•UK M-G CAFE News -
Back to Basics
- Dr. Les Anderson
6/17•Kentucky Ag Matters podcast -
Dr. Bullock is awarded the 2024 BIF Pioneer Award
6/17•Beef Improvement Federation -
Position available: Equine Extension Associate
6/14•UKjobs.uky.edu -
//Common Concerns with Backyard or Urban Poultry Flocks and Implications for Public Health and Safety
- Dr. Jacquie Jacob, Ron Kean
6/10•Extension.org -
Dr. Suman was selected as a Signal Service Award Winner in the meat industry
6/10•American Meat Science Association -
UK equine hay workshop registration now open
6/10•UK M-G CAFE News -
The 2024-25 Outstanding Teaching Awards: Kristine Urschel
6/10•UK NOW -
Off the Hoof (June '24)
- Drs. Anderson, Burdine, Arnold, Lehmkuhler; Kevin Laurent
6/10•UK Beef Extension -
2024-25 TEK Faculty Fellows cohort announced
- Dr. Jackie Wahrmund
6/4•UKNOW -
Controlled Grazing with Kevin Laurent
6/3•Kentucky Ag Matters -
Free Range Chickens for Happier Birds and Better Eggs
- Dr. Jackque Jacob
6/3•Hobby Farms -
Feeding Frequency in Horses: How Many Meals is Enough?
- Dr. Laurie Lawrence
6/3•TheHorse.com -
Effects of a second iron-dextran injection administered to piglets during lactation on differential gene expression in liver and duodenum at weaning
- James L Pierce, J Wesley Lyons, Tyler B Chevalier, Merlin D Lindemann
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
Effects of porcine somatotropin administration on the responses to dietary lysine and a near-ideal blend of amino acids on the amino acid composition of whole-body protein and amino acid accretion rate in growing pigs
- William A Dozier, III, Gary L Cromwell, Austin J Lewis, Phillip Miller, Merlin D Lindemann
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
275 Assessment of changes in hemoglobin concentration (Hb) in sows and their offspring over two consecutive reproductive cycles
- Katlyn A McClellan, Merlin D Lindemann, Crystal L Levesque
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
163 Growth trends in Bos grunniens raised in pasture-based systems in Eastern Kentucky
- Amanda L Lee, Jeffrey W Lehmkuhler, Mary McCarty, Gregory Dike
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
Levodopa attenuates the feed intake reduction caused by ergot alkaloids in cattle
- Eriton E L Valente, James L Klotz, Ryana C Markmann, Ronald J Trotta, J Lannett Edwards, John B May, David L Harmon
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
5-hydroxytryphophan mitigates ergot alkaloid-induced suppression of serotonin and feed intake in cattle
- Eriton E L Valente, James L Klotz, Ryana C Markmann, J Lannett Edwards, David L Harmon
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
93 Red clover as a functional feed: Effects on rumen microbiota of finishing ram lambs
- Macy E Ragsdale, Donald G Ely, Jennifer R Weinert-Nelson, Brittany E Davis, Michael D Flythe, Tracy A Hamilton, Matthew C Hamilton, W Leann Jacks, Sydney Davis
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
127 Color and oxidative stability of Longissimus lumborum muscles from artificially raised ram lambs finished on a high-concentrate diet
- Koushik Mondal, Katherine G Purvis, Gregg K Rentfrow, Donald G Ely, Brittany E Davis, Jennifer Weinert-Nelson, Michael D Flythe, Yifei Wang, Surendranath P Suman
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
48 The ruminal microbiome of conventionally and artificially raised lambs fed high-concentrate and high-forage post-weaning diets
- Jennifer R Weinert-Nelson, Donald G Ely, Michael D Flythe, Tracy A Hamilton, Katherine G Purvis, Matthew C Hamilton, W Leann Jacks, Brittany E Davis
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
87 Functional rumen microbiological survey of triplet-bearing Polypay ewes from parturition to weaning
- Katherine G Purvis, Jennifer R Weinert-Nelson, Donald G Ely, John May, Michael D Flythe, Tracy A Hamilton, Jessica L Ferrell, Brittany E Davis
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
131 Selenium-form effects on hepatic function and selenoprotein mRNAs in the early pregnant heifer
- Jordan Jackson, Elizabeth Stamper, Benjamin Crites, Kwangwon Son, Sarah Carr, Phillip Bridges
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
129 Selenium-form affects de novo cholesterol synthesis and catabolism of cholesterol and progesterone in the liver of beef heifers
- Elizabeth Stamper, Jordan Jackson, Benjamin Crites, Kwangwon Son, Sarah Carr, Phillip Bridges
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
11 Transcriptomic changes in response to form of selenium on the interferon-tau signaling mechanism in the caruncular tissue of beef heifers at maternal recognition of pregnancy
- Sarah Carr, Benjamin Crites, Phillip Bridges
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
137 Impacts of heat stress on the accuracy of an ear-tag sensor for detection of eating and rumination behavior in cattle
- Jennifer R Weinert-Nelson, Jessica Werner, Alayna A Jacobs, Leslie H Anderson, Tracy A Hamilton, Carey A Williams, Brittany E Davis
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
2024 dean’s list - Equine Science & Management
5/31•UK Animal & Food Sciences -
82 Effects of a red-clover containing mineral on heifer behavior and fertility
- Tyler A Purvis, Leslie H Anderson, Jennifer R Weinert-Nelson, Eric Vanzant, Tracy A Hamilton, Dan Miller, John Johns, Brittany E Davis
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
39 Effectiveness of an educational program covering on-farm finishing of beef cattle for direct-to-consumer in Kentucky
- Drs. VanValin, Hayes, Anderson, Bullock, and Kevin Laurent
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
Spring 2024 dean's list - Animal Sciences
5/29•UK Animal & Food Sciences -
Spring 2024 dean's list - Food Biosciences
5/29•UK Animal & Food Sciences -
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated)
5/28•UK Animal & Food Sci -
Timely Tips for June (beef cattle)
- Dr. Les Anderson
5/16•Cow Country News