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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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Upcoming Event
- July 22 - Beef & Forage Field Day (Princeton)
- July 25 - UK BBQ Basics
- Aug. 9 - Cost Share Opportunities on Horse Farms
- Meat Cutting School
> July 14-16 - Beef Processing Workshop - CPH45 Feeder Calf Sales
> Aug. 14 - Owensboro
> Dec. 4 - Owensboro - Poultry Webinars
> Sept. 3 - Poultry Poopology 101
> Nov. 4 - Raising black soldier fly larvae for feeding chickens - KY Master Small Ruminant Nutrition Course
- Small Ruminant Profit School
News
- What is a Good Life: The story of trying to do right by our horses
(Dr. Camie Heleski)
7/3•Tack Box Talk podcast - High heat prompts livestock safeguards across Kentucky
(Drs. VanValin, Coleman)
7/2•UK M-G CAFE News - UK Beef and Forage Field Day 2025
(Dr. Katie VanValin)
6/30•UK M-G CAFE News - UK scientist and scholars among the top 2% of most-cited researchers in the world
(Drs. Harmon, Suman, Xiong)
6/26•UK NOW - Time for Change
(Dr. Les Anderson)
6/20•Cow Country News - Timely Tips
(Dr. Les Anderson)
6/20•Cow Country News - Wildcat Canter (Spring 2025)
(Dr. Heleski)
6/16•UK Ag Equine Programs - AGR-283: Interpreting Baleage Fermentation Test Results
(Drs. Henning, Smith, Teutsch, Lehmkuhler, Arnold)
6/13•UK M-G CAFE Extension Publications - Equine Science & Management Dean's List (Spring 2025)
6/13•UK Animal & Food Sciences - Food Biosciences Dean's List (Spring 2025)
6/13•UK Animal & Food Sciences - Animal Sciences Dean's List (Spring 2025)
6/13•UK Animal & Food Sciences - Thinking about raising chickens? University of Kentucky poultry expert says do your research
(Dr. Jacquie Jacobs)
6/6•WEKU - Off the Hoof (June '25)
(Drs. Anderson, Burdine, Bullock, Spangler, Arnold, Lehmkuhler; Katie Pratt)
6/6•UK Beef Extension - Alternative protein sources for poultry
(Dr. Jacquie Jacob)
6/5•Jacquie Jacob YouTube - Celebrating 100 years of beef research and extension at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center
(Drs. Katie VanValin, Roy Burris)
6/5•UK M-G CAFE News
