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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
- Sept 29 - AFS Reunion 2023
- Oct. 11 - UK Pregnancy Diagnosis and AI School
- Oct. 17-19 - Beef Cattle Seedstock Symposium
- Oct. 26 - KY Beef Conference
- Oct. 28 - SKAY Yak Husbandry & Research Conference
- Oct. 31 - KY Grazing Conference - West
- Nov. 1 - KY Grazing Conference - East
- Nov. 11 - Equine is for All
- Poultry Webinars
> Oct. 3 - Respiratory issues with poultry
> Nov 7 - Designing a small flock poultry house
> Dec 5 - Managing a poultry flock on pasture
- CPH45 Feeder Calf Sales
> Dec. 6 - Bluegrass Stockyards
Lexington, KY
> Dec. 7, Feb. 15, April 25 - Kentuckiana Livestock Market
Owensboro, KY
> Dec. 12, Feb. 2 - KY - Tennessee Livestock Market
Guthrie, KY
News
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Practical Corn Silage Harvest and Storage Guide for Cattle Producers
- Donna Amaral-Phillips, Nick Roy, Chad Lee, Jeff Lehmkuhler
9/28•MG CAFE Publications
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Being a Livestock Specialist in Maine
- Drs. Jeff Lehmkuhler, Colt Knight
9/28•Beef Bits Podcast -
Match-a-Yak: a Tool to Minimize Inbreeding in North American Yaks
- Jeff Lehmkuhler, Darrh Bullock, Mary McCarty, Les Anderson, Ted Kalbfleisch
9/26•MG-CAFE Publications -
2023 Beef Bash highlights Kentucky’s growing beef industry
- Dr. Les Anderson
9/22•WKYT News
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From the Horses Mouth (Fall '23)
- Dr. Fernanda Camargo, Mary Jane Little
9/21•KY 4-H Horse -
It's Fourth And Goal For Cattle Nutrition
- Dr. Katie VanValin
9/20•Cow Country News -
Fall Grazing Conference to focus on low-stress livestock handling
- Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler
9/20•MG-CAFE News - UK Sheep Unit - Helping Advance the American Flock
9/15•UK AFS Alumni Newsletter - New Undergraduate Degree Options for Departmental Majors
9/13•UK Animal & Food Sciences - 2023 AFS Alumni Scholarship Recipients
9/13•AFS Alumni Newsletter
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2023 AFS Alumni Newsletter
- Featuring Drs. Radcliffe, Ragland, Glenn, Lehmkuhler, McLeod, Rentfrow, Xiong, Trotta, Pescatore, Amaral-Phillips, Burris, Schendel; McKenzie Bell, Charity Moore, Jim Akers, Miranda Agbana, Sarah Carr
9/12•UK Animal & Food Sciences -
Fencing in the Northern Regions
- Drs. Jeff Lehmkuhler, Colt Knight
9/7•Beef Bits Podcast
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Beef Bash 2023 will set a bright vision for the future
- Dr. Les Anderson
9/7•UK MGCAFE News -
UK workshop focuses on small acreage horse farms
9/6•MGCAFE News - Off the Hoof (Sept. '23)
- Drs. Anderson, Purvis, Bullock, Ginn, Lehmkuhler, Arnold, Burdine; Kevin Laurent
9/5•UK Beef Extension - Princeton Farm Tour
- Includes Dr. VanValin
8/31•UK MGCAFE Facebook
