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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 Events
- Dec. 2 - Horse & Horsemanship Clinic
- Dec. 14 - Managing Cattle in Confinement Conference
- Feb. 8 - Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
- Feb. 17 - Pre-Veterinary Experience Day
- Poultry Webinars
> Dec 5 - Managing a poultry flock on pasture - CPH45 Feeder Calf Sales
> Dec. 6 - Lexington, KY
> Dec. 7, Feb. 15, April 25 - Owensboro, KY
> Dec. 12, Feb. 2 - KY - Guthrie, KY
News
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Kentucky youth participate in inaugural Equine Is For All
11/30•M-G CAFE News -
2023 Equine Is For All
11/29•M-G CAFE YouTube -
Beyond the Headlines: UK's Maine Chance Farm
- Dr. Lawrence
11/28•BloodHorse -
Minerals Matter for Beef Cattle
-Drs. VanValin, Lehmkuhler, Arnold; Kevin Laurent
11/20•MG-CAFE Publications -
Off the Hoof (Nov. '23)
- Drs. Anderson, Bullock, Arnold, Teutsch, VanValin
11/17•UK Beef Extension -
From the Horses Mouth (Nov. '23)
- Dr. Camargo, Mary Jane Little
11/13•KY 4-H Horse -
Deer Processing with Dr. Gregg Rentfrow!
11/13•Kentucky Ag Matters -
"So, you want to be a meat processor"
- Dr. Gregg Rentfrow, Brock Billingsley
11/10•M G CAFE YouTube -
Meat Processing Sanitation
- Drs. Gregg Rentfrow, Melissa Morgan
11/10•M G CAFE YouTube -
Small - Scale Poultry Housing
- Dr. Jacquie Jacob, Alicia Halbritter
11/9•Jacquie Jacob YouTube -
Temporary Water System Considerations
- Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler
11/6•KY Forages YouTube -
Considerations When Laying Out a Grazing System
-Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler
11/3•KY Forages YouTube -
Dr. Don Ely looks back on 55-year tenure at UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
11/2•M-G-CAFE News -
KY 4-H Horse Program sees success at the 2023 All American Quarter Horse Congress
11/1•Wildcat Canter