Welcome to the UK Meat Science Program
Meat Science Menu
- Meat Science Instruction
- Meat Science Extension
- Meat Science Facilities
- Meat Science Publications
- Meat Science Videos
- UK Butcher Shop
- UK Meats Judging Team
Meat Science Faculty
- Gregg Rentfrow, Ph.D.
- Surendranath P. Suman, Ph.D.
- Youling Xiong, Ph.D.
Meat Science Social Media
Meat Science involves everything from growth and development to hot dogs. The University of Kentucky has a fully functional USDA inspected meat processing facility designed for teaching and research. UK students can participate in hands-on learning classes such as ASC 300 Meat Science or FSC 304 Animal Derived Foods or lecture classes like FSC 430 Sensory Evaluation of Foods, FSC 434G Food Chemistry, FSC 530 Food Microbiology or ASC 630 Advanced Meat Science.
The UK Meats Laboratory’s Extension activities include the UK Meat Cutting School, the 4-H Country Ham Project, Master Cattlemen, the Food Systems Innovation Center, and the UK Butcher Shop. Researchers evaluate how animal diet affects meat quality, factors affecting meat color, sensory evaluation of meats, food microbiology, and the use of antioxidants in meats.
Meat Science News & Events
Upcoming Events
- UK Meat Cutting School
> July 9 - 11 - Beef Processing Workshop
News
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Gate to Plate provides training, networking to Kentucky high school agriculture teachers
- Dr. Gregg Rentfrow
6/24•UK M-G CAFE News -
Dr. Suman was selected as a Signal Service Award Winner in the meat industry
6/10•American Meat Science Association -
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 -
Spring 2024 dean's list - Food Biosciences
5/29•UK Animal & Food Sciences -
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated)
5/28•UK Animal & Food Sci - UK Meat Science program with Dr. Gregg Rentfrow
- Dr. Gregg Rentfrow