Animal & Dairy Science

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Animal and Dairy Science: Corral an amazing future in animal and dairy science and bioscience

Explore our newest major, the Regenerative Bioscience Major

The Regenerative Bioscience major at UGA is the only one of its kind in the world! This program prepares students for the growing number of allied health and bioscience industry positions across the nation. Students can tailor the program to emphasize either human or animal health.

Get hands-on experience at our fully functioning animal processing facility

Meat Science Technology Center Store (MSTC)

The MSTC is a fully functional meat animal processing facility that is federally (USDA) inspected. The main purpose of the MSTC is to facilitate teaching, outreach and research education in the areas of meat animal production, meat science and muscle biology.

Learn more about our research and amazing faculty!

Regenerative Bioscience Center

The Regenerative Bioscience Center links researchers and resources collaborating in a wide range of disciplines to develop new cures for the devastating diseases that touch all of our lives. Regenerative medicine could offer new ways of treating diseases for which there are currently no treatments.

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Regents Entrepreneurs

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved two University of Georgia professors as Regents’ Entrepreneurs at its Dec. 1 meeting. Professors Steven Stice and Biao He, from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine, respectively, are the first two UGA selections for a designation that was adopted by the board in February 2022.

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2023 Russell Awards

The University of Georgia has recognized three faculty members with the Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the university’s highest early career teaching honor for outstanding and innovative instruction. The 2023 Russell Award recipients are Gino D’Angelo in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Jillian Bohlen in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and Krista Capps in the Odum School of Ecology.

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Cows of the Future

Join Tim and Kim and Dr. Francis Fluharty of the University of Georgia as they talk about changes in cattle over the past 60 years, whether these changes can be sustained in the future, and the desirability of selecting for cows that are excellent swimmers for future floods.

Nayantara Hareesh poses for a quick photo with Peanut Butter.

CAES News

UGA students learn proper pet care through service-oriented CAES course 01/15/25 Sameeka Prabath Rajamani

Kari Turner’s “Companion Animal Care” class attracts students from across the university interested in learning how best to care for pets.

The Jersey Management by Students program at CAES equips animal and dairy science majors with high-value skills in livestock breeding.

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CAES program equips students with high-value skills in livestock breeding 01/08/25 Maria M. Lameiras

Slipping on a shoulder-length plastic glove, fourth-year animal and dairy science student Sophie Du Pont prepared to perform a pregnancy ultrasound on a 16-month-old Jersey heifer named Woof at the University of Georgia Teaching Dairy in Winterville, Georgia.

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UGA Extension supports resilience in Georgia farm communities after Hurricane Helene 12/19/24 Emily Cabrera

Hurricane Helene wrought sweeping devastation across Georgia’s agricultural sector in late September, leaving an indelible mark on both the land and the people who tend it. From battered cotton fields to flattened pecan orchards, the storm’s aftermath is bringing focus to vulnerabilities in Georgia’s farming industry and the need for more robust safety nets.

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