Animal & Dairy Science

The tiny Asian longhorned tick (left) compared to the common Lonestar tick.

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Disease-bearing Asian longhorned tick found in north Georgia Posted on 09/30/21 by Michele Hatcher

First discovered in North America in 2017 on a sheep in New Jersey, the Asian longhorned tick has spread to 17 states.

College of Veterinary Medicine faculty member Corrie Brown will administer a new U.S Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service grant that will allow UGA to host and train visiting veterinary and agricultural educators from Africa. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker)

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UGA to host Faculty Exchange Program in African Veterinary Science Posted on 09/17/21 by Laurie McLennan

UGA was one of two U.S. institutions selected as hosts for the 2022-23 Faculty Exchange Program in African Veterinary Science.

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Read about our outstanding faculty, staff, and students in the 2021 Awards Newsletter.

2021 Awards Newsletter

Horses in Georgia

The University of Georgia’s Equine Program encompasses instruction and research in the fields of equine science and management, as well as an extension role with state youth horse programs and continuing education opportunities for horse owners and county Extension agents.

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Upcoming Events

Guest speaker Dr. Haley Oliver, Professor of Food Science at Purdue University will present Food Safety - Local Grocery Stores to Informal Markets Around the World on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. via Zoom. All are invited.

Oct 27

10:00AM - 11:00AM Food Safety - Local Grocery Stores to Informal Markets Around the World https://zoom.us/j/7457247689

The 35th Annual J.W. Fanning Lecture will take place on October 27, 2021 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel. Our guest speaker is Acting Deputy Undersecretary of the USDA Jason Hafemeister. ADUS Hafemeister has been involved in agricultural farm and trade policy for over 25 years. Registration, refreshments and Awards presentation will take place at 10am and the lecture begins at 10:30am.

Oct 27

10:00AM - 12:00PM J.W. Fanning Lecture University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel, Athens, GA

Fearlessly embracing the likelihood of failure, Daniel Seddiqui is now an international bestselling author, highly demanded speaker, and director of an innovative career exploration program. He is the founder of Living the Map, which raises awareness of the varying cultures, careers, and environments across the country through outreach, educational endeavors, and community building. Seddiqui encourages those to explore the world around them, to understand and respect one another and to make continuous discoveries to better themselves. Event begins at 11:10 AM and will conclude at 12:25 PM.

Nov 02

11:00AM - 12:30PM Lecture: Daniel Seddiqui UGA Special Collections Library, Athens, GA

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Congratulations to the 2020 class of 40 Under 40!

40 Under 40 celebrates young alumni leading the pack in their industries and communities.

Congratulations to Franklin West (PHD ’08)!

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Photographed L-R: Madison Walker, Bailey Gibson, Jenna Farmer, Sam Ellis and Doug Mundrick.

The UGA Collegiate Horse Judging Team made first national contest appearance

The UGA Collegiate Horse Judging Team made their first national contest appearance in many years at the Ohio Quarter Horse Congress Judging Contest on October 16, 2019. This contest is hosted by the largest one breed horse show in the country that has hosted the contest for 51 years!

The contest serves as an ultimate test of the judging standards for a wide variety of performance events in the American Quarter Horse Association shows. College students and youth evaluated 12 classes of top quality horses in classes such as conformation, western pleasure, hunter under saddle, equitation, western horsemanship, hunter hack, western riding, trail, reining, and ranch riding. A possible 50 points per class was earned for perfectly aligning the horses as an official panel of AQHA judges placed the classes. In the afternoon, the students individually addressed the judges with their reasoning for placing five classes from the morning. Students could earn up to an additional 50 points/per reason set with excellent accuracy, correct terminology, and effective presentation skills.

The Congress contest was won by West TX University from Canyon, TX, followed by Oklahoma State University. The Dawgs finished just out of the top 5, placing sixth overall. The five member team was composed of Samantha Ellis (Mechanicsville, VA), Jenna Farmer (Conyers, GA), Bailey Gibson (Nolensville, TN), Doug Mundrick (Madison, GA), and Madison Walker (Grayson, GA). Each of the UGA students earned some personal “bests” in reasons and placings scores, but most noteworthy was their ability to score a 45 or above on the oral reasons. The University of Georgia Animal and Dairy Science Department offers two courses on equine evaluation that started these students into the collegiate competitive world of horse judging.

Coached by Dr. Julia McCann, the entire team is grateful to the GA professionals and their horses that have been shared with the group. The team is very appreciative of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science and the ADSC Department and Head Dr. Francis Fluharty for their support. Another new team will be cultivated this spring for contests in TN and OK in April and May, 2020!

Featured Story

Animal science alum has a fantasy job with world-famous animal-themed resort

For most of us, encountering exotic animals face-to-face is a rare, magical experience — something that happens only at places like, say, Walt Disney World Resort’s Animal Kingdom theme park in Orlando. Deidre Fontenot (BSA — Animal Science, ’92) has that opportunity almost every day. As the veterinary operations manager for the iconic wildlife-focused park, Fontenot oversees the core team of clinical veterinarians who care for the main attractions.

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