Animal & Dairy Science

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Corral an amazing future in animal and dairy science and bioscience.

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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.

Each year, hundreds of international researchers — from master’s degree students to academic faculty — apply to come to the University of Georgia to work in a wide range of academic fields.

CAES News

UGA faculty excellence attracts international researchers across disciplines 09/28/23 Maria M. Lameiras

Each year, hundreds of international researchers — from master’s degree students to academic faculty — apply to come to the University of Georgia to work in a wide range of academic fields.

In Athens, Greece, CAES students hiked up the Acropolis to view various temples and the Parthenon, learning about the modern-day uses of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a stone Roman theater structure on the southwest slope.

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International agriculture programs broaden student horizons 09/05/23 Cassie Ann Kiggen

From the time that our ancestors began cultivating food in the Fertile Crescent thousands of years ago, agriculture has been a life-sustaining practice that has enabled early civilizations to evolve into modern societies.

At the White Oak Pastures farm store, visitors can purchase grass-fed beef, grass-fed lamb, heritage and Iberico pork, pastured chicken and poultry, specialty meats, organic vegetables, and a line of products created on site.

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CAES alumnus reimagined the legacy of his ancestral farmland 08/28/23 Maria M. Lameiras

Will Harris still works the same land in Bluffton, Georgia, that his great-grandfather first tended in 1866, but he will leave a very different operation to his children and grandchildren than the one he began working on as a child.

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