University of Kentucky Animal & Food Sciences Department

03/06/2025

Transmission of HPAI virus?
https://poultry.extension.org/2025/02/transmission-of-hpai-virus

• Dr. Jacquie Jacob discusses transmission of the HPAI virus

Posted on February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 by JacquieTransmission of HPAI virus? There has been a lot of research looking at how HPAI has been able to get around biosecurity measures and continues to spread in the USA. Fomites are being looked at. A fomite or fomes is any inanimate object that, wh...

03/05/2025

03/05/2025

Dr. Katie VanValin hosts presenters on beef cattle spring marketing opportunities
https://youtu.be/MAigarY14R0

• Dr. Kenneth Burdine presents "2025 Cattle Market Outlook and Opportunities"
(Time: 00:50)

• Kevin Laurent presents "PVAP Results and Current Market"
(Time: 25:41)

Dr. Katie VanValin introduces Dr. Kenneth Burdine and Kevin Laurent to talk about beef cattle marketing opportunities coming into spring (2025).• Dr. Kenneth...

03/03/2025

Building a Balanced Mare and Foal Diet
https://thehorse.com/1134383/building-a-balanced-mare-and-foal-diet

• Dr. Laurie Lawrence (UK) and Dr. Kris Hiney (OSU) share insights on creating effective feeding strategies to support mare's late-stage pregnancy and foal's early development.

Source: thehorse.com

Learn how to tailor the feeding program for your mare and foal diet from late pregancy to weaning with expert guidance.

03/03/2025

02/27/2025

Backyard poultry production: General nutrition and mixing your own poultry feed
March 12 (3-4PM EST)

• Dr. Jacquie Jacob is joined by Dr. Wilmer Pacheco to discuss basic nutritional needs for backyard poultry and how to save costs by mixing your own feed.

Nutrition problems plague many backyard flocks resulting in low or no egg production, health problems (especially reproductive), and welfare issues. Dr. Wilmer Pacheco, Extension Specialist and Associate Professor with the Department of Poultry Science at Auburn University will be discussing the bas...

02/27/2025

What do horse owners want and why-Bob Coleman

• Dr. Bob Coleman presents "What do horse owners want and why?" at the 2025 KY Alfalfa and Shared Forage Conference.

This presentation was given as part of the 2025 Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference, Alfalfa Updates and Producing Grass Hay for Premium Markets. This confe...

02/27/2025

Do you know what you are feeding?

• Dr. Katie VanValin shares work on projects about what cattle are eating and conserved quality forages.

https://youtu.be/R7UpC_xu6Vw?feature=shared

Source: KY Forages YouTube

02/25/2025

Managing and Mitigating Equine and Nuisance Wildlife Interactions

• Uninvited guests can bring unintended consequences to your property, like disease, hazardous terrain created by burrows/holes, property damage, and feed and water contamination.

Managing and Mitigating Equine and Nuisance Wildlife Interactions ASC-268 Managing and Mitigating Equine and Nuisance Wildlife Interactions Authored by: Fernanda Camargo Click the Download button below to download this publication (ASC-268). Download Publication Abstract Many of the resources used t...

02/24/2025

Extension Beef programming through the years with Dr. Roy Burris

https://jstonet.podbean.com/e/extension-beef-programming-through-the-years-with-dr-roy-burris/

Featuring: Dr. Roy Burris
From: Kentucky Ag Matters

Intro for show E Hello everybody! And welcome to Kentucky Ag Matters, a podcast designed to inform and educate both producers and consumers about all matters affecting Agriculture. On this week’s show, we visit with Dr. Roy Burris, retired Extension Beef Specialist with the University of Kentucky....

02/21/2025

From the Horse's Mouth (Feb. '25)
https://mailchi.mp/19e6b5eb7854/83cci10rz1-45188

• Horses in History
• Educational Article - 4 Things You Need to Know to Prevent Endocrinopathic Laminitis
• Event Recap - KEEP Day at the Capital
• Puzzles & Crafts
• Upcoming Events
• Eastern Kentucky Floods

The lives of horses and humans have been long-intertwined. Throughout 2025, we hope to shine the spotlight on one horse from history per month.

02/18/2025

Timely Tips (beef cattle)
https://issuu.com/cowcountrynews/docs/cow_country_news-_march_2025/80
(right side of page)

• Spring-Calving Cow Herd
• Fall-Calving Herd
• General

By: Dr. Les Anderson
From: Cow Country News

Read Cow Country News- March 2025 by The Kentucky Cattlemen's Association on Issuu and browse thousands of other publications on our platform. Sta...

02/18/2025

New and Underused EPDs Can Improve Your Herd
https://issuu.com/cowcountrynews/docs/cow_country_news-_march_2025/80

• While the number of EPDs can be overwhelming, it's important to focus on traits that have the greatest economic impact.

By: Dr. Darrh Bullock
From: Cow Country News

Read Cow Country News- March 2025 by The Kentucky Cattlemen's Association on Issuu and browse thousands of other publications on our platform. Sta...

02/18/2025

Flood recovery is a challenge. The UK Extension Disaster Preparedness program can help.

Check out Purdue Extension's "First Steps to Flood Recovery" Publication (https://shorturl.at/2xzBW) and explore additional resources at anr.ca.uky.edu/extensionhelps.

For more information, contact your local UK extension county office.

02/17/2025

Beef industry meets in San Antonio at CattleCon 2025, NCBA Trade Show
https://hpj.com/2025/02/14/beef-industry-meets-in-san-antonio-at-cattlecon-2025/

• Whitney Peck (University of Kentucky) is a 2025 CME Group Beef Industry Scholarship recipient!

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association hosted its annual convention and trade show in San Antonio, Texas.

02/17/2025

AGR-281: Improving Kentucky Horse Pastures
https://publications.ca.uky.edu/agr-281

• Quality pasture can provide nutrients needed for maintenance or light work for much of the year. Pasture reduces costs of keeping horses while providing safe footing and minimizing impacts on the environment.

Improving Kentucky Horse Pastures AGR-281: Improving Kentucky Horse Pastures Authored by: Chris Teutsch Krista Lea Ray Smith Bob Coleman Click the Download button below to download this publication (AGR-281). Download Publication Abstract For many horses, quality pasture can provide almost all nutri...

02/17/2025

ASC-270: Overview of the Mineral Nutrition of Yaks
https://publications.ca.uky.edu/asc-270

• Mineral nutrition is a critical aspect of livestock management, particularly for yaks grazing on the challenging terrains of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau or the diverse conditions of North America.