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New Toxicant Test 12/05/12 J. Faith Peppers
As more scientists began investigating the effects of toxicant exposure and links to abnormal fetal development, three University of Georgia researchers discovered a more efficient, accurate and cost-effective way to conduct these studies using cells in a petri dish.
WInners of UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences' 2012 DW Brooks Awards include, front row from left, Monique Leclerc, 4-H Vista volunteer Capri Martinez Leticia Sonon and, back row from left, Unnessee Hargett, Albert Culbreath Jeff Buckley, Brian Tankersley, Pam Brown, Robert Kemerait, 4-H Vista volunteer Dominique Butts and Donna Tucker. Agricultural and Applied Economics professor James Epperson and Animal and Dairy Science Meat Lab Manager Ryan Crowe also took home awards, but were not present for the photo. CAES News
D.W. Brooks Award winners 10/02/12 Merritt Melancon
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has recognized staff and faculty who demonstrated excellence in the college’s teaching, research and Extension missions with the annual D.W. Brooks awards and lecture series.
Animal waste specialist Melony Wilson with the UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Science holds a pig at the UGA swine facility. Photo taken Tuesday, May, 19, 2009, in Athens, Ga. CAES News
Preventing flu at the fair 09/25/12 Merritt Melancon
As Georgia’s fair season cranks into high gear, people will be in closer proximity to livestock — increasing their chances of contracting the zoonotic swine flu H3N2v.
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UGA farm sale 08/31/12 J. Faith Peppers
In its August meeting, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved the sale of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ Plant Sciences Farm in Watkinsville, Ga. The 522-acre farm will be sold to the Townley Family Partnership for $11.4 million.
Fifty-five animal and dairy science graduate students and animal-breeding professionals gathered in at UGA's Athens campus for three weeks in May to study with UGA Animal and Dairy Science professor Ignacy MIsztal. CAES News
Cow Matchmaking Course 06/14/12 Merritt Melancon
University of Georgia animal and dairy scientist Ignacy Misztal develops software programs to help cattlemen select more productive cow couplings. His unique bovine matchmaking skills have earned him an international fan base of animal breeders and researchers.
Beef cattle graze in a pasture at the University of Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center in Blairsville, Ga. CAES News
Safer food 04/26/12 Merritt Melancon
While the California dairy cow that tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, made national headlines this week, University of Georgia livestock and food safety experts say the real story is how well the nation’s food safety system worked.
Photos of goats cleaning up the banks of Tanyard Creek near Baxter Street in Athens. Students from the UGA College of Environment and Design installed the goats as part of service-learning project. CAES News
Targeted grazing 04/19/12 Merritt Melancon
Goats and sheep have a reputation for eating vegetation that most other grazing animals would not touch. This trait makes them invaluable to people who need to raise livestock in tough climates, but it’s also made them popular for landowners who need to clear brush or invasive plants from overgrown parcels.
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Equine Field Day for Youth 04/19/12 Katie Gazda
Fulton County Cooperative Extension will be all about horses at their 2nd Annual Equine Education Day on Saturday, April 28. Young people interested in horses and their parents should make plans to join the Fulton County Extension staff, the Atlanta Black Rodeo Association and the Horse Industry Committee of Georgia from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 28 as they present the Wonderful World of Horses.
A barrel racing competitor leans her horse into the turn during the Great Southland Stampede Rodeo. CAES News
Southland Stampede Rodeo 04/16/12 Merritt Melancon
UGA’s Block and Bridle club is gearing up for the 38th annual Great Southland Stampede Rodeo, which will roll into Athens, Ga. this weekend, April 19-21.