Welcome to the UK Beef Cattle Program
Beef Instruction
Beef Extension
Beef Research
Beef Information Resources
Kentucky has the largest beef cow herd east of the Mississippi and the eighth largest nationally, with approximately 1 million beef cows. Beef cattle provide our primary means of converting Kentucky's 7 million acres of pasture and forage into useful products.
Tremendous potential exists to expand income opportunities from beef cattle to help replace lost tobacco income and sustain Kentucky's agricultural base. The state-of-the-art facilities at the Animal Science Research Center Beef Unit will allow us to move into this new century with renewed emphasis on development (Research) and transfer (Extension) of knowledge and technologies to ensure that Kentucky's beef industry is competitive in a changing and demanding marketplace.
Beef News & Events
Upcoming Events
- Oct. 13 – 17 - Heart of America Grazing Conference
- CPH45 Feeder Calf Sales
> Aug 8, Dec 5 - Owensboro, KY
> July 17, Dec 10 - Guthrie, KY
News
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Heat wave and impact on fertility
- Drs. Lehmkuhler, Anderson
6/28•Beef Bits Podcast -
Timely Tips for July
- Dr. Les Anderson
6/25•Cow Country News -
Keep Cool in the Shade
- Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler
6/25•Cow Country News -
Shade for beef cattle during heat stress
- Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler
6/25•Jeff Lehmkuhler YouTube -
Back to Basics with Dr. Les Anderson
6/17•Kentucky Ag Matters podcast -
Dr. Bullock is awarded the 2024 BIF Pioneer Award
6/17•Beef Improvement Federation -
Off the Hoof (June '24)
- Drs. Anderson, Burdine, Arnold, Lehmkuhler; Kevin Laurent
6/10•UK Beef Extension -
Controlled Grazing with Kevin Laurent
6/3•Kentucky Ag Matters -
163 Growth trends in Bos grunniens raised in pasture-based systems in Eastern Kentucky
- Amanda L Lee, Jeffrey W Lehmkuhler, Mary McCarty, Gregory Dike
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
Levodopa attenuates the feed intake reduction caused by ergot alkaloids in cattle
- Eriton E L Valente, James L Klotz, Ryana C Markmann, Ronald J Trotta, J Lannett Edwards, John B May, David L Harmon
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
5-hydroxytryphophan mitigates ergot alkaloid-induced suppression of serotonin and feed intake in cattle
- Eriton E L Valente, James L Klotz, Ryana C Markmann, J Lannett Edwards, David L Harmon
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
131 Selenium-form effects on hepatic function and selenoprotein mRNAs in the early pregnant heifer
- Jordan Jackson, Elizabeth Stamper, Benjamin Crites, Kwangwon Son, Sarah Carr, Phillip Bridges
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
129 Selenium-form affects de novo cholesterol synthesis and catabolism of cholesterol and progesterone in the liver of beef heifers
- Elizabeth Stamper, Jordan Jackson, Benjamin Crites, Kwangwon Son, Sarah Carr, Phillip Bridges
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
11 Transcriptomic changes in response to form of selenium on the interferon-tau signaling mechanism in the caruncular tissue of beef heifers at maternal recognition of pregnancy
- Sarah Carr, Benjamin Crites, Phillip Bridges
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
137 Impacts of heat stress on the accuracy of an ear-tag sensor for detection of eating and rumination behavior in cattle
- Jennifer R Weinert-Nelson, Jessica Werner, Alayna A Jacobs, Leslie H Anderson, Tracy A Hamilton, Carey A Williams, Brittany E Davis
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
82 Effects of a red-clover containing mineral on heifer behavior and fertility
- Tyler A Purvis, Leslie H Anderson, Jennifer R Weinert-Nelson, Eric Vanzant, Tracy A Hamilton, Dan Miller, John Johns, Brittany E Davis
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
39 Effectiveness of an educational program covering on-farm finishing of beef cattle for direct-to-consumer in Kentucky
- Drs. VanValin, Hayes, Anderson, Bullock, and Kevin Laurent
5/31•Journal of Animal Science -
Spring 2024 dean's list - Animal Sciences
5/29•UK Animal & Food Sciences -
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated)
5/28•UK Animal & Food Sci -
Timely Tips for June (beef cattle)
- Dr. Les Anderson
5/16•Cow Country News
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