Written by Katie Caren, ANS Animal Biology Senior The UF Animal Sciences Department offers a wide variety of elective courses for students to take, with many offering hands-on experiences with livestock at the teaching units. This fall semester, ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Written by Jillian Runyon, ANS Animal Biology Senior Transferring between colleges can be daunting, and my journey has been nothing short of a transformative adventure. Starting at Penn State, I found my passion for animal science, but when ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
Morgan Yoder is a member of the UF Animal Sciences Fall Class of 2024 and this summer she completed an internship with Adams Land and Cattle in Broken Bow, Nebraska. She served as a processing intern, placing her in the processing barn where ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Professional Development, UF/IFAS
For five weeks this past summer, Rebecca Lyons, a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) junior lived in Clovis, New Mexico. With support from the VP Promise, she participated in the 2024 U.S. Dairy Education and Training Consortium. ... READ MORE
Category: Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Teaching
Chloe Cole is a member of the UF Animal Sciences class of 2026 and this summer she completed an 8-week internship with Alliance Dairies in Trenton, Florida. During her time there, Chloe worked hands-on with the dairy cows and calves in the maternity, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFASBibina Joseph is a member of the UF Animal Sciences class of 2025 and this summer she completed a social media internship with the CancerCollegeAlliance. This was a remote experience where she managed social media pages, collaborated with the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) junior Rebecca Lyons attended the Agriculture Future of America (AFA) Animal Institute. Based in the Animal Health Corridor, the conference took place in Kansas City, Miss. Lyons received funding ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
In her first year at UF, 40 Gators Under 40 honoree Hannah Shetters enrolled in general chemistry, one of the many requirements for students interested in dentistry and other health professions. Like many other pre-professional students, Shetters ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS Teaching
To students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), graduation means more than earning a degree. For Sarah White-Springer, graduating meant earning a degree, but also having a network of relationships and years of incredible ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
By: Jesse Savell The University of Florida (UF) registered its first Brahman cattle in 1949 under the herd number 1113. These cattle were located at the Range Cattle Experiment Station in Ona, FL. The foundation of the original herd came ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Livestock