Advances in Animal Sciences

Through a network of dedicated research programs and centers across the state, UGA is a leader in creating solutions and innovations in animal sciences. To achieve solutions to grand challenges in the livestock, poultry, and integrated pest management, CAES researchers explore these topics:

  • Insect Studies
  • Animal Physiology, Genetics and Neurology
  • Mammal Studies
  • Avian Studies
  • Animal Nutrition
  • Animal Health and Welfare
  • Animal Farming Practices
  • Medical Implications and Advances
  • Animal Pathology
  • Animal Reproduction/Breeding
  • Diversity

Advances in Animal Sciences Research News

UGA entomologist William Snyder CAES News
CAES research contributes to $1M global award for sustainability breakthroughs
Multifaceted research on the social and environmental impacts of diversified agriculture from institutions around the world, including the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, has been named one of three International Frontiers Planet Prize winners. An initiative of the Frontiers Research Foundation, the Frontiers Planet Prize recognizes transformational research that shows the greatest potential to address the world’s most urgent environmental challenges.
PoultryScienceBuilding October 2023 Sean Montgomery 9 web CAES News
Wayne-Sanderson Farms gift boosts total support to $4.1M for UGA Poultry Science Building
Wayne-Sanderson Farms has announced an additional $2 million donation for the new Poultry Science Building at the University of Georgia. The gift brings project support from the Georgia-based poultry producer to $4.1 million. The combined gift will name the Poultry Science Building student lobby, a 1,300-square-foot space for students to study and network with industry partners. Situated on UGA’s South Campus, the 70,000-plus square-foot Poultry Science Building provides nearly double the space per student in each classroom than the previous facility.
Illustration of the Asian Needle Ant CAES News
Are Asian needle ants your backyard’s next invasive threat?
Make room, Joro spiders. There’s another invasive species taking over Georgia yards this summer. The Asian needle ant is becoming infamous as a “medical pest.” Although this type of ant has been around in the U.S. since the 1930s, its spread through the Southeast marks a significant danger for those with allergies to other insects like wasps or yellowjackets, said Dan Suiter, an Orkin Distinguished Professor of Urban Entomology in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and UGA Cooperative Extension.
Chick with water droplet in a poultry house