It performs tests to confirm regulatory diseases and to meet export and sale requirements. The Center s animal health and disease diagnostic program provides an early warning system for diseases that compromise the economic well being of the animal industries of Kentucky. Continuous effort is applied to improving the efficiency of test systems with a goal to decreasing livestock producer costs and speeding delivery of diagnostic answers. The Museum of Anthropology collects, organizes, preserves, studies, exhibits, and interprets objects from the ethnographic present and the archaeological past. School and community groups are welcome for guided or self-guided tours.
Collections are available for research projects by qualified scholars.
The Office of State Entomologist issues more than 1,000 nursery permits and certificates each year for the sale of plant material as required by KRS 249. A primary focus of nursery inspection is providing timely and accurate pest information to the nursery and landscape industry. Trapping of gypsy moths and other exotic pests is also done annually. The University Archives and Records Program Reference Center responds to information and research requests relating to the University of Kentucky. Within the archives nearly 10,500 cubic feet of holdings document virtually every area of the University s history over the past century and a quarter.