An annex to the building contains eight box stalls and a small round pen. The Department of Animal Sciences is the primary user of the high speed treadmill, but access to the horse stalls is shared with researchers in the Department of Veterinary Sciences. Laboratory Facilities and Equipment Most laboratory facilities at the research farm are used for initial sample handling. The majority of the sample analyses occur in laboratories in the Department of Animal Sciences. The University of Kentucky does not operate a riding program, and all horses are maintained for research purposes.
Foals produced on the farm are progeny of stallions maintained on the or of area stallions.
These accomplishments are of little significance to the equine nutrition research program except that they illustrate that the genetics of the research herd are representative of horses performing successfully in both the racing and show industries.