Sands takes summer short-travel course abroad through Iowa State University

2016 Oct 3

Kelsey Sands, majoring in Animal Science, was among the group of students that traveled abroad over the summer in the "UK Heritage Livestock" program. This is just one of the many programs offered through the Ag Study Abroad Office that allow students to take their learning outside the classroom and explore the world.

Each program is unique in topic and location. In this program students toured the farms and regions of the United Kingdom to learn about purebred livestock and breed development and to see where many animal breeds originated, including multiple rare breed farm parks offering access to more than 25 rare breeds of cattle, pigs, sheep, horses and goats. Additional stops included a visit to Haven Herefords to see the oldest breeding herd of Hereford cattle in the world, visits to the Royal Windsor Horse Show, to the Suffolk Punch Trust Colony to see the oldest registered flocks of Suffolk Sheep, Chillingham Wild Cattle which are thought to be more rare than the giant panda, stops to see Angus, Limousins, and Galloway beef cattle, visits to Clydesdale and Ayrshire farms and a visit to Ballindalloch Castle to see the oldest Aberdeen Angus herd in the world.

The Ag Study Abroad Office works with faculty members in departments to offer a variety of trips that help students gain a new perspective at locations all around the world. Through trips offered over breaks in the academic year, during the summer and semester-long exchanges or internships, students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have been on all seven continents studying agriculture and life sciences.