Four Belgian draft horses, 1930

Four Belgian draft horses, 1930

A "get of sire" or "get of dam" quartet of Belgian draft horses posed by handlers next to Iowa State College (University) Horse Barn 2. The roan colored horses are standing according to size and age, as is typical for this type of class at a horse show. The barn has housed horses on campus since its construction between 1923 and 1926. Its U-shaped design with gambrel style roof, numerous gabled and shed dormers, box and tie stalls on wood block floors, is largely in original condition today.

The Department of Animal Husbandry was established in 1898. At that time, the department had five breeds of horses, six breeds of cattle, seven breeds of sheep, and breeds of swine used for classes and research in breeding and feeding. Also in 1898, students in the Animal Husbandry participated in the first intercollegiate livestock judging contest at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha, Nebraska. Throughout the 20th century, the curriculum has focused on animal breeding and nutrition, meat and milk production, and pork, poultry, beef, dairy, sheep and equine systems management. The name of the Department was changed of the Department of Animal Science in 1962. The Department of Poultry Science merged with the Department in 1971.

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1930

2006-09-08

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1930s;

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