Facilities

In addition to the offices, laboratories, and classrooms in Terrill Hall, the Department maintains teaching/research units at the Paul Miller Research Center, and the UVM Morgan Horse Farm in Middlebury.  The Miller Research Center, one mile from campus accommodates major livestock activities including equestrian events, class, and student activities utilizing various livestock.  The facility has one wing that is dedicated to the 30 cow and 20 heifer CREAM program, and an area with 120 milking cows which are housed in free-stall barns.  The Ellen A. Hardacre Center is a large horse barn with 22 new horse stalls, and an indoor riding arena.  Horses for the UVM program as well as horses for the student co-operative barn are housed there.  In addition, students have access to a computer teaching lab, a fully equipped classroom, and a milking parlor.