Ohio State University to open high-tech agriculture and animal science facility
The Ohio State University is developing a high-tech facility for animal science that includes machines to milk cows, biosecure viewing walls to examine pigs and automated feeding systems for handling manure.
According to the university, an upcoming 100,000-square-foot facility called the Multispecies Animal Learning Complex, which is scheduled to open later this month, will provide students with unprecedented access to advanced technologies for farming and agriculture.
“Animal agriculture is important in Ohio and our country, and it’s a major part of what we teach,” Graham Cochran, associate dean for operations at the Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, told the university. “The MALC will bring all the animals we teach about into one complex to offer hands-on learning, enhancing our programs in a truly world-class facility.”
The facility will also reportedly include viewing corridors for K-12 students and other visitors, without compromising the health of the animals. The facility is also planning to hold other activities for youth groups and adults interested in learning more about animals and agriculture.
