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May 06, 2016 dairy cows at the university of kentucky recently had a chance to see their new barn for the first time. University of kentucky dairy science program home facebook. The cow herd consists of 150 head of crossbred cows. In kentucky, theres a great deal of interest in locally grown, locally. Founded in 1865 by john bryan bowman as the agricultural and mechanical.
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