Wye Beef Cattle Research Center
The Wye Beef Cattle Research Center is part of the Wye Research and
Education Center, a 450 acre facility located on Maryland’s Eastern
Shore near Queenstown. The beef herd consists of 250 registered Angus
cows plus young stock, and bulls which are direct descendants of the
Wye Angus herd that was donated to the University of Maryland in 1978.
However, faculty in the department have periodically conducted research
at the facility since 1954. The facility is used to support research
associated with beef cow-calf management, pasture management, and growth
physiology. Facilities are available for group feeding experiments with
growing bulls and heifers, and the beef research center is a key component
in the department’s beef extension activities including field days,
and a department sponsored bull test and sale for area beef producers.
