Cummings School Farm
The farm at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University covers more than 200 acres of the 594-acre veterinary school campus. Since 1980, the farm reared sheep, beef cattle, dairy replacement heifers, laying hens, corn and hay. Many of our animals are used in teaching at Cummings School in various core and elective courses. These unique courses may be taken by D.V.M. candidates, veterinary technician students, and prospective students in the Adventures in Veterinary Medicine program.
While most of the animals housed at Cummings School Farm are raised for food or fiber production, certain species may also be involved in research projects. Furthermore, external institutions may temporarily accommodate their animals with the Farm.
Teaching
D.V.M. Candidate Courses
- Clinical Skills I
- Clinical Skills II
- Clinical Skills III
- Clinical Skills IV
- Bovine Anesthesia and Surgery
- Bovine Medical Procedures
- Bovine Husbandry and Restraint
- Ovine Husbandry and Restraint
- Poultry Husbandry and Restraint
- Ovine Medical Procedures
- Farm Services
Research
The staff and faculty of Cummings School Farm utilize it as a working laboratory to make new discoveries about animal and human health. With these discoveries, our team strives to make farming more profitable, sustainable, and environmentally conscious for New England and beyond!
Many landmark agricultural biotechnology projects have been carried out at Cummings School, including many of the first studies on the production of human medication derived from goat’s milk, and organ and tissue transplantation with swine. Most notably, Cummings School is the home of Dolly, a female Finn-Dorset sheep, who was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell.