Robert Causey

Expertise

Agriculture,  Genetics, Horses, Housing and land markets, Immune system, Immunization and vaccines, Livestock, Pathogens

Causey investigates diseases and conditions that affect equine reproduction. He oversees UMaine’s equine programs and teaches courses in equine facility management and training. Visit Causey’s biography to learn more.

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Causey balances his time between directing the School of Food and Agriculture, teaching courses about training horses and managing equine facilities (25%) and studying equine reproduction, disease, and the economic sustainability of Maine’s equine farms (25%).

Appointment details

Causey’s work is supported by:

  • School of Food and Agriculture at the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences
  • Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

Experiment Station contributions

  • Current project: Integrated Approaches to Applied Equine Research. Animal Health and Disease Research Project Number ME051805.
  • Current project: Environmental Impacts of Equine Operations. Hatch Multistate Project Number ME032006.