Christopher LeMaster

Area Livestock and Forages Agent
County Coordinator
Livestock and Forages Program Team, Cherokee County Cooperative Extension Office, Spartanburg County Cooperative Extension Office, Union County Cooperative Extension Office

Office: 110 Railroad Ave., Gaffney SC 29340
Phone: 864-649-8251
Fax: 864-489-3142

Email: clemast@clemson.edu

Educational Background

M.S. Animal and Veterinary Science
Clemson University 2015

B.S. Animal and Veterinary Science
Clemson University 2013

Profile

Mr. LeMaster is proud to serve the livestock producers and grass farmers in Cherokee, Spartanburg, and Union. He lives on the family farm in the Grassy Pond community of Cherokee County where they background calves and raise hay and horses. He enjoys working with a variety of livestock owners from backyard poultry enthusiasts to equine farms and County Cattlemen Associations. His goal is to help his farmers stay profitable and enjoy their operations so they are able and willing to continue farming for at least another generation.

Publications

R.K. Taylor, K.M. McCarty, C.T. LeMaster, R.E. Ricks, S.L. Pratt, N.M. Long,
Effects of nutrient restriction during early or mid-gestation in bovine on placental development and miRNA expression in the cotyledon. Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 237,2022

LeMaster C, LeMaster CW. Equine Hoof Care. Clemson (SC): Clemson Cooperative Extension, Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension; 2022 Jun. LGP 1136. https://lgpress.clemson.edu/publication/equine-hoof-care/.

LeMaster CW, LeMaster C. Principles of Feeding a Healthy Horse. Clemson (SC): Clemson Cooperative Extension, Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension; 2021 Aug. LGP 1115. https://lgpress.clemson.edu/publication/principles-of-feeding-a-healthy-horse/.

LeMaster C, Coleman GJ, LeMaster CW, Craig L. Mud Management for South Carolina Livestock Farmers. Clemson (SC): Clemson Cooperative Extension, Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension; 2020 Aug. LGP 1081. https://lgpress.clemson.edu/publication/mud-management-for-south-carolina-livestock-farmers/.

LeMaster, C.T. et al. 2017. The effects of late gestation maternal nutrient restriction with or without protein supplementation on endocrine regulation of newborn and postnatal beef calves. Theriogenology , Volume 87 , 64 - 71

Taylor, R. K., C. T. LeMaster, K. S. Mangrum, and N. M. Long. 2015. Effects of maternal nutrient restriction on bovine fetal growth during mid-gestation. Proc. South. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 19