NEWS AND EVENTS
- Attendees at JAM in Orlando included: Peter Robinson, Deanne Meyer, Alison Van Eenennaam, Frank Mitloehner, Jim Oltjen, Bob Sainz, Ermias Kebreab, Ranga Appuhamy, Kristan Reed, Luis Moraes, Grazyne Tresoldi, Gabbi Simon, Chris Miller, Noe Gomez & Jill (Soderstrom) Havlin
- Grazyne Tresoldi’s poster on heat stress featured in July 16th JAM highlights
- Frank Mitloehner’s opening talk on “Global look at environmental footprint of livestock production” for production section at JAM, also featured in July 16th JAM highlights; he was also quoted in Grist article on “Can meat actually be eco-friendly”
OUTREACH AND TRAVEL
- Russ Hovey met with representatives of Mengniu Dairy Company, visiting campus from China
- Frank Mitloehner presented the keynote address at the National Pork Industry Conference in Wisconsin Dells, WI
- Alison Van Eenennaam presented a talk on using Social Media to deliver Extension at the JAM meeting in Orlando, FL
RESEARCH
- Silas Hung co-author of “The effect of feeding rate on the growth performance of green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) fry” in Aquaculture Nutrition
- Anita Oberbauer, Janelle Belanger, Thomas Bellumori & Tom Famula co-authors of “Ten inherited disorders in purebred dogs by functional breed groupings” in Canine Genetics & Epidemiology
- Ermias Kebreab received a new grant for “Mitigation of methane emission from cattle in Vietnam” from USDA Borlaug Fellowship Program
- Bob Sainz co-author of “Genetic correlation of traits measured by ultrasound at yearling and 18 months of age in Nellore beef cattle” in Livestock Science
- Anna Carabús, Bob Sainz & Jim Oltjen co-authors of “Predicting fat, lean and the weights of primal cuts for growing pigs of different genotypes and sexes using computed tomography” in J Animal Society