NEWS AND EVENTS
- Caroline Vissers, ANS Undergrad, received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
- Juan Medrano interviewed by San Francisco KGO 810 am radio on the topic of coffee genetics
- Actions Protégé earns awards at Bishop Mule Days—more info next newsletter
- UCD Meat Lab & Caleb Sehnert featured in article by Edward Ortiz of the SacBee: From cattle to beef at the UC Davis Meat Lab http://ireader.olivesoftware.com/Olive/iReader/SacBeePress/SharedArticle.ashx?document=MSB%5C2014%5C05%5C18&article=Ar07500
RESEARCH
- Ermias Kebreab & Jim Fadel awarded “Developing Better Prediction Equations for Enteric Methane Emissions by U.S Dairy Cattle” by the Innovation Center for US Dairy
- Cass Tucker co-author of “An investigation of the effects of ketoprofen following rumen fistulation surgery in lactating dairy cows” in Canadian Veterinary Journal
OUTREACH AND TRAVEL
- Jim Oltjen & Frank Mitloehner (who presented “Update on the UN FAO LEAP project”) attended the Feeder Council in Coronado
- Alison Van Eenennaam, Amy Young, & ANS students Nadia Torok & Ellen Lai attended the Sierra Nevada Forum entitled “Genetically Modified Organisms - the ABC's of GMO” in Carson City, Nevada
- Richard Blatchford gave a talk at Santa Rosa Junior College Poultry Project's Annual "Chicken-stravaganza" on Backyard Chicken Behavior and Welfare
- ANS Undergrads Sydney Westbrook & Simona Lira managed & consigned two ANS-bred rams to the Cloverdale Ram sale
- Joy Mench presented on the Coalition for a Sustainable Egg Supply to the Colorado Egg Producers annual meeting
- Cass Tucker co-chairs the 27th ADSA Discover Conference on dairy cattle welfare in Chicago. Forum discusses dairy welfare with attendees from science, industry & retailers. Graduate students, Jennifer Chen & Grazyne Tresoldi, attended with poster presentations