NEWS AND EVENTS
- Undergrads Jessica Sampson & Jaylene Scott received Calif Wool Growers Assoc Scholarships
- Steven Berry returned from sabbatical in Denmark & Finland
- Frank Mitloehner quoted in USA Today article on energy costs of eating animal products
TRAVEL
- PSA meetings in St Louis: Mary Delany, Francine Bradley attended
OUTREACH
- Matthew T. Portillo, 4-H Youth Development Program Advisor holding ultrasound workshop for 4-H Leaders at sheep barn
- The American Dairy Goat Association listed 6 UCD goats in the top ten for milk production in their respective breeds
- Gracious thank you’s to the students and staff that helped make the FFA State Officer tour a success: Melissa Hernandez, Margaret Austin, Kaley Ladner, Jerry Johnson, Dana Van Liew, Jan Carlson, Caleb Sehnert, Kristy Smith, Joel Viloria, & Doug Gisi
RESEARCH
- Ermias Kebreab & Frank Mitloehner awarded USDA-FAS grant to study Mitigation of methane emissions under Vietnamese animal production systems.
- Kirk Klasing submitted US Poultry & Egg Association grant
- Alison Gardell, grad student in Dietmar Kültz’s lab, awarded traineeship from Superfund Research Program at UC Davis
- Richard Zinn coauthor of “Alpharma Beef Cattle Nutrition Symposium: parameterizing health and performance expectations of feedlot cattle.” J Anim Sci. 89:1863
- Alison Van Eenennaam, Krista Cooprider, Tom Famula, Frank Mitloehner, Ermias Kebreab, & Yongjing Zhao author “Feedlot efficiency implications on greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability.” J Anim Sci 89:2643