Selected Recent Publications

1. Zhang, R., X. Li, C. Collar, and R. Fry.  2000.  Aerobic treatment of dairy wastewater with sequencing batch reactors.  Proceedings of 8^th International Symposium on Animal, Agricultural and Food Processing Wastes, 547-554. 
    

2. Kirk, J., W. Sischo, S. Barnett, C. Collar, G. Higginbotham and T. Shultz.  2002.  Salmonella Contamination of Rubber Boots Worn on Dairies.  The Bovine Practitioner, Vol. 36, No. 1: 11-14.
    

3. Kirk, J., E. Atwill, C. Holmberg, M. Arana, C. Collar, D. Ghirardelli, G. Higginbotham, G. Markegaard, D. Mullinax and A. Wubishet.  2002.  Prevalence of and risk factors for Salmonella in water offered to weaned dairy calves in California, USA.  Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 54: 169-178.
    

4. Zhang, R., P. Yang, C. Collar, and L. Ham.  2003.  Treatment of flushed dairy manure by solid liquid separation and lagoon aeration. Proceedings of 9^th International Symposium on Animal, Agricultural and Food Processing Wastes, 496-503. 
    

5. Meyer, D., J.P. Harner, E.E. Tooman and C. Collar.  2004.  Evaluation of weeping wall efficiency of solid liquid separation.  Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Vol. 20(3):  349-354.
    

6. Robinson, P. H., C. Collar, G. Nader and D. Putnam.  2004.  The 2004 UC Davis Recommended Forage Energy Prediction Equations.  California Dairy Herd Improvement Magazine, Vol. 13, No.9, pg. 4, 13.
    

7. Collar, C., S. Wright, P. Robinson and D. Putnam.  2004.  Effect of Harvest Timing on Yield and Quality of Small Grain Forages. In proceedings of 34^th annual California Alfalfa Symposium and National Alfalfa Symposium, 2004.
    

8. Kirk, J.H., B. McCowan, E.R. Atwill, K.S. Glenn, G.E. Higginbotham, C.A. Collar, A. Castillo, B.A. Reed, H.G. Peterson and J.S. Cullor.  2005.  Association of minimum inhibitory concentration cluster patterns with dairy management practices for environmental bacteria isolated from bulk tank milk.  J. Dairy Sci. 88: 3710-3720.