NEWS AND EVENTS
- Alison Van Eenennaam featured in American Society of Animal Science “Taking Stock” pertaining to the use of genetically engineered crops as animal feed http://takingstock.asas.org/?p=9685
- Barry Wilson recognized by Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors with and Award of Excellence for his “W-2045 Agrochemical Impacts on Human & Environmental Health: Mechanisms & Mitigation” project
- Joy Mench featured in an article on poultry welfare in the Business Journal for Meat & Poultry Processors www.meatpoultry.com/articles/news_home/Business/2013/09/Butterball_strengthens_animal.aspx?ID=%7b8D30BB28-FFDE-4152-ACF1-AC5214BF9568%7d&e
- Brian Greco’s research featured in Science Daily www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130910205244.htm) and the Oregonian www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/09/elephant_welfare_study_may_ser.html)
- Emily Sin, Avian Sciences undergrad who worked at Hopkins Avian facility and in Jim Millam’s lab, as a member of Henlight (a solar-powered light to stimulate egg production in chickens) won the top $10,000 prize at the Thought For Food (TFF) Summit held in Berlin http://venturevillage.eu/thought-for-food-pitch-henlight
- FABULOUS FALL BBQ! Thanks to all who made the event memorable!
RESEARCH
- Ermias Kebreab & Abbas Ahmadi awarded ‘Development of Ration Formulation and Enteric Methane Calculation Software For Dairy Cattle in Vietnam’ sponsored by USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service
- Qian Wang & Frank Mitloehner coauthor of “Effects of inorganic v. organic copper on denitrification in agricultural soil” in Advances in Animal Biosciences
- Anita Oberbauer coauthors “Inherited epilepsy in dogs” in Topics Companion Animal Medicine
OUTREACH AND TRAVEL
- Alison Van Eenennaam spoke at National Institute of Animal Agriculture 2013 conference opening session
- Carine Elkhoraibi, Richard Blatchford & Joy Mench present talks on Backyard Flocks at the California Egg Quality Assurance Program meetings in Modesto and Riverside
- Anita Oberbauer presented at the 7th International Conference on Advances in Canine & Feline Genomics and Inherited Diseases at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Canine & Feline Breeding & Genetics Conference held in Boston
- Frank Mitloehner chair of the environmental sub-committee of the NAS Institute of Medicine project on 'Development of a Framework to Assess Health, Social, and Environmental Impacts if the Food System' held in Wash DC
- Joy Mench participates in meetings of the Butterball Turkey Animal Care & Well-Being Advisory Council and the American Humane Association Humane Heartland Science Advisory Committee in Orlando
- Brian Greco, Ph.D student in Joy Mench’s lab, presented invited talk on elephant behavior at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Meeting in Kansas City as part of a symposium “Using Science to Understand Zoo Elephant Welfare.”
- Mark Rubio comes to the aid of UCD alums’ wedding reception at Putah Creek Lodge by providing straw bales
- Frank Mitloehner attended coalition for sustainable egg supply meeting in Minneapolis (Joy Mench also attended) and a Discover conference in Chicago where he presented on dairy efficiencies
- Caleb Sehnert, Meat Lab manager was one of 6 judges of "Grill on the Gridiron", Portland St. vs UCD (see photos below)