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Summer 1998

After 5 ½ years of service to the Departmentas Chair, I am returning full time to my dutiesas a teacher/researcher. Serving as chair hasbeen a challenging and rewardingexperience. I found myself doing things Inever dreamed of doing and aiding theDepartment in totally unexpected ways.Sharing in the many successes of the facultyand staff during this period was veryrewarding but I particularly enjoyed my

unique opportunity to have a special role in the personal developmentand university experience of so many Animal Science students.

Needless to say, the Animal Science program at UCD is a team effort.We have the very best faculty, Extension specialists and staff to carryout our teaching, research and outreach programs. Our students,alumni and friends are also part of that team. Graduate students assistfaculty in undergraduate instruction and their research projectscomplement the work of their faculty mentors. Our undergraduatelivestock show teams meet the public at county and State fairs, thusproviding visibility to the department and an important tool for studentrecruitment. Our alumni and friends help us achieve our goals by theirgenerous gifts of time and money, by service on our DevelopmentBoard, and through letters in support of department initiatives. Out inthe state, livestock and dairy farm advisors help us transmit newinformation to the animal industries and public. They also collaboratewith faculty and specialists in applied research. Although we canaccomplish a great deal as individuals, the ultimate success of ourteaching, research and outreach programs lies in that team effort.Keep up the good work, everyone, and thank you!

Ed Price

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Summer 1998

There is a new face in the Chair's Office ofthe Department of Animal Science.Chancellor Vanderhoef recently appointedProfessor Gary B. Anderson to succeedformer chair Ed Price when his 5 ½ yearterm expired on August 15, 1998.Professor Anderson joined the departmentin 1973 shortly after receiving hisdoctorate in reproductive physiology fromCornell University. He is internationallyknown for his research in embryo

physiology, including studies on the biological barrier that preventssuccessful cross-species pregnancies; improving milk compositionthrough gene transfer; isolating embryonic stem cells from embryos ofdomestic livestock; and examining the reproductive processes invarious animal species.

A highly successful teacher, Professor Anderson has received the“Magnar Ronning Award for Excellence in Teaching”, an award givenby students; the “Teaching Award of Merit” from the NationalAssociation of College Teachers in Agriculture; the UC Davis“Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award” and in 1995 he waspresented with an “Award of Excellence in Teaching” by the NationalAssociation of State University and Land Grant Colleges. In 1997,Professor Anderson was awarded the UC Davis Prize forUndergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement, the campus'most prestigious award.

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Professor Edward J. DePeterslistens to undergraduate studentLuciana Contreras.


Summer 1998

Professor Edward DePeters. OnJune 4, 1998 the Department hosteda reception honoring AnimalScience Professor Edward DePeters,recipient of a 1998 UC Davis“Academic Senate DistinguishedTeaching Award”. Three suchawards were given by the campus in1998 to recognize faculty withoutstanding teaching skills.Nominations are made by fellowfaculty members and students.

Professor DePeters joined theDepartment in 1979 and is an authority on dairy cattle nutrition. Hiscourses include Domestic Animal Production, Animal Feeds andNutrition, and Dairy Cattle Production. He is well known fordelivering clear lectures, welcoming questions from students andadministering fair tests. Students consistently remark about his caringattitude.

Professor DePeters extends his involvement in student activitiesbeyond the classroom, serving as advisor for the undergraduatestudent Block & Bridle Club and participating in annual campusevents including Picnic Day, Dairy Cattle Day, and Ag Science FieldDay. One colleague remarked that “his sphere of influence overstudents surpasses academics. It expands into areas of integrity,responsibility and good leadership”.

Lecturer AlidaMorzenti. Also honoredat the June 4th receptionwas Animal ScienceLecturer Alida Morzentiwho was awarded the1998 UC Davis“Academic Federationfor Excellence in

Lecturer Alida Morzenti chats withLecturer Tom Adamson during the June 4threception in her honor. Professor JuanMedrano and James Millam are inbackground (left and right, respectively).

Graduate student Peter Hodum is congradulated by Deanof Graduate Studies, Christina Gonzales for being a 1998recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Student TeacherAward.

Teaching Award”. This isthe highest teachingaward given at UC Davisfor Academic Federationemployees and Alida wasone of two recipients thisyear.

Morzenti began teachingat UC Davis as an

undergraduate teaching assistant in several lower-division courses inthe Department of Avian Sciences. Avian Sciences then hired her as apart-time lecturer in 1986 and full time in 1990. She teaches anintroductory course on Birds, Humans and the Environment, andcourses on the Management of Captive Birds, Raptor Biology andRaptor Management. Morzenti emphasizes that she wants her studentsto learn more than what is presented in textbooks and the classroom.She encourages them to seek out peer-reviewed scientific informationand to think critically and creatively. One nominator commented onAlida's desire to improve her students' writing skills and use of logic.“Alida loves to teach and her commitment to her students and thediscipline is apparent in the huge amount of time she spends on hercourses and students”. Another nominator wrote: “Her focus issquarely on student learning. She struggles to find ways to keep herstudents engaged in learning and her courses are carefully structuredto enhance this very process.”

PeterHodum.AvianSciencesgraduatestudent,PeterHodum,washonoredwith a1998

“Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award” at a reception andawards ceremony at the University Club on June 2, 1998. Peter wasone of 10 graduate students from the campus receiving this award.

Alida Morzenti, an awards committee member, introduced Peter at theceremony. Dean of Graduate Studies, Christina Gonzalez, made thepresentation. Animal Science faculty member, Wes Weathers, servesas Mr. Hodum's major professor.

CONGRATULATIONS!


Summer 1998

Doug is the new Herd Manager for theUC Davis Dairy Teaching and ResearchFacility. Doug started work this pastFebruary. Doug received his B.S. inAnimal Science from UC Davis in 1981.After earning his undergraduate degree,Doug worked as a herd manager for adairy in Oregon before returning to UCDavis to begin his M.S. graduate programin Animal Science. Doug's thesis projectfor his M.S. graduate program evaluatedthe benefits of milking cows three-timesdaily. Upon completion of his graduateprogram, Doug accepted a position as the

Dairy & Forage Farm Advisor in Merced County. As a UCCooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Doug developed educationalprograms to extend current information about dairy management andforage crop production to producers. He was involved in researchtrials evaluating forage crop variety and hybrid selection andagronomic practices on forage quality at harvest.

In 1988, Doug left cooperative extension to become the Dairy & FarmManager for Areias Dairy Farms where he managed 1900 milking anddry cows plus replacements at two dairy facilities. In 1994 Dougestablished his own Management & Nutrition Consulting business inwhich he served as a nutritional professional and he managed a largedairy in the San Joaquin Valley. Prior to accepting the UC Davis HerdManager position, Doug worked for LaFollette Enterprises, Inc., inTurlock. At UC Davis, Doug will be involved in the generalmanagement of the Dairy Facility. In addition, he will contribute to theteaching, research, and outreach missions of the Department, College,and University. Doug will have teaching responsibility for our ANS 49course, Animal Management Practices, which is taught every quarter.He will supervise the Dairy related internships and provide support tothe animal science classes using the dairy animals and facilities. Hewill also support teaching activities from other departments andcolleges on Campus. Doug will be a resource support person forresearch activities and provide assistance when needed. Doug'soutreach activities will include participating in the UC Davis Dairy

Cattle Day program and attending industry meetings and functions.Doug's position is challenging because of the many facets involved inmanaging and operating a dairy facility associated with a collegecampus.

Doug comes to UC Davis with a great wealth of knowledge related todairy cattle and experiences working with the dairy industry. TheDepartment of Animal Science is pleased to welcome Doug Gisi to UCDavis.


Summer 1998

The Department of Animal Science Development Board hosted UCDivision of Agriculture & Natural Resources Vice-President RegGomes at its annual spring meeting on May 13, 1998. Vice-PresidentGomes spoke to the group about strategies to obtain support forupgrading our campus field facilities for large domestic animals. Aftervisiting our dairy and feedlot facilities earlier in the day, he confirmedthe inadequacy of these older units.

Rotating off the Board on August 31, 1998 are: Robert Bray(Chairman for 1997-98), Ken Beer, Max Herzog, Tim Indart, DavidKnudsen and Tom Sawyer. The Department would like to thank theseindividuals for their many contributions over the last three years.


Summer 1998

The A.L. Gilbert Company based in Oakdale, CA has established anendowment fund at UC Davis, the earnings of which will be used tofund graduate fellowships in memory of Richard (Doc) Johnson, along-time Gilbert employee and dairy nutritionist. The funds will bespecifically used to support graduate students in the Department ofAnimal Science pursuing interests in dairy nutrition or agriculturalby-product feeding. If you are interested in contributing to thisendowment, please use the insert in this issue of Highlights. Mark thebox for “Graduate Student Fellowships/Scholarships” and note thatyour contribution is to be applied to the Richard Johnson Fellowship.


Summer 1998

Six heifers (4 Jerseys, 1 Guernsey and 1 Holstein) were recentlydonated to the Department of Animal Science Dairy Teaching andResearch Program. The Department would like to thank the followingproducers for their generosity and interest in our dairy programs:

Phil Fanelli, Phil's Jerseys, Hilmar.Richard Clauss and C.A. Russell, Yosemite Jersey Dairy,Hilmar.Charles Ahlem, Charles Ahlem Ranch, Turlock.Vern Wickstrom, Vern and Mary Wickstrom Dairy, Hilmar.Walt and Arnold Kessler, Bay Meadows Farms, Galt.John Kidd, Kidd Farms Registered Holsteins, Modesto.

Graduate student StefanieOppenheim listens to Dr. Wilmutdiscussing his research whilevisiting the department's DairyGoat Teaching, Research &Extension Center.


Summer 1998

To scientists in reproduction, he'sIan Wilmut. To the rest of theworld, he's “Dolly's dad.” For afew days in May he was a guestin the Animal ScienceDepartment. Each year aworld-class scientist is invited tocampus to present StorerLectures to the campuscommunity and the generalpublic. This spring's StorerLecturer was Dr. Wilmut whoaccepted the invitation in 1997, afew months after theannouncement from hislaboratory in Scotland of thesuccessful cloning of an adultsheep. The Department ofAnimal Science co-sponsored Dr.Wilmut's visit with the Divisionof Biological Sciences.

In addition to presenting two public lectures, which broke previousattendance records for Storer Lectures, Dr. Wilmut met with faculty,graduate students and undergraduates in the Department of AnimalScience. The accompanying photograph caught Dr. Wilmut as he metwith students at the Animal Science Dairy Goat Facility.

Dr. Wilmut's public lectures addressed the biological limits of cloningin mammals and the uses of cloning procedures in biology, medicineand agriculture. He also gave us some inside information on hislaboratory's most recent results, including definitive proof from DNAevidence that Dolly is a clone produced from an adult mammary glandcell, observations that show Dolly to be by all measures a normal ewe,and the announcement that Dolly has given birth to a daughter namedBonnie.

Dr. Wilmut's focus on animal agriculture made his visit of specialinterest to Animal Science students, staff and faculty. His enthusiasmfor discussing his research with students reinforced our own value we

place on teaching in conjunction with research and public service.


Summer 1998

Barbara Reed, UC Dairy Farm Advisor for Glenn, Butte and ColusaCounties, is the recipient of the first Reuben Albaugh ExtensionScholarship for Farm Advisors and Specialists. Ms. Reed will relocateto Davis from September (‘98) to June (‘99) to explore market andconsumer issues related to food production. The $3,500 award will beused to support her coursework in food science and nutrition while atUC Davis. A portion of Reed's extension program and collaborativeresearch is in food safety and milk quality and she routinely is asked toanswer clientele and consumer questions on these issues as they relateto meat and dairy products. She is especially interested in cultural,ethnic and political determinants that drive food choices and how theyshape food production and marketing. While at Davis, Ms. Reed willcommunicate her progress to dairy production faculty through regular,informal meetings.

The Albaugh ExtensionScholarship wasestablished in 1995 tofinance the continuingeducation of farmadvisors and specialistsand to encouragecommunication betweenextension personnel andUCD faculty. Scholarshiprecipients must be housedin the Department ofAnimal Science while onprofessional leave for atleast one academic

quarter. Priority is given to off-campus Livestock and Dairy FarmAdvisors but off-campus specialists or graduate students withextension goals are also eligible for the award. Contributions to theAlbaugh Extension Scholarship endowment can be made by using theinsert in this issue of Highlights and checking the box for “ExtensionScholarship Fund”.


Summer 1998

Emeritus Professor Pran Vohra was honored on August 27, 1998 whenthe former Avian Sciences Conference Room in Meyer Hall wasdedicated as the “Pran Vohra Room”. Professor Vohra joined theAvian Sciences faculty in 1962 as an Associate Professor. During his27 year career with UC Davis, he published numerous articles, bookchapters and books on the subject of avian nutrition. He wasespecially interested in the nutritional requirements of chickens,turkeys, ducks, game birds and squabs, the alleviation of naturallyoccurring toxic components in feeds, the effect of the geneticmanipulation of cereals and legumes on their nutritional value topoultry and improving the nutrition of disadvantaged people indeveloping nations. Former students remember him for his courses in“Comparative Nutrition of Avian Species”, “Applied Avian Biology”and “Poultry Production in Developing Countries”.

Professor Vohra has had numerous assignments abroad (India, China,Malaysia, Australia, England) and has served as a consultant for theU.S. Feed Grains Council on many occasions. He continues to beactive in department activities since his retirement in 1989.


Summer 1998

Former Department Development Board member, Albert “Pete”Boyce has donated more than $40,000 as “seed money” to encouragedonations for replacement of the department feed mill. Conceptualplanning has begun on a new feed mill which will serve as an “anchor”for the upgrading and relocation of field facilities supporting thedepartment's teaching and research programs with large domesticanimals. The current feed mill was built with funds from the cattleindustry in the 1950s.

Pete is owner and president of Boyce Resource Development Co., anenterprise that manages the family's oil, agricultural and otherinterests. He is a resident of Manteca, California.


Summer 1998

There were lots of happy faces at the Department's Annual SpringAwards Barbecue held on June 5, 1998 at Putah Creek Lodge onCampus. One-hundred thirteen scholarships, awards and certificateswere distributed to our undergraduate students. Two veryrepresentative scenes from the barbecue are shown below.

Professor Emeritus, Robert Laben and his wife, Dorothy, presentDiane Dereszynski with the Robert and Dorothy Laben Scholarshipfor 1998-99. Looking on is Professor Anita Oberbauer, Chair of theUndergraduate Scholarship Committee.

The UC BAR Award is given to graduating seniors in recognition oftheir service to the Department and involvement in variousdepartmental and student activities. Recipients receive a certificate

and a leather piece branded with the UC brand. Standing, left to rightare: Izaskun Zallo, Jaime Kwok, Stacy Pettigrew, Luciana Contreras,Rebecca Brandi, (Professor Anita Oberbauer, Chair of theUndergraduate Scholarship Committee in the background), andChristine Aguiar. Sitting, left to right are: Cassandra Tucker, JeffriMallett and Kimberly Pincus.


Summer 1998

Graduation, 1998. On June 21, 1998, the Department hosted areception for graduating seniors and their families and friends in thebreezeway of Meyer Hall. Graduates included 49 students in theAnimal Science major, 14 students in the Animal Science &Management major and 6 students majoring in Avian Sciences. Thehappy faces in the photo are (left to right) Professors Jim Fadel,Douglas Conklin and Ian Garnett with students Luciana Contreras,Lorrell Kenney and Dara Carlson.


Summer 1998

Nicole Collette's senior year at UCDavis will be remembered for heryear-long probe into the moleculargenetics of mammaliandevelopment. Ms. Collette'saccomplishment is special since sheis the first student to complete anUndergraduate Honors Thesis inAnimal Science. Under thedirection of Professor Jim Murray,Collete learned how to producetransgenic mice. More specificallyshe worked on transferring a milkprotein gene from cattle into mice.Her research was part of a largerproject designed to genetically

manipulate the protein composition of cow's milk to provide greaterflexibility in food processing applications. Ms. Collette highlyrecommends the honors thesis “for students who want greaterresponsibility and independence in a research program”. She will begina graduate program in genetics this fall.

Alumnus Maran Clark talks to undergraduateDara Carlson during lunch at the AnimalScience Alumni/Student Career Symposium.


Summer 1998

February 21, 1998, marked the exciting beginning of what will be anannual event--the Department of Animal Science Alumni/FacultyBreakfast and Alumni/Student Career Symposium. This half-day,dual-event function brought together students, alumni, faculty, andstaff to renew or create mutually beneficial ties between graduates andthe department.

Seventeen UCDalumni, includingKim Adams, MaryBiesiadecki, DVM,Paul Bos, DVM,Laurie Calvin-Campoy, MarliesHarris, Berta Lim,Jean (Head)Kennedy, DebbieKing Maus, RoySharp, and HilaryWard, joined 12current and emeritifaculty and threedepartment staff

for a “get reacquainted” breakfast at the Silo. Later the group traveledto the Rec Pool Lodge where panelists Maran Clark (‘87), Eric Erba(‘88, ‘90), John Maus (‘87), Denise (Chabot) Mullinax (‘93, ‘96), RodShippey (‘51), and Laura (LaSalle) Tewnion (‘91) joinedapproximately 40 undergraduate students and offered their best adviceon courses, extracurricular activities and experiences that have helpedthem find satisfying careers. The panelists represented variousagricultural careers that benefited from study in the animal sciencesand/or participation in animal science programs (e.g., LivestockJudging Team, Little I). Ria de Grassi (‘83, ‘87) moderated the paneland helped organize the event. Panelists exposed undergraduates tobroad career options, gave practical career development tips, andgranted students “access” to them as successful professionals foradvice, internships, and job leads. One student remarked that the eventcompletely changed the way she was thinking about her career

development. Another gleaned information useful to her vet schoolinterview a few days later and yet another became interested in agpolicy. Debbie Maus recruited three interns from the event while BertaLim enthused, “I would be interested in assisting with any ANS alumniproject that is planned...I enjoyed being present...and would love to doit again next year! I can also help with other projects. It was awonderful idea to incorporate the students with the alumni and I thinkwe have valuable insight to the working world that they haven't beenexposed to. Count me in!”

Mark your calendars now for Saturday, February 20, 1999, at the UCDAlumni Center if you are interested in participating in the secondevent. Contact Advising Associate Carrie Devine at (530) 752-6118([email protected]) or Ria de Grassi at (916) 561-5610([email protected]) for more information.


Summer 1998

More than 50 AnimalScience undergraduates,faculty and staffhosted/coordinated fivecompetitive judgingevents (livestock, dairy,poultry, horses, meats)at the Annual AgScience Field Day onCampus. A total of 665Future Farmers ofAmerica and 64 4-Hpersons participated inthe fun on March 7th.The photo shows someFFA students takingnotes on a group of pigsat the Cole Facility.


Summer 1998

Of the 22 departments in the College of Agricultural & EnvironmentalSciences at UC Davis in 1997-98, the Department of Animal Scienceranked #1 in total full-time equivalents (FTE) for faculty plusExtension specialist positions (42.64), #1 in total number ofundergraduate students in our majors (629) and #3 in annual studentcredit hours (13,257).

Gary Moberg

Francine Bradley


Summer 1998

Associate Dean and Professor of AnimalScience Gary Moberg has been namedchair of the board of directors for the U.S.Department of Agriculture's WesternRegional Aquaculture Center. The Centeris one of five in the United Statesdesignated by the USDA to providefederal leadership in aquaculture. Itsupports projects that impact thecommercial development of aquacultureby focusing on programs that fostercooperation between researchers,extension specialists, government andindustry.

Animal Science Extension specialistFrancine Bradley was named the firstrecipient of the Helene B. Cecil LeadershipAward by the Poultry Science Association(PSA). The award, presented at theassociation's fifth annual meeting held atPenn State University, is named for the lateDr. Cecil who was a poultry scientist atUSDA and the first woman president of thePSA. Dr. Bradley was recognized for hersignificant leadership in the promotion anddevelopment of opportunities for women inthe area of poultry science and for her manyscientific contributions to the field of poultry

science.

Tracy Grissom has recently joined the Animal Science AdvisingCenter Staff as an administrative assistant for our advising programs.She brings a wealth of organizational and administrative experience tothe Advising Center having been previously employed as a ProjectManager for KPMG Peat Marwick LLP of San Francisco. She and her

Tracy Grissom

husband, Mark, reside in Davis.

Donna Bradshaw is the newestmember of the main office. Shetransferred to Animal Science fromAgronomy & Range Science whereshe was an administrative assistant.Donna and her husband, Jeff, enjoytraveling, snowboarding and beingoutdoors. Welcome to thedepartment, Donna!

The following staff in theDepartment of Animal Sciencereceived service awards sinceJanuary 1: Carl Adam (15 yrs),Abbas Ahmadi (15 yrs), Wayne

Gould (15 yrs), John Henderson (15 yrs), Mary Horton (35 yrs),Walter Paroczai (20 yrs), Ben Reynaga (20 yrs) and Victor Vieu (25yrs). Congratulations and thank you.

Animal Science undergraduate Rebecca Brandi was awarded aplaque by Cooperative Resources International in recognition of herparticipation in the National Dairy Shrine Student Recognition contest.


Summer 1998

Over 850 dairymen and allied industry persons have attended anEnvironmental Short Course offered by the Department and UCCooperative Extension. Deanne Meyer, Livestock WasteManagement Specialist in the Department, worked closely with UCDairy Advisors and allied industry groups to deliver the Short Course18 times. The Short Course consists of three 2-hr classes and addresses19 critical issues associated with manure collection, storage andmanagement. In addition, the course covers the regulatoryresponsibilities of producers. Three-hundred producers attended allthree sessions.

Graduates of the Short Course understand their liability associatedwith production and their obligations as a business to comply withenvironmental regulations. Producers who have completed the ShortCourse and have subsequently been inspected have reported that theinformation gained from the Short Course was invaluable in improvingmanure management on their facility and provided confidence whenmeeting with inspectors. Additional offerings of the Short Course willbe made in the year ahead.

Department staff assembled course materials and many UC DairyAdvisors participated in classroom teaching. The Milk ProducersCouncil and Western United Dairymen assisted with mailings andmeeting arrangements. Each of these groups received funding from theNatural Resources Conservation Service to help offset the cost oftravel and class materials.


Summer 1998

Animal Science alumnus and free-time auctioneer, Dan Macon (topright on platform), looks for the next bid as Animal Scienceundergraduate, Elena Gutierrez leads a well-groomed filly around theshow ring at the Department's Annual Foal Auction on June 27th. Danis assisted by Sami Macon (center) and undergraduate, Lisa Goodrich(left). Ten foals and yearlings were sold at the event.

Animal Science undergraduate, Esteban Escobedo, entertains thecrowd at the Foal Auction with his trick roping.

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