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F. R. Allaire, Professor, Columbus. Offers a capstone course where students,
working in teams, learn to manage change that services a client's vision. Works
with the Agroecosystems Team to develop knowledge management networks for farmers
as they pursue systemic change in their enterprise and associated communities.
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W. L. Bacon, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Bacon's main research focus is avian
reproduction. The effects of environmental lighting on semen quality and
quantity, and the control of photorefractoryness in the male turkey are being
studied. The effects of environmental lighting on circulating hormones at the
initiation of photostimulation, and the ovarian-pituitary relationship during the
ovulatory surge in the female turkey are also being studied. In female Japanese
quail, the effect of yolk precursor lipoprotein concentration on lipid
composition of the precursor, and metabolic rate of the precursor is determined.
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S. L. Boyles, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Boyles is responsible for the
state beef cattle education outreach program. His Extension program includes
coordinating the activities of the Ohio State University Extension Beef Team and
conducting local education workshops. Dr. Boyles' research program emphasizes
improved forage utilization through grazing strategies and hay storage systems.
Dr. Boyles also is working with commodity organizations on improving beef cattle
marketing programs.
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M. E. Davis, Professor, Columbus. Dr. Davis' teaching duties include Data
Analysis and Interpretation for Decision Making (AS 260), Principles of Animal
Improvement (AS 320), and Research Methods in Animal Genetics I and II (AS 820.02
and 820.04). Research responsibilities include genetics research with the beef
herd at the Eastern Ohio Resource Development Center and emphasize studies of
postweaning feed conversion, twinning, selection for IGF-I, and marker/QTL
associations for growth and body composition in beef cattle. Dr. Davis also is
director of the Animal Genetics Lab, which conducts blood and DNA typing for
parentage verification for several of the major beef cattle breed associations.
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M. L. Day, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Day's research program in
reproductive physiology emphasizes the study of puberty, postpartum reproduction,
and estrous synchronization in cattle. He teaches the Beef Production and
Management and Introductory Animal Sciences courses and advanced reproduction for
graduate students. He serves as faculty supervisor of the Ohio State University
Beef Center.
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B. A. Dehority, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Dehority's teaching responsibilities
include a course in Rumen Microbiology taught every other year during the summer
quarter at Wooster, and he advises graduate students. His research interests are
in the area of rumen microbiology, including the role of fungi in the rumen,
development of MPN procedures for counting rumen bacteria and fungi, the
isolation and characterization of rumen bacteria responsible for the breakdown of
forage structural carbohydrates, factors affecting protozoal numbers, and
specificity of gastrointestinal protozoa, as well as various other specific
studies in rumen microbiology.
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M. L. Eastridge, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Eastridge has Extension and
research responsibilities in dairy cattle nutrition and serves as the coordinator
of the Extension Program in Animal Sciences and faculty supervisor for the
Waterman dairy facility in Columbus. He conducts educational programs in the area
of nutrition. Research includes the impact of fats and feed additives on animal
performance and milk composition, and study of optimum fiber in diets for
lactating cows. Teaching responsibilities include advising graduate students and
co-teaching and serving as leader for an applied dairy nutrition course designed
primarily for veterinary students.
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J. L. Firkins, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Firkins' research activities
include evaluation of by-products as fiber sources and fat and protein sources
for dairy cattle. He studies how these feeds and feeding combinations affect site
of nutrient digestion and efficiency of microbial protein synthesis in the rumen
of cattle. Dr. Firkins teaches AS 330, Principles of Animal Nutrition; AS 530,
Comparative Animal Nutrition; and AS 730.02, Research Techniques in Animal
Nutrition.
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F. L. Fluharty, Research Scientist, Wooster. Dr. Fluharty's responsibilities
include conducting research in beef cattle and sheep nutrition. His primary
research areas are determining the effects of energy and protein intake on animal
growth and carcass composition and the nutritional requirements of stressed
feeder calves. His research includes work with ruminal microbiology and
digestion, as well as cattle and sheep performance studies. He currently is
conducting research to determine the effects of nutrition and genetics on animal
growth and meat tenderness and the effects of early-weaning beef calves on
subsequent feedlot performance and carcass composition. He also teaches AS 540,
Feedlot Management.
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J. S. Hogan, Associate Professor, Wooster. Dr. Hogan's research is in the area of
bovine mastitis: hygiene procedures to reduce bovine intramammary infection;
relationships among normal and transit teat skin bacterial flora; and milk
quality enhancement. He also conducts research relative to the development of a
mastitis vaccine, and he teaches the undergraduate lactation course.
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K. M. Irvin, Professor, Columbus. Dr. Irvin's research focuses on swine genetics.
Primary consideration is made to the combination of population genetics and
molecular genetics. Teaching responsibilities include Principles of Genetic
Improvement; Application of Genetic Improvement to Swine; Population Genetics I
and II; Advanced Swine Production; Current Issues in Animal Sciences, Capstone
and Third Writing Course; Seminars; Independent Studies; and Internships.
Extension functions include presentations, allied industry and producer
interactions.
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C. Johnston, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Johnston's research interests are in the
areas of modification of non-milk ingredients for inclusion in milk replacers for
cattle and sheep, and dietary macromolecular absorption by cattle and sheep.
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R. C. Kline, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Kline's responsibilities include
teaching the horse courses: AS 201, AS 271, and AS 541. His Extension activities
include conducting 11 statewide events each year for the 4-H Program, writing
horse materials for both youth and adult programs, and answering the daily
requests for information from the horse industry. He oversees the University
horse herd and its use for classes and research. Present research involves equine
behavior and reproductive physiology in horses.
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C. L. Knipe, Associate Professor, Columbus. Primary responsibilities include
processed meat Extension activities for the Ohio meat industry. He is also
involved in research and teaching and has a joint appointment with the Department
of Food Science and Technology. In addition to providing technical assistance to
small and large companies, within Ohio and nationwide, his Extension activities
have focused on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) training and
implementation assistance for Ohio meat plants. Dr. Knipe's research interests
include identification of processing methods that optimize the functional quality
of pork, identification of processing procedures that limit shelf-life and/or
safety of meat products, and shelf-life determination of such products,
maximizing the functionality of high-collagen meat raw materials. He advises
graduate students in Meat Science and teaches Animal Science 550, Meat
Processing.
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J. D. Latshaw, Professor, Columbus. Dr. Latshaw's teaching responsibilities
include an introductory course in animal nutrition and one in poultry science.
Also, he teaches half of the second nutrition course and half of a course
combining nutrition and physiology in support of reproduction. His research
interests include documenting all nutrient deficiencies and excesses in broiler
chicks and examining the use of energy by birds.
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M. S. Lilburn, Associate Professor, Wooster. Dr. Lilburn's research focuses on
different aspects of avian nutrition and avian embryonic development. His
teaching responsibilities are AS 830.05, a graduate vitamins course, and AS
830.03, a graduate course in proteins. Dr. Lilburn also advises students on the
graduate level.
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S. C. Loerch, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Loerch's primary research responsibility is
in beef cattle nutrition, including effects of limit feeding on feedlot
performance and proportion of carcass lean and fat, use of corn as an alternative
feed for wintering beef cows, and nutritional strategies for stressed feeder
calves. He supervises the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
(OARDC) Beef Center and the cow herd at the North Appalachian Experimental
Watershed Branch in Coshocton. He teaches an undergraduate practical nutrition
course and a graduate level advanced ruminant nutrition course.
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D. C. Mahan, Professor, Columbus. Dr. Mahan's research responsibilities involve
evaluating the nutritional requirements and feeding programs of swine at various
stages of production, with primary emphasis on the sow and weanling pig.
Nutritional areas of investigation include vitamin E and selenium, sodium and
chloride requirements of young pigs, dietary protein and energy levels for the
gestating and lactating sow, and the evaluation of carbohydrate and energy
sources for the weanling pig. He teaches undergraduate courses in Animal Growth
and Development, Feeds and Feeding, and a graduate course in Mineral Nutrition.
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K. E. McClure, Assistant Professor, Wooster. Dr. McClure's primary research
interest is ruminant nutrition, with emphasis on forage utilization in the sheep
enterprise. Considerable emphasis is directed to the use of the corn plant and
other forages used in the basal diet of the ewe flock and breeding rams to
economically meet their nutritional requirements. His service activities include
the Animal Care and Use Committee. Extension responsibilities include phone
consultations and meeting with producer groups.
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D. L. Meeker, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Meeker's primary
responsibilities are in Extension, though he is also involved in research and
teaching. He is coordinator of the Ohio Pork Industry Center, which coordinates
expertise from various disciplines to facilitate the profitable and
environmentally responsible production of wholesome pork. The Center is an
outreach activity of Ohio State University Extension. Dr. Meeker's research
interests include swine genetics, particularly genetic effects on muscle quality.
He teaches Animal Sciences 643, Advanced Swine Production.
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S. J. Moeller, Assistant Professor, Columbus. Dr. Moeller's Extension
responsibilities include swine production, management, and genetics/breeding. He
works as co-leader of the Ohio State University Swine Educators Team to assist
with in-service training and development of comprehensive statewide educational
and technology transfer programs important to the Ohio swine industry. His
primary research interests are in swine genetics and production management
strategies. Teaching responsibilities include Swine Production and Advanced Swine
Production, taught yearly in Spring Quarter.
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F. V. Muir, Professor and Associate Chair, Wooster. Dr. Muir's primary outreach
interests are in the areas of the management of layers and broilers, especially
the application of computers in the production of eggs and poultry meat. The use
of computers to integrate egg production or growth data, feed consumption,
poultry house environment, feed formulation, and record keeping are important
considerations in remaining competitive. Courses taught include graduate seminar
and Commercial Poultry Management.
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K. E. Nestor, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Nestor's research interests include
population genetics of turkeys and Japanese quail, genetics of disease resistance
in the turkey, genetic relationships between growth and reproduction, and
genetics of leg strength in the turkey. He advises graduate students and is host
to several visiting scholars. Dr. Nestor is a Fellow of the Poultry Science
Association and a member of Gamma Sigma Delta.
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H. W. Ockerman, Professor, Columbus. Dr. Ockerman's teaching responsibilities
include Advanced Meat Technology, Laboratory Analysis of Meat Products, Quality
Control Interpretation, Global Food and Agriculture, Food in International
Agriculture, Meat Science Seminars, as well as internships and individual
studies. His research programs include biochemistry, microbiology, processing,
quality, food safety, shelf life, and economics of muscle tissue from slaughter
to consumption in all species. Extension duties include short courses,
consulting, legal evaluation, and trouble-shooting industry concerns.
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J. S. Ottobre, Professor, Columbus. Dr. Ottobre's research is in the area of
reproductive physiology. The primary focus of this research is the regulation of
the function of the corpus luteum. He teaches Introductory Animal Science,
Reproductive Physiology, and Advanced Reproductive Physiology. Dr. Ottobre has a
joint appointment in the Department of Physiology in the College of Medicine.
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D. L. Palmquist, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Palmquist's research is in the area of
dairy cattle nutrition, including digestive physiology and nutrient utilization
of high-energy diets, especially fats, and regulation of milk synthesis and
composition. He teaches graduate courses in ruminant nutrition.
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J. L. Pate, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Pate is a reproductive physiologist
specializing in the area of corpus luteum function. Primary research interests
focus on the regulation of luteolysis, prostaglandin production by the corpus
luteum, the interactions between the immune system and the reproductive system,
and nutritional/metabolic effects on fertility. She teaches Physiology of
Reproduction and Advanced Reproductive Endocrinology.
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W. F. Pope, Professor, Columbus. Dr. Pope's primary research interests are in
embryonic mortality in swine. Secondary investigations are examining factors
affecting fertilization, estrous cycle control, uterine secretions, and isoforms
of the estradiol receptor. His teaching responsibilities include the core
physiology course (310) and reproductive physiology (410). Extension duties
include presentations to commercial producer groups and phone consultation.
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F. L. Schanbacher, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Schanbacher's research interests are
in the areas of physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of bovine mammary
development and milk protein synthesis. Studies are focused at whole animal,
cellular, and molecular biology levels for synthesis and secretion of milk
protein, mammary cellular growth and development, and growth regulation. He
teaches the advanced course in physiology of lactation.
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K. L. Smith, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Smith's research is in the area of
diagnosis, therapy, and control of bovine mastitis in dairy herds; natural
factors of disease resistance associated with the bovine mammary gland; and
environmental and nutritional factors associated with increased mastitis in dairy
herds. He advises numerous M.S. and Ph.D. students.
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P. W. Spike, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Spike has appointments in
Extension and teaching, including Extension responsibilities in youth work (4-H
and FFA), genetics, and management. His teaching duties include dairy cattle
evaluation, dairy herd management, and dairy farm management. He also coaches the
dairy cattle judging teams and advises the Buckeye Dairy Club.
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N. R. St-Pierre, Assistant Professor, Columbus. Dr. St-Pierre specializes in the
area of dairy farm management. Research interest is in the control function of
management. Ongoing research projects are focused on quantitative methods for
evaluating animal systems (production, reproduction, mammary health; the value of
milk urea nitrogen (MUN) as a nutrition management tool; feed cost optimization
and nutritional economics; and production risks and risk management for dairy
farms. Extension programs are focusing on three inter-dependent areas: long-term
strategic planning of dairy enterprises; production and financial benchmarks for
evaluating short-, medium-, and long-term results; and nutritional management,
herd structure, and cost control.
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T. B. Turner, Assistant Professor, Columbus. Dr. Turner's primary research
interest is beef cow performance, including milk production, preweaning calf
performance, age at weaning, and matching feed resources to calving and weaning
management. His teaching responsibilities include Introductory Animal Sciences,
Livestock Selection and Evaluation, and Applied Beef Cattle Genetics, and he
coaches the Intercollegiate Livestock Selection and Evaluation Team. Extension
responsibilities include programs in beef cattle genetic improvement and in
livestock selection and evaluation. He also advises undergraduate and graduate
students.
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S. G. Velleman, Assistant Professor, Wooster. Dr. Velleman's research focuses on
how the extracellular matrix influences skeletal muscle growth and function. She
teaches AS 618, Early Embryonic Development in Support of Tissue Growth,
Structure, and Function.
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W. P. Weiss, Associate Professor, Wooster. Dr. Weiss' research is in the area of
forage utilization, feed evaluation, and nutritional factors affecting cow
health, especially mastitis. Extension duties include working with the
Research-Extension Analytical Laboratory, the Ohio Dairy Ration Program, and
teaching dairy nutrition short courses.
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M. P. Wick, Assistant Professor, Columbus. Dr. Wick's research is in the area of
skeletal muscle myosin, the constituent proteins in the sarcomere and how they
influence skeletal muscle quality, growth, and development. Teaching
responsibilities include teaching 355.01, Principles of Meat Science; 620,
Applied Animal Molecular Genetics; and 868, Molecular Biological Techniques.
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L. B. Willett, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Willett's research interests are in the
area of food, feed, and animal safety, which is the study of the movement and
effects of hazardous or toxic materials in food-producing animals. He also
studies the physiological adaptive changes that occur in calves immediately after
birth. His teaching responsibilities are in the graduate toxicology courses and
advising graduate students in physiology and toxicology. Dr. Willett also advises
independent study students in a collaborative effort with the College of Wooster.
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D. M. Wulf, Assistant Professor, Columbus. Dr. Wulf has Extension and teaching
responsibilities in meat science. Extension duties focus on the industry from the
point of the live market animal through to the carcass, including carcass
evaluation, grading, and fabrication. He teaches Principles of Meat Science
(355.01), Meat Science Products Laboratory (355.02), and Meat Animal and Carcass
Evaluation (305). His research focuses on the conversion of muscle to meat and
meat quality. Dr. Wulf also supervises the Meat Lab operations and coaches the
Meat Judging Team.
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D. L. Zartman, Professor and Chair, Columbus. Besides administrative duties in
the Department of Animal Sciences, Dr. Zartman's areas of interest and expertise
include bioengineering to improve animal performance through increased
physiological data for improved decision making or through modification of
cellular processes. He advocates intensive grazing and seasonal dairying research
and also works in genetics, cell culture, and reproductive physiology.
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