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Workgroup Information Livestock Production Systems
Summary	This workgroup will include the following broad topic areas: animal health, animal well-being (welfare), animal productivity, and production systems analysis (both computer based and diagnostic). This workgroup is expected to operate within the Livestock, Range, and Natural Resources Continuing Conference.
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	James Oltjen (Chair)
Phone	(530) 752-5650
E-Mail	jwoltjen@ucdavis.edu
Unit:	Animal Science
Location:	Animal Science One Shields Avenue Davis, 95616-8521

Membership List
Munson, Jordan
AES Scientist
ALY, SHARIF		Veterinary Medicine Teaching & Research Center
	PROFESSOR-SFT-VM	Epidemiology and Biostatistics
ANGELOS, JOHN		School of Veterinary Medicine
	Professor	Livestock diseases; infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK; pinkeye); One Health in food safety and security
Augenstein, Sheyenne		UC Davis
	Research Assistant	Beef Cattle
Coon, Rachel		UC Davis
	Research Assistant	Beef Cattle
COOPER, MARK H
	ASST AGRON AES-AY	Applied ethics, policy and governance, livestock and the environment, social dimensions of climate change, animal welfare, regional economic development
Depenbrock, Sarah
		Large Animal Internal Medicine - Livestock focus
Hackmann, Timothy
	Assistant Professor	ruminant nutrition and rumen microbiology
Heller, Meera
	Assoc Prof of Clinical Livestock Medicine and Surgery	"Innate immunity, infectious disease of ruminants, with special interest in small ruminant diseases, vector borne diseases and zoonotic diseases"
Horback, Kristina		Animal Science
	Associate Professor, Applied Ethology	animal behavior, animal welfare, comparative cognition
Klopatek, Sarah
Liu, Yanhong		Animal Science
	Assistant Professor	Applied monogastric animal (swine and poultry) nutrition and health
(info only) MacLachlan, Jim		School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
	AES Professor, Pathology	Pathology/Virology
McNabb, Bret
Moody, Carly
	Assistant Professor of Animal Welfare Epidemiology	I use a combination of applied ethology and epidemiology research methods to study animal welfare.
Murillo, Amy		Entomology (UCR)
	Assistant Professor	veterinary entomology, poultry pests, ectoparasites, mites, lice, flies
Pandey, Pramod		Veterinary Medicine Extension
	Professor & Specialist - AES and CE split (50/50)	Microbial waste management, microbial water quality, rendering, pesticide residues in water and sediment
Sainz, Roberto		Animal Science
	Professor	Ruminant nutrition; growth and body composition; nutritional energetics; modeling.
Stott, Jeffrey		Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
	Professor of Microbiology   Immunology	Developmental cellular innumology, mucosal immunology
Todgham, Anne		Animal Science
	Associate Professor	Environmental Physiology & Stress Physiology of Aquatic Species
Tucker, Cassandra		Animal Science
	Professor	Animal welfare, animal behavior, effects of housing, management and environmental conditions on cattle
Vahmani, Payam
	Assistant Professor	"Animal nutrition, nutritional enhancement of animal sourced foods, beef, dairy."
Weidner, W		Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior
	Professor   Physiologist-AES	Cardiopulmonary physiology, patho-physiology of pulmonary edema, local regulation of bloodflow
Yang, Crystal		Animal Science
	Assistant Professor
(info only) Zinn, Richard		Animal Science
	Professor	Ruminant nutrition; feedlot cattle nutrition and management; factors associated with digestive function.
CE Advisor
Audoin, Flavie		Amador County
	Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Barry, Sheila		Santa Clara County
	County Director/ Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, San Francisco Bay Area	Rangeland Ecology and Management, Beef Cattle Production, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management,
Becchetti, Theresa		Stanislaus County
	Farm Advisor	Livestock and Natural Resources, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties
Davy, Josh		Tehama County
	Livestock, Range, and Natural Resources Advisor / County Director	Livestock, Range and Irrigated Pasture
Doran, Morgan		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	UC Cooperative Extension Advisor for Livestock and Natural Resources	Livestock, beef cattle, sheep, nutrition, range management, irrigated pastures, grazing systems, ranch water quality.
Finzel, Julie		Kern County
	Farm Advisor	Animal Science and Rangeland Ecology and Management
Forero, Larry		Shasta County
	Emeritus: County Director	Livestock and Natural resources
Harper, John		Mendocino County
	County Director Mendocino & Lake/Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor - Emeritus	Sheep & goat production, range cattle production, rangeland, watershed, water quality, computer applications.
Larsen, Royce		San Luis Obispo County
	Area Natural Resource/Watershed Advisor	Water Quality and Non-point Source Pollution on Rangelands. Also, other natural resource issues including: Rangeland Improvements, Noxious Invasive Weeds, Wildland Fires, Grassland Restoration and Endangered Species.
Larson, Stephanie		Sonoma County
	County Director and Livestock Range Management Advisor	Sheep management and production, fiber production, rangeland and natural resource management, water quality
Latack, Brooke		Imperial County
	Livestock Advisor
Lile, David		Lassen County
	County Director	Livestock / Natural Resources
Lobo, Ramiro		San Diego County
	Small Farms & Agricultural Economics Advisor	Farm management, marketing, agricultural economics, agricultural tourism, small farms, new/specialty crops
Macon, Daniel		Placer-Nevada Counties
	County Director, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor	Rangeland livestock production, economics, and management
Mashiri, Fadzayi		Mariposa County
	County Director Mariposa, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor Mariposa, Merced Counties	Rangeland Ecology and Management, Management of Natural Resources, Livestock Management, Weed Management, Grazing Management, Ecosystem Services
Oneto, Scott		Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
	Farm Advisor	Agriculture, master gardener program, rangeland management, weed science
Ozeran, Rebecca		Fresno County
	Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Rao, Devii		San Benito County
	San Benito County Director and Area Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor	Rangeland Ecology and Management, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management, Conservation of Biological Diversity, Watershed Protection and Management.
Schohr, Tracy		Plumas Sierra
	Livestock & Natural Resource Advisor	Research and extension in the region focused on irrigated pasture, invasive species, mountain meadows, water quality and business management. Catastrophic fires in her counties have also lead to an evolving program on urban fire implications to natural resources, disaster preparedness and shelter management.
Shapero, Matthew		Santa Barbara County
	Livestock and Range Advisor	The Livestock & Range program provides locally based extension, education, and applied research focused primarily on the interactions of livestock production systems with rangeland ecosystems, including wildlife habitat, invasive plants, wildland fire, prescribed fire, soil health, and watershed health. It aims to serve the needs of agricultural producers and land managers, to increase production efficiency, and to promote ecologically and economically viable agricultural operations.
Snell, Laura		Modoc County
	County Director and Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor	Livestock & Natural Resources
Stackhouse, Jeffery		Humboldt County Office
	Livestock and Natural Resource Advisor
Woodmansee, Grace		Siskiyou County
	Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
CE Specialist
Atim, Jackie		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	CE Specialist in Abiotic Stress	Abiotic Stress- Sorghum
(info only) Atwill, Edward		Veterinary Medicine Extension
	Director, Veterinary Medicine Extension	Waterborne zoonotic disease, best management practices , microbial food safety, epidemiology
Baldwin, Roger		Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology
	Cooperative Extension Specialist: Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution	Wildlife Damage and Pest Management
Busch, Roselle		Veterinary Medicine Extension
	Sheep and Goat Veterinary Medicine Extension Specialist	Sheep and Goat Herd Health and Production
Carvalho, Pedro		Animal Science
	Assistant CE Specialist in Feedlot Management	Ruminant nutrition; feedlot cattle nutrition and management.
Gerry, Alec		Entomology (UCR)
	Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist in Veterinary Entomology	Veterinary Entomology
Gross, Jackson		Animal Science
	Cooperative Extension Specialist
Harris, Linda J		Food Science & Technology
	Professor of Cooperative Extension	Microbial food safety throughout the food chain with a focus on the microbiology of fresh fruits and vegetables and tree nuts.
Maier, Gabriele		School of Veterinary Medicine
	DVM, MPVM, DACVPM, PhD	Beef Cattle Herd Health & Production
Mitloehner, Frank		Animal Science
	Professor and CE Specialist	Livestock systems air quality; quantification and mitigation of Ag air pollutants
Okello, Emmanuel		Population Health & Reproduction
	Assistant Specialist in CE	Antimicrobial Stewardship
Oltjen, James		Animal Science
	CE Specialist	Computer decision support software; beef quality assurance; standardized performance analysis for cattle and sheep ranches. Animal management systems; resource use in animal agriculture; beef cattle growth.
Pires, Alda		Population Health & Reproduction
	Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension & Associate Agronomist in AES	Urban Agriculture and Food Safety, Veterinary Epidemiology,
Pitesky, Maurice		Veterinary Medicine Extension
	Associate Specialist	Poultry Health and Food Safety Epidemiology
Tate, Tina		Agricultural & Resource Economics
	Cooperative Extension Specialist	Livestock and Rangeland Economics
Tate, Kenneth		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor and Russell L. Rustici Rangeland Watershed Science Specialist in Cooperative Extension	rangeland management, livestock grazing, water quality, riparian areas, restoration, soil health
Van Eenennaam, Alison		Animal Science
	CE Specialist Animal Biotechnology and Genomics	Animal genomics, biotechnology, beef cattle, genetic engineering, animal breeding
Other ANR
Beck, Jacalyn
	Academic Programs Manager
Chen, Jennifer		Animal Science, UCD
	Research Assistant	Beef Cattle Behavior
Denicol, Anna		Animal Science
	Assistant Professor	Reproductive and developmental biology. Paracrine and endocrine regulation of follicle and oocyte development and carry over effects of adverse environments during folliculogenesis on embryonic development. Biology of ovarian oocyte progenitor cells (oogo
Fisher, Marissa		Department of Animal Science
	Animal Resource Supervisor	Beef Cattle Management and Research
Flavell, Dustin		Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center
	SFREC Center Director	Everything required of Superman without the flying...yet
Nielsen, Tyler John		UC Davis Animal Science
	Assistant Beef Manager	Beef Cattle
Raubach, Casey
Roche, Leslie		Department of Plant Sciences
	Cooperative Extension Specialist	Rangeland Management
Sanchez, Jaime		Animal Science, UCD
	Principle Animal Technician	Beef Cattle, Fairs, Sheep
Sehnert, Dan		Animal Science Department
	Facilities Manager
Smith, Alison
	Animal Health Technician	Small Ruminants, Wildlife Ecology
Tipton, Clinton		Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center
	Beef Cattle Research Assistant
Trotter, Vince		Marin County
	Sustainable Ag Coordinator & Agricultural Ombudsman
Werth, Samantha		Animal Science, UCD
	Research Assistant	Beef Cattle Management, Environmental Effects of Animal Agriculture
Non-UC
Chao, Michael		Animal Science, CSU-Chico
	Assistant Professor	Meat Science, Food Safety and Processing
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De Grassi, Ria		California Farm Bureau
	Director, National Affairs	Cattle Production/Legislative Affairs
DeAtley, Kasey
Keela, Retallick		Cal Poly
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Munson, Jordan		UC Davis Animal Science
Perry, Randy		Animal Science Dept., CSU-Chico
	Professor	Beef Cattle Production
Sehnert, Caleb		UC Davis
	Research Assistant	Meats
Other UC
Fisher, Marissa		UC Davis
	Animal Resource Manager
Hayes, Matthew		UC Davis
	Sheep Barn Manager
Lehenbauer, Terry
	Professor & Director	Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
Rupchis, Benjamin		UC Davis
	Goat Barn Manager
Sopocy, Shelby		UC Davis
	Swine Barn Manager
Vickers, Danny		UC Davis
	Principle Animal Technician
Membership Totals
Number of Members		94
ANR Members		85
Non-ANR		9
Info Only		3