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Workgroup Information Beef Safety and Quality Assurance
Summary	Research and educational programs that provide science based information to animal producers so that they understand and manage cattle production to ensure beef safety and improve product quality.

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
AES Scientist
Sainz, Roberto		Animal Science
	Professor	Ruminant nutrition; growth and body composition; nutritional energetics; modeling.
CE Advisor
Barry, Sheila		Santa Clara County
	County Director Santa Clara / 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
	Director, 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
	County Director	Livestock and Natural resources
George, Holly		Plumas Sierra
	Livestock & Natural Resource- Emeritus	Livestock, Multiple Use of Natural Resources & Community Development
Harper, John		Mendocino County
	County Director Mendocino & Lake/Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor	Sheep & goat production, range cattle production, rangeland, watershed, water quality, computer applications.
Ingram, Roger		Placer-Nevada Counties
	Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, Emeritus	Grazing management, fencing, nutrition, economics, livestock, range, land use, low-stress livestock handling, California Grazing Academy
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
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
Nader, Glenn		Sutter-Yuba Counties
	Farm Advisor Livestock and Natural Resources, Emeritus	Livestock, forage crops, range and natural resources
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.
Rivers, Carissa		Siskiyou County
	County Director/Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor
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		Ventura 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
CE Specialist
Busch, Roselle		Veterinary Medicine Extension
	Sheep and Goat Veterinary Medicine Extension Specialist	Sheep and Goat Herd Health and Production
Carvalho, Pedro		Desert Research & Extension Center
	Assistant CE Specialist in Feedlot Management	Ruminant nutrition; feedlot cattle nutrition and management.
De Andrade E Pires, Alda		Population Health & Reproduction
	Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension & Associate Agronomist in AES	Urban Agriculture and Food Safety, Veterinary Epidemiology,
Gerry, Alec		Entomology (UCR)
	Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist in Veterinary Entomology	Veterinary Entomology
Harris, Linda		Food Science & Technology
	CE Specialist-Food Safety, Microbiology	Microbial food safety throughout the food chain with a focus on the microbiology of fresh fruits and vegetables and tree nuts.
Macaulay, Luke		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)

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.
Tate, Tina		Agricultural & Resource Economics
	Cooperative Extension Specialist	Livestock and Rangeland Economics
Van Eenennaam, Alison		Animal Science
	CE Specialist Animal Biotechnology and Genomics	Animal genomics, biotechnology, beef cattle, genetic engineering, animal breeding
Other ANR
Cabrera, Catalina

Filmer, Ann		Department of Plant Sciences
	Communications	1) Communications; 2) Floriculture production, postharvest handling of ornamentals
Fisher, Marissa		Department of Animal Science
	Animal Resource Supervisor	Beef Cattle Management and Research
Harper, Don		Department of Animal Science
	Animal Resource Manager	Beef Cattle Management and Research
Johnson, Jerry		UC Davis Animal Science
	Senior Beef Cattle Manager	Beef Cattle Management
Macon, Dan		Placer-Nevada Counties
	County Director, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor	Rangeland livestock production, economics, and management
McNabb, Bret

User, Unverified

Nielsen, Tyler John		UC Davis Animal Science
	Assistant Beef Manager	Beef Cattle
PAYNE, MIKE		ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY, UCD
	Researcher	QUALITY ASSURANCE
Sanchez, Jaime		Animal Science, UCD
	Principle Animal Technician	Beef Cattle, Fairs, Sheep
Sehnert, Dan		Animal Science Department
	Facilities Manager
Woodmansee, Grace		Siskiyou County
	Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Non-UC
Bankhead, Malorie

Munson, Jordan		UC Davis Animal Science

Scofield, Jill		California Beef Council
	Director or Producer Relations	Beef Cattle
Sehnert, Caleb		UC Davis
	Research Assistant	Meats
Wilson, Dennis
	Veterinarian Specialist	University Liaison
Membership Totals
Number of Members		55
ANR Members		50
Non-ANR		5
Info Only		0