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Workgroup Information Dairy Health and Production
Summary	This workgroup will address the health and production needs of the California dairy industry. The proposed activities of this workgroup will address educational and research requirements of dairy producers throughout California.
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Noelia Silva Del Rio (Chair)
Phone	(559) 688-1731
E-Mail	nsilvadelrio@ucdavis.edu
Unit:	Veterinary Medicine Extension
Name	Jennifer Heguy (Co-Chair)
Phone	(209) 525-6800
E-Mail	jmheguy@ucdavis.edu
Unit:	Stanislaus County

Membership List
Stull, Carolyn		Veterinary Medicine Extension
	Animal Welfare CE Specialist, Emeritus	Agricultural animal welfare program; trasport stress, starvation in animals, best management practices
AES Scientist
Baerenklau, Kenneth		Environmental Sciences
	Associate Professor of Environmental Policy   Associate Environmental Economist	Environmental and natural resource economics and policy
BonDurant, Robert		Population Health & Reproduction
	Chair   Professor of Population Health & Reproduction	Embryo transfer and venereal diseases in livestock
Cullor, James		Population Health & Reproduction
	Professor and Director UC Davis Dairy Food Safety Laboratory	Bovine mastitis, neonatal Immunology and defense mechanisms of the accessory system
DePeters, Edward		Animal Science
	Distinguished Professor	Ruminant nutrition of dairy cattle; mammary gland synthesis of milk protein and fat; nutrient digestion, absorption, and metabolism; evaluation of by-product feedstuffs and forage quality.
Hovey, Russ		Animal Science
	Professor	Hormonal regulation of mammary gland growth, lactation and milk composition, as well as breast cancer. Across-species differences in mammary gland biology and hormone function.
Oberbauer, Anita		Animal Science
	Professor, Assoc Dean for Research & Outreach (Ag Programs)	Cell and molecular biology; animal growth; and development of genetic markers related to health and disease.
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
Rossow, Heidi		Veterinary Medicine Teaching & Research Center
	Professor	Ruminant nutrition and physiology, Feed management and feeding systems, mechanistic modeling
Tucker, Cassandra		Animal Science
	Professor	Animal welfare, animal behavior, effects of housing, management and environmental conditions on cattle
CE Advisor
Black, Randi		Sonoma County
	Dairy Advisor	Dairy Advisor
Bruno, Daniela		Fresno County
	Dairy Advisor	Dairy
Heguy, Jennifer		Stanislaus County
	Dairy Farm Advisor and County Director
Karle, Betsy		Glenn County
	Dairy Advisor	preweaned calf management, antimicrobial stewardship, environmental sustainability
CE Specialist
Atim, Jackie		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	CE Specialist in Abiotic Stress	Abiotic Stress- Sorghum
Atwill, Edward		Veterinary Medicine Extension
	Director, Veterinary Medicine Extension	Waterborne zoonotic disease, best management practices , microbial food safety, epidemiology
Butler, Leslie		Agricultural & Resource Economics
	Specialist in Cooperative Extension	Dairy Production, Marketing and Policy, Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy, Biotechnology, Technological Change, Public Policy Issues
Gerry, Alec		Entomology (UCR)
	Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist in Veterinary Entomology	Veterinary Entomology
Meyer, Deanne
	Livestock Waste Management Specialist	Livestock waste management
Mitloehner, Frank		Animal Science
	Professor and CE Specialist	Livestock systems air quality; quantification and mitigation of Ag air pollutants
Robinson, Peter		Animal Science
	CE Specialist	On-farm animal management systems; on-farm implementation of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of cows.
Silva Del Rio, Noelia		Veterinary Medicine Extension
	UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Extension Specialist	Dairy
Smith, Martin		Veterinary Medicine Extension
	Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Youth Scientific Literacy	Youth science education; scientific literacy; curriculum development; educator professional development; inquiry-based learning; experiential learning
Van Eenennaam, Alison		Animal Science
	CE Specialist Animal Biotechnology and Genomics	Animal genomics, biotechnology, beef cattle, genetic engineering, animal breeding
Other ANR
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
(info only) Filmer, Ann		Department of Plant Sciences
	Communications	1) Communications; 2) Floriculture production, postharvest handling of ornamentals
Martins, Joao Paulo (JP)		Tulare County
	Area Dairy Advisor - Tulare & Kings Counties
Non-UC
Collar, Larry		California Dairies INC
	Field Representative	Dairy industry, milk quality
csufresno.edu, jonr
DeGrassi, Ria		California Farm Bureau Fed
	Commodity Coordinator
Eway, Dave		USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Service
	Foreign Animal Disease Specialist	Foreign Animal Diseases
Mullinax, Denise
	CDQAP, Asst. Director
Wilson, Dennis
	Veterinarian Specialist	University Liaison
Other UC
Moeller, Rob
		Veterinary Medicine
Membership Totals
Number of Members		34
ANR Members		28
Non-ANR		6
Info Only		1