For an archive of previous years' accomplishments.
December 2013
Publications
- Cooper, C., Maga, EA., Murray JD. Consumption of transgenic milk containing the antimicrobials lactoferrin and lysozyme separately and in conjuction by 6-week-old pigs improves intestinal and systemic health. Journal of Dairy Research. 2013 Dec 17.doi:10.1017/S0022029913000575
Fellowships, Awards & Grants:
- Grace Berryhill awarded Office of Graduate Studies Travel award to attend the American Institute of Cancer Research meeting in Bethesda, MD.
- Caitlin Cooper awarded Office of Graduate Studies Travel award to attend the Lactoferrin conference in Rome, Italy.
November 2013
Publications
- Clark M, Murray JD, Maga EA. Assessing unintended effects of a mammary-specific transgene at the whole animal level in host and non-target animals. Transgenic Res. 2013 Nov 9. doi:10.1007/s11248-013-9768-6
Fellowships, Awards & Grants
- Bryan Welly Awarded the California Beef Cattle Improvement Association Scholarship.
October 2013
Publications
- Holcomb KE, Tucker CB, Stull CL. (2013) Physiological, behavioral, and serological responses of horses to shaded or unshaded pens in a hot, sunny environment. J. Anim. Sci. 91:1-11, doi: 10.2527/jas2013-6497.
- Martorana, K., Klooster K., and Meyers S. Suprazero Cooling Rate, Rather Than Freezing Rate, Determines Post Thaw quality of rhesus macaque sperm. Theriogenology (2013).
- Stackhouse K., Calvo M., Place S., Pan Y., Zhao Y., Armitage T., & Mitloehner F. Growth promoting technologies reduce greenhouse gas, alcohol, and ammonia emission from feedlot cattle. J Anim Sci.91(11):5438-47. doi: 10.2527/jas.2011-4885
Fellowships, Awards & Grants:
- Caitlin Cooper: Awarded the Genevieve Spik Award at the International Conference on Lactoferrin
- Jill Soderstrom: Awarded the Kutches Memorial Scholarship from the Association of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS)
September 2013
Publications
- Acetoze G., Kurzbard R., Ramsey J. J., Klasing K. C, Rossow H. A. Influence of mitochondrial function on feed efficiency of broilerswith and without growth enhancing levels of minerals supplementation during a coccidiosis challenge. Energy and protein metabolism and nutrition in sustainable animal production. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2013. 393-394.
- Li, J. , Sacchi, R., Villarreal F., Gardell A.M, & Kültz D. Salinity-induced regulation 1 of the myo-inositol biosynthesis 2 pathway in tilapia gill epithelium. J Exp Biol. 026 September 13. doi: 10.1242/jeb.093823.
- Holcomb KE, Stull CL. Equine welfare challenges in the US: the changing role of horses in American society. Keynote speech. Proceedings of
- Zootec 2013, Brazilizan Animal Science Congress, Iguassu Falls City, Paraná, Brazil. May 6-9, 2013. Pp. 4806-4809.
- Wang Q., Mitloehner F., Effects of inorganic v. organic copper on denitrification in agricultural soil. Advances in Animal Biosciences (2013). 4(1): 42-49.doi:10.1017/S2040470013000307
July 2013
Publications
- Neumeier, C. J., and F. M. Mitloehner. Cattle biotechnologies reduce environmental impact and help feed a growing planet. Anim. Front 3.3 (2013): 36-41.
June 2013
Publications
- Graham, B., and C. Standridge. Return of the Red Wolf. N.p.: Point Defiance Zoo Society, 2013. Print.
Fellowships, Awards & Grants:
- Jill Hagey: Fellowship winner of Leland Roy Saxon and Georgia Wood Saxon.
- Jennie Hughes: Awarded Larry Ewing Memorial Trainee Travel Fund at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction in Montreal
May 2013
Fellowships, Awards & Grants:
- Emma Wils-Plotz: Awarded 1st place in the poster competition at the California Animal Nutrition Conference with her poster
- entitled "Dietary threonine and purified fiber alter immune-related gene expression in chickens challenged with coccidiosis"
- Clayton Neumeier: Awarded 2nd place in the poster competition at the California Animal Nutrition Conference with his poster
- entitled "Effect of dietary nitrate supplementation on enteric methane and nitrous oxide emissions."
- Rachel Kurzbard: Awarded 3rd place in the poster competition at the California Animal Nutrition Conference with her poster
- entitled "Effects of zinc oxide on broiler health during a coccidiosis challenge."
- Gabriela Acetoze: Scholarship Winner at CANC Conference. Presented a talk entitled: "Liver Mitochondrial Efficiency
- of Two Lineages of Angus Bulls with High and Low Residual Feed Intake (RFI)."
April 2013
Publications:
- Alvino GM, Tucker CB, Archer GS, Mench JA. Astroturf as a dustbathing substrate for laying hens. Applied Animal
- Behaviour Science. [Epub ahead of print 2013 April 23]
Fellowships, Awards & Grants:
- Yanina Bogliotti: Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) for the 2013-2014
- academic year.
- Rachel Kurzbard: People's Choice Award at the Interdisciplinary Graduate & Professional Student Symposium, University of
- California, Davis
- Krista Jacobsen: 2013 American Cheese Society Student Scholarship
- Ashley Rowson: Received top prize for oral presentation at Interdisciplinary Graduate & Professional Student Symposium
- on discussing the following study: Rowson AR, Manjarin R, Trott JF, Cardiff RD, Hovey RC. Development of a novel in
- vitro and in vivo model of human breast cancer.
March 2013
Publications:
- Iseri VJ, Klasing KC. Dynamics of systemic components of the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) immune system following activation by Escherichia coli; implications for the costs of immunity. Dev Comp Immunol. 2013 March 13; 40 (3-4): 248-257.
- doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2013.02.005. [Epub ahead of print]
- Franco R, Mitloehner, F. Bacterial population dynamics during the ensiling of Medicago sativa (alfalfa) and subsequent exposure to air. J Applied Microbiology. 2013 March 25; doi: 10.1111/jam. 12179.
- Cooper CA, Garas Klobas LC, Maga EA, Murray JD. Consuming transgenic goats’ milk containing the antimicrobial protein lysozyme helps resolve diarrhea in young pigs. PLoS ONE 8(3). March 2013; e58409.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058409.
- Vanklompengerg MK, Manjain R, Trott JF, McMicking HF, Hove RC. Late gestational hyperprolactinemia accelerates mammary epithelial cell differentiation that leads to increased milk yield. J Anim Sci. 91(3):1102-11; 2013 Mar; doi: 10.2527/jas.2012-5903. [Epub ahead of print 2013 Jan 7]
Fellowships, Awards & Grants:
- Grace Berryhill: Awarded George Lee Fellowship for 2013-2014 academic year.
January 2013
Publications:
- Holcomb KE, Berger J, and Madigan JE. 2013. Equine care in the animal shelter. In: L. Miller and S. Zawistowski (eds.) Shelter medicine for veterinarians and staff. Wiley Blackwell, Hoboken, NJ. pp. 263-280.
- Huang SS, Strathe AB, Fadel JG, Johnson ML, Lin P, Liu TY, Hung SS. The interactive effects of selenomethionine and methylmercury on their absorption, disposition, and elimination in juvenile white sturgeon. Aquat Toxicol. 2013 Jan 15;126:274-82.
- Vanklompenberg MK, Manjarin R, Trott JF, McMicking HF, Hovey RC. Late-gestational hyperprolactinemia accelerates mammary epithelial cell differentiation that leads to increased milk yield. J Anim Sci. 2013 Jan 7. [Epub ahead of print]