PULLMAN, Wash. – John McNamara, a WSU emeritus professor of animal sciences, received the ACES Award of Merit and the Round Barn Society membership from his alma mater, the University of Illinois College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
PULLMAN, Wash. – A gene editing technology developed at Washington State University is being licensed to Genus plc, a global animal genetics company, to develop cattle that are more resistant to bovine respiratory disease (BRD).
By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences LYNDEN, Wash. – Anaerobic digestion and nutrient recovery technologies will be discussed at the free Washington State University Anaerobic Digestion Systems Field Day on Thursday, June 9, on two Whatcom County farms near Lynden, Wash.
By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Cows get milked faster, safer and smarter at the WSU Knott Dairy Center, thanks to a $150,000 milking parlor upgrade.
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – Susan Kerr is one of four extension educators selected from 40 applicants nationwide as a 2015-17 sustainable agriculture fellow.
By Rachel Webber, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Apple Cup Crisp ice cream from Washington State University has been named the grand champion out of 12 university-made ice cream flavors in the 2014 Progressive Dairyman magazine’s Flavor Faceoff
Members of the winning WSU Dairy Club team, left to right: Megan Cihak, Danielle Meyers, Brooke Vander Veen and Kevin Gavin. (Photo by Jessica Levy, team alternate) INDIANAPOLIS – The Washington State University Dairy Club took first place among 12 universities at the quiz bowl of the American Dairy Science Association annual meeting recently. This […]
PULLMAN – Discussion of the environmental impact of animal agriculture is very different when discussed in terms of productivity instead of individual animals, according to one of the newest members of the WSU Department of Animal Sciences. Capper “You can’t just talk about ‘the cow,’” said Jude Capper, assistant professor of animal science. “We […]
PULLMAN– Whey protein, a by-product of cheese-making, may be one way to help lower the blood pressure of those with hypertension, and at the same time, help dairy producers boost the bottom line, according to a team of researchers at Washington State University. Working with a grant from the Washington Dairy Products Commission, a team […]
A Washington State University team is battling Johne ’s (pronounced YO-knees) disease, also known as paratuberculosis, a multibillion-dollar problem in the dairy industry worldwide. Paratuberculosis is a chronic, contagious bowel inflammation that causes persistent and progressive diarrhea, weight loss, debilitation and eventually death. It affects cattle, sheep, goats, llamas, camels, farmed deer and other domestic, […]