F. R. Allaire, Professor, Columbus. Teaches a capstone course on the management of animal production units that emphasizes systemic thinking and problem solving. Research interests are to understand what genetic changes or production system changes would lower the cost of a unit product consistent with the lifestyle objectives of farmers and their families.
W. L. Bacon, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Bacon's main research focus is avian reproduction. The effects of environmental lighting on semen quality and quantity, and the control of photorefractoryness in the male turkey are being studied. The effects of environmental lighting on circulating hormones at the initiation of photostimulation, and the ovarian-pituitary relationship during the ovulatory surge in the female turkey also are being studied. In female Japanese quail, the effect of yolk precursor lipoprotein concentration on lipid composition of the precursor, and metabolic rate of the precursor is being determined.
S. L. Boyles, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Boyles is responsible for the state beef cattle education out-reach program. His Extension program includes coordinating the activities of the OSU Extension Beef Team and conducting local education workshops. Dr. Boyles' research program emphasizes improved forage utilization through grazing strategies and hay storage systems. Dr. Boyles also is working with commodity organizations on improving beef cattle marketing programs.
M. E. Davis, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Davis' teaching duties include: Data Analysis and Interpretation for Decision Making (AS 210), Principles of Animal Improvement (AS 420), Research Methods in Animal Genetics I and II (AS 820.02 and 820.04). Research responsibilities include genetics research with the beef herd at Eastern Ohio ResourceDevelopment Center and emphasize studies of postweaning feed conversion, twinning, selection for IGF-I, and marker/QTL associations for growth and body composition in beef cattle. Dr. Davis also is Director of the Animal Genetics Lab, which conducts blood typing for parentage verification for several of the major beef cattle breed associations.
M. L. Day, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Day's research program in reproductive physiology emphasizes the study of puberty, postpartum reproduction, and estrous synchronization in cattle. He teaches the Beef Production and Management course and a course on nutritional control of reproduction for graduate students. He serves as Faculty Supervisor of the OSU Beef Center and Coordinator of the animal facilities in Columbus.
B. A. Dehority, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Dehority's teaching responsibilities include a course in Rumen Microbiology taught every other year during the summer quarter at Wooster, and he advises graduate students. His research interests are in the area of rumen microbiology, including the role of fungi in the rumen, development of MPN procedures for counting rumen bacteria and fungi, the isolation and characterization of rumen bacteria responsible for the breakdown of forage structural carbohydrates, factors affecting protozoal numbers, and specificity of gastrointestinal protozoa, as well as various other specific studies in rumen microbiology.
M. L. Eastridge, Associate Professor, Columbus. Extension and research responsibilities in dairy cattle nutrition and serves as the Coordinator of the Extension Program in Animal Sciences. He conducts educational programs in the area of nutrition. Research includes the impact of fats and feed additives on animal performance and milk composition, and development of optimum use of feeding practices. Teaching responsibilities include advising graduate students and co-teaching and serving as leader for an applied dairy nutrition course designed primarily for veterinary students.
J. L. Firkins, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Firkins' research activities include evaluation of by-products as fiber sources and fat and protein sources for dairy cattle. He studies how these feeds and feeding combinations affect site of nutrient digestion and efficiency of microbial protein synthesis in the rumen of cattle. Dr. Firkins teaches AS 330, Principles of Animal Nutrition; AS 530, Comparative Animal Nutrition; and AS 730.02, Research Techniques in Animal Nutrition.
F. L. Fluharty, Research Scientist, Wooster. Dr. Fluharty's responsibilities include conducting research in beef cattle and sheep nutrition. His primary research areas are determining the effects of energy and protein intake on animal growth and carcass composition and the nutritional requirements of stressed feeder calves. His research includes work with ruminal microbiology and digestion, as well as cattle and sheep performance studies. He currently is conducting research to determine the effects of nutrition and genetics on animal growth and meat tenderness and the effects of early-weaning beef calves on subsequent feedlot performance and carcass composition.
J. S. Hogan, Associate Professor, Wooster. Dr. Hogan's research is in the area of bovine mastitis: hygiene procedures to reduce bovine intramammary infection; relationships among normal and transit teat skin bacterial flora; and milk quality enhancement. He also conducts research relative to the development of a mastitis vaccine, and he teaches the undergraduate lactation course.
K. M. Irvin, Professor, Columbus. Dr. Irvin's research focuses on swine genetics. Primary consideration is made to genetic improvement of sow productivity. Teaching responsibiliteis include Principles of Genetic Improvement of Farm Animals; Application of Genetic Improvement to Swine; Population Genetics I and II; Seminar, Guest lectures, independent studies, and internships. Extension functions include state and county meeting presentations, Ohio Pork Improvement Association Board of Directors, and supervision of the Ohio Swine Evaluation Station.
C. Johnston, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Johnston's research interests are in the areas of modification of non-milk ingredients for inclusion in milk replacers for cattle and sheep, and dietary macromolecular absorption by cattle and sheep.
R. C. Kline, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Kline's responsibilities include teaching the horse courses: AS 201, AS 271, AS 301, and AS 541. His extension activities include conducting eleven state-wide events each year for the 4-H Program, writing horse materials for both youth and adult programs, and answering the daily requests for information from the horse industry. He oversees the University horse herd and its use for classes and research. Present research involves equine behavior and reproductive physiology in horses.
J. D. Latshaw, Professor, Columbus. Dr. Latshaw's teaching responsibilities include an introductory course in animal nutrition and one in poultry science. Also, he teaches half of the second nutrition course and half of a course combining nutrition and physiology in support of reproduction. His research interests include documenting all nutrient deficiencies and excesses in broiler chicks and examining the use of energy by birds.
M. S. Lilburn, Associate Professor, Wooster. Dr. Lilburn's research focuses on different aspects of avian nutrition and avian embryonic development. His teaching responsibilities are AS 830.05, a graduate vitamins course, and AS 830.03, a graduate course in proteins. Dr. Lilburn also advises students on the graduate level.
S. C. Loerch, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Loerch's primary research responsibility is in beef cattle nutrition, including effects of limit feeding on feedlot performance and proportion of carcass lean and fat, use of corn as an alternative feed for wintering beef cows, and nutritional strategies for stressed feeder calves. He supervises the OARDC Beef Center and the cow herd at the North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Branch in Coshocton. He teaches an undergraduate practical nutrition course and a graduate level advanced ruminant nutrition course.
D. C. Mahan, Professor, Columbus. Dr. Mahan's research responsibilities involve evaluating the nutritional requirements and feeding programs of swine at various stages of production, with primary emphasis on the sow and weanling pig. Nutritional areas of investigation include vitamin E and selenium, sodium and chloride requirements of young pigs, dietary protein and energy levels for the gestating and lactating sow, and the evaluation of carbohydrate and energy sources for the weanling pig. He teaches undergraduate courses in Animal Growth and Development and Feeds and Feeding and a graduate course in Mineral Nutrition.
K. E. McClure, Assistant Professor, Wooster. Dr. McClure's primary research interest is ruminant nutrition, with emphasis on forage utilization in the sheep enterprise. Considerable emphasis is directed to the use of the corn plant and other forages used in the basal diet of the ewe flock and breeding rams to economically meet their nutritional requirements. His service activities include the Animal Care and Use Committee. Extension responsibilities include phone consultations and meeting with producer groups.
D.L. Meeker, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Meeker's primary responsibilities are as the first Coordinator of the Ohio Pork Industry Center, which is a coordinated effort of Extension; the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; and the College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Meeker coordinates all activities affecting the Ohio pork industry, is responsible for the education of all segments of the industry, and his research duties are of a multidisciplinary nature.
S. J. Moeller, Assistant Professor, Columbus. Dr. Moeller's Extension responsibilities include swine production, management, and genetics/breeding. He works as co-leader of the OSU Swine Educators Team to assist with in-service training and development of comprehensive state-wide educational and technology transfer programs important to the Ohio swine industry. His primary research interests are in swine genetics and production management strategies. Teaching responsibilities include Swine Production and Advanced Swine Production taught yearly in Spring Quarter.
F. V. Muir, Professor and Associate Chair, Wooster. Dr. Muir's primary outreach interests are in the areas of the management of layers and broilers, especially the application of computers in the production of eggs and poultry meat. The use of computers to integrate egg production or growth data, feed consumption, poultry house environment, feed formulation, and record keeping are important considerations in remaining competitive. Courses taught include graduate seminar and Commercial Poultry Management.
K. E. Nestor, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Nestor's research interests include population genetics of turkeys and Japanese quail, genetics of disease resistance in the turkey, genetic relationships between growth and reproduction, and genetics of leg strength in the turkey. He advises graduate students and is host to several visiting scholars. Dr. Nestor is a Fellow of the Poultry Science Association and a member of Gamma Sigma Delta.
H. W. Ockerman, Professor, Columbus. Dr. Ockerman's teaching responsibilities include Advanced Meat Technology, Laboratory Analysis of Meat Products, Quality Control Interpretation, Global Food and Agriculture, Food in International Agriculture, Meat Science Seminars, as well as internships and individual studies. His research programs include biochemistry, microbiology, processing, quality, food safety, shelf life, and economics of muscle tissue from slaughter to consumption in all species. Extension duties include short courses, consulting, legal evaluation, and trouble shooting industry concerns.
J. S. Ottobre, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Ottobre's research is in the area of reproductive physiology. The primary focus of this research is the regulation of the function of the corpus luteum. He teaches Introductory Animal Science, Reproductive Physiology, and Advanced Reproductive Physiology. Dr. Ottobre has a joint appointment in the Department of Physiology in the College of Medicine.
D. L. Palmquist, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Palmquist's research is in the area of dairy cattle nutrition, including digestive physiology and nutrient utilization of high energy diets, especially fats, and regulation of milk synthesis and composition. He teaches graduate courses in ruminant nutrition.
J. L. Pate, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Pate is a reproductive physiologist specializing in the area of corpus luteum function. Primary research interests focus on the regulation of luteolysis, prostaglandin production by the corpus luteum, and the interactions between the immune system and the reproductive system. She teaches Physiology of Reproduction, Advanced Reproductive Endocrinology, and Cell Culture.
W. F. Pope, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Pope's primary research interests are in embryonic mortality in swine and sheep. Secondary investigations are examining factors affecting in vitro fertilization, estrous cycle control, identification of uterine secretions, and characterization of new growth factors. His teaching responsibilities include the core physiology course (310), reproductive physiology (412), physiology seminar (890.05), and gamete physiology (810.05). Extension duties include presentations to producer groups and phone consultation.
F. L. Schanbacher, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Schanbacher's research interests are in the areas of physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of bovine mammary development and milk protein synthesis. Studies are focused at whole animal, cellular, and molecular biology levels for synthesis and secretion of milk protein, mammary cellular growth and development, and growth regulation. He teaches the advanced course in Physiology of Lactation.
K. L. Smith, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Smith's research is in the areas of diagnosis, therapy, and control of bovine mastitis in dairy herds; natural factors of disease resistance associated with the bovine mammary gland; and environmental and nutritional factors associated with increased mastitis in dairy herds. He advises numerous M.S. and Ph.D. students.
P. W. Spike, Associate Professor, Columbus. Dr. Spike has appointments in Extension and teaching, including Extension responsibilities in youth work (4-H and FFA), genetics, and management. His teaching duties include dairy cattle evaluation, dairy herd management, and dairy farm management. He also coaches the dairy cattle judging teams and advises the Buckeye Dairy Club.
T. B. Turner, Assistant Professor, Columbus. Dr. Turner's primary research interest is beef cow performance, including milk production, preweaning calf performance, age at weaning, and matching feed resources to calving and weaning management. His teaching responsibilities include Introductory Animal Sciences Livestock Selection and Evaluation and Applied Beef Cattle Genetics, and he coaches the Intercollegiate Livestock Selection and Evaluation Team. Extension responsibilities include programs in beef cattle genetic improvement and in livestock selection and evaluation. He also advises undergraduate and graduate students.
S. G. Velleman, Assistant Professor, Wooster. Dr. Velleman's research focuses on how the extracellular matrix influences skeletal muscle growth and function. She teaches AS 618, Early Embryonic Development in Support of Tissue Growth, Structure and Function.
W. P. Weiss, Associate Professor, Wooster. Dr. Weiss' research is in the areas of forage utilization, feed evaluation, and nutritional factors affecting cow health, especially mastitis. Extension duties include working with Research Extension Analytical Laboratory, the Ohio Dairy Ration Program, and teaching dairy nutrition short courses.
L. B. Willett, Professor, Wooster. Dr. Willett's research interests are in the area of food, feed, and animal safety, which is the study of the movement and effects of hazardous or toxic materials on cattle. His teaching responsibilities are in the graduate toxicology courses and advising graduate students in physiology and toxicology. Dr. Willett also advises independent study students in a collaborative effort with the College of Wooster.
D. M. Wulf, Assistant Professor, Columbus. Dr. Wulf has Extension and teaching responsibilities in meat science. Extension duties focus on the industry from the point of the live market animal through to the carcass, including carcass evaluation, grading, and fabrication. He teaches Principles of Meat Science (355.01), Meat Science Products Laboratory (355.02), and Meat Animal and Carcass Evaluation (305). His research focuses on the conversion of muscle to meat and meat quality. Dr. Wulf also supervises the Meat Lab operations and coaches the Meat Judging Team.
D. L. Zartman, Professor and Chair, Columbus. Besides administrative duties in the Department of Animal Sciences, Dr. Zartman's areas of interest and expertise include bio-engineering to improve animal performance through increased physiological data for improved decision making or through modification of cellular processes. He advocates intensive grazing and seasonal dairying research and also works in genetics, cell culture, and reproductive physiology. Dr. Zartman teaches current topics in dairy science and careers.