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UW Sourced Data Allows Dairy Producers to Breed for Feed Efficiency
By Jim Massey – Freelance writer The feed that goes into a dairy herd accounts for more than 50 percent of the expense on an average U.S. dairy farm, so finding a way to…
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ADS Identifies Undergraduate Research Scholarships as a Top Priority
By Jim Massey, Freelance writer Christina So-hyun Yu can attest to the fact that undergraduate research scholarships can be a lifeline to UW-Madison Animal and Dairy Sciences Department students working their…
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Animal and Dairy Sciences Faculty Award Recognition
The Animal and Dairy Sciences Department would like to congratulate the following faculty members who have received awards in the last year, representing education, extension, and research within our department.…
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MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP HONORS DAVE WIECKERT’S SKILL AT TAKING DAIRY SCIENCE EDUCATION BEYOND CLASSROOM
UW-Madison Professor of Dairy Science Dave Wieckert had great classroom teaching skills, but a lot of his former students remember him best for how he was able to take dairy…
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Taylor Schaefer’s Student Experience During the Pandemic
Taylor Schaefer is a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in Animal Sciences and Life Sciences Communication with a certificate in Digital Studies. She hopes to use her experiences…
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Department Updates from Kent Weigel
Greetings from the chair’s desk (which is in my house ☺)! I think we can all agree that 2020 was an interesting year, and most of us were happy to…
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Student Spotlight: Sara Harn
Dairy Science student, Sarah Harn, just graduated this winter.Make sure to look for Sara’s feature in the Holstein News this January. In the mean time please check out a sneak…
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Dairy Science to Host Expanded Midwest Dairy Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Anna Troester, Midwest Dairy Challenge publicity chair, 563-880-6019 or annartroester@gmail.com Theodore J. Halbach, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Contest Host, 608-263-3305 or tjhalbach@wisc.edu Madison, Wisconsin December 20, 2016…