Animal & Dairy Sciences

Graduate Seminar - Dillon Walker & Kaitlin Buterbaugh
2026-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison WI, 53706
Title: “Calcium and Ultrachill Effects Coupled with Rinse & Chill on Beef Meat Quality.”
Speaker: Dillon Walker

Title: “How and why cows are culled on Wisconsin dairy farms: The culling process and characteristics of culled cows “
Speaker: Kaitlin Buterbaugh

Graduate Seminar - Max Peckenschneider
2026-03-27 12:00 - 13:00 | 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison WI, 53706
Title: “Spatial Variability of Microbial Communities and Nutrient Composition in Poultry Litter.”
Speaker: Max Peckenschneider

Graduate Student Coffee with the Deans
2026-04-10 09:00 - 10:30 | Agricultural Hall, 1500 Linden Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Graduate Student Coffee with the Deans | UW–Madison Events Calendar

Graduate Seminar - Iago Leao & Megan Lauber
2026-05-01 12:00 - 13:00 | 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison WI, 53706
Title: “Removing the P4 implant from the timed-artificial insemination protocol for dairy heifers: A non-linear story.”
Speaker: Iago Leao

Title: “Insemination dynamics and fertility of lactating dairy cows resynchronized with or without GnRH treatment 32 days after first timed artificial insemination.”
Speaker: Megan Lauber

M.S. Defense by Dillon Walker
2026-05-06 13:00 - 14:00 | 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison WI, 53706
Title: Calcium and Ultrachill Effects Coupled with Rinse & Chill® on Beef Meat Quality
Presenter: Dillon Walker, Animal Science M.S. candidate (advisor: Dr. James R. Claus)
Location: MSABD RM 1115

Ph.D. Defense by Yanghai Zhang
2026-05-08 10:00 - 11:00 | 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison WI, 53706
Title: Disruption of RNA Binding Protein Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking in Heart Muscle Disease
Presenter: Yanghai Zhang, Animal Science Ph.D. candidate (advisor: Dr. Wei Guo)
Location: MSABD RM 1111

Badger Dairy Camp
2026-07-09 - 2026-07-12 | UW-Madison CALS Campus
Our program includes hands-on workshops, tours, and recreational activities across the UW-Madison CALS campus for 72 students ages 12 to 17 from across the United States. Dairy industry leaders will present on topics covering land and water resources, animal health and welfare, human health and nutrition, farm business and community, and linear evaluations and dairy judging. College preparation workshops will be tailored to the camper’s current grade level in collaboration with CALS. Campers will have the full student experience, staying and dining at the Dejope Residence Hall. Thank you to our generous sponsors for making this camp a reality! Interested in volunteering at Badger Dairy Camp? Please contact Megan Lauber (mrlauber@wisc.edu)
