News & Events
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Professor Victor E. Cabrera Helps Lead National RuFaS Project as It Goes Open Source for Dairy Sustainability
A cornerstone of this national effort is the leadership of Victor E. Cabrera, Professor and Extension Specialist in Dairy Farm Management at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Animal and Dairy Sciences Department. Dr.…
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Midwest ADSA-USD Regional Meeting in Platteville
The 2026 Midwest American Dairy Science Association Undergraduate Student Division (ADSA-USD) Regional Meeting marked the second year of the event’s return. Hosted by the University of Wisconsin- Platteville from January…
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Dairy Science 375: Dairy Nutrition Experience Marks Another Year of Hands-On Learning
This January marked the 10th anniversary of Dairy Science 375: Dairy Nutrition Experience, sponsored by Purina Animal Nutrition LLC, a Land O’Lakes company. Twelve students from UW–Madison, UW–Platteville, and UW–River…
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Professor Mark Richards part of UW–Madison team behind cover-featured plasma–liquid mixing innovation
Researchers at UW–Madison spanning Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biochemistry, Surgery, and Animal & Dairy Sciences report a gas-bubble mixing approach that improves the uniformity and speed of cold atmospheric plasma treatment for…
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Dr. Sofia Ortega Receives 2026 IETS Foundation Early Career Achievement Award
Dr. Sofia Ortega, Assistant Professor of Reproductive Physiology in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named the recipient of the 2026 International Embryo…
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Michel Wattiaux Receives USDA National Teaching Award
Michel A. Wattiaux, Professor in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named the recipient of the 2025 USDA Excellence in College and University…
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Smart Calf Rearing Conference 2025: Advancing Calf Health, Welfare and Innovation at UW–Madison
The 4th edition of the Smart Calf Rearing Conference, led by Dr. Lautaro Rostoll-Cangiano and hosted for the first time in the United States at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, brought…
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Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences Newsletter Fall 2025
Greetings from Animal and Dairy Sciences at UW-Madison! Sara Gragg, Department Chair Dear Colleagues, Alumni, and Friends, I am pleased to share several exciting developments from the Department of Animal…
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ADS launches new major in dairy and food animal management
This fall the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences launched a new undergraduate major – Dairy and Food Animal Management (DFAM) – that builds on the 159-year legacy of the…
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Dairy and Food Animal Management Video
Dairy and Food Animal Management (DFAM) is one of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s newest majors. Housed in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), DFAM focuses on the biology,…
