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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Department of Dairy and Animal Science at Penn State

About the Department

  • Watch our Welcome and Overview video at mms://www.das.psu.edu/video/welcome/welcomeDL.wmv. Best viewed on a high-speed network connection: cable, DSL or ISDN.
  • Contacts and Directories: Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students can be found at www.das.psu.edu/directory.
  • Employment Opportunities are listed at das.psu.edu/jobs
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History of the Department of Dairy and Animal Sciences Read the History of the Department of Dairy and Animal Science at das.psu.edu/history.


Alumni and Friends

  • Learn about Giving to DAS at das.psu.edu/giving.
  • Find DAS Alumni das.psu.edu/alumni.
  • Read Hoofprints, news for friends and alumni das.psu.edu/hoofprints/
  • Read about the Penn State Dairymen's Club at das.psu.edu/dairymen.
  • Read about the Penn State Stockmen's Club at das.psu.edu/stockmen.

Academics and Student Services

  • Learn about Undergraduate Studies at das.psu.edu/undergraduate.
  • Learn about Graduate Studies at das.psu.edu/graduate.
  • Find Employment Opportunities at das.psu.edu/jobs/students.
  • Find Student Clubs at /undergraduate/clubs.cfm.

4-H Programs

  • Information about 4-H Programs in Dairy, Beef, Horses, Swine, Sheep and Goats, and Poultry can be found at das.psu.edu/4h.

For Members of DAS

 

Research and Extension

  • Dairy Science can be found at das.psu.edu/dairy.
  • Equine Science can be found at das.psu.edu/equine.
  • Swine Production can be found at das.psu.edu/swine.
  • Beef Production can be found at das.psu.edu/beef.
  • Meat Goats Production can be found at das.psu.edu/goats.
  • Deer Management can be found at das.psu.edu/deer.
  • Companion Animals can be found at das.psu.edu/Companions.
  • Meat Science can be found at at das.psu.edu/Meat.
  • Nutrient Management can be found at das.psu.edu/nutrient.
  • Reproductive Biology and Health can be found at das.psu.edu/crbh.
  • Information about our Farms and Facilities can be found at das.psu.edu/facilities

Related Links

  • Related Links include Animal Biotechnology at das.psu.edu/links/?search=20.
  • The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences is located at www.huck.psu.edu.

Industry Tour

Students, Faculty, and Staff on the New Student Industry Tour
Animal Science Undergraduates coming to University Park for the first time have the opportunity each fall to visit various businesses and listen to industry professionals talk about their work during the New Student Industry Tour. This year, the tour took place on August 30 and included Maple Lawn Associates Poultry and Egg operation in McAlisterville; the Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory in Harrisburg; Hempt Farms, home of the Keystone Standardbreds, in Mechanicsburg; and Brymesser Dairy in Boiling Springs. Lunchtime speakers were Chad Cash of Purina Mills and large-animal veterinarian Dr. Kevin Brightbill. Students, faculty, and staff are shown in the above photo wearing sterile suits at Maple Lawn Associates. If you have a FaceBook account, you can see more tour photos at the Department of Dairy and Animal Science FaceBook Group. This way for more information about the Animal Science undergraduate program

Industry Tour

Animal Science Undergraduates coming to University Park for the first time have the opportunity each fall to visit various businesses and listen to industry professionals talk about their work during the New Student Industry Tour. This year, the tour took place on August 30 and included Maple Lawn Associates Poultry and Egg operation in McAlisterville; the Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory in Harrisburg; Hempt Farms, home of the Keystone Standardbreds, in Mechanicsburg; and Brymesser Dairy in Boiling Springs. Lunchtime speakers were Chad Cash of Purina Mills and large-animal veterinarian Dr. Kevin Brightbill. Students, faculty, and staff are shown in the above photo wearing sterile suits at Maple Lawn Associates. If you have a FaceBook account, you can see more tour photos at the Department of Dairy and Animal Science FaceBook Group. Learn more about Students, Faculty, and Staff on the New Student Industry Tour by visiting the DAS Web site.

 

News

Specht to Receive National Dairy Shrine Pioneer Award:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/specht-receives-pioneer-award
2008 PA Junior Dairy Show Results:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/2008-pa-junior-dairy-show-results
Penn State Announces Addition of Two 4-H Horse Program Associates:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/4-h-horse-staff
Dairy Analysis 20/20 Workshop Shows Who Has the Competitive Advantage:
http://dairyalliance.psu.edu/news/fullstory/index.cfm?newsID=1093
PEACCE Program Certifies 80th Farm:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/peacce-program-certifies-80th-farm
Retired Penn State Professor Receives Signal Service Award:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/henning-wins-signal-award
State 4-H Days Dairy Judging Results:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/state-4-h-days-dairy-judging-results
Department of Dairy and Animal Science Web Site Nets High Usage:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/das-web-site
Christopher Raines Joins Department of Dairy and Animal Science Faculty:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/christopher-raines-joins-department
Two DAS Faculty Members Recognized at ADSA Meeting:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/two-das-faculty-members-recognized-at-adsa-meeting
Specht to Receive National Dairy Shrine Pioneer Award:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/specht-receives-pioneer-award
2008 PA Junior Dairy Show Results:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/2008-pa-junior-dairy-show-results
Penn State Announces Addition of Two 4-H Horse Program Associates:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/4-h-horse-staff
Dairy Analysis 20/20 Workshop Shows Who Has the Competitive Advantage:
http://dairyalliance.psu.edu/news/fullstory/index.cfm?newsID=1093
PEACCE Program Certifies 80th Farm:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/peacce-program-certifies-80th-farm
Retired Penn State Professor Receives Signal Service Award:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/henning-wins-signal-award
State 4-H Days Dairy Judging Results:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/state-4-h-days-dairy-judging-results
Department of Dairy and Animal Science Web Site Nets High Usage:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/das-web-site
Christopher Raines Joins Department of Dairy and Animal Science Faculty:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/christopher-raines-joins-department
Two DAS Faculty Members Recognized at ADSA Meeting:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/two-das-faculty-members-recognized-at-adsa-meeting

Events

08/11/2008 - 10/31/2008: 2008 Fall Deer Sale
10/12/2008: OsteoChallenge 2008
10/21/2008 - 10/24/2008: PDMP-Dairy Alliance Dairy Tour to Colorado
10/29/2008 - 10/30/2008: Animal Sciences Prospective Student Open House for High School Juniors and Seniors
10/29/2008: Lunchtime Series for New and Beginning Dairy Producers
11/01/2008: 2009 Pennsylvania Farm Show Scholarship Foundation Application Deadline
11/01/2008: Pennsylvania 4-H Leader Award Deadlines: Beef, Sheep, Market Goat, and Swine
11/05/2008: Dairy Profit Team Training
11/07/2008 - 11/08/2008: 97th Anniversary Angus Production Sale
11/08/2008: Goat Health Seminar
2008 Fall Deer Sale:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/events/2008-fall-deer-sale
OsteoChallenge 2008:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/events/osteochallenge-2008
PDMP-Dairy Alliance Dairy Tour to Colorado:
www.pdmp.org
Animal Sciences Prospective Student Open House for High School Juniors and Seniors:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/events/prospective-student-open-house
Lunchtime Series for New and Beginning Dairy Producers:
http://dairyalliance.psu.edu/education/lunchtime-series/
2009 Pennsylvania Farm Show Scholarship Foundation Application Deadline:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/events/2009-pennsylvania-farm-show-scholarship
Pennsylvania 4-H Leader Award Deadlines: Beef, Sheep, Market Goat, and Swine:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/events/pennsylvania-4-h-leader-award-deadlines
Dairy Profit Team Training:
http://dairyalliance.psu.edu/education/dairy-profits/
97th Anniversary Angus Production Sale:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/events/97th-anniversary-angus-production-sale
Goat Health Seminar:
http://www.das.psu.edu/das/events/goat-health-seminar

Seminars

Next Seminar: 10/17/2008
Dr. Koji Toyokawa - "Maternal Hyperinsulinemia/Hyperleptinemia induces oocyte meiotic chromatin perturbation and compromises further embryonic development"

Next Seminar: 10/17/2008
Dr. Koji Toyokawa, "Maternal Hyperinsulinemia/Hyperleptinemia induces oocyte meiotic chromatin perturbation and compromises further embryonic development": das.psu.edu/seminars

DAS Blogs and PodCasts

More DAS Blogs and PodCasts...

  • Terry Etherton's Blog can be found at blogs.das.psu.edu/tetherton
More DAS Blogs can be found at blogs.das.psu.edu.

Newsletters and Publications

Books DAS Publications Catalog
Hoofprints Newsletter
Dairy Digest
Penn State Horse Newsletter

Información en Español

Muchas de las páginas de este sitio están también en Español. Podrá encontrar las versiones en Español en las ventanillas localizadas en la esquina superior izquierda. Más información...

All DAS publications are in our Publications Library at das.psu.edu/publications.
Read Hoofprints at das.psu.edu/hoofprints/
Read Dairy Digest at das.psu.edu/user/dairy/newsletter.
Read the Penn State Horse Newsletter at das.psu.edu/user/equine/newsletter.
The publication "New Silage Management Resource" can be found at das.psu.edu/dcn/catforg/PDF/silage2004.pdf.
The publication "Manure Odor" can be found at das.psu.edu/swine/Manure_odor.pdf.