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Professor
201 D McCord
2640 Morgan Circle
Knoxville, TN 37996-4588
(865) 974-7289
Fax: (865) 974-9043
Email: grogers2@tennessee.edu
Research Appointment: 30%
Extension Appointment: 70% |
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EXTENSION INITIATIVES
A comprehensive web site (SoutheastDairyExtension.org)
for information on dairy production has been launched and will be
maintained by the dairy extension program at UT. This web site contains
original content written by UT faculty and staff as well as links
to other important web sites containing timely information. Over
1,000 links and growing! One special link gets you to the ENR$
sire selection tool. You can easily "Suggest Links" and
give us feedback.
UT dairy extension has several ongoing initiatives in the areas
of nutrient management, milk quality, contract heifer rearing, crossbreeding
and intensive rotational grazing. These potential initiatives are
in addition to ongoing programs focused on basic management practices
and traditional youth development activities.
INVITED LECTURES AND APPOINTMENTS
Currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief for The Journal of Dairy Science through 2008.
February 2007: Accepted an invitation to become a member of a new USDA Extension Dairy Executive Council by Basil Eastwood, Program Leader for USDA-CSREES.
November 2006: Accepted an invitation to join the newly established Expert Network formed by The National Dairy Council. This Network is comprised of 10 experts on dairy production and dairy foods across North America. These expert members will be utilized for industry expertise and to do key local, regional and national media interviews as well as to do national public speaking engagements on behalf of the US dairy industry.
October 2006: Genetic change in dairy cattle over the past 3 decades. Workshop on “Milk, Hormones, and Human Health” sponsored by the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention. Boston, MA.
August 2006: Perspectives for dairy cattle breeding in North America. 8th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Paper was written but session was cancelled due to conflicts of other authors in the session.
September 2005: Use of electrical conductivity of milk to select for reduced mastitis. Nordic dairy cattle breeding symposium. Uppsala, Sweden.
June 2005: US perspective: The importance of functional traits and crossbreeding in dairy cattle. 56th Annual Meeting of European Association for Animal Production. Uppsala, Sweden.
March 2005: Modern Dairy Genetic Options. Kentucky Dairy Conference, Cave City, KY.
December 2004: Contemporary issues in dairy cattle genetics: crossbreeding, health traits and reproduction. Ferrum College seminar series, Ferrum, VA.
February 2004: Advantage of progeny tested AI bulls from the US compared with natural service bulls. Mexican dairy producer meetings in Aguascalientes, Ocotlan, and Tizayuca, Mexico (Three presentations on three different dates).
October 2004: "Case Study on Milk Quality"
to University of Tennessee second-year veterinary students.
August 2004: Why US dairy producers are using crossbreeding. Svensk
Avel media day (Swedish breeding coop media day held for Swedish
TV and Swedish mass media to show the success of the Swedish breeding
program., Skara, Sweden.
August 2004: Selection of dairy cattle for total merit in the US.
Symposium
entitled “From model organisms and healthy cows”, Foulum,
Denmark.
March 2004: "Horse Genetics" to University of Tennessee
students in AS340.
September 2002: "Dog Genetics" via videoconference to
Penn State University students.
August 2002: Aspects of milk composition, productive life and type
traits in
relation to mastitis and other diseases in dairy cattle. 7th World
Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Monpellier,
France.
June 2002: Dairy cattle genetics – mastitis focus. Seminar
on mastitis for Merial Research and Development leadership, Duluth,
GA.
January 2002: Why use lifetime net merit and related indexes? Genex
membership meetings in Skaneatles, Watertown, Lowville, and Canastota,
NY and in Troy, PA.
November 2001: Dairy cattle genetics. Round Table discussion and
brief
presentation at Pfizer Dairy Horizon Expert Panel, Groton, CT.
October 2001: Metabolic stress and dairy cattle improvement. Presentation
at combined meeting of S-284 multi-state research committee, National
Association of Animal Breeders Sire Analysts and USDA Animal Improvement
Programs Laboratory, Baltimore, MD.
September 2001: "Profitable dairy farming: Special reference
to USA", "Breeding for profitability and longevity in
dairy cattle", and "Critical control points of everyday
dairy management." Presentations at All African Dairy Expo,
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa.
September 2001: "Breeding for improved mastitis resistance
in dairy cattle", "Relationships among longevity, profitability
and type traits", and "Breeding for profitability and
longevity in dairy cattle Presentation at farmer’s days, Swellendam
and Philadelphia in Western Cape, and Humansdorp in Eastern Cape,
South Africa.
February 2001: Why use lifetime net merit and related indexes?
Genex membership meetings in Berks County and Huntington County,
PA.
November 2000: Dairy cattle genetics research at Penn State University.
Presentation to Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania, State
College, PA.
September 2000: Genetic program issues for Select Sires. Presentation
to Long Range Planning Committee of Select Sires, Tunkhannock, PA.
May 2000: Dairy cattle improvement. Meetings of science, industry
and
government leaders in the Ukraine. Presented three similar half-day
workshops in three different locations on behalf of USDA, Ukraine.
February 1999: Genetics and disease resistance. Genex and PA DHIA
membership meetings in Erie County, PA.
October 1999: Effects of selection for type on health traits. Cooperative
Resources International and Scandinavian Genetics Conference, Eau
Claire, WI.
December 1999: Profitable culling. Quality milk continuing education
program sponsored by Penn State Veterinary Science Department, State
College, PA.
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