Tag: Dairy science
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Posted on April 18, 2018
UW–Madison dairy science students win national management contest
Students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Dairy Science took first place at the National Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, held April 12-14 in Visalia, California. […]
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Posted on April 4, 2018
Checking the gas: From barn to field, researcher follows dairy cows’ greenhouse gas footprints
Sometimes dairy scientist Michel Wattiaux approaches his research like a cop at a traffic stop. He uses a breath analyzer to check for problematic products […]
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Posted on April 2, 2018
Mark your calendar for the 2018 UW dairy science golf classic
Have you seen flecks of green grass in your lawn yet? If you’re a golfer no doubt you’ve looked and are anxiously awaiting fun days […]
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UW-Madison dairy science department to hold visit day April 19
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Dairy Science invites prospective students and their parents to visit campus on Thursday, April 19, 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 […]
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Posted on February 13, 2018
Catching a ‘silent’ cow killer: A simpler detection system to help dairy farmers stay ahead of a costly disease
Mitch Breunig BS’92 has been around dairy cows long enough — all his life, to be exact — to suspect something was amiss with two […]
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Posted on January 26, 2018
Blue Sky Science: How do cows make milk?
The Blue Sky Science video series is a collaboration of the Wisconsin State Journal and the Morgridge Institute for Research. They take questions posed by visitors to the […]
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Posted on December 15, 2017
New research on the estrous cycle in cows – Audio
Paul Fricke, UW-Extension dairy cattle reproduction specialist Department of Dairy Sciences UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences pmfricke@wisc.edu 608-263-4596 3:08 – Total time 0:18 […]
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Posted on November 9, 2017
UW students make good money, great contacts and awesome sandwiches at World Dairy Expo
Charlie Hamilton admits that he let his schoolwork slide in early October. The University of Wisconsin-Madison senior figured his time would be better spent flipping […]
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Posted on September 29, 2017
Having cows put proteins into milk, not waste, is researcher’s goal
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has hired a new investigator to look into the case of the misplaced protein. “On average, only about a quarter of […]
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Posted on September 28, 2017
UW-Madison dairy science department to hold visit day Oct. 19
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Dairy Science invites prospective students and their parents to visit campus on Thursday, October 19, 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 […]