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DAIReXNET Partnerships

Last Updated: February 24, 2011

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Industry Supporters:

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American Dairy Science Association



Dairy Calf and Heifer Association
http://www.calfandheifer.org/

National Mastitis Council
http://www.nmconline.org

National Milk Producers Federation
http://www.nmpf.org

Some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) provided courtesy of:

Dairy-L
Illini DairyNet
National Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center

Photos provided courtesy of:

Amber Weisenberger-University of Wisconsin Discovery Farms Program
American Milking Shorthorn Society
Bob James-Virginia Tech
Bob Peters-Maryland
Edwin Remsberg-University of Maryland, CSREES, USDA
Jerry Jones-Virginia Tech
Jud Heinrichs-Penn State
Mike Schutz-Purdue
Rebekah Bovee-Brown Swiss Association
Rick Norell-Idaho
USDA Photo Gallery
USDA-ARS Image Gallery
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation

Contributors:

Colorado State University

N.L. Dalsted, Franklyn Garry, P.H. Gutierrez

Cornell University

Dave Barbano, K.J. Boor, Larry Chase, Jason Karszes, S.C. Murphy, Chuck Nicholson, Andrew Novakovic, Tom Overton, Mark Stephenson

Iowa State University

R. Burns, Patrick J. Gorden, Leo Timms, Larry Tranel

Kansas State University

Keith Bolsen, Barry Bradford, Michael Brouck, K. Dhuyyetter, James R. Dunham, Joseph P. Harner III, Twig Marston, John F. Smith, Gerald Stokka, Travis Van Anne

Louisiana State University

William Owens

Michigan State University

Mike Allen, Dave Beede, Vera Bitsch, Faith Cullens, Stephen Harsh, Joleen Hadrich, Kathy Lee, Nicole Olynk, Dale Rozeboom, H. Allen Tucker, Christopher Wolf

NIFA

Charlotte Kirk Baer, Steve Smith, Adele Turzillo

North Carolina State University

Geoff Benson, W.M. Hagler Jr., Mitch Hockett, John Rushing, Lon W. Whitlow

North Dakota State University

J.W. Schroeder

The Ohio State University

Naomi Botheras, Maurice Eastridge, Mauricio Espinoza, Gonzalo Ferreira, Jeff Firkins, Dianne Shoemaker, Normand St-Pierre, Bill Weiss,

Oregon State University

Troy Downing, Mike Gamroth, John Hart, Dan Sullivan

Pennsylvania State University

Richard S. Adams, Matthew Gabler, R. Graves, D. Griswold, Jud Heinrichs, Lawrence J. Hutchinson, Virginia A. Ishler, B. Jayaro, Coleen Jones, Sylvia Kehoe, Brian Lammers, Thomas R. McCarty, Dan McFarland, Michael O'Connor, Sarah Roth, Trent Schriefer, Peter Tozer, J. Tyson, Bob Van Saun, Gabriella A. Varga, T. Wilson

Purdue University

Myassar O. Alekish, Todd Applegate, Perry Doane, Shawn Donkin, Tim Johnson, Tamilee Nennich, Mike Schutz, A. Sutton

South Dakota State University

Alvaro Garcia, Kenneth Kalscheur, D. Nicolai, S. Phohl, Nancy Thiex, Kent Tjardes

Texas A&M University

Todd Bilby, Ellen Jordan

University of Arkansas

Shane Gadberry, Jodie A. Pennington, Jeremy Powell, Karl Van Devender

University of Arizona

Ehrin L. Ahnen, Dennis Armstrong, Robert J. Collier, Matt Van Baale

University of California-Davis

Gregg Billikopf, Frank Mitloehner, Michael Overton

University of Connecticut

Sheila Andrew, Lynn Hinckley, Rich Meinert

University of Delaware

Limin Kung, Jr.

University of Florida

Bruno Amaral, David Bray, Kermit Buchman, J.F. Butler, Geoffrey E. Dahl, Albert DeVries, Mike Gunderson, Mary Beth Hall, P.E. Kaufman, P.G. Koehler, J.K. Shearer, Charlie Staples, William W. Thatcher, Tim Wilson

University of Georgia

John K. Bernard, Lane O. Ely, Warren Gilson, Bill Graves, Steve Nickerson, M.W. Overton, Robert Smith, Joe West

University of Idaho

Mireille Chahine, Mario E. de Haro Marti, Rick Norell, R. Sheffield

University of Illinois

Jim Drackley, David Fischer, Mike Hutjens, Nicole A. Janovick-Guretzky, Mike Murphy, Dick Wallace

University of Kentucky

Donna Amaral-Phillips, Robert Harmon, Alan (Jack) McAllister, Linda McClanahan, Nancy McGill, Josh Renaker, Larissa Tucker

University of Maryland

Rich Erdman, Kiera Finucance, Stanley Fultz, Rick Kohn, Bob Peters, Mark Varner

University of Minnesota

Neil Broadwater, Hugh Chester-Jones, Marcia I. Endres, Sandra Godden, B. Hetchler, L. Jacobson, Kevin A. Janni, Jim Linn, Jim Paulson, Jim Riddle, Steve Stewart, D. Ziegler, J. Zulovich

University of Missouri

C. Fulhage, Barry Steevens

University of Nebraska

Michael P. Carlson, Steve M. Ensley, Galen Erickson, Jeff Keown, Rick K. Koelsch, P.J. Kononoff

University of Tennessee

M.H. Campbell, Delton C. Gerloff, Robert W. Holland Jr., J.K. Miller, S.P. Oliver, Gary W. Rogers, S.R. Van Amstel

University of Vermont

Heather Darby

University of Wisconsin

Lou Armentano, David K. Combs, Nigel B. Cook, Bob Cropp, Paul Fricke, Gregg Hadley, Pat Hoffman, David Kammel, Vinicius Moreira, Ken Nordlund, Randy Shaver, John Schefers, Michael Wattiaux, Kent Weigel, Milo C. Whitbank

Utah State University

Duarte Diaz, Dave Wilson, Allen Young

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Peter Callan, Bennet Cassell, J. Cyriac, Sue Duncan, Cameron Hackney, Mark D. Hannigan, Stephanie Hill, Ernest Hovingh, Bob James, Gerald M. (Jerry) Jones, Katherine Knowlton, Isis Mullarkey, Ray Nebel, Christina Petersson-Wolf, Susan Sumner

Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

J. Currin

Washington State University

Larry Fox, Joe Harrison, Lynn Johnson-VanWieringer, Ron Kincaid, Rebecca White

William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute

Rick Grant

Contributors Outside the U.S.

Brazil - Robert Sartori
Canada - Kristen A. Beauchemin, Dave Christensen, Todd Duffield, Greg Penner
Turkey - Ahmet Gumen

Industry Contributors

Jim Barmore
Greg Bethard
W. Gene Boomer
Roger Cady
Glenn Carpenter
Dave Casper
Steve Eicker
Michael Ethchebarne
Jesse Goff
Brad Harman
Mike Hodgman
Floyd Hoisington
Tim Johnson
Andy Kleinschmidt
R. Larson
Hernando Lopez
F.C. Madsen
D. McClary
Darren McGee
Lisa McGory
Fred Moore
F.J. Mueller
Brian Perkins
Dwight Roseler
William P. Seglar
Ian Shivas
Juan Velez
Drew Vermeire
Vince Waters
Phillip W. Widel
Deb Wilks
Julie Wittman
B. Ziegler
Greg Zuver


Special Thanks

Special thanks to those who allowed us to link to their websites and/or contributed material: ATTRA, Sam Leadley, National Association of Animal Breeders, National Center for Appropriate Technology, National Mastitis Council, Organic Agriculture Consortium/Scientific Congress on Organic Agricultural Research and Jim Quigley.

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