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sense approach to work and morality only" job with the goal ofempowering students with ,
scratch the surface of an at~empt to describe' '. knowledge.
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:"IfIca;n spread enthusiasm for the importance '
Dr. Heidi Harrilen, new woman; only womari,
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, o f animal welfare and disseminate knowledge
Cal I?oly's Anitnal Science Department to others,it will have a greater impact on animal
gained much needed additiQ'n totheir fae,,: ,', he~hh," s~idHamlen., "Thats my goalinlife:;'
ulty .with Dr; Hamlen:' During a brief bllt .: Hamlen cutrently teaches anatomy and physi-'
infomiati~e conversati~n wit~ 1)r. Hiu-nlen 'ology and, works ,as a clinician at·thecampu&
, ,0.Tlegets a strong impression:ofhow she feels, veterinary clinic iIi Gonju'riction with Dr. Dale
about her job as aveterinanan and more im': 'Smith. Ad~itionaJly, she is redesigping thepro
portantly, herjob as a teacher,
' duction medicine course to betaught iO the win-: '
,"It's very challenging to provideariimal sCi" 'ter qlliu1ecandplans toteach advanced systeinic:
physiology in thespd~g.-P
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c~m:luct an inteiligent, progres- ,
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'Ham}en's resume encom~
passes a breadth of experience
in t~e flelrlof veterinary medi
cine. Her most important ~re
'dentials include a DoCtor ofVet~
·erinary Medicine' ftom <;::olo~ .
nido S~ate University, Master of
Science from, University of
Saskatchewan and twelve years
of extensive work on bothclini~
Dr. Haml~n' administers ~dab practi~aUinal
cal and research levels.
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,LimOllsinher ,.increases'diversity,
By 'Veronica Viscarra-Animal Science'
hetdexhibiting "superior bloodlines.
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The embryos were transferred intotrossbred re
itshed ~atilep~ogram by· adding a. new, Limousin cipient cows and calved out as part of the'student run
herd.
EScuela Ranch cow calf enterptis~project. Two years
The Limousins willbecome a pari of an established of embryo transfersresultedin thebitth of 17 heifers
program that indudes herds ofAngus, Shorthomandand7 bull calves.
, Heref.ord breeding cattle. Establishment6f these "' Theoriginalcal,ves are homed and red. Through
herds began over 60 years, ago.
breeding and selection, tJ:le university hopes to es
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, Cal Poly, in cooperation with the NoithAmerican tablish a polled and black herd in the future.
All the original heifers become a part of the cow
Lirnousin Fouridat~on (NALF)established the h~rd.
,:This herdwill enable studentsto work with, a br.eed herd~hile the bull calves, ar~ put. oh the Cal Poly
tQat focuses on:c~ca$s tr~its and terminal breedi.ng Bull Test. During the bull test:,Students are able to
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' , colle<;t a wide rqnge ofperformance data'on the bulls.
, MikeHall,senior beef cattle specialist, said;"The Ye~rling bulls are alsousedas'deari upbulls6nthe '
neW Limousin cattle, being more of a qrcassbreed, . university's commercial cow herd.
will givestudent~the opportunitytb workwitha breed,
Calves currently being bomwill be placed on the
that is different, yet complimentary tQ other br~eds .cal Poly Steer Performance Test!n the's~rnmer, Stu~
maintained by the university."
dents ,then have the opportunity tocollectperfot
Development. of the new herd was accomplished' mance and carcass data on the 'Limousinsiredcalves;
through the use .oferribryo transfer. Several top
"New opportiInitIes fOf learning due to the addi
Limousinbreeders associated with'NALF donated tion of the new'Umousinherd, creates enthusiasm
embryos.to .the university to establish afourtdation 'for both, students andfaculty," said Hall. .p ,
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lClubs'make:(ora complete:, 'student
ByK,ristin Ming:.Animal Science
During the early 1900s', Cal
Poly's,ATlirrial S~ience Depart
mentfounded the Veterinary Sci.'
enceClub, ,
- The VeterinaryStienc.;e Club'
opens rrianydoors to students who '
want to pursue~ ca~ee'r 'as a vet- "
erinari~a:rL Involvementin the club,
allows students the opportunity.to
,engage in m~ny activities. "
Activities include petting zoos,
guest speakers, community ser"' '
vices an,d an annual trip toU.C
.' ,Davis.th~ guest speakersJrom .the
community belong to differentca
reerfields centered~around animal
science.
LisaBrowI), dub historiari,
said;"The clubopens up a,door- gained information (iboutw~at a '
,way between the college and the veterinarian doe~ and what goes on
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Involvemenrin the club helps 'valved in the club," said Tony
students get into a netw<;>rk that Giordano, an animal science fresh..
will help them get into veterinary " man. "1 attended one of the club's,
schooI..Stu~entsreceiveadvi~e first meetings and was welcomed
on Class scheduling andaddi.:. ',bymany friendly people."
Dr. Heidi Hamlen,an animal sci
tional experience out&ide of the
classroom.
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" "From the' club I've,gained firstyear as club:advisor. ,,'
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Hamkn said, "l~ant to facilitate
the veterinary science field~ and them in meeting their goals and '
a network of friends andinfor-provide any advice lC(in aboutthe
mati,on to ,help me achieve iny, pleth6raof opportunities in veteri
goal ofbecomingaveterinarlan,"nary medicine.;;
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Six months in ,the saddle paid offfor five
Cal Poiystudents at the 1994 Natibnal Rein
Cow Horse AssbciatibnSnaftleBitFuturity
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science profes~()r,endured a gruelingappli--:
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was great,"said Jean Marshall, animal sci- '.
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him for working so well with a g,,?upof fiye, " 1994 Quarter Horse Projeclmembers. 'LefHo right:'
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. Denise Delph, Monica Saxe, Lana Anderson~ Jean, .
The QuarterHorse Project starkdin1977:
Matshall and Emi'ly.Wh.eeler.
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horses, and the sale is theculmination ofall 6{their ..'
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for more don~ted hor~es,;'. saidL'und.··
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Before entering the projec't:these hQrses are used worthwhile-oncethey enter the sale ring. "Hearing ,
in the breeding projeCt, judging, halter fitting and 'my :nart1eover the, sound 'system andhearing the
applic.ation to horse' practi~es courses~.
priteof my' horse rise' with each oewbid asI pa-"
'The project tOok fiv€; two year old horse's to the' radedhim around the sale ring wasincredible," said'
Futurity Sale on September 24. '~With an average 'Marshall. "Theprlc£that illy horse soldforwas a
price of$2,800, the sale proved to be verysuccess~', direct resulJof my six monthsofhar<;1 work.. 1 felt .
fu.lforCaIPoly,"said Lund',The highsellernamed'like the proje'ct was now complete,'"
Cutter's Velvet, ridden by Denise 'Delph, brought
Duiirigthe si~ months of the projec't, the students
in $3,000 for the proJect'
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aspect of western horsemanship" This year, they
worked with some oftIietop names in horse train
"The price that my horse ~oldIor wasa direct ..' iJig itlcludirlg:Co~ey Baker, Sanely Collier,J~.on
resultofmysix months ofhard, work. " .
, Ralls, Ted Robinson, Jon Roeser, and Doug
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'Williamson. Not onlyafethese trainers familiar
'AnimalScil!Uce , ' w i t h th~ project,b~tsomeo{themarealso Cal Poly
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"The neat th~ng about tbe Q~after Horse Proje~t
~:W~rking with the, vari~us·trailiers gives .the stu~' ','
,is that the studentsgetto represent not only Cal. dents a chance to develop,confidencearid'work on
flo1y, but also themselves, toa large pOlmlationof ' their communication skills," said Lund. "Their'
. horseaild industry people," saiclLund."Theygo. horsemansh~palsoblossoms,an.dthey gain in.valu~ ,
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. Dr. Bill Plumm~r
.. 'Mike Lund-Senior Horse Specialist
Dr. CliffStokes .
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Stats: TeachesAnlmal Breeding, Intro
Stats;· Teaches Eq!Ji ~e. Reproduction,
Applied Horse Practices and Advanc:ed
and Feeding, Undergradu~te Seminar, Re . to Animal Science, Livestock Evaluation
Western Riding; Advises Cutting&Rein-: .productive Physiology and Anatomy! and Ultras9n0g~aphy; Advises. Boots & .
. ing Club; Breeding Enterprise, Horse Unit
P~ysiology; Advises Vet Science Club, •. Spurs Club, Escuela Ranch Enterprise and'
and Quarter Horse Enlyrprise.
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He received his B.S. and M.S. from
Enterprise: .
He received hisB.S.and M.S. from Ohio
North Dakota S'tateUniver~ityin animal
He received his B.S. and M.S. from
Sta~e Univ.ersityin animal science ~nd a
sCIence. "Working with students in a prac
NorthCarolina State University in animal.Ph.D. from Colorado State Univ.ersityin
tical.hands~on way, is.what lli.ke most
sci'ence and a: Ph.D, from Utah SUHe Uni-: '. animal science:~'~he newcurrlcuitirilis a
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Polytechnic' State University at San LUIs
Obispo inanimal science and an MS. from'
Kansas State University inanirnaI.breed c
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is going to attract more students to the de
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Stats: Teaches MarkelI3~ef Production
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He received his B.S. from New Mexico
StateUniversityinaninial science, his M.s.' nia Polytechnic StateU~i versity at San Luis
Obispo jnanimal science and general agri
from Colorado State University in rumi
nant nutrition and his Ph:D:from New' culture. "I like the smallness ofLhe uni
Mexico State UnIversity ,in nutrition/bio- . versity ~hithenablesus to have more in
chemistry. "lJike a:university that.empha- . dividual contact with the students.""P
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K~n Scotto's door was open,and
,hegreetedrne with a slTIile and (l
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Framed pho~ographs adorned his
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He handed r:ne his card which iil
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elected Chair of the
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September L Analumni ()f Cal Poly,
andthe University of Nevada,Reno, '
he taught at Cal Poly for 24 years.
Hebecame involved with agricul
,lme at Cal Poly, milking cows from
day one of his academic career. He
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plishmentin the field, even though '
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year on a cattle railch in' northern
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enjoys livestock production and work(ngwith animals,"
preciate,thatthenlthinkalot of things can be lost in,
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'termsofyourmission,': he said.",
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"That's why any ofus ate here,because student~'are to the studen't.Headv:ocates on,e~on-one,teaching.
"Cal Poly aflmds really nice complimentof inside, '
. here and if you don'tappfeciate that, then I think a
lot ofthings 'can be lostfn terms ofyour mission;"
outside work and I 'think that's what makes a lot of
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kids' stay in school,"Scatto said,. Also, he strongly be
Animal Science Chair
lieves that experience is essefltial to a student's ability
perform a job welL
, Scotto feels he wi II be Pellt ofa lot of changes dudo
Scotto said he feels,fondofthe Jniversity's approach, t~erecent mOdifications in curriculum. Be,hopes' to
t() education hecause the students perf9rril most of thefa,cilitatethis new Curriculum. ·He also hopes'to be
work
the livestock. "Unlike land ,grantuniv~rsities,·, involved with the rest of the tea~hers in thedepa~t- '
,wedon'tuse tech~icians, weuse students living afthese 'ment.'
" "I.like to have all thefaculty feeIthatlsupport them
ateas,';saidScotto.
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qualties s.uch as birth ,
.weight, cOrif~rinatio'n,
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the rhythmic cha~tof auction- .
eerR.. '~Skinner'! Hardy, the'
-·ability. Scrotal'circum
,Cal Poly Bull Test,wasunder
ferenceand hip heights
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corded o~ ea:ch~ull
terested pttkmen, students
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,·tion.With this technol
turned out for the 38th annual
ogy, ranchers should be
BuJlTest,FieldPay and Trade
able tom,ake an in~
Show on Monday; Oct.3. The'
Blili Test proved
be a great· .
formed, educateddeci-· .
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succ~ss for Cal Pol y and bull
consignors., ,
vidual herd's needs..
Sessions' at the field .
"Considering commerchl1·.. •. '. The BullJ'est 'Sale October 4, 1994 was a
. arid feeder market prices along ,
. day con.sist~d of three
smashing success for alt,
with weather 'conditions,l
important areas facing
.the beefi~dustry'today:
thought 'the prices were very
good,;' said consignor AbbieNelsorl Hall, beefcattie specialist for ~he, Cal '. the Cow~CalrQualityA~surance.
ofWiJton,,' NelsoQ "lhoughtthe,pulls' PofyAnimal ScIence Department The Program, the use of EPi) perfor
". were, in excellent cOndition.".
. bqlls this year hactallgrain taken a\Vay,' mance recordsan.d sustainable in',.
, "Bulls areputon'a lOO-day high a~d fed only 'ahayctiet for the last 30 tensivegrazing.
ratlondietto sepanite:geneticdiffer-daystohelpeliminate excess fat and .
•'. encewith a 3-po~nd,-:per'-daygain," .providerange":readY yearling bulls_ "Bee! production is 'solar pow
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progeny difference(EPD) per~ '. "'This analogy helped ranc:hers .
Diane ,Carinalli,,·lJ.yderBeery ,
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"We can yiewgrazingfrOJ:Il aholistic rn an - .
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'. see a strong correlatiOri and are agementperspecti ve, 'e.ncompass
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. happy to see·them,'; saidVogeL ing environmental and economic
Mqrytina Marshall &'R)}der Be~ry.
Among oth~i fac'tors recog
aspects. "The changing ofpastl1re .
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Cal Poly's: Livestock Judging' Phoentx and NationaJWesternin . M';mfrina.
'Vargas said,"lmproved speaking
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it comes. to evaluating livestock.. .
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Theodoiio, Troy Gtav~tt'- Donica '$i~c~ we started and everyone
Stokes said,"M ybiggest reward
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'Manfrinaan~ Forest Mathiews
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make up,theteam. Dr. Cliff Stokes practicarexpefience~'~ .
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'''What I strfve for is an under- . tunityforthem to improve their . . I love·to do. Ii
·standing ofthe iiv~stockindu,stry. ". communiCation and' decisio:n.'
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-'Dr. Cliff Stokes ',., . '. ,:' making skills," said Stokes.. ' .
Animal Science professor .' Theodoz'io said; '~The teamhas .
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andeveryQne here has.gained a
. Stokes.~ill not be. coming: back
to coach ,nex't yea.r. After'taking
"We're all different individlials, but ,lot.ofpractical experien<;:e." .
try to ·come together as ·~team·· .• Mathie'ws said"."You have to, . . Jim Hyer'splace three- and- a
. half 'years ago,Stokessaid, "I fi- ....
to do our best," said Stretch.
make(i big cOrnmittment be
· . Hoursap'd hours of intense'prac-. caUse so much time and dfort
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ticeprep,aresthe team to c9mpete has to
pu.t into it, andIthink
'free up .we~kendsandget back in'.
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·in contests acrossthe country. Team .everyone.here has made ,that
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and horses in classes and give" __"";';"_~"""'_"""'~_ _~_.
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elaborate s~ts of reasons to b(lck'
as the new coach.' Sando isa
their class placing's.
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gradu~teofCal Poly and'a former
;'What lstrivefor.is an under-. an increasedlevelofcoTifitlf!nce
1991 Livestock- Judging Team .
··standing of the Iiv~stockinci~stry,';' are two of my_ personal ben
,., mel1!ber.-"I am e,xdted ~botit the,
· saidStokes. "We approach itas not efits~H
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just a contest? butan und~rst,mding
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dents on this' activity because its
whatllove to do;" said Sando..'
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.Cal Poly's Livestock Judging Pro
Some of the.co~tests they have
. ,'. -participatedinthi'sfall include the their coach, r~ceive extensive
.gram, .S.tokes said, "Th~pr0gram
· LA, County' Fair, PaCific Interna,;- .' benefits from the 'program. . .
-should stay.sttong because ,of the
;'You get to travel around to a ~ basis of thea,ctivity which is de
tional in Or~gon" Cow Palace in San
veloping communicat(on and
Fnmcisco and North American In- lot of states and differ~nt schools,
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sense approach to work and morality only" job with the goal ofempowering students with ,
scratch the surface of an at~empt to describe' '. knowledge.
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Dr. Heidi Harrilen, new woman; only womari,
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, o f animal welfare and disseminate knowledge
Cal I?oly's Anitnal Science Department to others,it will have a greater impact on animal
gained much needed additiQ'n totheir fae,,: ,', he~hh," s~idHamlen., "Thats my goalinlife:;'
ulty .with Dr; Hamlen:' During a brief bllt .: Hamlen cutrently teaches anatomy and physi-'
infomiati~e conversati~n wit~ 1)r. Hiu-nlen 'ology and, works ,as a clinician at·thecampu&
, ,0.Tlegets a strong impression:ofhow she feels, veterinary clinic iIi Gonju'riction with Dr. Dale
about her job as aveterinanan and more im': 'Smith. Ad~itionaJly, she is redesigping thepro
portantly, herjob as a teacher,
' duction medicine course to betaught iO the win-: '
,"It's very challenging to provideariimal sCi" 'ter qlliu1ecandplans toteach advanced systeinic:
physiology in thespd~g.-P
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c~m:luct an inteiligent, progres- ,
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narian."
'Ham}en's resume encom~
passes a breadth of experience
in t~e flelrlof veterinary medi
cine. Her most important ~re
'dentials include a DoCtor ofVet~
·erinary Medicine' ftom <;::olo~ .
nido S~ate University, Master of
Science from, University of
Saskatchewan and twelve years
of extensive work on bothclini~
Dr. Haml~n' administers ~dab practi~aUinal
cal and research levels.
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By 'Veronica Viscarra-Animal Science'
hetdexhibiting "superior bloodlines.
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The embryos were transferred intotrossbred re
itshed ~atilep~ogram by· adding a. new, Limousin cipient cows and calved out as part of the'student run
herd.
EScuela Ranch cow calf enterptis~project. Two years
The Limousins willbecome a pari of an established of embryo transfersresultedin thebitth of 17 heifers
program that indudes herds ofAngus, Shorthomandand7 bull calves.
, Heref.ord breeding cattle. Establishment6f these "' Theoriginalcal,ves are homed and red. Through
herds began over 60 years, ago.
breeding and selection, tJ:le university hopes to es
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All the original heifers become a part of the cow
Lirnousin Fouridat~on (NALF)established the h~rd.
,:This herdwill enable studentsto work with, a br.eed herd~hile the bull calves, ar~ put. oh the Cal Poly
tQat focuses on:c~ca$s tr~its and terminal breedi.ng Bull Test. During the bull test:,Students are able to
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' , colle<;t a wide rqnge ofperformance data'on the bulls.
, MikeHall,senior beef cattle specialist, said;"The Ye~rling bulls are alsousedas'deari upbulls6nthe '
neW Limousin cattle, being more of a qrcassbreed, . university's commercial cow herd.
will givestudent~the opportunitytb workwitha breed,
Calves currently being bomwill be placed on the
that is different, yet complimentary tQ other br~eds .cal Poly Steer Performance Test!n the's~rnmer, Stu~
maintained by the university."
dents ,then have the opportunity tocollectperfot
Development. of the new herd was accomplished' mance and carcass data on the 'Limousinsiredcalves;
through the use .oferribryo transfer. Several top
"New opportiInitIes fOf learning due to the addi
Limousinbreeders associated with'NALF donated tion of the new'Umousinherd, creates enthusiasm
embryos.to .the university to establish afourtdation 'for both, students andfaculty," said Hall. .p ,
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ByK,ristin Ming:.Animal Science
During the early 1900s', Cal
Poly's,ATlirrial S~ience Depart
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- The VeterinaryStienc.;e Club'
opens rrianydoors to students who '
want to pursue~ ca~ee'r 'as a vet- "
erinari~a:rL Involvementin the club,
allows students the opportunity.to
,engage in m~ny activities. "
Activities include petting zoos,
guest speakers, community ser"' '
vices an,d an annual trip toU.C
.' ,Davis.th~ guest speakersJrom .the
community belong to differentca
reerfields centered~around animal
science.
LisaBrowI), dub historiari,
said;"The clubopens up a,door- gained information (iboutw~at a '
,way between the college and the veterinarian doe~ and what goes on
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Involvemenrin the club helps 'valved in the club," said Tony
students get into a netw<;>rk that Giordano, an animal science fresh..
will help them get into veterinary " man. "1 attended one of the club's,
schooI..Stu~entsreceiveadvi~e first meetings and was welcomed
on Class scheduling andaddi.:. ',bymany friendly people."
Dr. Heidi Hamlen,an animal sci
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classroom.
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" "From the' club I've,gained firstyear as club:advisor. ,,'
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Hamkn said, "l~ant to facilitate
the veterinary science field~ and them in meeting their goals and '
a network of friends andinfor-provide any advice lC(in aboutthe
mati,on to ,help me achieve iny, pleth6raof opportunities in veteri
goal ofbecomingaveterinarlan,"nary medicine.;;
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Six months in ,the saddle paid offfor five
Cal Poiystudents at the 1994 Natibnal Rein
Cow Horse AssbciatibnSnaftleBitFuturity
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science profes~()r,endured a gruelingappli--:
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him for working so well with a g,,?upof fiye, " 1994 Quarter Horse Projeclmembers. 'LefHo right:'
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The QuarterHorse Project starkdin1977:
Matshall and Emi'ly.Wh.eeler.
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for more don~ted hor~es,;'. saidL'und.··
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Before entering the projec't:these hQrses are used worthwhile-oncethey enter the sale ring. "Hearing ,
in the breeding projeCt, judging, halter fitting and 'my :nart1eover the, sound 'system andhearing the
applic.ation to horse' practi~es courses~.
priteof my' horse rise' with each oewbid asI pa-"
'The project tOok fiv€; two year old horse's to the' radedhim around the sale ring wasincredible," said'
Futurity Sale on September 24. '~With an average 'Marshall. "Theprlc£that illy horse soldforwas a
price of$2,800, the sale proved to be verysuccess~', direct resulJof my six monthsofhar<;1 work.. 1 felt .
fu.lforCaIPoly,"said Lund',The highsellernamed'like the proje'ct was now complete,'"
Cutter's Velvet, ridden by Denise 'Delph, brought
Duiirigthe si~ months of the projec't, the students
in $3,000 for the proJect'
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aspect of western horsemanship" This year, they
worked with some oftIietop names in horse train
"The price that my horse ~oldIor wasa direct ..' iJig itlcludirlg:Co~ey Baker, Sanely Collier,J~.on
resultofmysix months ofhard, work. " .
, Ralls, Ted Robinson, Jon Roeser, and Doug
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'Williamson. Not onlyafethese trainers familiar
'AnimalScil!Uce , ' w i t h th~ project,b~tsomeo{themarealso Cal Poly
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"The neat th~ng about tbe Q~after Horse Proje~t
~:W~rking with the, vari~us·trailiers gives .the stu~' ','
,is that the studentsgetto represent not only Cal. dents a chance to develop,confidencearid'work on
flo1y, but also themselves, toa large pOlmlationof ' their communication skills," said Lund. "Their'
. horseaild industry people," saiclLund."Theygo. horsemansh~palsoblossoms,an.dthey gain in.valu~ ,
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. Dr. Bill Plumm~r
.. 'Mike Lund-Senior Horse Specialist
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Stats: TeachesAnlmal Breeding, Intro
Stats;· Teaches Eq!Ji ~e. Reproduction,
Applied Horse Practices and Advanc:ed
and Feeding, Undergradu~te Seminar, Re . to Animal Science, Livestock Evaluation
Western Riding; Advises Cutting&Rein-: .productive Physiology and Anatomy! and Ultras9n0g~aphy; Advises. Boots & .
. ing Club; Breeding Enterprise, Horse Unit
P~ysiology; Advises Vet Science Club, •. Spurs Club, Escuela Ranch Enterprise and'
and Quarter Horse Enlyrprise.
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He received his B.S. and M.S. from
Enterprise: .
He received hisB.S.and M.S. from Ohio
North Dakota S'tateUniver~ityin animal
He received his B.S. and M.S. from
Sta~e Univ.ersityin animal science ~nd a
sCIence. "Working with students in a prac
NorthCarolina State University in animal.Ph.D. from Colorado State Univ.ersityin
tical.hands~on way, is.what lli.ke most
sci'ence and a: Ph.D, from Utah SUHe Uni-: '. animal science:~'~he newcurrlcuitirilis a
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Polytechnic' State University at San LUIs
Obispo inanimal science and an MS. from'
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is going to attract more students to the de
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He received his B.S. from New Mexico
StateUniversityinaninial science, his M.s.' nia Polytechnic StateU~i versity at San Luis
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from Colorado State University in rumi
nant nutrition and his Ph:D:from New' culture. "I like the smallness ofLhe uni
Mexico State UnIversity ,in nutrition/bio- . versity ~hithenablesus to have more in
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K~n Scotto's door was open,and
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Framed pho~ographs adorned his
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He handed r:ne his card which iil
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elected Chair of the
, Animal Science Departmen,ton
September L Analumni ()f Cal Poly,
andthe University of Nevada,Reno, '
he taught at Cal Poly for 24 years.
Hebecame involved with agricul
,lme at Cal Poly, milking cows from
day one of his academic career. He
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plishmentin the field, even though '
he wasn 'tborn int.oagriculture. ,::,
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year on a cattle railch in' northern
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enjoys livestock production and work(ngwith animals,"
preciate,thatthenlthinkalot of things can be lost in,
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'termsofyourmission,': he said.",
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"That's why any ofus ate here,because student~'are to the studen't.Headv:ocates on,e~on-one,teaching.
"Cal Poly aflmds really nice complimentof inside, '
. here and if you don'tappfeciate that, then I think a
lot ofthings 'can be lostfn terms ofyour mission;"
outside work and I 'think that's what makes a lot of
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Animal Science Chair
lieves that experience is essefltial to a student's ability
perform a job welL
, Scotto feels he wi II be Pellt ofa lot of changes dudo
Scotto said he feels,fondofthe Jniversity's approach, t~erecent mOdifications in curriculum. Be,hopes' to
t() education hecause the students perf9rril most of thefa,cilitatethis new Curriculum. ·He also hopes'to be
work
the livestock. "Unlike land ,grantuniv~rsities,·, involved with the rest of the tea~hers in thedepa~t- '
,wedon'tuse tech~icians, weuse students living afthese 'ment.'
" "I.like to have all thefaculty feeIthatlsupport them
ateas,';saidScotto.
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qualties s.uch as birth ,
.weight, cOrif~rinatio'n,
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the rhythmic cha~tof auction- .
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-·ability. Scrotal'circum
,Cal Poly Bull Test,wasunder
ferenceand hip heights
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corded o~ ea:ch~ull
terested pttkmen, students
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,·tion.With this technol
turned out for the 38th annual
ogy, ranchers should be
BuJlTest,FieldPay and Trade
able tom,ake an in~
Show on Monday; Oct.3. The'
Blili Test proved
be a great· .
formed, educateddeci-· .
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succ~ss for Cal Pol y and bull
consignors., ,
vidual herd's needs..
Sessions' at the field .
"Considering commerchl1·.. •. '. The BullJ'est 'Sale October 4, 1994 was a
. arid feeder market prices along ,
. day con.sist~d of three
smashing success for alt,
with weather 'conditions,l
important areas facing
.the beefi~dustry'today:
thought 'the prices were very
good,;' said consignor AbbieNelsorl Hall, beefcattie specialist for ~he, Cal '. the Cow~CalrQualityA~surance.
ofWiJton,,' NelsoQ "lhoughtthe,pulls' PofyAnimal ScIence Department The Program, the use of EPi) perfor
". were, in excellent cOndition.".
. bqlls this year hactallgrain taken a\Vay,' mance recordsan.d sustainable in',.
, "Bulls areputon'a lOO-day high a~d fed only 'ahayctiet for the last 30 tensivegrazing.
ratlondietto sepanite:geneticdiffer-daystohelpeliminate excess fat and .
•'. encewith a 3-po~nd,-:per'-daygain," .providerange":readY yearling bulls_ "Bee! production is 'solar pow
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progeny difference(EPD) per~ '. "'This analogy helped ranc:hers .
Diane ,Carinalli,,·lJ.yderBeery ,
·formancerecords.
"We can yiewgrazingfrOJ:Il aholistic rn an - .
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'. see a strong correlatiOri and are agementperspecti ve, 'e.ncompass
PlIOTOGltAPHERS
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Mqrytina Marshall &'R)}der Be~ry.
Among oth~i fac'tors recog
aspects. "The changing ofpastl1re .
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Cal Poly's: Livestock Judging' Phoentx and NationaJWesternin . M';mfrina.
'Vargas said,"lmproved speaking
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it comes. to evaluating livestock.. .
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Theodoiio, Troy Gtav~tt'- Donica '$i~c~ we started and everyone
Stokes said,"M ybiggest reward
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'Manfrinaan~ Forest Mathiews
here has gaine'cf a 10(, of
make up,theteam. Dr. Cliff Stokes practicarexpefience~'~ .
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'''What I strfve for is an under- . tunityforthem to improve their . . I love·to do. Ii
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Animal Science professor .' Theodoz'io said; '~The teamhas .
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andeveryQne here has.gained a
. Stokes.~ill not be. coming: back
to coach ,nex't yea.r. After'taking
"We're all different individlials, but ,lot.ofpractical experien<;:e." .
try to ·come together as ·~team·· .• Mathie'ws said"."You have to, . . Jim Hyer'splace three- and- a
. half 'years ago,Stokessaid, "I fi- ....
to do our best," said Stretch.
make(i big cOrnmittment be
· . Hoursap'd hours of intense'prac-. caUse so much time and dfort
-nally had to'make a decision to
ticeprep,aresthe team to c9mpete has to
pu.t into it, andIthink
'free up .we~kendsandget back in'.
the classroom."
·in contests acrossthe country. Team .everyone.here has made ,that
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elaborate s~ts of reasons to b(lck'
as the new coach.' Sando isa
their class placing's.
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gradu~teofCal Poly and'a former
;'What lstrivefor.is an under-. an increasedlevelofcoTifitlf!nce
1991 Livestock- Judging Team .
··standing of the Iiv~stockinci~stry,';' are two of my_ personal ben
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just a contest? butan und~rst,mding
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.gram, .S.tokes said, "Th~pr0gram
· LA, County' Fair, PaCific Interna,;- .' benefits from the 'program. . .
-should stay.sttong because ,of the
;'You get to travel around to a ~ basis of thea,ctivity which is de
tional in Or~gon" Cow Palace in San
veloping communicat(on and
Fnmcisco and North American In- lot of states and differ~nt schools,
opportunity
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