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All Journal of Dairy Science Content Now Available at http://www.journalofdairyscience.org/
All issues of the Journal of Dairy Science (1917–2010) are now available and fully searchable on the new journal web site (http://www.journalofdairyscience.org/). All content older than 12 months is freely available without subscription. If you have not yet registered and claimed access to the new site, now is the time! Full instructions are available on the home page.
Benefits of ADSA Membership
It will soon be time to renew your ADSA membership for 2011. Benefits of membership are numerous:
Plan now for Discover Conference 21
The 21st ADSA Discover Conference, Improving Reproductive Efficiency of Lactating Dairy Cattle, is scheduled May 9–12, 2011, at the Eaglewood Resort and Spa, Itasca, Illinois (near O’Hare airport). This conference is designed to bring key individuals together to discuss these recent results and design methods to practically apply this information to commercial dairy farms. Conference topics will include current state of reproductive efficiency in dairy cattle; specific reproductive changes in dairy cattle; physiology of embryo development; ovarian function in dairy cattle; designing protocols based on physiological principles; optimizing the economics of reproduction on a dairy herd; and the effects of nutrition on reproduction. Reproductive physiologists, other scientists, and graduate students with a focus on improving reproduction in lactating dairy cows are encouraged to attend. Professionals from academia and companies, veterinarians, private consultants, producers, dairy managers, and others with a stake in dairy reproduction would benefit from the interactive program that is being planned.
The program committee for the conference consists of Milo Wiltbank (co-chair), University of Wisconsin; William Thatcher (co-chair), University of Florida; Ron Butler, Cornell University; Jose Eduardo Santos, University of Florida; Paul Fricke, University of Wisconsin; Peter Hansen, University of Florida; and Stephen LeBlanc, University of Guelph. See http://www.adsa.org/ discover for additional conference information.
Upcoming Meetings…
Twentieth Discover Conference on Food Animal Agriculture: The Transition Cow: Biology and Management, September 20–23, 2010, The I-Hotel, Champaign, Illinois. Visit http://www.adsa.org/discover/20thDiscover_2010.htm for more information and to register.
Food Safety and Security: Science and Policy: A Sigma Xi Symposium, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 11–13, 2010.
News headlines have raised public awareness of food safety issues, as Salmonella in processed foods and E. coli-tainted produce sicken thousands annually in the US alone. Meanwhile, food security has emerged as the unprecedented challenge of feeding the world's growing population. Join nearly 20 experts from academia, industry, and government for a Sigma Xi symposium on the complex issues surrounding food safety and security.
Online registration opens August 1. The deadline for submitting poster abstracts is September 24. cprocess and presentation guidelines for professionals and students are available online. Visit http://sigmaxi.org/about/news/2010AMIRC.shtml for more information or email meeting@sigmaxi.org.
XXVI World Buiatrics Congress, November 14–18, 2010, Santiago, Chile. Over 2,000 veterinarians are expected to attend the 26th World Buiatrics Congress to receive the latest updates from international experts on current buiatric practice. Abstract submission deadline is May 31, 2010; visit http://www2.kenes.com/buiatrics2010/Pages/Home.aspx for more information.
Twenty-First Discover Conference, Improving Reproductive Efficiency of Lactating Dairy Cattle, May 9–12, 2011, at the Eaglewood Resort and Spa, Itasca, Illinois (near O’Hare airport). Poor reproductive efficiency in lactating dairy cattle limits economic viability of commercial dairy operations. Recently, reproductive management protocols, management methods, and nutritional programs have been developed that can improve reproductive efficiency. This conference is designed to bring the key individuals together to discuss these recent results and design methods to practically apply this information to commercial dairy farms. The outcome from this conference should not only allow us to determine what may be the best programs for current implementation on dairy farms but also help direct the course for future research in this critical area. Visit http://www.adsa.org/discover/21stDiscover_2011.htm for more information and to register.
Positions Available…
The deadline for the submission of position announcements for publication in the Journal of Dairy Science is the 25th day of the month, two months preceding the month of issue. For example, ads submitted by May 25 will be printed in the July issue of the journal.
Fees for ads are based on membership in the American Dairy Science Association or the American Society of Animal Science. For members, the flat fee is $150; for others, $250. We do not accept display ads. Ads from agencies are not commissionable.
Position announcements should be electronically submitted, using the form on the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) Web site, http://www.fass.org/job.asp, for publication in the printed version of the journal and online at the FASS Job Resource Center. Ads that appear in the printed version will automatically be posted online at no extra charge. Ads that are received past the deadline will appear only on the Web site.
If electronic submission is impossible, ads can be e-mailed to fass@assochq.org. Ads should be formatted as a single paragraph; complete sentences should be used. Advertisers will receive an invoice after the ad is posted or published; those who meet print publication deadline will receive a tearsheet with the invoice.
For more job placement announcements, please see the FASS Job Resource Center at www.fass.org/
The Department of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University is seeking candidates for the department head position. Candidates must have earned a PhD degree in an appropriate animal science or related field and be qualified for appointment at the full professor rank. The successful candidate must demonstrate a strong record of scholarly achievement in research and excellence in teaching and/or outreach. In addition, the successful candidate must have demonstrated a) excellent oral and written communication skills; b) administrative ability/potential, including experience in budgeting and financial management; c) a commitment to diversity; d) understanding of, and commitment to interact with, the livestock (equine and food animal) production industry; and e) outstanding professional leadership. Additional desirable qualifications include firsthand knowledge of the land grant university system; excellent interpersonal skills, including team-building skills; appreciation for the interdisciplinary breadth of the Department and College; and a positive international reputation. The full position description and application procedures can be found on the College of Agriculture website (http://www.agsci.colostate.edu/). The application deadline is November 1, 2010. Contact Dr. Gary A. Peterson, Search Committee Chair Gary.Peterson@ColoState. edu; telephone: 970-491-6501. Send all applications electronically in pdf format to Ryan Abbott (ryan.abbott@colostate.edu), 121 Shepardson, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1101.
Colorado State University is an EO/AA employer and conducts background checks on all final candidates.
Swine Nutritionist, New TechnologyPfizer has an opening for a swine nutritionist in the Midwest region (candidates may live near any major airport throughout the Midwest).
Founded in 1849, Pfizer is the world's premier bio-pharmaceutical company taking new approaches to better health. We discover, develop, manufacture, and deliver quality, safe, and effective prescription medicines to treat and help prevent disease for both people and animals. We also partner with healthcare providers, governments and local communities around the world to expand access to our medicines and to provide better quality health care and health system support. At Pfizer, colleagues in more than 90 countries work every day to help people stay happier and healthier longer and to reduce the human and economic burden of disease worldwide.
The swine nutritionist will provide technical expertise to the Swine Business Unit, New Technology team, NPM, VMRD, BDGASP, and senior leaders to identify and communicate nutrition/production issues and opportunities that will assist the customer in capturing value from the use of new technology while assuring the packer a quality product. The manager will be responsible for the development of nutritional and production strategies that maximize the opportunity for new technology success. The manager will be responsible for proactive and reactive communication with customers and key opinion leaders.
This managerial level position requires an MS or PhD and experience in the swine production environment (preferably in nutrition and production). Specialized understanding in the area of impact of nutrition on lean deposition and meat quality standards is highly desirable. The person filling this position will be responsible for understanding thoroughly the data available to support the new technology in terms of the impact of nutrition carcass composition and meat quality. They will meet regularly with key opinion leaders and pork production leadership to proactively assure successful implementation of the nutritional and production strategies necessary to maximize the impact of the new technology in particular operations. In addition, the person filling this position will have responsibility for responding to packer/processor/retail concerns regarding carcass composition and meat quality in new technology pigs.
Qualifications: 7 years of experience in the livestock industry, preferably in an integrated production system; MS or PhD degree in swine nutrition (required); demonstrated experience in the area of swine nutrition and production is highly desirable; strong analytical and leadership capabilities are a must. The candidate should have demonstrated strong communication skills, initiative, creativity, problem-solving approaches and strategic capabilities, as well as knowledge of healthcare and animal health industry/products. Fifty percent travel is required. The ideal candidate must have strong communication skills and be analytical in contributing to marketing and technical strategy development for new technology. Demonstrated experience focused on decision analysis and problem-solving for research and market challenges is a plus. Must have excellent negotiations skills, cross-functional team skills and stakeholders management. Ability to effectively engage VMRD and commercial business and broad knowledge of animal health research and development processes, pharmaceutical and vaccine markets, and competitive environment within the animal health industry would be valuable. The ability to work effectively across a leadership team of research and commercial peers is critical to this role as well as the ability to rapidly build confidence from the customer point of view. Leadership potential will be sought. Fluency in Spanish is desirable.
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must have authorization to work for Pfizer in the U.S. In certain circumstances it may be advantageous to Pfizer to support the application(s) for temporary visa classification and/or sponsor applications for permanent residence so that a foreign national colleague can accept or remain in a work assignment in the U. S. For certain classes of temporary visas, the resulting work authorization may be specific to Pfizer and the specific job and/or work site. Pfizer may at its business discretion decide to or refrain from obtaining, maintaining and/or extending the temporary visa status and/or sponsoring a colleague for permanent residency and /or employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified U.S. workers and the colleague's long-term prospects for securing lawful permanent residence, among other reasons. Employment applicants requiring immigration sponsorship must disclose, when initial application for employment is made, whether or not they are legally authorized to work for Pfizer in the U.S. and, if so, whether that authorization permits them to work in the job they seek. In no case should Pfizer's support of a colleague's temporary visa application or sponsorship of a colleague for permanent residence be construed to guarantee success of that application or amend or otherwise invalidate the “at-will” employment relationship between the colleague and Pfizer.
For more job position announcements, please see the FASS Job Resource Center at http://www.fass.org/job.asp
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doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(10)96064-5
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