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News article: Jeff Firkins 2022-2023 Distinguished Senior Faculty Research Award Recipient and Maurice Eastridge 2022-2023 Distinguished Extension Faculty Award Recipient

The Ohio State University CFAES presented the 2022-2023 CFAES faculty award recipients on March 23, 2023. The event took place prior to the State of the College address which also took place March 23. Dean Kress took part in the event which was held at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio.  To view the recorded awards program Click Here. To see a list of all of this years awards recipients Click Here.

News article: Dr. Jeffrey Firkins Article Designated as Editor's Choice in Applied Animal Science

Dr. Jeffrey Firkins's article “Invited Review: Advances in Rumen Efficiency” has been selected by the editor-in-chief of Applied Animal Science to be designated as Editor’s Choice for this issue on the journal’s website. 

Congratulations Dr. Firkins on this honor!

 

 

To view the article: https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2590-2865(21)00105-1

 

 

Basic page: Burk Dehority

Burk Dehority (1930-2016) was a professor at The Ohio State University and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center for over 50 years in the Animal Sciences Department specializing in Rumen Microbiology. Ruminants are hoofed mammals that have a unique digestive system that allows them to better use energy from fibrous plant material than other herbivores.

News article: Yairanex Roman-Garcia Wins First Place in Purina Animal Nutrition Poster Contest

Ms. Yairanex (Yairy) Roman Garcia was born and raised in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.  Ms. Roman Garcia is currently a Ph.D. student specializing in Dairy Nutrition at The Ohio State University working with Dr. Jeffrey Firkins where she has been awarded the SROP Fellowship. Yairy earned her Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science at the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus doing research in swine nutrition and was awarded the Samuel Bacherov award presented to the best Animal Science student. The title of Ms.

Media mention: Top 10 most downloaded JAS articles of 2015

ASAS Taking Stock: feat. Drs. Sandy Velleman, Jeff Firkins, and Zhongtang Yu

Event: Seminar: Ashley Markazi and Brooklyn Wagner

An Sci Seminar on Thursday, December 3  at 4:10 Seminar Format – We will have two 10-12 minute platform-type presentations Places – Animal Science Bldg 212 & Gerlaugh 122 First Seminar Speaker – Ashley Markazi, PhD candidate Seminar Title – Protective immunity of biodegradable nanoparticle-based vaccine against an experimental challenge with Salmonella Enteritidis in mice Major Professor – Ramesh Selvaraj Second Seminar Speaker – Brooklyn Wagner, MS Candidate

Event: Seminar: Tansol Park, Yairy Roman-Garcia

An Sci Seminar on Thursday, November 12  at 4:10 Seminar Format – We will have two 10-12 minute platform-type presentations Places – Animal Science Bldg 212 & Gerlaugh 122 First Seminar Speaker – Tansol Park, PhD candidate Seminar Title – Effect of antibiotics on Entodinium caudatum and its associated bacteria to make axenic culture Major Professor – Zhongtang Yu Second Seminar Speaker – Yairy Roman-Garcia, PhD Candidate

Media mention: Alltech features 15 research abstracts at 2015 JAM

All About Feed article. Featuring one from Ohio State.