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INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DAIRY SCIENTIST JOINS ROSTER OF SPEAKERS AT FIRST JERSEY RESEARCH SUMMIT

February 17, 2005, Reynoldsburg, Ohio—Christopher K. Reynolds, recipient of major awards for excellence in dairy research in the United States and Great Britain, will speak about the challenges of maintaining Jersey resources for basic and applied research at the first Jersey Breeders’ Research Summit, March 5 in Columbus, Ohio.

Sponsored by the AJCC Research Foundation, the summit will identify research needs from the producers' perspective, then allow participants to discuss priorities relative to breeding and management of Jersey cattle and the production and marketing of Jersey milk.

Jersey dairy business owners, dairy industry personnel and academic researchers are invited to the open session starting at 4:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-Columbus Airport. The summit is being held in conjunction with the winter meetings of the directors of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc.

Dr. Reynolds is the author or co-author of 69 peer-reviewed scientific papers, reviews and book chapters and numerous articles in the popular farm press. From 1985 to 1993 he worked as a USDA Research Animal Scientist in the Energy Metabolism Unit of the Ruminant Nutrition Laboratory, Beltsville, Md. He conducted studies of nutritional physiology and energy and protein metabolism of growing and lactating ruminants, as well as the energy metabolism of divergent breed types with Dr. Henry Tyrrell. In 1994 he received the American Dairy Science Association Agway Young Scientist Award.

From 1993 to 2002, Dr. Reynolds was a Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer working primarily at the Centre for Dairy Research at The University of Reading, England. He was the principal investigator or co-investigator for research supported by grants in excess of $3.25 million (U.S.). He received the British Society of Animal Science Sir John Hammond Memorial Prize for outstanding research contributions.

In 2002, Dr. Reynolds accepted appointment as Associate Professor at The Ohio State University, working at the Ohio Agricultural Research & Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster. He received funding from the AJCC Research Foundation in 2003 for research on the relationship of fiber requirements, milk yield and milk composition of Jerseys compared to Holsteins.

Founded in 1967, the AJCC Research Foundation has provided seed money for well-designed scientific investigations related to high-priority areas affecting the Jersey breed of dairy cattle:

·         Nutrition of high-producing Jerseys (particularly practical feeding methods to maximize production of valuable milk components);

·         Factors affecting yield of products manufactured from Jersey milk;

·         Factors affecting net income, longevity, and lifetime profit;

·         Breeding plans to optimize genetic gain while maintaining genetic diversity;

·         Biological and economic efficiencies of Jerseys; and

·         Factors affecting management of Jersey calves.

Nearly $600,000 in grants has been awarded by the Foundation since 1988. The 2005 grants will be announced in Columbus, Ohio in early March.

Reservations for the Research Summit are not required, but would be appreciated. The Holiday Inn Airport is located at 750 Stelzer Road in Columbus. Contact Cari Wolfe, Director of Research and Genetic Programs Development, for more information.