In this interview, Dr. Ron Lewis speaks with Dr. Dave Notter about his career developing and applying quantitative genetics principles in sheep and beef cattle improvement programs. Professor Notter grew up on a small cattle and tobacco farm in southern Ohio. Following studies at The Ohio State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he enjoyed a 33 year career at Virginia Tech. Professor Notter describes his integration of a systems biology approach into his research in animal genetics. His passion has been to afford sheep producers with the tools to achieve genetic gain, exemplified by his support of the National Sheep Improvement Program. Among Professor Notter�s many achievements are establishing the foundation to across-breed EPD in beef cattle, and developing methods for selecting sheep for out-of-season breeding and parasite resistance.
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In this interview, Dr. Ron Lewis speaks with Dr. Dave Notter about his career developing and applying quantitative genetics principles in sheep and beef cattle improvement programs. Professor Notter grew up on a small cattle and tobacco farm in southern Ohio. Following studies at The Ohio State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he enjoyed a 33 year career at Virginia Tech. Professor Notter describes his integration of a systems biology approach into his research in animal genetics. His passion has been to afford sheep producers with the tools to achieve genetic gain, exemplified by his support of the National Sheep Improvement Program. Among Professor Notter�s many achievements are establishing the foundation to across-breed EPD in beef cattle, and developing methods for selecting sheep for out-of-season breeding and parasite resistance.
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