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David Notter

David Notter is Professor of Animal and Poultry Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. He received a B.S. degree in Animal Science from The Ohio State University and the M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Breeding from the University of Nebraska. He has been active in the area of livestock genetic resource management and conservation for over 15 years and has been a frequent contributor to the F.A.O. Global Strategy for the Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources. His international experience includes programs and consultancies in Australia, Brazil, China, India, South Africa, and Spain. His current research involves study of the genetic control of seasonal breeding and of resistance to intestinal roundworms in sheep, support for the U.S. National Sheep Improvement Program, and the development of improved hair sheep germplasm.

David Pollock

David Pollock has worked at Perdue Farms for 15 years, the last 10 as Director of Genetics. He graduated BSC Agriculture from Edinburgh University (Scotland) in 1970 and was awarded PhD from Reading University (England) in 1974 for studies in Dairy Cattle Genetics. After a year as Post Doc in the Dairy Science Dept. of Ohio State he served as extension specialist in Animal Breeding and Genetics for the Scottish Agricultural Colleges from 1975 to 1979. Dr. Pollock joined Ross Breeders in 1979 as Egg Layer Geneticist and moved to Perdue Farms as Broiler Geneticist in 1984. Dr. Pollock likes to work in the area of interface between science and practice with agriculturally important livestock species.