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Incumbent will independently work under the direction of principal research investigator to perform complex laboratory procedures and technical scientific duties. Involves selection or modification of existing research techniques and databases, interpreting scientific results, evaluating work performed by students, and maintaining the laboratory. Supervise undergraduate students and assist graduate students and post-doctoral associates in laboratory tasks and analysis.

The Knott Dairy Assistant Manager reports to, assists, and supports the Knott Dairy Center Manager. In this role the incumbent must be able to fill-in and perform duties of Manager during their absence. Responsibilities include assisting the Manager with budget planning and forecasting, scheduling and directing personnel resources, and facilities care for major dairy herd and production (milking, calving, breeding, nutrition and feeding, health care, forage utilization, and pasture grazing schedules, livestock sales) to meet the milk supply needs of the WSU Creamery.

The Farmer 2 position will be responsible for milking approximately 150 Holstein cows in a double 5 herringbone parlor once per day. The duties of the position include, but are not limited to: performing daily, weekly, and monthly periodic maintenance; daily cleaning and repair of milking and milk storage equipment…

The Dairy Farm Operations Manager is responsible for the management of the Department of Animal Sciences Dairy herd (Knott Dairy Center) and the Cooperative University Dairy Students (CUDS) livestock. The manager is responsible for the planning, timing, and directing of personnel resources and facilities for major milking cow herd and replacement heifer events (calving, breeding, milking, nutrition and feeding, health care, forage utilization, and pasture schedules, milk and livestock sales).

Please meet WSU Miss L120. DNA results sent back by the American Wagyu Association confirmed what was hoped for this 2023 fall-born purebred Wagyu heifer. She is the first homozygous polled Wagyu for the WSU herd.

Congratulations to Hanna Meyer who was awarded “Pass with Distinction” for her honors thesis. Hanna’s research delved into the impact of alpha-ketoglutarate, a metabolite, on thymic involution in mice. The […]

It was another successful year for the Animal Sciences department, not one without challenges, but rather one where the hard work of the students, staff, faculty and our valued supporters […]

Dr. Kimberly Davenport joined the department as an assistant professor in August 2023 following a nationwide search. She was hired as part of the WSU Functional Genomics Initiative, a multidisciplinary […]

The 2024 Halver Lecture Series enabled the department to bring Mike Maslanka to Pullman in February when he spoke to a diverse and interested audience. He is the senior nutritionist […]