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Bill Crist, Ph. D.
Extension Professor & Extension
Dairy Specialist
Department of Animal Sciences
University of Kentucky
407 W. P. Garrigus Building
Lexington, KY 40546-0215
Phone: (859) 257-7543
FAX: (859) 257-7537
E-mail: wcrist@uky.edu
PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTIES:
Mastitis control, Milking management,
Milk Marketing, Dairy Facilities Layout and General
Dairy Production Management.
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EXTENSION PROGRAMS
Mastitis Control and Milking
Management
Educational programs including
meetings, field days and on farm consultations are
conducted. A Total Quality Management program is implemented
on farms. This invloves setting up an external management
team that meets on a regular basis to provide advise
to the dairy producer on ways to improve milk quality
and dairy income.
Dairy Expansion
Educational assistance is provided
to producers expanding their dairy businesses or to
those people starting new dairy businesses. Recommendations
are made on remodelling buildings, building layout
and new facilities. The Sustainable Dairy Systems
manual is used to create budgets for proposed changes.
The Finpack Financial Analysis program is used to
analyze financial projections for farms. Expansion
workshops for producers and industry have been conducted.
Milk Marketing and Outlook
County Agriculture Extension agents
are kept current on milk prices, dairy marketing and
dairy outlook through the monthly Dairy Notes. Marketing
information is provided to farmers and industry personnel
through presentations at meetings and news releases.
USDA in cooperation with the University of Kentucky
is conducting a DAiry Options Pilot Program (DOPP)
to teach dairy producers risk management.
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EDUCATION RECORD
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Place |
Degree |
Date |
Major Field of
Study |
Minor |
Ohio
State University
Columbus, Ohio |
B.S. |
3/64 |
Dairy
Science |
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| Ohio
State University |
M.S. |
3/67 |
Physiology
of Reproduction |
Endocrinology |
| Ohio
State University |
Ph.D. |
8/70 |
Physiology
of Reproduction |
Biochemistry |
.POSITIONS HELD
| 1965
- 1966 |
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Graduate
Assistant: Research in dairy cattle, physiology and
genetics. Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
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| 1966
- 1968 |
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Graduate
Research Assistant: (full-time) data collection, and
semen collection, evaluation and freezing on the NC-2
Federal Breeding Project, Ohio State University.
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| 1969
- 1970 |
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Academic
Advisor: Advising and teaching a survey course to freshman
who plan to go into the College of Agriculture, Ohio
State University.
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| 1970
- 1976 |
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Assistant
Professor and Area Dairy Industry Agent, The Cooperative
Extension Service, Ohio State University.
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| 1976
- 1978 |
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Associate
Professor and Area Dairy Industry Agent, The Cooperative
Extension Service, Ohio State University: Providing
educational leadership, teaching, and consultation to
dairy farmers, dairy farm suppliers, dairy marketing
organizations, and individuals to improve the production
and marketing of milk and dairy products.
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| 1978
- 1982 |
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Associate
Extension Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist,
University of Kentucky.
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| 1982
- Pres. |
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Extension
Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist, University
of Kentucky. Responsibilities include developing educational
programs for and consulting with dairymen, county extension
agents and dairy industry personnel throughout the state.
My areas of emphasis are mastitis control, milking management
and dairy facilities layout.
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| 1987
- 1993 |
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Coordinator
of Animal Sciences Extension Program. |
.HONORS AND AWARDS
Honor Award from the Southern
Branch of the American Dairy Science Association,
January,2000.
Outstanding Extension Dairy
Specialist Award from the American Dairy Science
Association, June 1999.
Elected Director of the American
Dairy Science Association. June, 1999.
Epsilon Sigma Phi State Team
Award for Excellence. November, 1998.
American Dairy Science Association
Program Chair for the 1999 Annual Meeting.
Outstanding Project Award for
Sustainable Dairy Systems Training Project. Presented
by the Association of Kentucky Extension Specialists.
1998.
Elected Secretary-Treasurer
of the Southern Branch of the American Dairy Science
Association, 1996-97. Vice-President 1997-98. President
1998-99
Elected secretary of the production
division of the American Dairy Science Association,
1995-96. Vice-Chair 1996-97. Chair 1997-98.
Blue Ribbon Award from the American
Society of Agricultural Engineers presented to Larry
Turner, John Chastain and William Crist for the
educational video "Sprinkler and Fan Cooling
for Dairy Cows, 1992.
Elected President of the National
Mastitis Council, 1990.
Elected Vice President of the
National Mastitis Council, 1989.
University of Kentucky Faculty
Grant, 1988-1990.
Elected President of Regional
Research Project NE-112, 1988.
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MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Dairy Science Association
Southern Section, American Dairy
Science Association
National Mastitis Council
Federation of American Societies
of Food Animal Sciences
Kentucky Association of Milk,
Food and Environmental Sanitarians
Dairy Shrine
Association of Kentucky Extension
Specialists
Gamma Sigma Delta
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ACTIVITIES IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Activities
American Dairy Science Association
Health Committee
Member - 1981-1984,
Chairman - 1983-1984
ADSA Representative to the National Mastitis
Council, 1986- 1989
Judge for Outstanding Dairy Club contest - 1987
Member Editorial Board
Journal of Dairy Science
1988-93
Member, Animal Sciences Department planning
committee for ADSA/ASAS meeting in Lexington,
KY. July-August, 1989.
Chairman, Meeting Room Committee for ADSA/ASAS
Meeting.
Secretary of the production Division, ADSA.
1996-97.
Vice Chair of the Production Division, ADSA.
1997-98.
Chair of the Production Division, ADSA. 1998-99.
Member, Futures Committee. 1996-97.
Member, Strategic Planning Com. 1998.
Chair of Program Planning for 1999 ADSA Meeting.
1998-99.
Director of ADSA, 1999-2002
Chair, Print on demand com. 2000.
Member, Alpha Laval Agri Dairy Extension Award
Selection Com. 1999-2002.
Southern Section, American
Dairy Science Association
Extension Committee Chairman,
1983-1984
Resolutions Committee, 1985-1986, 1988-1989,
Acting Chairman, 1989.
Board of Directors, 1987-1990
Chairman of session on Mammary and Extension,
1989
Necrology Committee, 1994-1997
Judge of graduate student paper contest, 1995.
Chair of graduate student paper contest, 1996
Secretary of the Southern Section, ADSA. 1996-97.
Vice President of the Southern Section, ADSA.
1997-98.
President of the Southern Section, ADSA. 1998-99.
Member, Nominating Com. 1997-99.
National Mastitis Council
President, 1990
Vice President, 1989
Chairman of Past President's Committee, 1993-94
Board of Directors, 1985-92
Executive Committee, 1986-92
Education Committee, 1979-present
Chairman, 1985-89
Milking Machine Committee,
1986-present
Chairman - Subcommittee on Dry Cow Therapy Bulletin
Publications committee, 1986-90
Membership Committee, 1986-90
Review and update NMC Dry Cow Therapy Fact Sheet
1993
Task Force on Restructuring
and implementation of NMC Bylaws 1994
Task force to evaluate potential
relocation of the NMC office, 1994-95.
Committee to study a possible name change of
the organization, 1996-1997
PUBLICATIONS
Crist, W.L., R.J. Harmon,
J. O’Leary, A.J. McAllister, G. Heersche, D. Amaral-Phillips
and L.W. Turner. Mastitis and its control, 1994.
pp. 19-31. IN: Proceedings Middle Tennessee Dairy
Conference. Murfreesboro , TN.
Harmon, R.J. and W.L. Crist. Environmental
mastitis in lactating and dry cows and prepartum
heifers, 1994. pp 241-249. IN: Proceedings, 33rd
Annual Meeting National Mastitis Council. Arlington
, VA : National Mastitis Council.
Harmon, R.J. and W.L. Crist. Environmental
mastitis in lactating and dry cows and prepartum
heifers, 1994. pp 119-127. IN: Proceedings, Third
International Dairy Housing Conference. St. Joseph
, MI : American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
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