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Eight professionals comprise the Dairy Science faculty - four specializing in dairy husbandry, and five with expertise in dairy products technology. Expertise in the dairy husbandry field encompasses lactation physiology, mastitis, cattle evaluation, reproduction, genetics, management, fitting and showing, nutrition, and forages. In the product technology field expertise includes dairy chemistry, cheese technology and ripening, enzymology, quality control, plant management, milk proteins and their interaction with milk components, microbiology, fermented products, dairy technology and bioseparation.

Leanne M. Berning, Ph.D.
Phone: (805) 756-2697
Email: lberning@calpoly.edu
Office: Agriculture Erhart, Bld. 10 Rm. 144
Nana Y. Farkye, Ph.D.
Phone: (805) 756-6100
Email: nfarkye@calpoly.edu
Office: Dairy Science 18A-100
Leslie S. Ferreira, Ph.D.
Phone: (805) 756-6490
Email: lsferrei@calpoly.edu
Office: Building 10-239
William T. Gillis, Ph.D.
Phone: (805) 756-1478
Email: wgillis@calpoly.edu
Office: Building 10-136
Phone: (805) 756-6112
Email: shenders@calpoly.edu
Office: Building 10-140
Edwin H. Jaster, Ph.D.
Phone: (805) 756-5735
Email: ejaster@calpoly.edu
Office: Building 10-139
Rafael Jimenez-Flores, Ph.D.
Phone: (805) 756-6103
Email: rjimenez@calpoly.edu
Office: Dairy Science 18A-100
Phillip S. Tong, Ph.D.
Phone: (805) 756-6102
Email: ptong@calpoly.edu
Office: Dairy Science 18A-100

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The Eugene and Rachel Boone Dairy Science Complex sign. Cal Poly