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Department of Animal Science
University of Minnesota
305 Haecker Hall
1364 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6118

Phone: 612-624-2722
Fax: 612-625-5789

For further information,
contact:
Dana Souther
Administrative Director
Department of Animal Science
612-624-7453
south005@umn.edu

W.E. Petersen Symposium

Professor W.E. Petersen was a highly influential dairy scientist at the University of Minnesota in the mid-1900s. To honor his memory, Dr. Petersen’s family established a fund in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Minnesota to sponsor dairy related symposia.

• 4th Biennial W. E. Petersen Symposium (April 2007)
  "Crossingbreeding of Dairy Cattle: The Science and the Impact"
   
  
• 3rd Biennial (April 2005)
  "Exploring Viable Dairy System Alternatives for Minnesota"
   
  
• 2nd Biennial (April 2003)
  "Reproductive Loss in Dairy Cows: is the Trend Reversible?"