Lawrence Muller Receives Research Award
CHAMPAIGN, 11. —Lawrence
D. Muller, Professor of
Science, The Pennsylvania ‘State
University, is the recipient of
thcl9BB MSD Agvet Dairy Man
agement Research Award spon
sored by MSD AGVET, a division
of Merck & Company, Inc. _
The award, consisting of $l5OO
and a plaque, was presented to
Mueller June 28 at the 83rd Annual
Meeting of the American Daily
Science Association held on the
University of Alberta campus at
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Mull
er received the award for his out
standing research in dairy cattle
dairy farm management.
Major research areas of Mueller
include fermented colostrum for
calves, calf housing, brown midrib
mutants of com, forage preserva
tion, protein nutrition of calves and
lactating cows, induced parturi
uon, and buffers for lactating cows
and for calves. In the area of calf
nutrition, Muller investigated the
influence of various chemicals and
bacterial cultures on the preserva
uon of colostrum, the effect of
methionine hydroxy analog on calf
performance, and nutritional
requirements for cold-housed
calves. Working with the early lac
tation cow, he was involved in
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some of the original research eva
luating the effect of brown midrib
com silage on dry matter intake,
digestibility, and lactation perfor
mance. Muller and his students
were one of the first groups to
study extensively the effects of
buffer addition to dairy cattle
rations.
Muller’s research has wide
application for the nation’s dairy
industry. His research on use of
buffers and nutrition of dairy
calves contributed significantly to
solutions for nutritional and man
agement problems experienced on
many farms. His research has
made major contributions in use of
fermented colostrum, applicability
of brown midrib com in ruminant
diets, value of buffers in diets of
calves and lactating cows, feeding
strategy to induce daylight calv
ing, energy needs of calves housed
in cold environments, and benefits
of supplemental niacin for summer
feeding programs.
His current research areas
include feeding systems and strate
gies for young calves, protected
amino acid nutrition for lactating
cows, mechanisms of action of
bovine somatotropin on milk pro
duction, milk composition and
•reproductive performance, and
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interaction of extra dietary nutri
ents and somatotropin treatment
on lactational performance.
Muller has been an active mem
ber of ADSA since 1964. He has
been a member and chair of several
important association committees,
has served on the Production Divi
sion Council, and is currently serv
ing on the ADSA Board of Direc
tors. Muller also holds member
ships in American Society of
Animal Science, American Insti
tute of Nutrition, American Forage
and Grassland Council, Gamma
Sigma Delta, Sigma Xi, and Dairy
Shrine Club.
Lawrence Muller is author or
coauthor of 65 papers in referred
journals, 75 abstracts, one book
and numerous articles in the popu
lar press. He has been a popular
speaker at nutrition conferences
throughout the US and at various
producer groups.
Muller received his B.S. degree
from the University of Illinois in
dairy science in 1964 and the M.S.
in 1966. He earned the Ph.D.
degree in animal science from
Purdue University in 1969.
From 1969 to 1971, Muller was
Assistant Professor of Animal Sci
ence at Purdue University. In
1971, he accepted a position of
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Assistant Professor in the Depart
ment of Dairy Science at South
Dakota State University where he
taught courses in dairy production
and management and conducted
research in dairy cattle nutrition
and management. In 1976, he
received the Outstanding Teacher
Award in the College of
Agriculture.
In 1976 he accepted the position
of Associate Professor of Dairy
Science at The Pennsylvania State
University. He is responsible for
courses in nutrition and manage
ment and for advising about 15
undergraduate students in addition
to his research activities. He has
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ROCK SPRINGS At a press
conference here at Ag Progress
Days just hours before Vice
President George Bush received
the Republican nomination for
President. The announcement was
made of the formation of “Farmers
For Bush” chaired by state Rep
resentative Art Hershey of Chester
County.
“Agriculture is the largest
industry in Pennsylvania and the
nation. Those of us in agribusiness
found that under the last Democra
tic Administration we could not
afford, because of high interest
rates, to keep our farms after a poor
growing season,” Hershey said.
“Now we have access to working
capital to not only make a living
but also expand. The paralyzing
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advised 21 graduate students.
Three of his students placed first or
second in graduate paper presenta
tions at professional meetings. For
his teaching and advising activi
ties, Muller received the Ralston
Purina Teaching Award from
ADSA in 1985 and the Outstand
ing Advisor Award of the ADSA
student division in 1983.
MSD Agvet, the animal health
division of Merck & Company,
Inc., provides products, technolo
gy, and delivers systems to meet
animal health and agricultural
needs throughout the world. MSD
Agvet has sponsored this award
since its inception in 1986.
grain embargo of 1980 still haunts
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for poverty or prosperity our
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George Bush is that leader.
“George Bush was the first can
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