Dr. Stephan Wildeus

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Virginia State University
School of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Station
Research ProfessorAppointed: 2007
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Mailing Address

Box 9061
Petersburg, Virginia 23806
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (804) 524-6716
Fax: (804) 524-5186
swildeus@vsu.edu
http://www.vsu.edu/pages/2972.asp

Qualifications

Ph.D., James Cook University, Reproductive Physiology, 1983.
B.Sc., Montana State University, Animal Science, 1978.

Expertise and Research Interests

Genetic resource preservation for small ruminants; sustainable production systems for hair sheep and meat goats; assisted reproductive technologies for small rumiants

Other Expertise

Editorial Board; Small Ruminant Research
Editorial Board; Journal of Animal Science

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Agriculture, Animal Science.

Additional Terms:

Animal Science.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

German: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Memberships

American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists
American Society of Animal Science
International Goat Association

Honors and Awards

Charter Diplomate, American College of Animal Physiology

Previous Positions

2002-2007, Associate Research Professor, Virginia State University
1992-2002, Assistant Research Professor, Virginia State University
1985-1992, Assistant/Associate Research Professor, University of Virgin Islands, Agricultural Experiment Station
1983-1985, Post-doctoral fellow, Texas A&M University, Agricultural Experiment Station

Funding Received

  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Managing the impact of wild birds on food safety and farm hygiene, $300,000, 2006 to 2009.
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Feeding and grazing strategies to control gastrointestinal parasite in meat goats, $85,000, 2005 to 2010.
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Utilization of foarge and browse for meat goat production, $107,250, 1999 to 2004.
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Enhancing Animal Science Teaching: Development of an Experiential Learning Laboratory, $176,370, 1998 to 2001.
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Enhancing animal science teaching using computer-based instruction and live animal model, $170,120, 1997 to 1999.

Publications

  • S. Wildeus, J.-M. Luginbuhl, K. E. Turner, Y. L. Nutall, J. R. Collins (2007) Growth and carcass characteristics in goat kids fed grass- and alfalfa-hay-based diets with limited concentrate supplementation, Sheep & Goat Research Journal, 22, 15-19
  • S. Wildeus, K.E. Turner, J.R. Collins (2007) Growth, intake diet digestibility, and nitrogen use three hair sheep breeds fed alfalfa hay, Small Ruminant Research, 69, 221-227
  • S. Wildeus, K.E. Turner, J.R. Collins (2006) Growth performance of Barbados Blackbelly, Katahdin and St. Croix hair sheep lambs fed pasture- or hay-based diets, Sheep & Goat Research Journal, 20, 37-41
  • S. Wildeus, A.M. Zajac (2006) Gastrointestinal parasitism in hair sheep and meat goat breeds grazing naturally infected pasture, Sheep & Goat Research Journal, 20, 42-46
  • S. Wildeus (2000) Current concepts in synchronization of estrus: Sheep and goats, Proc. Am. Soc. Anim. Sci., 1999, E38, 1-14
  • S. Wildeus (1997) Hair sheep genetic resources and their contribution to diversified small ruminant production in the United States, Journal of Animal Science, 75, 630-640
  • S. Wildeus (1993) Age-related changes in scrotal circumference, testis size and sperm reserves in bulls of the tropically adpated Senepol breed, Animal Reproduction Science, 32, 185-195
  • S. Wildeus, A.C. Hammond (1993) Testicular, semen and blood parameters in adapted and non-adpated Bos taurus bulls in the semi-arid tropics, Theriogenology, 40, 345-355
  • S. Wildeus (1991) Proceedings Hair Sheep Research Symposium, St. Croix, US VI, University of the Virgin Islands, 362+xiii pp pages
  • S. Wildeus (1987) Senepol Cattle, Proceedings - International Senepol Research Symposium, St. Croix, US VI, University of the Virgin Islands, 138+vi pp pages

Profile Details

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