Virginia State University School of Agriculture Agricultural Research Station Research ProfessorAppointed: 2007 |  |
QualificationsPh.D., James Cook University, Reproductive Physiology, 1983. B.Sc., Montana State University, Animal Science, 1978. Expertise and Research InterestsGenetic resource preservation for small ruminants; sustainable production systems for hair sheep and meat goats; assisted reproductive technologies for small rumiants Other ExpertiseEditorial Board; Small Ruminant Research Editorial Board; Journal of Animal Science KeywordsCOS Keywords:Agriculture, Animal Science.Additional Terms:Animal Science.Languages(Reading, Writing, Speaking)German: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent) MembershipsAmerican Livestock Breeds Conservancy American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists American Society of Animal Science International Goat Association Honors and AwardsCharter Diplomate,
American College of Animal Physiology
Previous Positions2002-2007, 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
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