General

Dr. Ferreira is currently serving as Head of the Dairy Science Department, and Director of the Dairy Product Technology Research Center at Cal Poly State University.
Dr. Ferreira was raised on a dairy farm in California, and was active in 4-H and FFA. He earned his Bachelors Degree from Cal Poly in Dairy Science, and went on to teach in the Dairy Vocational Program and work as the Dairy Herd Manager while he earned his Ph.D. in Reproductive Physiology at Utah State University.
Dr. Ferreira has been a Professor in the Dairy Science Department at Cal Poly for over 25 years, and is a recognised expert in his field of Reproductive Physiology and AI. He has coordinated numerous international dairy seminars, and has consulted to the industry in over 20 countries.

Education

1970 - B.S., California Polytechnic State University

1972 - M.S., University of Illinois

1980 - Ph.D., Utah State University

Awards/Recognitions

Dole College of Agriculture Teaching Award

NACTA Teaching Award

Outstanding advisor, ADSA

Current Courses

DSCI 330 Artificial Insemination (3)

Address

Phone: (805) 756-2560

Fax:(805)756-6667

Dr Les Ferreira may be E-mailed at lsferrei@calpoly.edu.