General

Dr. Henderson is known internationally for his expertise as a dairy cattle fitter and judge. In addition to his teaching load, Dr. Henderson is the manager and supervisor of the student run university dairy farm. (Holsteins - 27,000 lb. RHA, 2X; Jerseys - 18,000 lb. RHA, 2X) He also gives presentations on computerized herd records, judging, fitting and showing, milking equipment, and sire selection and matings at the annual international dairy seminars held at Cal Poly State University.

Education

1973 - B.S., Agriculture Education, Iowa State University

1976 - M.S., Animal Science, Southern Illinois University

1990 - Ph.D., Dairy Genetics and Breeding, Utah State University

Awards/Recognitions

Developed 42 All-Utah and 4 All-California Holstein winners

Developed 19 All-Intermountain Holstein winners

Developed 3 All-American Holstein nominations

Official judge at national, regional, state and county dairy shows in 10 different states; Including Western Spring National Holstein Show, State Shows or Fairs in Texas, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.

Coached several winning collegiate dairy judging teams

Fitting over 1,000 Holsteins for national and state shows

Responsible for managing registered Holstein sales

Worked with breeding and developing Utag Valiant Fancy Paul

Utah State University Agriculture Teacher of the Year, 1987

Highest Departmental Merit Evaluation, 1984-85, 1982-83

Utah Holstein Assoc. Director, 1985-90; President, 1988-90

Western National Dairy Exposition Board of Directors

Dairy Shrine, Lifetime Member

Alpha Zeta and Gamma Sigma Delta Honorary Member

Current Courses

DSCI 121 Elements of Dairying (4) General information on statistics and opportunities in the dairy industry. Composition and food value of dairy products. Common tests to determine quality of products. Principles and practices of the feeding and management of dairy cattle. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.

DSCI 241 Dairy Cattle Selection (3) Selection of dairy cattle on type conformation and the correlation between type and production. Body condition scoring, animal analysis and linear classification. 1 lecture, 2 activities. Prerequisite:DSCI 121 or DSCI 230.

DSCI 323 Breeds, Fitting and Showing, and Management of Dairy Cattle (3) Origin of modern dairy cattle breeds, breed comparisons, families, and pedigrees. Purebred herd management. Dairy cattle fitting and showing, photography, and merchandising. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: DSCI 121 or DSCI 230.

DSCI 422 Breeding and Selection of Dairy Cattle (4) Evaluation of inherited characteristics in dairy cattle from an economic standpoint. Proving and selecting sires and dams. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BIO 303, DSCI 241.

DSCI 431 Advanced Dairy Herd Management Field Studies (2) (CR/NC) Visitation of large dairy farms in California. Attendance at selected herd management conferences and evaluation of large herd economics and management. Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: DSCI 101, DSCI 121, DSCI 301, DSCI 323. Recommended concurrent: DSCI 432.

Address

Phone: (805) 756-6112

Fax:(805)756-6667

Office: Dairy Science I

Dr Stan Henderson may be E-mailed at shenders@calpoly.edu