http://www.das.psu.edu This Plone collection contains news items that are tagged with the category Spotlight. Use this sparingly and for good, not evil. daily 1 2009-06-24T16:07:32Z http://www.das.psu.edu/research-extension/swine/news/h1n1 Swine flu is a respiratory disease caused by type A influenza (H1N1) virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. Though people do not normally get swine flu, a recent outbreak is suspected of sickening dozens of people in the United States and killing more than 150 in Mexico. No publisher rtp2 Information for Producers and Industry Spotlight Swine 2009-10-25T04:00:00Z News Item http://www.das.psu.edu/undergraduate/events/holiday-cheesebox-sale Nothing says "Happy Holidays" like a cheesebox full of Penn State Creamery cheeses and spreads. No publisher rpruyne Sheep Horse Beef Giving 4-H Programs 4-H Goats Dairy 4-H Beef Cattle Meat Goats Dairy and Animal Science 4-h horse Nutrient Management 4-H Dairy Alumni Reproductive Biology and Health Swine Biotechnology Spotlight Deer 4-H Sheep 4-H Swine Undergraduate Programs 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z Event http://www.das.psu.edu/news/october-dairy-digest-now-online In this issue: If ever there was a time to develop a strategic plan, it is now; How many cows does it take to make biogas?; Get shrink under control to cut feed costs; Managing calf health through nutrition; Good news/bad news for dairy farmers; 2010 Manure Expo to be held at Penn State; Dairy Alliance fall programs; Dairy Digest Online: Facebook Group, Listserv Group, RSS No publisher rtp2 Spotlight 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z News Item http://www.das.psu.edu/news/newly-revised-specht-report-breeding-performance-summary-now-online The Sire-Son and Prefix reports were developed at Penn State University by Dr. Larry Specht and first published in the mid 1970s. The reports have been used to compare the performance of a sire with his sons and provide a list of the prefixes that are providing the top Holstein bulls to the A.I. industry in the US. The Bull-Mother report is a spin-off from the original Sire-Son and Prefix reports and lists dams that have provided the top Holstein bulls. No publisher rtp2 Spotlight 2008-12-31T05:00:00Z News Item http://www.das.psu.edu/news/penn-state-horse-newsletter-october-november-issue-now-online In this issue: Equine Environmental Stewardship Conference Nov. 7, 2009; Equine Disease Outbreaks in 2009; Drug Eliminates Parasite that Causes Piroplasmosis in Horses; Hay Quality for Different Classes of Horses; 50th Anniversary State 4-H Horse Show No publisher rtp2 Spotlight 2008-12-18T05:00:00Z News Item