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Major:  Animal Industries Management (with Dairy   
              emphasis)

Class:  Senior

Place of Employment:

Address:

Ashley Creek Acres Dairy

 Sauk Center, MN  56378

Dates of Internship: June 1, 2000-August 16, 2000

Name of Supervisor: Steve Boster-Phone: (320)  
                                    352-6347

Phone Number:  Rich Alverson-Phone:  (320)
                            859-4925

Job Title:  Herdsman

Job Responsibilities:
Take care of all cows and heifers close to calving  
Take care of sick cows  
Milk treated cows  
Keep everything moving smoothly and on time

Summarize Your Experience:
I felt I had an excellent opportunity to further my education in the dairy field.  This internship provided me with a variety of opportunities to challenge my knowledge in 
the dairy field and gave me a lot of excellent experience for my future career.

What I liked about the job:  
I had a sense of responsibility and I was able to make some of the decisions.

What I disliked about the job:  
There were long hours and if someone didn’t show up I was in charge to get the shift filled.  

Areas that I need to learn more about:  
What drugs are used on dairy animals and what each drug is used for.

Major:

Emphasis:

Class:

Animal Industries Management

Dairy Management

Senior  

Place of Employment:

Address:

University of Minnesota, St. Paul

Haecker Hall 
1364 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN  55108

Dates of Internship:  May 15 – August 18, 2000

 Name of Supervisor:  Dr. Brian  
                                         Crooker

Phone Number:  (612) 625-3185

 
 The general purpose of the studies are as follows:

 Induced Lactation Study

• Determine the effectiveness of a dairy animal producing milk without giving birth.

Heifer Study

• Monitor growth of heifers and specific hormone levels associated with production.

 Job Title:  Research Assistant

Job Responsibilities:

• Sampled feed ingredients (weekly)
• Prepared feed offered and weighback composites (biweekly)
• Performed corn silage dry matter analysis (weekly)
• Recorded daily observations of heifers
• Entered feed analysis data into computer
• Administered subcutaneous injections
• Performed udder massage
• Took tail vein blood samples
• Spun blood samples
• Collected milk samples
• Observed and documented milk dump verification
• Sorted blood plasma and serum of past studies
  

Internship Summary:
I enjoyed my internship experience. I thought that the two studies that I worked with were extremely organized. I appreciated the opportunity to develop hands-on skills in my field. This type of internship was new to me and gave me experience that I know will be useful in the future. I recommend this kind of internship experience to Animal Science students seeking an internship. 

What I Liked About the Job:

• Work duties and scheduling were flexible.
• The responsibility within the internship was at a desirable level.
• Studies were well organized.

 What I Disliked About the Job:

• Inconsistent workload
• Computer data entries

 Areas That I Need to Learn More About:
The specific type of internship that I was involved with didn’t require me to learn too much more about the position. However, a task that I feel I need to become more comfortable in doing is the computer data entry.