GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK


DEPARTMENT OF DAIRY SCIENCE

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

Revised AUGUST 2001

Contents
Welcome

Welcome to the graduate program in Dairy Science at LSU. This Handbook is intended to supplement information in the Graduate School Catalog, the Graduate School's Instruction for Preparation of Theses, Dissertations, and Monographs, and individual major professor guidelines. Hopefully, this Handbook will answer the most frequently asked questions and provide guidelines to chronological events during your tenure in Graduate School. Also, included are brief background data on the Graduate Faculty and Department of Dairy Science research facilities.
    You should contact your major professor or the Department Head should you have further questions or suggestions on the guidelines presented. Our policies will continue to evolve as we encounter new situations.
GENERAL GUIDELINES AND POLICIES
Admission to Graduate School

    Entrance into graduate studies in the Department of Dairy Science is accomplished after admission has been approved by the Graduate School at Louisiana State University. However, prospective students are encouraged to correspond directly with a faculty member in their intended area of interest before or concurrent with their application to the Graduate School.
    Admission to the LSU Graduate School is initiated by the student when an application is received in the Admissions Office. Criteria for acceptance include a B.S. degree, GPA of 2.75 on all undergraduate work and a GPA of 3.00 on graduate work, and acceptable GRE scores. International students must have a 3.00 GPA on all college-level work attempted. Students whose native language is not English are required to submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores.
    Acceptance by the Department of Dairy Science depends on the availability of a program to meet the student's needs, faculty availability, and research facilities and support for the proposed research project.
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Requirements for an Advanced Degree
A     Requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
 A minimum of one academic year and a summer term is normally required to satisfy the requirement for the Master's degree. The programsof study requirements depend on the student's background for graduate work and his or her ability to pursue the graduate program as outlined by the major professor.

1.    Thesis Program
        a.    Completion of a minimum of 30 semester hours of which 24 hours must be in approved graduate courses. At least 15 hours of the course work must be numbered 7000 or above, including the 6 hours of thesis credit.
        b.    Presentation of an acceptable thesis.
        c.    Passing a comprehensive final oral and/or written examination.
        d.    Research is to be written for publication before graduation.

2.    Non-thesis Program. - The main reasons for graduate training are to give the student opportunities for advanced study and specialization, to instruct students in methods of independent investigation, and to foster the spirit of scholarship and research. Consequently, only in specific cases is this option available. Permission from the Department is required before admission into a non-thesis program.
        a.    Completion of a minimum 36 semester hours with at least 18 hours in courses numbered above 7000.
        b.    Passing a comprehensive final oral and/or written examination.
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B.    Requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

    1.    A student may be required to pass a qualifying examination given by the Department during the first semester of graduate study.
    2.    A student must exhibit unmistakable evidence of mastery of a broad scientific field.
    3.    Complete a significant program of original research.
    4.    Preparation of an acceptable dissertation embodying creative scholarship.
    5.    Research is to be written for publication before graduation.
    6.    Minimum requirements - Equivalent of three (3) full years of graduate study beyond the B.S. degree.
    7.    Normally a minimum of 60 hours of approved graduate courses above the B.S. degree and/or a minimum of 30 semester hours above the M.S. program. Nine hours of dissertation research must be included in the hours stated above.
    8.    Pre-general examination requirement - It will be the responsibility of each doctoral student's Advisory Committee to decide the appropriate

requirement, which shall include the taking of additional course work outside the major and minor field (five semester hours minimum).

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C.    General Requirements for both an M.S. or Ph.D. degree

    A program of study should be developed by the M.S. or Ph.D. student, the major professor, and the student's advisory committee before the end of the second semester of graduate work. In planning a program of study, the background and needs of the students are carefully considered.

    During the first semester of doctoral graduate work a qualifying examination covering the student's major field may be given. The format of any exam will be determined by the major professor. The purpose of this examination is twofold. The first purpose is to learn whether a student is qualified to pursue graduate work toward the Ph.D. degree. Secondly the purpose is to serve for evaluating the student's background so that his or her program of study may be planned to serve the greatest interest of the student. A student may be required to take courses in area of study where the examination reveals a significant weakness.

    The graduate student is expected to assume the initiative in carrying out his or her program of study. Graduate work is quite different from undergraduate work and it requires the student to learn, think, plan, and act for himself/herself. A graduate student is expected to do a good job on any assignment with minimum supervision. A graduate student is also expected to do a great deal of individual study and reading beyond classroom assignments. We particularly urge that a student keep abreast of current trends in the scientific field

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Student's Advisory Committee

    The Advisory Committee is made up of the following:

A.    M.S. - Minimum of three

            Major professor*
            Member in minor field if one is identified*
                            Members from Dairy Science or a department closely related to the research project*
                            Graduate School Dean or his representative (final exam only)*
                            The Department of Dairy Science Head, (Non-voting member if not one of the members above)**
                            One of the Dairy Science faculty must be a full member of the Graduate Faculty.

B.    Ph.D.
        1.    Pre-general examination committee (skeleton) - minimum of three members of the graduate faculty.
                Major professor*
                        Minor professor if a minor field is identified*
                        Members from Dairy Science or a department closely related to the student's interest and/or research project*

        2.  General and final examination committee - minimum of five members of the graduate faculty
            Major professor*
                    Minor professor if a minor field is identified*
                    Three members from Dairy Science (in addition to major professor)*
            Graduate School Dean or his representative
                    Department of Dairy Science Head. (Non-voting member if not one of the members above)
            Dairy Science faculty must be members of Graduate Faculty.
                *Selected by the major professor and graduate student.
                **May not attend all M.S. exams.

    It is the responsibility of each graduate student to keep careful records of research done. Upon completion of the studies these records must remain with the Department with the major professor.
    Publication of results of research is an important function in which graduate students are expected to engage through presentations at scientific meetings and/or through written reports. The precise nature of these reports should be arranged with the major professor.
    From time to time graduate students may be called upon to do certain duties for the Department outside the direct area of their research effort. Such functions may include appearing at departmental field days, organizing programs for such events, and informing various types of visiting groups about Department programs. Such experiences should be viewed as an adjunct to one's graduate training.

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Teaching Assignments

    The nature of employment opportunities available to many graduate students makes some experience in teaching highly desirable, if not necessary. Graduate students are therefore urged to avail themselves of teaching opportunities whenever possible. Frequently, such opportunities may be arranged through the major professor.

    The Department's attitude is that teaching is a privilege and an opportunity, and graduate student involvement in teaching should be regarded in this light.

Course Loads

    The maximum course credit load for a full time graduate student is 15 hours per regular semester and 9 hours in summer semesters. Graduate research assistants are normally asked to enroll for a maximum of 12 hours per regular semester and 6 hours in a summer semester. The minimum number to remain on assistantship is 9 hours in the fall and spring and 6 hours in the summer. Audited courses DO NOT count in a student's total course load.

    Any graduate student is requested to register for an appropriate course load when using space and facilities of the Department or taking time of a major professor.

Graduate Seminars

    All graduate students enrolled in the M.S. program must register for one Dairy Science graduate seminar (DARY 7091) sometime during his or her M.S. program. All graduate students enrolled in the Ph.D. program must register for DARY 7091 at least twice. Seminars are currently offered each semester. However, specialized seminars such as the College of Agriculture Interdepartmental Nutrition Group seminar (DARY 9094) and Interdepartmental Genetics Group seminar can be used once in lieu of this requirement. All graduate students are strongly encouraged to attend all graduate seminars to broaden their education.
 

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Pre-general Examination.
    This exam is to decide deficiencies in course work and general concepts and to plan what is needed to accomplish proposed research. The first draft of proposed research should be to the skeleton committee at least two weeks before this event.

General Examination
    All doctoral students will be required to pass a general examination. The exam may be written as well as oral. The exam will be administered according to the following guidelines:
A.    If written general examinations are scheduled, they must be taken before the oral exam

 B.    Preparation, conduct, and evaluation of written exams will be the responsibility of the student's Advisory Committee, according to one of the following options:

C.    The committee may wish to solicit questions from faculty members who are not on the student's committee.
D.    The exams may be open book, closed book, or a combination of the two.
E.    The committee or individual members as appropriate should set a time limit for the exam.
F.    The minor department retains the right to decide the form of its part of the examination.
G.    The general examination should be scheduled when the student has demonstrated to the advisory committee adequate academic and professional aptitudes. Generals should be scheduled well before the Final Examination (the minimum is one academic year between the time of the General and the Final Examinations); the Advisory Committee may require additional courses if they determine a weakness in certain areas. Examination guidelines for the M.S. and Ph.D. Final

            A.    Beyond the Graduate School regulations, the candidate shall clear the examination date with the members of his or her Advisory Committee not less than two weeks before the scheduled date. Scheduling (day, time, location) which is normally done in the last semester of the program is the responsibility of the candidate.
           B.    Because the Advisory Committee will probably recommend changes in a thesis/dissertation (either minor or major), the candidate may submit a "draft" thesis/dissertation to the Advisory Committee rather than one in final form (library copy). The "draft" is to be a final draft, meaning the thesis/dissertation must contain all sections, as described below under Thesis or Dissertation Format. It is to be in fully readable form and essentially ready for final typing. The committee may choose not to accept the draft as a basis for the final exam if these criteria are not followed. A "Request For Final Examination" form has to be submitted to the Graduate School Office before the examination for both Master and Doctoral degrees; check Graduate School calendar for date. A copy of the thesis/dissertation must be given to the Advisory Committee at least two weeks before the examination.
           C.    The examining committee shall include the Advisory Committee as indicated previously. The major professor may invite other interested faculty to attend.
            D.    The candidate may be asked to present his or her thesis/dissertation in no more than 20 30 minutes. This should be carefully organized to stress interpretation of research results. The candidate's discussion of background literature and experimental methodology (both of which are described in the thesis) should be minimized. Graduate students and faculty may be invited to attend this portion of the defense.
            E.    The Advisory Committee shall use the remaining time to question the candidate on the accuracy of the work and its significance and his or her scientific knowledge (literature and course work).
            F.    The major professor shall regulate the time used by members of the Advisory Committee.
 

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Thesis - Dissertation Suggested Format
            A.    A Thesis or Dissertation should be organized according to the current edition of "Guidelines for the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations", The Graduate School, Louisiana State University and A&M College.  This book is available to all graduate students. The regulations set forth in this book take precedence over guidelines in style manuals and over journal formats. The styles in this book include the traditional and journal.  The traditional style is arranged as follows:
   Title Page
   Acknowledgment Page
   Table of Contents
   List of Tables
   List of Figures
   List of Appendix Tables
   Abstract
   Introduction
   Review of Literature
   Materials & Methods
   Results & Discussion
   Summary & Conclusion
   References
   Appendix
   Vitae
  Refer to the book for journal style.

          B. References - a minimum of pertinent citations that are arranged according to the format used in the Journal of Dairy Science.  See Journal of Dairy Science (January issue of the current year) for examples.  Serial Sources for the Biosis Data Base suggests appropriate abbreviations.
          C. Figures - Refer to Journal of Dairy Science (January issue of the current year) for guidelines.
          D. Tables - Tables should be self-explanatory and may be a most effective way to organize extensive data.  Refer to Journal of Dairy Science  (January issue of the current year) for guidelines.
          E.  Journal reprints can be used in the body of a thesis/dissertation of approved by the major professor and Advisory Committee.  Only those reprints in which the student is the first author will be accepted.  The         major professor and Advisory Committee can also agree to allow chapters of the thesis/dissertation to be typed in journal format for future submission to a journal.
          F. The thesis/dissertation should be in final acceptable form approved by the major professor before it is submitted to members of the committee.  When the document is ready for review by the committee,  it should  transmit it to the committee members according to the Graduate School Calendar before the examination. It is NOT the responsibility of the committee to read the manuscript for misspelled words, poor composition, etc.  This is the responsibility of the student under the direction of the major professor.

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Responsibilities of Graduate Students

    Some of the most important matters for which the graduate student is directly responsible are listed as follows:

            A.    Diligent pursuance of his or her program of study as outlined by the major professor and the Advisory Committee. A graduate student must maintain a "B" average in all courses taken.
           B.    Early development and completion of thesis/dissertation project and a thesis/dissertation with high degree of excellence.
           C.    Filing application with Graduate School for Master's or Doctor's degree. Check current Graduate School Catalog for deadline.
            D.    Filing thesis/dissertation topic and application for admission to candidacy for advanced degree in Graduate School office. Check the current Graduate School Catalog for deadline.
            E.    Checking with their major professor on the appointment of Advisory Committee and fixing date, time, and place for oral examination. A copy of the completed thesis/dissertation must be in the hands of the Advisory Committee at least two weeks before the date of the final examination.
            F.    Handing in approved thesis/dissertation and Advisory Committee examination report. Check the current Graduate School Catalog for deadline.
           G.    Preparing copies (5) of thesis/dissertation for Graduate school, library, major professor, Department, and himself. The Department will pay for binding copies of thesis/dissertation for the Department and major professor.
           H.    Preparation of manuscript for publication of research.
           I.    Failure of the student to acquaint themselves fully with the organization and regulations of the Graduate School may lead to complications for which they must assume full responsibility.

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Annual Graduate Student Evaluation.
        Each student (especially those on assistantship/fellowship/scholarship) will be evaluated annually according to a uniform departmental code. This evaluation will be done by his major professor. The code is listed on the departmental form. This is for the good of the student so as each individual can check his or her progress toward obtaining his or her desired degree.

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Summary of Events
    A.    M.S. Degree

                1.    Acceptance by Graduate School, Department of Dairy Science, and a major professor.
                2.    Select area of research (1st semester enrolled).
                3.    Begin literature review (1st semester enrolled).
                4.    Select Advisory Committee (1st semester enrolled).
                5.    Meet with Advisory Committee to approve the program (1st semester enrolled).
                6.    Submit draft of a thesis to Advisory Committee.
                7.    Schedule final examination.
                8.    Submit final copy of a thesis to major professor, Department, Graduate School and Library.

    B.    Ph.D. degree

        Same as for the M.S. degree through number 5
                6.    Submit a program to Graduate School (1st semester enrolled).
        7.    Complete pre-general requirements.
                8.    Request to the major professor for the written general examination.
                9.    Request to the Graduate School for scheduling the oral general examination
             10.    Submit draft of dissertation to Advisory Committee.
     11.    Request Graduate School to schedule final examination.

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LSU AGRICULTURAL CENTER AND COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

    The organizational structure of the LSU Agricultural Center and the College of Agriculture and their relationship to the Department of Dairy Science is detailed below.
 
 
        LSU Board of Supervisors

        President, LSU System 

Chancellor, LSU Baton Rouge Campus 

    Chancellor, LSU Agricultural Center 

Dean, College of Agriculture 

Associate Vice- Chancellor & Dean, Graduate School 

Vice-Chancellor for Research & Director Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station 

Vice-Chancellor & Director Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service 

    Teaching functions 

 Research and service functions 

       Department of Dairy Science 

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FACULTY

A. Name:    Dr. Kayanush J Aryana, Assistant Professor
    Education:     B.S., Agriculture, Mahatma Phule Agricultural University. Maharashtra, India.
                        M.S., Cytogenetics. Mahatma Phule Agricultural University, Maharashtra, India.
                        Ph.D., Food Science and Technology. Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS.
    Research Interest: Functional dairy foods; dairy food microstructure; quality and safety.
     Courses Taught: DARY 4040 - Quality Assurance for the Food Industry; DARY 2075 - Milk and Dairy foods

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B.    Name:    Dr. H. Gale Batemen, Assistant Professor
    Education:   B.S., Dairy Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
                       M.S., Animal Nutrition, University of Missouri
                       Ph.D., Dairy Nutrition,  Clemson University
    Research Interest:    Dairy Cattle Nutrition: Protein and Energy
    Courses Taught:    DARY 3010 - Applied Animal Feed Formulation
                DARY 7002 - Minerals in Nutrition
                DARY 7018 - Rumen Physiology and Metabolism

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C.    Name:    Dr. C. A. Boeneke, Assistant Professor
    Education:   B.S., Dairy Science, Louisiana State University
                       M.S., Dairy Science, Louisiana State University
                       Ph.D., Dairy Science, Louisiana State University
    Research Interest:    Dairy Manufacturing
    Courses Taught: DARY 2093 - Dairy Products Judging

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D.    Name:    Dr. John E. Chandler, Professor
    Education:  B.A., Biology, St. Bernard College
                      M.S., Animal Husbandry, University of Tennessee
                      Ph.D., Reproductive Physiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Research Interest:    Bull and semen physiology, semen separation, heritable aspects of fertility.
    Courses Taught:  DARY 4045 - Reproduction Physiology in Farm Animals
                DARY 4047 - Reproductive Management and Artificial insemination of Cattle
                DARY 7020 - Andrology

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E.    Name: Dr. Rick A. Baron, Instructor
    Education:    B.S., Dairy Science, Brigham Young University
                        M.S., Dairy Science, Brigham Young University
                        Ph.D., Dairy Science, Louisiana State University
    Courses Taught:   DARY 2040 - Techniques of Judging and evaluation of Dairy Cattle
                DARY 2049- Dairy Cattle Production Practices

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F.    Name: Dr. Bruce F. Jenny, Professor and Head
    Education:    B.S., Animal Science, Delaware Valley State College
                        M.S., Dairy Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
                        Ph.D., Dairy Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Research Interest:    Bovine Growth Hormone, Calf nutrition
    Courses Taught:    DARY 3050- Dairy Science Internship
                DARY 4046- Lactation Physiology
                DARY 4054 - Dairy Farm Management

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G.    Name: Dr. C. C. Williams, Assistant Professor
    Education:    B.S., Dairy Science, Louisiana State University
                        M.S., Dairy Science, University of Georgia
                        Ph.D., Dairy Science, Auburn University
    Research Interest:  Bovine Growth Hormone, Calf nutrition
    Courses Taught:    DARY 4043 - Dairy Cattle Endocrinology
                                  DARY 4054 - Dairy Farm Management

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H.    As the need arises, adjunct professors or other qualified members of the LSU Agricultural Center faculty could be appointed as affiliated members of graduate student committees.

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SUPPORT UNITS FOR THE DEPARTMENT

A.    Creamery

    1.    Location: Southwest corner of the Dairy Science Building
    2.    Faculty in charge:
    3.    Phone: 578-4383
    4.    Purpose: A pilot plant laboratory for teaching and research functions as related to the formulation, processing, and evaluation of dairy foods.
    5.    Facilities and equipment available for research;
        a.    three refrigerated tanks ranging from 400 to 300 gallons
        b.    eight process tanks ranging from 50 to 300 gallons
        c.    three cheese vats ranging from 100 to 3,000 gallons
        d.    one Pure-Pak machine rated at 20 cartons/minute
        e.    one high temperature short time (HTST) rated at 400 gallons/hour
        f.    one ice cream hardening room (13' x 20')
        g.    one milk cooler 13' x 20'
        h.    one milk cooler 40' x 30'
        I.    one 40 lb batch process cheese cooker
        j.    one 300 gal/hr VOGT ice cream freezer
 

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B.    Dairy Improvement Center
    1.    Location:    Corner of River Road and Gourrier Avenue
    2.    Faculty Member in Charge: John E Chandler
    3    Phone:    578-3292
    4.    Purpose:    To improve livestock through the use of outstanding sires in an artificial breeding program.
    5.    Facilities and Equipment:
             Those buildings, facilities, and equipment necessary to carry out bull housing, semen collection and processing, and semen storage. A complete DHI testing laboratory with automated equipment for testing milk fat, somatic cells, and protein.

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C.    Dairy Production, Research and Teaching Center
    1.    Location:    Gourrier Avenue
    2.    Faculty in charge:    C. Hutchinson
    3.    Phone:    578-3147
    4.    Purpose:    A dairy farm for conducting the research and teaching functions of the Department.
    6.    Facilities and equipment available for research:
        a.    milking herd of approximately 100 cows
        b.    free stall barn and lots
        c.    double four side-opening parlor with weigh jars
        d.    outside calf hutches
        e.    various sheds and barns commonly used in a dairy operation
        f.    approximately 400 acres of pasture land and 250 acres of cropland for silage production

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D.    Manufacturing Laboratory
    1.    Location:    Rooms 114 and 119 of Dairy Science Building
    2.    Faculty in charge:    C. Boeneke
    3.    Phone:    578-4390
    4.    Techniques and technologies available:
        a.    gas and liquid chromatography with head space sampling of volatile organic chemicals in dairy products
        b.    fluorometric and hull methods for detection of proteolysis
        c.    biochemical oxygen demand
        d.    chemical oxygen demand
        e.    analysis of dairy wastes
            1.    total solids
            2.    total suspended solids
        f.    microbiological analyses of dairy foods
        g.    Mojonnier testing for fat and total solids in dairy products
        h.    Babcock testing for fat
        I.    cryoscope determination of milk freezing points
        j.    antibiotic testing
            1.    Charm test
            2.    Delvo P test
            3.    Bacillus stearothermophilus plate method

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E.    Nutrition Laboratories
    1.    Analytical Laboratory
        a.    Location:    Room 206-207 of Dairy Science Building
        b.    Faculty in charge:    C. C. Williams and H. G. Bateman
        c.    Phone:    578-4393
        d.    Techniques and technologies available
            1.    complete proximate analyses
            2.    bomb calorimetry
            3.    Van Soest's fiber fractionation
            4.    blood analyses
            5.    dry matter determination
                a.    oven drying
                b.    toluene distillation
                c.    freeze drying
            6.    preparation of feed and fecal samples
                a.    micro and macro Wiley mills
                b.    freeze grinding
            7.    computerized data retrieval
            8.    programmable UV/visible spectrophotometer
            9.    access to other facilities
                a.    gas or liquid chromatography
                b.    radioisotope laboratory
                c.    inductively couples plasma spectrometer for mineral analysis
                d.    electron microscopy
 

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F.    Male Reproductive Physiology Laboratory
        a.    Location:    Dairy Improvement Center on Gourrier Avenue
        b.    Faculty in charge:    J. E. Chandler
        c.    Phone:    578-3292
        d.    Techniques and technologies available
            1.    pH and ion analysis
            2.    osmolarity
            3.    automated narrow band spectroscopy
            4.    brightfield microscopy
            5.    phase contrast microscopy
            6.    differential interference contrast microscopy
            7.    fluorescence microscopy
            8.    Image Analysis and photomicroscopy with any of the above
            9.    black and white film development and print making
             10.    tissue metabolic studies in a Warburg Apparatus
             11.    PCR and Electrophoretic analysis of sperm or blood DNA
             12.    tissue fixation, mounting and sectioning for histological evaluation
 

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UNITS PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH RESEARCH PROGRAMS

A.    Dairy Extension Section, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service; Dairy Science Building; 578-4411
        The personnel in the Dairy Extension Section work closely with the dairy industry to help solve problems and disseminate new concepts and research findings. They do provide feedback from the industry to the Department so that the teaching and research efforts can have the greatest impact on the Louisiana dairy industry.

B.    Department of Experimental Statistics; 161 Agricultural Administration Building; 578-8303.
        Consulting and data analysis services are provided by the Department of Experimental Statistics to all departments and research stations. Also, many faculties teach Experimental Statistics courses that graduate students will take. Before the initiation of one's graduate research program, a graduate student should consult with one of the statisticians in this Department.

C.    Department of Agricultural Chemistry; 102 Agricultural Chemistry Building; 578-2755.
        This is the service laboratory for the Louisiana agricultural industry. Proximate analyses may be occasionally conducted on research project samples.

D.    Hill Farm Research Station; Homer, LA 318-927-2578 (Office), 318- 927-9654 (Mastitis Lab).
        The Hill Farm Research Station is known worldwide for research on bovine mastitis. The dairy cattle herd, approximately 130 lactating cows, is dedicated primarily to mastitis research; other research interests are secondary. Some forage and dairy management work is conducted. The Mastitis Research Laboratory is equipped to investigate many parameters: 1) mastitis control procedures; 2) microbiological diagnostic methods; 3) histopathology and electron microscopy; and 4) mammary immunology. Graduate student involvement in ongoing research is possible.

E.    Nuclear Science Center; Corner of South Campus drive and West Campus Drive; 578-2163.

F.    School of Veterinary Medicine; Corner of South Stadium Road and River Road; 346-3100.

G.    Southeast Research Station, Franklinton, LA; 504-839-2322 (Office), 504-839-3740 (Forage Lab).
        This research station is primarily involved with forage research and dairy cattle research related to forage utilization. A forage analytical laboratory is located on the Station that performs analyses for scientists on other Research Stations and local dairymen. Graduate student involvement in ongoing research is possible.
 

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION 

A.    Insurance
        Student insurance can be purchased at registration for year round protection. Family and maternity benefits are available at additional costs.

B.    Interdisciplinary programs
    1.    Genetics Program: Graduate genetics courses offered in the Departments of Agronomy, Animal Science, Dairy Science, Experimental Statistics, Forestry, Horticulture, and Poultry Science have been coordinated to give the student an expanded offering of genetics courses. A sequence of basic courses has been developed, and graduate students are to take these courses in the proper sequence.

    2.    Nutrition Program: Graduate nutrition courses offered in the Departments of Animal Science, Dairy Science, Food Science, and Poultry Science and in the School of Home Economics have been developed to compliment each other. No specific sequence is to be followed except as recommended by the major professor.

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C.    Recreation
    1.    Field House
        a.    Location:    Northwest part of campus by tennis courts
        b.    Phone:    578-6727
            Indoor racquetball facilities can be reserved by phone after 10:00 a.m. for non-Faculty Club members. Tennis, basketball, track, and locker room facilities are also available provided not in use by varsity athletics.

    2.    Huey P. Long Field House
        a.    Location:    Northwest part of campus on Fieldhouse Drive
        b.    Phone:    578-8601
            Indoor swimming is available year round plus weight room, equipment checkout, and racquetball facilities. Calling the above number can get information on intramural sports.

    3.     Recreational Sports Complex

    4.    LSU Golf Course
        a.    Location:    Southwest part of campus at the intersection of Nicholson Drive and Gourrier Avenue.
        b.    Phone:
            1.    Golf Course - 578-2885
            2.    Driving Range - 578-6805

            This is an eighteen-hole championship golf course and driving range. Complete club house facilities are available, including cart rentals. Tee times can be reserved by phone. Admission for students is $2.50 per 18 holes.

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D.    University Stores
    1.    Location:    South Stadium Drive between Alex Box Stadium and the School of Veterinary Medicine
    2.    Phone:
        a.    Science Supply - 578-6086
        b.    Plant Stores - 578-6086
        c.    Office Supply - 578-6086
            Science Supply maintains a large inventory of lab supplies such as glassware and chemicals. Plant Stores maintains an inventory of various hardware items including compressed gases. To purchase any item through Science Supply or Plant Stores, an account number must be obtained from the Dairy Science secretary in charge of on-campus orders with approval of the major professor.

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E.    C. E. Frey System Network Computer Center
    1.    Location:    Tower Drive
    2.    Phone:    578-1331
        Applications for use of the computer can be obtained through the System Network Computer Center. Main items required by the applicant are as follows: student's name; major professor; phone; and LSU budget code from the major professor.
 

F.    Troy H. Middleton Library
    1.    Location:    North end of Quadrangle
    2.    Phone:    388-3969
        The Troy H. Middleton Library provides an easy to follow self- guided tour pamphlet available at the information desk for newcomers. Among the many benefits of the Library is its capability of conducting computer searches as an aid for literature reviews.

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G.    Union/Bookstore
    1.    Location:    One block North of the Dairy Science Building on Tower Drive
    2.    Phone:
        a.    Union - 388-5141
        b.    Bookstore - 388-5137
        The Union offers three styles of eating for students' convenience. The Tiger Lair provides sandwiches, tacos, hot dogs, hamburgers, etc. The cafeteria offers main courses along with vegetables and desserts while the Plantation Room caters to a more expensive menu and sit down style of eating.
        The Bookstore located on first floor of the Union provides a 10% discount for graduate assistants with fee bill from registration.
 

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