Since its creation in
1992 the Dairy Food Safety Laboratory (UC Davis and VMTRC) has received funding
in grants from the California Dairy Research Foundation and has attracted
additional funding from outside sources. These funds have been instrumental
in providing teaching, laboratory, and field experience for a total of 149
students. The DFSL educational program includes undergraduate research laboratory
rotations, graduate thesis work, post-doctoral fellowships, workshops, individual
student projects, high school work study, affirmative action special programs,
laboratory and field components of undergraduate courses, continuing education
and support for visiting scientists. This educational effort is summarized
by the following catagories: 45 veterinary medical officers, 39 undergraduate
students, 28 graduate students, veterinarians or veterinary medical students,
8 industry or veterinary practice personnel, 6 affirmative action students,
12 high school students, 5 physicians and/or visiting scientists, 3 high school
educators, and 3 medical students. In addition to this teaching effort, the
DFSL program has produced 39 scientific publications in refereed journals,
at least 46 papers in scientific proceedings or industry journals, and has
provided over 95 talks to students, producers, veterinarians, regulatory personnel
and consumers. Over this short period of time, the DFSL has made significant
contributions to the California dairy industry and looks forward to building
upon this foundation of excellence.