In their largest relocation of bison to date, on March 23 Colorado State University, the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County shipped 39 bison from the Laramie Foothills Bison Conservation Herd to three Native American tribes in Oklahoma and Kansas.
The Gordon D. Niswender Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory represents a lasting legacy of innovative research and training
In honor of the fifth anniversary of the Laramie Foothills Bison Conservation Herd and to celebrate National Bison Day, a variety of talks, tours, and activities will take place Nov. 7-8.
University distinguished professor George Seidel, whose service to animal science includes pioneering technologies that are widely used to improve the quality of livestock throughout the world, received the 2020 L.E. Casida Award.
CSU has decades of experience addressing community health needs through infectious disease research and response, in our College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, in the One Health Institute, and in our Infectious Disease Research Center. -President Joyce McConnell in CSU Magazine
Traditional knowledge and current experience demonstrate that bison are a keystone species with a critical role in ecosystem health. They know how to manage the land and continue to do so once they are reintroduced to the landscape.
Bill W. Pickett, who played a major role in developing CSU’s world-class programs in reproductive biology and equine sciences, passed away on February 27 at the age of 89.
Doctor Jennifer Barfield with the Laramie Foothills Bison Conservation Herd Project, has been fighting to maintain a healthy herd of bison for the last four years.
George Seidel, an emeritus University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University, has spent his career at the forefront of bovine reproduction research.