BYU-Idaho/Web-Content huggingface dataset:
Tahari Lane Julander

TJ Julander completed a bachelor's degree in Interior Design from BYU-Idaho. He earned a master's degree in Instructional Technology from National University and an Education Specialist degree in Adult/Organizational Learning and Leadership from the University of Idaho.

Professor Julander has experience as a workshop facilitator and innovation consultant, and lead designer in his own cabinetry firm. He joined BYU-Idaho in 2002. Since that time, he has served as an assist campus architect and full-time faculty in the Department of Art, teaching interior design and design thinking and user research. He has also served as an associate dean in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and as department chair in the now defunct Department of Interior Design.

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Art
Todd M. Hammond

### Education

- BA in Political Science, Brigham Young University
- MA in International Relations, Brigham Young University
- Juris Doctor, Brigham Young University

### Interests/Family/Professional Development

- Served in the Idaho Legislature - 2 terms
- Married Noelle Green, 6 children, 5 grandchildren

### Courses Taught/Teaching Experience

- Taught almost every religion course offered at BYUI
- Taught the Global Hotspot: Pakistan class for 8 years
- Taught the Religious Freedom class for 3 years
- Hired in 1993

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Religious Education
Todd Hillam

### Biography

My wife's name is Deena and we have four children in the order of boy, girl, boy, girl. All of our children are married and starting families of their own so we are now enjoying being grandparents to our many wonderful grandchildren. We all love being in the outdoors camping where we can ride our bikes, take hikes, go Jeeping, play games, and just relax and read a book.

### Education

- Associates in Pre-Med Studies, Ricks College.
- Bachelors of Science in Cell Biology, Idaho State University.
- Master's in Athletic Administration, Idaho State University.

### Teaching Experience

I was a Full Time Seminary and Institute Instructor from 1993-2018 in South East Idaho. I have been a Brigham Young University Idaho Religion Department - Professor from 2018-Present.

### Courses Taught

- Old Testament
- New Testament
- Book of Mormon
- Doctrine and Covenants
- Teaching and Doctrine of the Book of Mormon
- The Eternal Family, Foundations of the Restoration
- Jesus Christ and His Everlasting Gospel
- Missionary Preparation
- Preparing for a Celestial Marriage
- Building a Celestial Marriage
- Intro to Family History
- World Religions.

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Religious Education
Todd Kelson

#### Education

B.S. in Microbiology, Brigham Young University 
M.S. in Plant Genetics-Iowa State University 
Ph.D in Human Genetics-Virginia Commonwealth University 
Fellowship in Pediatric Research at the Mental Retardation Center at the University of Colorado

#### Areas of Interest

Biology Education Research, specifically in teaching undergraduate Genetics

#### Works in Progress

"Using an Online Activity to Teach Regulation of the Lactose Operon in a General Genetics Undergraduate Classroom" Kallie Hillam, Tess Rasmussen, Scott Minnich, Gustavo Arrizabalaga, John Anderson, Derek Knox, Mark DeWall, and Todd Kelson, Presented October 13, 2011 at the 2011 National Association of Biology Teachers Professional Development Conference (Anaheim, CA)"

Evaluating the Efficacy of Screencasting as a Preparation Activity for Introductory Biology" Abigail Blades, Greg McDavitt, Todd Kelson, and Steven Christenson. Presented October 13, 2011 at the 2011 National Association of Biology Teachers Professional Developmentn Conference (Anaheim, CA)"

A Classroom Activity to Teach Polygenetic Inheritance" Samuel Head and Todd Kelson. Submitted to the National Association of Biology Teachers (2012 Annual Meeting)

#### Other Publications

Human Liver Fatty Aldehyde Dehydrogenase: Microsomal Localization, Purification, and Biochemical Characterization. Todd Kelson, Julie Secor McVoy, and William Rizzo. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1335:99-110 (1997)

Chaperonin-mediated Assembly of Wild-type and Mutant Subunits of Human Propionyl-CoA Carboxylase Expressed in Escherichia coli. Todd Kelson, Toshihiro Ohura, and Jan Kraus. Human Molecular Genetics 5:331-337 (1996)

#### Classes

FDSCI 205-Understanding DNA 
BIO 180-Introduction to Biology, part 1 
BIO 375-Genetics and Molecular Biology

#### Other Information

Biology Department Internship Coordinator for Human Biology Internships 
Director, BYU-Idaho/University of Idaho INBRE Undergraduate Research Internship Program 
Faculty Advisor, Pre-Optometry Society 
Find me on LinkedIn

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Biology
Raymond T. Lines

#### Education

- BS in Physics from BYU
- MS and PhD in Physics from New Mexico State University

#### Interests

- Atmospheric Optics

Brother Lines grew up in Utah. He served in the Costa Rica, San Jose Mission. Brother Lines completed a BS in Physics from BYU. He received his MS and PhD in Physics from New Mexico State University. He has worked for the Army Research Laboratory and for several major defense companies. He worked in atmospheric science and remote sensing for ITT Industries in Rochester, NY, for six years before coming to BYU-Idaho. He and his wife Christine have three children. Brother Lines enjoys hiking, camping, reading, music, art, and spending time with his family.

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Physics
Anthony Robert Carpenter

## Biography

Tony was raised in the Midwest during the 1980s and '90s by an artist mother and a scientist father. He grew up with bike ramps, skateboarding, garage bands, Boy Scouts, BB guns, and Nintendo.

Today, he has a BFA and MFA in graphic design and has over two decades of experience in creative direction, graphic design, illustration, and the visual arts. As the BYU-Idaho Creative Services manager, Tony leads branding initiatives and executive projects, overseeing branding, design, and content creation teams. His expertise includes brand development, user interface and experience design, data visualization, motion design, wayfinding, exhibit design, packaging, and illustration.

In his freelance work, Tony has collaborated with companies like Johnson & Johnson, MassMutual, and Column Five Media. He currently moonlights with the newly formed Mission Identity, focusing on unique brand identities and collateral for B Corp and nonprofit organizations. Beyond his commercial work, Tony is deeply immersed in visual art, exploring mediums like drawing, watercolor, collage, cyanotype, printmaking, and bookmaking.

## Education

MFA, Graphic Design & Visual Experience, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2022 
BFA, Graphic Design, BYU-Idaho, 2005 
AA, Graphic Design & Illustration, BYU-Idaho, 2002

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Creative Services
Torrey Blayne Morrill

## Education

- MPA, Utah State University
- PhD Family and Human Development, Utah State University

## Interests/Family/Professional Development

Married to Jill Cook (1998); 6 children. Love to travel, backpack, morning walks with Jill, watch kids play sports, and tend to the yard.

## Courses Taught/Teaching Experience

The Eternal Family, Foundations of the Restoration, Pearl of Great Price, and Old and New Testaments.

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Religious Education
Tracie L. Simon

## Education

- MS in Technology Education with a certificate in Online Education, Boise State University (2015)
- BS in Family and Consumer Science Education Composite, Brigham Young University-Idaho (2006)

## Previous Work Experience

- Middle School Teacher of Family and Consumer Science (2006-2015)

## Professional Interests

- Project Based Learning
- Pedagogy
- Connecting Learning to Life
- Finance Education

## Hobbies and Activities

- Family
- Being outside in the garden and yard planting vegetables and flowers
- DIY Projects
- Hiking, camping, cooking, sewing, and being creative
- Looking for opportunities to practice Spanish

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Home & Family
Travis S. Smith

Travis Smith graduated from Brigham Young University in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government. He completed his graduate studies at Boston College, earning a master's degree in Political Science in 2006, and a doctorate in Political Theory from Northern Illinois University in 2012. Dr. Smith joined the faculty in the Department of History and Political Science at BYU-Idaho in 2013, where he teaches political science.

#### Education

- B.A., Political Science, BYU, 2004
- M.A., Political Science, Boston College, 2006
- Ph.D., Political Theory, Northern Illinois University

#### Interests

- Political Theory
- American Political Thought
- Politics and Literature

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History Geography Poli Science
Language & Letters
Trenton B. Olsen

Trenton B. Olsen joined the English Department faculty in 2014. He is the editor of **The Complete Personal Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson: Expanded Second Edition**--the first complete edition of Stevenson's essays ever published--and president of the Stevenson Society of America (est. 1915), which owns and operates the Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage Museum in Saranac Lake, New York.

His interests include nineteenth-century British literature, creative nonfiction, public humanities, service learning, and undergraduate research. He teaches English composition, literary studies, and nonfiction.

He is the author of **Wordsworth and Evolution in Victorian Literature: Entangled Influence** (Routledge, 2019). His work has been recognized with awards from the Idaho Humanities Council, the American Library Association's Choice, and the international George Eliot Fellowship. He earned his BA at Utah State University, where he was named the university's top undergraduate researcher, and his PhD in English Literature at the University of Minnesota.

For more on Professor Olsen's writing, see his author website. To learn more about the Stevenson Cottage Museum, an ongoing service learning project that has involved many BYU-Idaho students, visit their website or follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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English
Trent Michael Rose

#### Education

- B.A., Political Science, Utah State University, 1994
- M.A., Public Administration, Idaho State University, 1998
- D.A., Political Science, Idaho State University, 2005

#### Interests

- Civic Engagement and Social Capital
- New Urbanism
- Presidential Power
- Terrorism
- The Presidency
- Congress
- Public Administration
- Parties and Interest Groups

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History Geography Poli Science
Trever B. McKay

After earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, Trever McKay took his graduate studies to Taiwan where he completed a Master's of Arts in Classical Chinese and a Ph.D in Classical Chinese from the National Taiwan University.

Dr. McKay has served as a visiting instructor at BYU and a translator for the National Central Library in Taiwan. He first came to BYU-Idaho in 2014 as a visiting faculty member, but quickly accepted a Chinese faculty position until 2023 when he became department chair of the Department of Languages and International Studies.

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Languages & Intl Studies
William Trevor Brooks

## Education

- Ph.D. Sociology, South Dakota State University, 2009
- M.S. Sociology, Utah State University, 2005
- B.S. Sociology, Utah State University, 2002

## Interests

- Demography
- Race and Ethnicity
- Statistics
- Rural Sociology

## Current Courses

- Introduction to Sociology (Soc 111)
- Research Methods (Soc 340)
- Juvenile Delinquency (Soc 383)

## Other Courses Taught

- Marriage and Family
- Population Dynamics
- Sociology of Sport
- Families Across Cultures
- Applied Sociology

## Publications

Turner, Joshua J. and ****W. Trevor Brooks.**** 2018. "Predicting County-Level Unemployment in the Census East South Central Region." Contemporary Journal of Anthropology and Sociology 8:34-49. 
****Brooks, W. Trevor.**** Randi Ingram, and David Rands. 2014. "Using Function-Based Spatiality Theory to Examine County-Level Predictors of Kentucky's Population Change (2000 to 2012)." Contemporary Journal of Anthropology and Sociology 4:129-48. 
****Brooks, W. Trevor,**** Jacob Cummings, Joshua J. Turner, and Saileza Khatiwada. 2012. "An Examination of Geographic and Socio-Demographic Impacts on Private Industry Change in the Dakotas (2002-2008)." Great Plains Sociologist 22:6-34. 
****Brooks, W. Trevor,**** Sang Lim Lee, Michael Toney, and E. Helen Berry. 2010 "The Effects of Occupational Aspirations and Other Factors on The Out-Migration of Rural Youth." The Journal of Rural and Community Development 5(3):19-36.Turner, Joshua J., W. Trevor Brooks, and Donald E. Arwood. 2010 "Catalysts of Population Change: The Case of the Northern Great Plains." Great Plains Sociologist 31:5-27. 
****Brooks, W. Trevor**** and Meredith Redlin. 2009. "Occupational Aspirations, Rural to Urban Migration, and Intersectionality: A Comparison of White, Black, and Hispanic Male and Female Group Chances for Leaving Rural Counties." Southern Rural Sociology 24(1):130-152.

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Sociology & Social Work
Education & Human Development
Trevor Ryan Rowe

## Education

- PhD in Family, Consumer, and Human Development, Utah State University (2016)
- BS in Child Development, Brigham Young University-Idaho (2006)

## Previous Work Experience

- Director, Alabama Quality STARS, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Alabama (2015-2019)
- Visiting Professor, Department of Home and Family, Brigham Young University-Idaho (2011-2013)
- Graduate Student Teacher, Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development, Utah State University (2009-2010 and 2013-2014)
- Student Study Night Child Care Supervisor, Department of Family, Consumer, Development, Utah State University (2009-2010)
- Books and Buddies Chair, Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development, Utah State University (2008-2010)
- Child Care Teacher, Apple Tree Learning Center (2004-2008)

## Professional Interests

- Quality child care
- Childhood play
- Child obesity and health
- Student Success

## Hobbies and Activities

- Family
- Enjoying the community and surrounding area
- Playing the drums
- Being a handyman
- Baking pizzas from scratch
- Smoking meats and vegetables

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Education & Human Development
Home & Family
Trinity B. Barlow

## Education

- Master of Business Administration, American Continental University
- Bachelor of Science, Family and Consumer Science, Utah State University
- Associate Degree, General Studies, Ricks College

## Previous Work Experience

- 7 years teaching Apparel Construction, Brigham Young University Online
- 10 years teaching Fashion, Marketing, Hospitality with the Clark County School District
- 10 years teaching Fashion Design with Sanford Brown College
- Retail Manager, Mervyns
- Fashion Merchandiser, Wyoming Work Warehouse

## Professional Interests

- Fashion history
- Textiles
- Pattern making and apparel construction
- Event planning

## Hobbies and Activities

- Interior and landscape design
- Traveling
- Singing
- Shopping
- DIY projects

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Home & Family
Troy Larry Goodsell

#### Education

- B.S. University of Utah 1991
- M.S. BYU 1993
- Ph.D. BYU 1997

#### Work Experience

- PSU 1997-1998
- BYU 1998-1999
- McMurry University 1999-2001
- BYU-I 2001-present

#### Research

- History of Mathematics

#### Current Projects

- Translating works of Euler from Latin to English

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Mathematics
Twyla Larman

## Education

- BS in University Studies, Brigham Young University-Idaho (2023)

## Previous Work Experience

- Yoga Teacher
- Owner/Designer Peak Construction

## Professional Interests

- Looking for things that are "virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy"
- Chinese jump rope
- Children's literature

## Hobbies and Activities

- Tap dancing
- Camping and hiking
- Watching old movies
- Yoga
- Home improvement projects

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Home & Family
Tyler A. Watson

#### Public Health Advisor

Public Health is involved with the prevention and treatment of health problems in a population. A variety of careers are available for a graduate with this major. These include working for local, state, and federal government health agencies, volunteer health organizations, business and industrial entities, and other institutions that provide health and medical care to groups and individuals.

#### Additional Links

Centers for Disease Control 
Intro to Public Health from the CDC 
Seminar for Profession Preparation 
World Health Organization

Watson, T.A. (2011). 
"Student Evaluations"

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Health Services
HR - On Leave
Tyrell Ammon Turley

### Education

MS in Computing, Robotics Track (2021), University of Utah 
BS in Electrical Engineering (2018), Brigham Young University-Idaho

### Industry Experience

Firmware Engineer, Cricut, Inc. 2020-2025 
- Motor control and trajectory planning for high-precision craft cutting machines

Electronics Engineer, US Air Force, 2018-2020 
- Software programming for virtual reality and desktop flight simulators

Electrical Engineer, Freelance, 2018-2019 
- PCB design and microcontroller programming for multi-functional flashlight

Electrical Test Engineer, AMET, Inc., 2017-2018 
- Board-level testing and verification, circuit design on automated welding systems

### Volunteer Experience

- Youth basketball coach 
- Live Spanish translation of church meetings 
- Missionary, Mexico Guadalajara Mission, 2011-2013

### Biography

Tyrell Turley has always had a passion for engineering, problem-solving, and teaching. While attending BYU-I, he gained a deep love for the university and its mission of developing disciples of Jesus Christ.

He and his wife have 5 beautiful children. His hobbies include playing basketball and ultimate, wrestling with his kids, watching Bluey, singing, and playing the piano

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CSE
Tyson J. Yost

#### Education

- B.A., Comparative Literature/asian Studies, BYU, 2004
- M.A., Religious Studies, University of Chicago Divinity School, 2006
- Ph.D., Asian Religion, Literature, and Culture, Cornell University, 2013

#### Interests

- South and East Asian Buddism
- History of Religions
- Asian Religions
- Translation Theory

#### Advisor

Phi Alpha Theta Society

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History Geography Poli Science
Language & Letters
Van David Christman

#### Education

- Ph.D. Aquatic Entomology - Virginia Tech
- M.S. Entomology - Brigham Young University
- B.S. Zoology - Brigham Young University
- AAS - Ricks College

#### Interests

- Loves collecting insects and wood working.

#### Other Courses Taught

BIO 331 Entomology 
ED 259 Integrated Science 
FDSCI 101 Science Foundations

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Academic Administration
Executive Office
Vaughn Stephenson

Vaughan Stephenson attended Ricks College before serving a mission to Paris, France. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in Communication Education. He went on to earn a master's degree in Communication from BYU. He completed his graduate studies with a doctorate degree in Adult Education from the University of Idaho.

Dr. Stephenson taught speech, drama, and choir at his hometown high school until 1989 when he joined the faculty at Ricks College, staying with the college as it made its transition to BYU-Idaho.

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Humanities & Philosophy
Wade D. Huntsman

#### Introduction

Wade Huntsman was raised in Shelley, Idaho, a small farming community in Southeast Idaho. As a child, he spent most of his time exploring the outdoors, playing sports, and drawing anything and everything. Wade's formal art education includes an Associate Degree in Illustration from Ricks College, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, and a Master of Education from A.I.U. in Boston.

Wade Huntsman has created illustrations for both the publishing market and the entertainment industry. His clients include Harcourt Brace Publishing, Field and Stream, Peterson's Hunting, Walt Disney, Sony, Warner Brothers, NBC, Cartoon Network, and DreamWorks SKG. He spent several years working on full-length feature films with DreamWorks, contributing to notable films such as The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit, Sinbad, Over the Hedge, and Flushed Away. He also worked on the acclaimed original Star Wars: Clone Wars series.

Currently, Wade is a full-time illustration professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho, where he teaches both traditional art-making mediums and digital art programs. He remains connected to colleagues in the industry, staying current with trends and developments. Wade enjoys the Southern Idaho lifestyle with his wife, Mary Jo. Their three children, Trey, Lauren, and Paige, are now grown and working as professional artists. Wade and Mary Jo are also proud grandparents to two grandchildren, Ollie and Sutton.

### Some samples of Bro. Huntsman's work as a visual development artist for Dreamworks SKG:

From the movie "The Road to El Dorado"

From the movie "Prince of Egypt"

From the movie: "Sinbad"

### More samples of Bro. Huntman's Work

"Timeless Robot"

"Flat Wade"

"Harry's Wand"

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Art
Wendy Lyn Bone

#### Education

- Master of Dance in Performance and Choreography, BYU, Provo; also voted Valedictorian by the College of Health and Human Performance; and recipient of the prestigious "Best Choreography Award" and the Department's Graduate Scholarship.
- Bachelor of Arts in Dance Kinesiology, Arizona State University
- Associates in Dance, Ricks College
- E-RYT 200
- RYT 500

#### Interests

- Teaching dance for over 30 years
- Artistic Director for Contemporary Dance Theatre, Dance Alliance, and Collegiate Dancers
- Toured and performed both nationally and internationally
- Kinesiology
- Somatics
- Yoga
- Children's Dance
- Currently teaching Contemporary and Jazz

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Theatre & Dance
William Allred Clements

### Education

- M.S., Computer Science with Minor in Computational Biology, University of Colorado at Denver
- B.S., Computer Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
- A.A., Computer Science, Brigham Young University-Idaho (Ricks College) Rexburg, Idaho

Before becoming an instructor, Bill has 17 years experience working as a Software Engineer for Northrop Grumman and Raytheon. A majority of his experience has been in development and maintenance work following several different Software Development/Engineering Life Cycle (SDLC) Methodologies, assisting in multiple project's achieving CMM Levels 3-5 certification using ISO 900x, Six Sigma, and Company policies, procedures, and processes to deliver server, client, and stand-alone applications. At Northrop Grumman, he had four years experience being a small projects lead, where he mentored 10-20 individuals in delivering baselines every six months. He has worked on several projects that used a variety of applications & web services as front end interfaces, multi-tier middleware including multi-threaded/multi-process programs, RMI/JMS/SOA architecture, and Pub/Sub & Messaging Queue services, and integration of backend databases design and management. He also has significant application and knowledge of Cybersecurity as a programmer, practitioner and instructor.

Before coming to BYU-Idaho, Bill spent seven years as an adjunct professor for BYU-I, BYU-I Online, Community College of Aurora (CCA) and the Colorado Community College System(CCC Online) for the Computer Science & Computer Information System Departments.

Bill is a proud father of three children and a loving husband.

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CS/SE
CSE
William James Twitchell

#### Education

- M.S. Education specializing in Postsecondary and Adult Education, Capella University, 2011
- B.S. Animal Science, Brigham young University - Idaho, 2006

#### Interests

- Beef Production
- Equine Production
- Animal Behavior

#### Professional Experience

Faculty Brigham Young University - Idaho (2006 to present)

#### Course Responsibilities

AS 247 Animal Handling and Behavior,AS 340 Equine Production,AS 360 Beef Production 

#### Other Training

- Nebraska Ranch Practicum
- Bud Williams Animal Behavior seminars
- International Course on Poultry Production
- Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School
- King Ranch Institute course on ranching sustainability
- Animal Care and Use in Research trainings
- Learning and Brain Institutes
- Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association
- Beef Cattle Grazing and Production Symposiums

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Animal & Food Science