Bauman, Dale Elton

Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor
My program addresses the regulation of nutrient use in lactation, growth and pregnancy, with emphasis on lactation in dairy cows. These efforts involve an integration of nutritional, biochemical and endocrinological aspects of metabolic regulation. Both in vivo and in vitro approaches are used with an overall program goal of developing and understanding of the regulation of nutrient utilization which 1) provides a conceptual basis broadly applicable to all physiological states and biology in general, 2) forms the biological basis for specific studies designed to enhance the efficiency of animal production, and 3) provides for an opportunity to design foods derived from animals to be consistent with consumer perceptions and recommendations.

research

research and scholarship focus

Current research focus is on the regulation of lipid metabolism in ruminants to improve animal performance and well-being and enhance the quality of animal-derived foods. One major focus is the regulation of milk fat synthesis with investigations ranging from producer-related applications involving feeding and management of dairy cows to genomic-related studies of the cellular signaling and regulation of lipogenesis. A second major focus relates to functional foods and enhancing the presence of beneficial fatty acids in milk fat; these investigations range from cow-related studies to enhance these fatty acids in milk fat to biomedical studies of their effects in the prevention of chronic diseases using animal models.

research areas

affiliations

faculty appointment in

member of graduate field

other Cornell affiliations

teaching

teaching focus

Instruction efforts have an overall goal of providing new knowledge to students. Of special interest is to relate conceptual knowledge to practical application and develop critical thinking and reasoning. All of my teaching involves team-teaching; while this is very effective because lectures are by an instructor with expertise in the area, it also requires more effort to ensure lectures are coordinated and the lecture material is integrated among lecturers.

service

outreach focus

Current outreach efforts represent two dimensions. One aspect is an active effort to translate our latest research findings into on farm application; these efforts include preparing materials and presentations for producers as well as the consultants and industry specialist that serve animal agriculture. The second aspect focuses on education of the public about animal technologies and animal agriculture; these efforts involve writing lay articles, assisting the print, radio and TV media in the development of stories, addressing questions from consumers and policy makers, and being an active participant in providing science-based information for public discussion regarding current issues in science and animal agriculture.

current professional activities

  • National Academy of Sciences
  • American Dairy Science Association
  • American Society of Animal Sciences
  • American Society for Nutrition
  • Council for Agricultural Science and Technology

    • background

    educational background

    PhD from University of Illinois

    Keywords: animal agriculture, bovine somatotropin, bST, BST, CLA, conjugated linoleic acid, fatty acids, fatty acids and trans fat, functional foods, lactation, lipid metabolism, milk biosynthesis, nutrition, research and teaching, trans fat