Specific programs in Dairy Science address the complex issues of animal health and welfare, dairy waste management, and water quality. Programs are developed locally but have a national scope, serving to improve the quality and safety of milk and dairy foods and to encourage environmentally sound dairy management.

California Dairies, Protecting Water Quality, A Primer for Consultants, Local Government Agencies, and Lending Institutions, ANR publication # 21630, addresses management of liquid waste and using it as a resource. Authors: Ristow, P.L.., G.S. Pettygrove, D.M. Meyer, D. Lewis, N. Peterson, and J.C. Broome, 2006.  Available on-line for purchase at http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/InOrder/Shop/ItemDetails.asp?ItemNo=21630.

Here are links to UC Davis department and school of Vet Medicine and also the California DQAP which is a UC industry cooperative project on dairy production and water quality issues.

UC Davis Department of Animal Science http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/

UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/

California Dairy Quality Assurance Program http://www.cdqa.org/es/