Ashlynn Kirk
Ph: (530) 752-3643 (lab)
Email: aakirk@ucdavis.edu Education Ph.D., Animal Biology, University of California, Davis, California, (in progress). B.S., Animal Science, Minor: Food Processing Technology; University of Wisconsin - River Falls, Wisconsin, 2020 Research I conducted undergraduate research as a member of the McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program that assessed if bruising could be detected on Holstein culled cows using infrared thermal imaging technology. I also collaborated in assessing and authoring an article discussing FSIS Humane Handling Enforcement Actions from slaughter facilities and assisted with research that examined the effectiveness of different locations of a captive bolt stun on cadaver heads from market hogs. At UC Davis, I plan to research how cattle behavior and physiology is affected by various management decisions and cattle handling practices. |