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This week on SUNUP: 

• Kurtis Hair packs his bags and heads to Scotland to follow a group of OSU students studying abroad and learning about agriculture in the UK.
  
• We feature another report from the Scotland study abroad trip, where Kurtis learns at the Royal Highland Show that we’re not the only country that likes to showcase its agriculture.
• Karl Rich, OSU international agricultural programs director, talks with SUNUP host Lyndall Stout about how study abroad programs work and the value they provide in rounding out a student’s college education.
• Bruce Whitelaw, director of the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, sits down with Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock marketing specialist, for a conversation about the genetic research that led to the development of Dolly the sheep. 
• Dan Stein, OSU associate professor of animal breeding and reproduction, discusses the advancements in animal science genetics that came after the introduction of Dolly the sheep. 
• Mark Johnson, OSU Extension beef cattle breeding specialist, explains CRISPR gene editing technology and how it’s used to improve livestock disease resistance, heat tolerance and other factors. 
• Finally, Kurtis Hair wraps us coverage from Scotland with a farm visit hosted by Alastair Macrae, chair of animal health/production and dairy herd manager at the Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Dr. Macrae offers insight on a wide range of topics, including managing cattle and pasture in the wet Scottish environment, forage options, grazing rotations and cross-breeding with dairy cattle.

 

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