Leslie S. Ferreira, Ph.D.

Phone: (805) 756-6490
Email: lsferrei@calpoly.edu
Office: Agriculture Erhart, Bld. 10 Rm. 239		 Picture of Dr. Leslie Ferreira

Dr. Ferreira was raised on a dairy farm in California, and was active in 4-H and FFA. He earned his Bachelors Degree from Cal Poly in Dairy Science, and went on to teach in the Dairy Vocational Program and work as the Dairy Herd Manager while he earned his Ph.D. in Reproductive Physiology at Utah State University.
Dr. Ferreira has been a professor in the Dairy Science Department at Cal Poly for over 25 years, and is a recognised expert in dairy herd management, cow comfort, dairy safety, dairy cattle judging, reproductive physiology and artificial insemination. He has coordinated numerous international dairy seminars, and has consulted to the industry in over 20 countries.

Education

1970 - B.S., California Polytechnic State University
1972 - M.S., University of Illinois
1980 - Ph.D., Utah State University

Awards/Recognitions

Dole College of Agriculture Teaching Award
NACTA Teaching Award
Outstanding advisor, ADSA

Current Courses

DSCI 330 Artificial Insemination (3)
DSCI 202 Dairy Promotion and Marketing
DSCI General Dairy Husbandry

back to top

Cal Poly Cheese

The Eugene and Rachel Boone Dairy Science Complex sign. Cal Poly