Edward R. Hauser (August 29, 1916 – September 8, 2014) was an American animal scientist who served as professor and chairman of the Department of Meat and Animal Science at University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Birth and education

Edward R. Hauser was born on August 29, 1916, in

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. One of four children of Swiss immigrant parents from

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, Canton Bern, Switzerland, he left the family dairy to study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he received the BS in Animal Husbandry in 1938. He was a letterman on the 1936 wrestling team. He obtained the MS degree in Animal Science at

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in 1939 where he studied reproductive performance of sheep. He was then appointed assistant professor at Clemson College in South Carolina. In 1943 he joined the US Navy – serving in World War II as a Ltjg on the . He was a veteran of the battles of Peleliu,

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and

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. Near the end of WWII in 1945, he served as a peacekeeper in Shanghai China, helping the Chinese get the Japanese out of China. After the Navy, he returned to Clemson as an associate professor in 1946. In 1947 he began his PhD work at the

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in reproductive physiology studying genetic control of boar development under the supervision of Gordon Dickerson. In retirement, he enjoyed travel, reading, boating, socializing with relatives. and serving as a docent at the Swiss Historical Museum in New Glarus WI - a cause he donated money to.

Career at Wisconsin

In 1949 he became an assistant professor in the Department of Meat and Animal Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He remained there for the remainder of his career and retired in 1988 with the rank of professor emeritus. Edward Hauser - teaching

Research

Hauser was best known for his research on biological efficiency of the life cycle of beef cattle with special emphasis on genotype x environment interactions. This research was conducted largely with identical twin cattle. He subsequently did studies that, for the first time, demonstrated that

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modified the processes leading to

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and postpartum fertility in cattle.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hauser, Edward R. 1916 births 2014 deaths People from La Crosse, Wisconsin Logan High School (La Crosse, Wisconsin) alumni University of Missouri alumni Oklahoma State University alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty Clemson University faculty Scientists from South Carolina