Franklyn B. Garry received his B.S. and DVM from Cornell University, and MS from The Ohio State University. He worked in a dairy practice in upstate New York, and then undertook advanced clinical training at Maximillian University, Munich, Germany, and Ohio State University. He is currently a professor at Colorado State University, where he has worked in the Department of Clinical Sciences since 1987. Since 1996, he has worked as the Coordinator of the Integrated Livestock Management program at CSU. This is a multidisciplinary graduate studies program that focuses on research and training efforts related to problems in cow/calf, feedlot, and dairy agriculture.