State College in Centre County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Artificial Insemination
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013
1. Artificial Insemination Marker
Used for improved livestock breeding, was made feasible for dairy cattle by the work of Prof. John Almquist, who, beginning in 1944 in Borland Lab, perfected the use of antibiotics to preserve semen and developed commercial methods of using it. His internationally acclaimed research increased food production and breeding efficiency worldwide.
Erected by Penn State Alumni Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania State University series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.
Location. 40° 48.074′ N, 77° 51.877′ W. Marker is in State College, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is at the intersection of Curtin Road and Shortlidge Road, on the right when traveling south on Curtin Road. Located at the Borland Lab on the Penn State University Main Campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 Curtin Rd, State College PA 16803, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Calorimeter (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ag Experiment Station (about 400 feet away); Ag Hill (about 400 feet away); First Ag Degrees (about 400 feet away); Correspondence Courses (about 400 feet away); Jordan Soil Plots (about 500
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More about this marker. Part of the Penn State Historical Markers program
Also see . . . Penn State mourns John Almquist, pioneering dairy physiologist. Penn State website entry (Submitted on April 24, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013
2. Artificial Insemination Marker
via Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences / Penn State, unknown
3. Dr. John Olson Almquist
John Almquist won the Wolf Prize -- agriculture's equivalent of a Nobel Prize -- in 1981 for his pioneering work on artificial insemination in cattle. The professor emeritus of dairy physiology died on Sept. 6 at the age of 94.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 900 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on April 24, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
