Faculty and Staff

LARRY S. KATZ, Ph.D.

Education:

1976 - B.S., Animal Science, Cornell University
1979 - M.S., Reproductive Physiology, Cornell University
1984 - Ph.D., Animal Behavior, University of California at Davis

Positions Held:

July 1, 2008-present – Director, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
July 1, 2008-present – Associate Director, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
2002-2008 – Chair, Department of Animal Sciences, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
2001-2002 – Acting Chair, Department of Animal Sciences, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
1995-present – Associate Professor, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
1989-1995 – Assistant Professor, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
1986-1989 – Research Physiologist, University of California at Berkeley
1985-1986 – Post-Graduate Researcher VI, University of California at Davis
1984-1985 – NIH Post-Doctoral Training Fellowship in Reproductive Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Awards:

2007 – Outstanding Teacher Award, Cook College Leadership Committee on Teaching and Advising Excellence
2007 – Nominee, Research Mentor of the Year, Aresty Research Center, Rutgers University
2005 – Outstanding Teacher Award, Cook College Leadership Committee on Teaching and Advising Excellence
2002 – Outstanding Teacher Award, Cook College Leadership Committee on Teaching and Advising Excellence
2001-2002 – Panel member, USDA/CSREES/NRICGP, Animal Health and Well-Being
2000 – Cook/NJAES Team Award, Wildlife Damage Control Center
2000 – Outstanding Teacher Award, Cook College Leadership Committee on Teaching and Advising Excellence
1998 – Outstanding Graduate Advisor, Cook College Academic Professional Excellence Awards
1998 – Outstanding Teacher Award, Cook College Leadership Committee on Teaching and Advising Excellence
1997-2000 – Newsletter editor, Society for the Study of Reproduction
1997-2002 – Member, Rutgers University Research Advisory Board
1996 – Outstanding Teacher Award, Cook College Leadership Committee on Teaching and Advising Excellence
1993-present – Section editor, Applied Animal Behaviour Science
1993-1996 – Section editor, Journal of Animal Science, Environment and Behavior
1994 – Senior Farewell Speaker, invited by Cook College Graduating Class
1992 – Faculty Appreciation Award, Rutgers’ Latin American Student Organization
1991-2002 – Member, Animal Care and Facilities Committee, Rutgers (chair, 1997 to 2002)
1991-present – Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Fort Dodge/American Cyanamid Company, Agricultural Research Division, Princeton, NJ
1995-present – Advisor to community-based deer committees in Essex, Morris, Somerset and Union Counties, Bernards, Bridgewater and Princeton townships

Selected Publications:

Book Chapters

Katz, L. S. 2008. Variation in male sexual behavior. Animal Reproduction Science 105: 64-71.
Becker, S.E. and Katz, L.S. 1999. A Case Study of Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Captive White-Tailed Deer. The North American Deer Farmer, Late Summer 1999:11-12, 24.
Benson, M.E., Hinds, F.C., Johnson, D.W., Katz, L.S., Menzies, C.S., Williams, C.S.F., and Wolf, C.B. 1999. Sheep and Goat Husbandry. In: Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching. Federation of Animal Science Societies, 67-71.
Becker, S.E. and Katz, L.S. 1997. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs or active immunization against GnRH to control fertility in wildlife. In: Kreeger, T.J., tech. coord. Contraception in Wildlife Management. Tech. Bull. 1853. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: 11-19.
Mason, J.R., Bean, N.J., Katz, L.S. and Hales, H. 1997. Development of a bait for the oral delivery of pharmaceuticals to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). In: Kreeger, T.J., tech. coord. Contraception in Wildlife Management. Tech. Bull. 1853. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: 59-67.
Katz, L.S. 1987. Endocrine systems and behavior. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice 3:393-404.

Refereed Publications

Katz, L. S. Accepted 2007. Variation in male sexual behavior. Animal Reproduction Science.
Imwalle, D.B., A. R. Lehrer and L.S. Katz. 2007. Intravaginal impedance and sexual behavior of ovariectomized goats given estrogen alone or in combination with progesterone. J. Animal Science 85: 1908-1913.
Katz, L.S. 2007. Sexual behavior of domesticated ruminants. Hormones and Behavior 52: 56-63.
Shearer, M.K. and L.S. Katz. 2006. Female-female mounting among goats stimulates sexual performance in males. Hormones and Behavior 50:33-37.
Imwalle, D.B. and L.S. Katz. 2004. Development of sexual behavior over several serving capacity tests in male goats. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 89:315-319.
Imwalle, D.B. and L.S. Katz. 2004. Divergent roles for estrogens and androgens in expression of female goat sexual behavior. Hormones and Behavior 46: 54-58.
Savage, A.F., Maull, J., Tian X.C., Taneja, M., Katz, L., Darre M. and Yang, X. 2003. Behavioral Observations of Adolescent Holstein Heifers Cloned from Adult Somatic Cells. Theriogenology 60 (6): 1097-1110.
Booth, K.K. and L.S. Katz. 2000. The role of the vomeronasal organ in neonatal offspring recognition in sheep. Biology of Reproduction 63: 953-958.
Maina, D. and L.S. Katz. 1999. Scent of a Ewe: Transmission of a Social Cue by Conspecifics Affects Sexual Performance in Ovis Aries. Biology of Reproduction 60: 1373-1377.
Billings, H.J. and L.S. Katz. 1999. Male Influence on Proceptivity in Ovariectomized French-Alpine Goats (Capra Hircus). Applied Animal Behaviour Science 64:181-191.
Billings, H.J. and L.S. Katz. 1999. Facilitation of Sexual Behavior in French-Alpine Goats Treated with Intravaginal Progesterone Releasing Devices and Estradiol in both the Breeding and Nonbreeding Seasons. J. Animal Science 77: 2073-2078.
Becker, S.E. Enright, W.J., and L.S. Katz. 1999. Active Immunization Against Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Female White-Tailed Deer. Zoo Biology 18:385-396.
Billings, H.J. and L.S. Katz. 1998. Threshold dose of estradiol for inducing sexual receptivity in ovariectomized French-Alpine goats. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 57:109-116.
Maina, D. and L.S. Katz. 1997. Exposure to a recently mated conspecific may enhance ram sexual performance. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 51:69-74.
Billings, H.J. and L.S. Katz. 1997. Progesterone facilitation and inhibition of estradiol-induced sexual behavior in the female goat. Hormones and Behavior 31:47-53.

Extension Fact Sheets

Katz, L.S. 1994. “Animal Rights versus Animal Welfare.” RCE Fact Sheet #753.

Contact:

Larry S. Katz, Ph.D.
Director, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Associate Director, NJ Agricultural Experiment Station
Associate Professor, Animal Sciences
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Bartlett Hall, 84 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8525
732-932-5000 ext. 581(T)
732-932-6633 (F)
katz@njaes.rutgers.edu