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Dr. Drew Lugar

Assistant Professor of Animal Science
Office
RAB Ropp Agriculture Building 138
  • About
  • Education
  • Selected Research

Current Courses

HON 286.001 Honors Undergraduate Research II

AGR 299.007 Independent Honor Study

AGR 499.009 Independent Research For The Masters Thesis

AGR 287.007 Independent Study

AGR 400.014 Independent Study

AGR 275.001 Introduction To Animal Nutrition

AGR 275.002 Introduction To Animal Nutrition

AGR 170.001 Introduction To Animal Science

AGR 170.002 Introduction To Animal Science

AGR 170.003 Introduction To Animal Science

AGR 236.001 Livestock Parturition and Breeding Management

AGR 236.002 Livestock Parturition and Breeding Management

AGR 302.007 Special Problems In Agriculture

AGR 302.098 Special Problems In Agriculture

AGR 308.001 Swine Management

AGR 308.002 Swine Management

AGR 408.001 Swine Management

AGR 408.002 Swine Management

AGR 291.004 Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Agriculture

Teaching Interests & Areas

My teaching interests lie in physiology of animals. I teach courses on livestock reproductive physiology, applied reproduction and breeding management, anatomy and physiology, parturition (birthing) management, and swine (pig) management.

Research Interests & Areas

My research focus is on animal reproduction and stress. I conduct research on a variety of livestock species including sheep, swine and cattle. These projects involve reproduction, innovative technologies, stress physiology and more. In addition to animal work, I conduct research on the scholarship of teaching, looking at innovative technologies in the classroom and student stress with livestock.

Ph D Animal Sciences

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN

MS Animal and Poultry Science

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

BS Animal Science

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Conference Proceeding

Update on heat stress effects in boars
Kara Stewart, Drew Lugar.
2019 American Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Meeting, (2019)
An overview of a newly available product used to immunologically castrate boars
Drew Lugar, Mark Estienne.
Small Scale and Niche Market Pork Production Conference, 12-21, (2013)

Journal Article

The effect of an interactive classroom app on student performance and non-educational device usage in a college animal science course
Drew Lugar, Michael Barrowclough, Jay Solomonson, Lucas Maxwell.
NACTA Journal, (2021)
A comparison of swine science durricula at four major agricultural universities
Drew Lugar, Kara Stewart.
NACTA, 63, 144-148, (2019)
Effects of supplemental vitamins during the summer in commercial AI boar stud
Drew Lugar, Kalynn Harlow, Kara Stewart.
Animal, (2019), 10.1017/S1751731119001150
Effect of supplemental betaine to semen extenders on semen quality in boars
Drew Lugar, Wyatt Krom, Paige Mings, Kara Stewart.
Translational Animal Science, 2, 195-204, (2018)
Effects of betaine and superdosed phytase supplementation on reproductive performance of boars during and after mild heat stress
Drew Lugar, Peter Wilcock, Brian Richert, Kara Stewart.
Professional Animal Science, 34 (4), 326-338, (2018)
In utero heat stress causes reduced testicular area at puberty, reduced total sperm production, and increased sperm abnormalities in boars
Drew Lugar, Jarret Proctor, Timothy Safranski, Matthew Lucy, Kara Stewart.
Animal Reproduction Science, 192, 126-135, (2018)
Case Report: Influenza outbreak causes reduction in semen quality of boar
Drew Lugar, Darryl Ragland, Kara Stewart.
Journal of Swine Health and Production, 25 (6), 303-307, (2017)
Immunological castration temporarily reduces testis size and function without long-term effects on libido and sperm quality in boars
DREW LUGAR, Michelle Rhoads, Sherrie Clark-Deener, Stuart Callahan, A Revercomb, Ken Prusa, Mark Estienne.
Animal, 1-7, (2016)
A comparison of swine science curricula at four major US agricultural universities
Drew Lugar, Kara Stewart.
NACTA

Presentations

Effect of light regiment on farrowing performance in sows
Shelby McLoda, Nichole Anderson, Drew Lugar.
ASAS Midwest Section Meeting, Online, March 8, 2021
Estimating fetal age using transabdominal ultrasonography in sheep early in gestation.
Julissa Navarette, Michelle Kibler, Jennifer Earing, Drew Lugar.
ASAS Midwest Section Meeting, Online, March 8, 2021
Effect of enhanced organic acid supplementation in late gestation and lactation of sows on body weight change, litter performance, and wean to estrus interval
Drew Lugar, Shelby Ramirez, Justin Rickard, Jennifer Earing, A. Tacconi, G. Murugesan.
ASAS Midwest Section Meeting, Omaha, Nebraska, March 3, 2020
Adopting devices in the classroom: Distraction or Enhancement?
Drew Lugar, Julie Campbell, Mayuko Nakamura.
University-Wide Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January, 2020
Nearpod: Impacts on student performance and classroom technology usage
Drew Lugar, Michael Barrowclough.
University-Wide Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January, 2020
Using texting in the classroom to engage students in a traditional lecture.
Drew Lugar.
2019 Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January 9, 2019