<p>Amy McLean is an equine lecturer and state equine extension specialist at the University of Wyoming. She earned her BS and MS in animal science from the University of Georgia and her PhD in equine science from Michigan State University. Her PhD research focused on training, harnessing, and managing donkeys while measuring physiological and behavioral signs associated with stress and welfare. McLean received a USDA National Needs Fellowship to study in Mali, West Africa, and examine methods to improve livestock production. In 2010 she will present three abstracts on her donkey research at two international meetings. </p>