Jay Lawrence Lush (1896 - 1982) was a pioneering animal genetist who made important contributions to livestock breeding. He is sometimes known as the father of modern scientific animal breeding. 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lush advocated breeding not based on subjective appearance of the animal, but on quantitative statistics and genetic information. Lush authored a classic book 'Animal Breeding Plans' in 1937 which greatly influenced animal breeding around the world.

From 1930 to 1966, Lush was a professor of animal science at what is now Iowa State University. He was named distinguished professor of agriculture in 1958 and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Iowa State University (ISU) is a public land-grant university and space-grant university located in Ames, Iowa. ...