Robert Eugene "Bob" Frost, a Lincoln llama rancher who was a national leader in efforts to control animal diseases that also threaten human health and the food supply, died Aug. 15 of cancer, his family said. He was 67.
Mr. Frost was 2003 president of the United States Animal Health Association, which seeks to protect animal and public health. He advocated expanding the group's focus on commercial livestock to include wildlife and exotic animals.
He urged modernization of federal animal health labs and launched efforts between the United States, Canada and Mexico to set up a North American Animal Health Laboratory Network. He supported measures that resulted in a 50-state, wildlife health initiative, and he served on the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee for the U.S. secretary of agriculture since 2006.
Mr. Frost was born to Alice and Ralph Frost in Sacramento in 1943. He graduated from McClatchy High School and earned a degree in wildlife conservation at UC Berkeley in 1964.
He started a llama ranch in Sacramento and later moved to Lincoln. He was a professional member of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Coyne of Lincoln; son, Austin Coyne of Lincoln; sister, Mary Alice Morr of Sacramento; and a granddaughter. A celebration of life is set for 1 p.m. Oct. 2; for information, call (916) 645-7507.
Donations may be made to the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center. Checks should be payable to UC Regents, include "in memory of Bob Frost" in the memo line and be mailed to School of Veterinary Medicine, Office of the Dean – Development, 1 Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616.
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