Dairy Nutrition and Management
UC Cooperative Extension

UC Davis - The University of California, Davis

Peter H. Robinson
 

*Students

Graduate Program

I am looking for students interested in researching challenges in dairy nutritional management with immediate practical application, that concurrently increase understanding of the biology of the system under study, in order to increase predictability of responses of dairy cows to nutritional management systems.

Graduate Students

  • Jill Soderstrom started an Animal Science Certificate program in the fall of 2009.
  • Stacy Wrinkle started an MSc program in the fall of 2009.
  • Matt Singer finished an MSc in June 2007 in the area of rumen fermentation modifiers.
  • Jesse Warntjes finished an MSc in March 2006 in the area of fatty acid supplements for dairy cows.
  • Sergio Burgos finished an MSc in June 2004 in the area of nutrition of lactating dairy cattle with an emphasis on environmental impacts.
  • Shannon Juarez finished an MSc in May 2002 in the area of the impact of lameness on dairy cattle behavior with emphasis on commercial applications.

Visiting Fellows

Mr. Mario Coelho (Portugal) visited from August 2008 to April 2009 to complete a study to examine the importance of silica to digestibility of rice straw.
Ms. Marta Santos (Portugal) visited from September 2007 to July 2008 to complete studies on nutritional value of rice straw as a forage for replacement dairy heifers and on the impact of an essential oil compound on performance of lactating dairy cows.
Ms. Nadia Swanepoel (South Africa) visited from March to September 2007 to complete a study on the impact of ruminally protected lysine on dairy cow productivity. [Click on photo for larger version].
Ms. Filipa Sacadura (Portugal) visited from March to September 2006 to complete a study on the impact of a ruminally protected B Vitamin complex on dairy cow productivity.
Dr. Leonel Avendano (Mexico) visited from September to December (2005) to write up projects in cooling of dry cows, breeding strategies of sheep, and use of growth promoters in beef cattle.
Dr. Pablo Chilibroste (Uruguay) visited between June 6 and August 21, 2003 to model discontinuous eating patterns in cattle on pasture.
Dr. Vasileios Bampidis (Greece) visited between July and December, 2003 to complete an study to measure VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) output from cattle (with Dr. Mitloehner).
Dr. Girma Getachew (Ethiopia) completed his study of application of novel feed analysis methods for estimating the energy and feeding value of ruminant feedstuffs in December 2003.