Dairy Nutrition and Management
UC Cooperative Extension

UC Davis - The University of California, Davis

Peter H. Robinson

Nutrition of dairy cows. Articles on energy, protein, amino acid and fiber values of feeds. Ration evaluation software
Peter H. Robinson
Cooperative Extension Specialist
Department of Animal Science
University of California
Davis, CA 95616-8521, USA
   
Phone: (530) 754-7565
FAX: (530) 752-0175
E-mail: phrobinson@ucdavis.edu

Extension Interests

  • On-farm animal management systems.
  • On-farm implementation of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of cows.
  • Evaluation of methods to quantify on-farm animal performance changes.
  • Use of electronic communication to increase producer/scientist interaction.
  • On-farm use of animal metabolic models to systemize known biological concepts.

 Research Interests

  • Protein and amino acid nutrition of dairy cows.
  • Evaluation of methods to assess forage quality.
  • Impact of feeding management on milk protein and fat levels and composition.
  • Management strategies to reduce the environmental impact of dairy cows.
  • Animal metabolic models as a tool to understand animal biology.