Lab Members
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
Ms. Tamar Cohen-Davidyan started an MS program in the area of dairy farm manaure management in winter 2018.
Ms. Hanna Gauthier started an MS program in the area of nutritional value of canola meal in September 2016.
Ms. Yoki Okatsu completed an MS program in fall 2017 in the area of prefered face spoilage in corn silage piles.
Mr. Noe Gomez completed an MS program in June 2016 in the area of breeding strategies for dairy cows.
Dr. Jill Havlin completed an MS program in May 2012 and a PhD program in December 2014 in the area of fat metabolism of lactating dairy cows.
Ms. Grace Cun completed an Animal Science Certificate program in early 2011 in the area of feeding rice straw to dairy heifers.
Ms. Stacy Tsang finished an MSc program in the fall of spring of 2011 in the area of Niacin as a modulation of heat stress in dairy cattle.
Dr. Matt Singer finished an MSc in June 2007 in the area of rumen fermentation modifiers.
Mr. Jesse Warntjes finished an MSc in March 2006 in the area of fatty acid supplements for dairy cows.
Dr. Sergio Burgos finished an MSc in June 2004 in the area of nutrition of lactating dairy cattle with an emphasis on environmental impacts.
Ms. 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
Dr. Nadia Swanepoel (South Africa) started a 6-year visit in summer 2011 to study the value of canola meal in diets of lactating cows.
Mr. Henco Leicester (South Africa) visited from January through August 2014 to complete a study on use of yeasts as additives in dairy rations.
Mr. Rainer Rauch (South Africa) visited from January to September 2010 to complete a study on use of buffers in rations of lactating dairy cows.
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.
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.