Peter Robinson, Ph.D.

Education

• B.Sc, University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada) 1970-1974.
• M.Sc., University of Guelph (Guelph, Canada) 1974-1976.
• Ph.D., Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) 1979-1983.

Extension Interests

• Laboratory methods to predict energy values of feeds.
• Silage quality - factors influencing production of high quality silages.
• On-farm animal management systems.
• On-farm implementation of practical strategies to reduce the environmental impact of dairy farming systems.
• 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.
• Management strategies to reduce the environmental impact of dairy cows.
• Animal metabolic models as tools to understand animal biology.

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