Purdue Animal Sciences

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Purdue Animal Sciences

• Dairy Program CSREES Review 2006

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Department of Animal Sciences Research
Teaching Extension

• 35 faculty members
• 522 undergraduate students
• 72 graduate students
• Support staff
• On-campus classrooms and laboratories
• Off-campus research education center

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Impact Areas

• Growth and Developmental Biology
• Muscle, adipose tissue, bone, liver
• Nutrient partitioning
• Comparative medicine
• Animal Well-Being
• Assessment of well-being
• Physiological indicators
• Stress response
• Sustainable and Efficient Production Systems
• Nutrient utilization
• Production management
• Food quality and safety

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Dairy Related Courses

• Dairy Cattle Management
• Ruminant Nutrition and Physiology
• Dairy Products
• Dairy Evaluation
• Dairy Judging
• Dairy Farm Evaluation

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Research and Teaching Facilities
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Dairy Focus Faculty and Staff
Extension Programs Leader Genetics research to ev
aluate impact of selection for dairy form.
Research on precision farming management tools.
Dr. Mike Schutz
Dairy Extension Specialist Neonatal calf nutriti
on
Applied nutrition and feeding systems
Dr. Tim Johnson
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• Human-animal interactions on animal handling
• Techniques to evaluate best handling practices
• The behavior of dairy cattle in the milking
  parlor
  
• Develop standards for cow care

Dr. Ed Pajor
Develop objective science-based measures of
animal well-being. Evaluate impact of prepartum
milking of heifers, animal facilities design,
flooring types, tail-docking practices, and
transport stressors.
Dr. Susan Eicher
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Gene expression, nutrient metabolism, cow health
and productivity Evaluation of feeds, co-products
and plant extracts. Dairy foods, diabetes, and h
uman health.
Dr. Shawn Donkin
Nutrient Management Extension Research on nutrien
t utilization in dairy production systems.
Environmental impact of nutrient management and
remediation. Applied nutrition
New Hire
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