Moo-ving Dairy Cow Nutrition Forward
Graduated undergraduate Sophia Green (left) and postdoc Mariana Paiva Rodrigues (right) presented their work at the Dairy Innovation Hub Symposium on May 14, 2025 in Memorial Union. The Symposium had a great turn out of speakers, flash-talks, poster sessions, and talks about groundbreaking research funded by the Dairy Innovation Hub.
Dr. White attended the Leading Producers’ conference in the Wisconsin Dells this year and presented some of her research on ketosis and fatty liver. While at the conference, White Lab alumni and a previous student stopped to have an impromtu reunion. Drs. Henry Holdorf, Rafael Caputo Oliveira, and Ryan Pralle, along with past student Nicole …
On September 18 and 19, Grace Praisler, MS student, attended the Minnesota Nutrition Conference to present some of the work she’s done. Grace presented her work as a poster, and received 2nd place for her work. Congratulations, Grace!
Sara, Sophia, and Dr. White went to the International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology (ISRP) from August 26-29 in Chicago, IL to present 2 posters focusing on feed efficiency and nutrient partitioning in dairy cows. Connections were made between the White Lab and other groups interested in feed efficiency, nutrient utilization, and tissue-specific metabolism not only …
The White Lab was well represented at ADSA 2024 by past and present members, and came home with some hardware! Dr. Usman Arshad received the National Milk Producers Federation: Richard M. Hoyt award for his work during his PhD program (below, left). His current advisor, Dr. Heather White, was able to celebrate his success at …
It’s a beautiful fall October day near Arlington, WI to have the annual PDPW meeting! Dr. Heather White and Usman arrived (accidentally matching) to the confernece. Much will be learned and presented at PDPW, and we look forward to hearing about some of the exciting takeaways of the conference!
Sophia Green presented her research on validating an on-farm dry chemical analyzer at the UW–Madison Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, April 28th. Congratulations on all your hard work, Sophia!!
April 10-12, 2023 was the annual Tri-State Dairy Conference in which undergraduate students Sara Johnson and Sophia Green accompanied Dr. Heather White to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sophia Green presented her research on “Variation in the Feed Bin: Impact of TMR sorting during the feed day” during the Undergraduate Student Competition and received 3rd place for …