Welcome to the White Lab

  • Methane emissions project

    In conjunction with the feed efficiency effort that the White Lab spearheads, a significant offshoot of that project was recently funded by the Greener Cattle Initiative to measure methane emissions from dairy cows. The White Lab will continue collaborating with the Weigel and Peñagaricano Labs to identify not only which cows are more or less…

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  • Congratulations, Erin!!

    Erin successfully defended, completed, and received her M.S. in January 2024. We are looking forward to the great things she will do with her new degree!

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  • Welcome Rika!

    Rika Fukumori, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at Rakuno Gakuen University in Japan and has joined Dr. Heather White’s lab for her sabbatical. Rika plans to further her research by investigating the secretion and role of metabolic hormones and gut peptides in dairy cows, and her research will contribute to knowledge of how endocrine signals…

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