Postdoctoral Fellowship Position Available

A two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship is available for a candidate interested in gaining research and teaching experience. Research focus is flexible and would be centered around nutrient partitioning, liver function, and feed efficiency. Also includes teaching contributions at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

Successful candidates should have a strong nutrition or metabolic research interest, be highly motivated, be a team player, and have prior teaching assistant experience. Position available immediately.

Interested? Candidates can send an inquiry and CV directly to heather.white@wisc.edu

More information on the department: The UW-Madison Department of Dairy Science Nutrition Group is a productive research group that interacts in a diverse range of nutritional research.  The Department maintains an 84-head tie-stall barn equipped for intensive research in addition to the 550 lactating cows housed at off-campus farms.  The Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (IGPNS) is a multidisciplinary research program that encompasses animal, human, as well as biochemical and molecular aspects of nutrition.  Additional information about the Department of Dairy Science and IGPNS can be found at each respective link.

Progressive Dairy: May 2020

As part of the series of publications in Progressive Dairy, Dr. Heather White and Michael DeVeth continue to discuss nutritional interventions in the article titled “Nutritional intervention improves feed efficiency and saves money.” Throughout the article, discussion on feed efficiency, its importance, and what it looks like when a farm improves feed efficiency are examined.

This article complements a research paper accepted to Journal of Dairy Science in March 2020 titled “Postpartum fermented ammoniated condensed whey supplementation altered nutrient partitioning to support hepatic metabolism,” which is the companion research paper to the Editor’s Choice publication in March 2019.

Why and How COVID-19 Affects the Dairy Industry

COVID-19’s effects can be felt in nearly all aspects of our lives, and how our food is sourced and chosen is no exception. In this hour-long discussion organized by the Wisconsin Alumni Association through the UW NOW series, experts on Supply Chain Management (Dr. Greg DeCroix), Meat Science (Dr. Jeff Sindelar), Dairy Science (Dr. Heather White), and Integrated Agricultural Systems (Michelle Miller, MS) discuss the hurdles and challenges faced in our current food supply situation. While the other experts discuss the intricacies involved in each of their respective fields, Dr. White discusses why and how the dairy industry has been affected by COVID-19 and steps we can take to mitigate the effect on dairy farmers.

Progressive Dairy: Feb 2020

A follow-up article has been published in Progressive Dairy called “Feed efficiency and metabolic health: How might we improve them both in the transition cow?“. Dr. Rafael Caputo Oliveira was also an author for this new article, as it explores the calculated feed and nitrogen efficiency, as well as circulating insulin concentrations during the transition to lactation period. The data comes from the manuscript “Postpartum supplementation of fermented ammoniated condensed whey improved feed efficiency and plasma metabolite profile” which was Editor’s Choice in March 2019 in the Journal of Dairy Science.

This article complements a previous article in which Dr. Heather White and Michael de Veth, Vice President of Fermented Nutrition, explored how and why Glucoboost, the product being discussed, is beneficial to transition cows.

 

Midwest Farm Bureau Report Interview

Josh Scramlin of the Midwest Farm Bureau sat down with Dr. Heather White for an interview on how the Dairy Innovation Hub will help Wisconsin and its dairy industry (ranging from milk to cheese to feed), consumers, farmers, and cows. Dr. White gave a comprehensive review of what the goals of the Hub are, including who is part of the Hub as whole. Hear what Dr. White has to say about the Hub here!

Progressive Dairy: Dec 2019

In the most recent issue of Progressive Dairy, Dr. Heather White was formally mentioned for two things: becoming the Dairy Innovation Hub faculty director and researching the effects of ammonium lactate product in transition dairy cows.

The former discusses the advisory council, which consists of 11 members representing different areas of dairy (be it cheesemaking, farming, protecting consumers, etc). These members come from various backgrounds, yet all share a common goal. Read more about their current positions!

The latter was written in conjunction with Michael de Veth, who is Vice President of Fermented Nutrition. This article, “Uncovering the hidden glucose source cows need,” gives an abbreviated background of how the GlucoBoost product works and why it would be beneficial to transition cows. A follow-up article will be published in Progressive Dairy in a future issue.

Congratulations Rafael!

Rafael completed and received his Ph.D in Dairy Science Nutrition in December 2019. He will be working for Adisseo as a Technical Service Manager by designing TMRs and feed rations for farms in the Upper Midwest, Northeast, and South territories. Congratulations and good luck Rafael!!!

Nomination and Recognition of Dairy Science Alumni

Dr. Heather White nominated mentor Dr. Barbara Barton, the first woman to receive her Ph.D. in Dairy Science at UW-Madison, for the Distinguished Alumni Award back in October. Dr. Barbara Barton has left an impact not only on Dr. White, but also on many students, staff, faculty, and coworkers throughout her incredible career journey. From teaching to working in industry, Dr. Barbara Barton was a well deserved candidate to receive this award! Among colleagues from Animal and Dairy Science, Dr. Steven Ricke, Dr. Dave Thomas, and Dr. Gary Weiss were also recognized and received the Distinguished Alumni Award.

Dr. Barbara Barton gives remarks after being awarded with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Thanks to by Michael P. King/UW–Madison CALS for the photo.

CALS Dean Kate VandenBosch with award-winner Dr. Barbara Barton. Thanks to Michael P. King for the photo.

Honorary Recognition awardees (left to right): Tim Boerner, Steven Ricke, Barbara Barton, Elzie Higginbottom, Gerald Weiss, and David Thomas. Thanks to Michael P. King/UW–-Madison CALS for the photo.