Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism
Featured articles
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Article ItemResearcher suggests eggs as additional vitamin D source as autumn days grow shorter, colder , article
A deficiency in vitamin D can lead to problems with bone development and maintenance, and additional symptoms including muscle weakness, fatigue, and depression. To supplement the body's necessary daily dose of vitamin D, Virginia Tech poultry expert Mike Persia has a recommendation for an additional source: Eggs.
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Article ItemAdvanced algorithm aims to optimize cattle feeding , article
To help combat burgeoning costs for producers, the research will seek to deploy a self-learning control and diagnostic system that can identify cows with health or production problems and control feeding at the milking robots to generate individualized diets.
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Article ItemNew research finds a disconnect between poultry dietary energy and egg production , article
The discovery by a team at Virginia Tech could have substantial impact on the rising cost of feeding egg laying hens that can be passed onto egg consumers.
Faculty
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Bio ItemBenjamin Corl , bio
Associate Professor, Nutrition Physiology
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Bio ItemKristy Daniels , bio
Associate Professor, Animal Systems Biology
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Bio ItemSamer El-Kadi , bio
Associate Professor, Nutritional Physiology
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Bio ItemEmma Helm , bio
Research Assistant Professor, Animal Biology
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Bio ItemKatharine Knowlton , bio
The Colonel Horace E. Alphin Professor of Dairy Science
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Bio ItemRodrigo Marques , bio
Assistant Professor
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Bio ItemMike Persia , bio
John W. Hancock Professor and Extension Specialist, Poultry Nutrition & Management
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Bio ItemChristina Petersson-Wolfe , bio
Associate Professor & Extension Dairy Scientist, Milk Quality & Milking Management; Dairy Extension Leader
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Bio ItemRobert Rhoads , bio
Professor, Animal Sciences
Current Graduate Students
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Bio ItemBethany Alexander , bio
Ph.D. Student
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Bio ItemVinicius Alves Cruz , bio
Ph.D. Student
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Bio ItemAbigail Beckman , bio
M.S. Student
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Bio ItemGustavo Begalli , bio
Ph.D. Student
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Bio ItemJennifer Blair , bio
Ph.D. Student
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Bio ItemAnna Cappellina , bio
M.S. Student
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Bio ItemShannon Chick , bio
Ph.D. Student
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Bio ItemDana Dougherty , bio
M.S. Student
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Bio ItemCooper Fritzlen , bio
Ph.D. Student
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Bio ItemHailey Galyon , bio
Ph.D. Student
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Bio ItemSam Gerrard , bio
Ph.D. Student
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Bio ItemPrashant Ghimire , bio
M.S. Student
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Bio ItemElizabeth Gilpatrick , bio
M.S. Student
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Bio ItemAna Lima , bio
Ph.D. Student
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Bio ItemArnaldo Cintra Limede , bio
Ph.D. Student
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Bio ItemAlyssa Lyons , bio
Ph.D. Student
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Bio ItemJessica Melvin , bio
M.S. Student
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Bio ItemHolly Parks , bio
M.S. Student
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Bio ItemNatalie Russell , bio
M.S. Student
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Bio ItemAnthony Shafron , bio
M.S. Student
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Bio ItemAlyshia Talmage , bio
Ph.D. Student
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Bio ItemRavi Yadav , bio
Ph.D. Student