Tom Overton, Ph.D., is professor of dairy management and chair of the Department of Animal Science at Cornell University. Tom is recognized widely for his research and extension efforts relating to nutritional physiology of the transition dairy cow. He serves as director of the statewide PRO-DAIRY extension program at Cornell. He teaches the dairy cattle nutrition course for undergraduates and co-teaches a similar course for veterinary students. He served as associate director, Agriculture and Food Systems, for Cornell Cooperative Extension from 2014 to 2019. In this college-level position, he worked to build additional regional agriculture specialist extension teams and strengthened several college-level extension programs through his leadership. Tom assumed the role of interim chair of the Department of Animal Science in July 2019 and was appointed chair in November 2020.
Tom has a B.S. from Cornell University and M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He has authored or co-authored more than 90 peer-reviewed scientific publications and numerous conference proceedings, extension publications, and popular press articles.
New research is beginning to give us clarity on specific nutritional needs of the cow during the immediate fresh period. Rather than being the high cow diet with a few tweaks, there are opportunities to specifically formulate the starch, fiber, and protein components to get cows off to a great start. This webinar will review the available research and give specific recommendations for these diets.
Date: July 9, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. Eastern
Presenter:
Dr. Tom Overton,
Cornell University
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