Thu, 22 Apr
|Online Event
Heifer Rearing
This online event, in conjunction with Zinpro, will focus on heifer rearing.
Time & Location
22 Apr 2021, 19:30 – 20:45 BST
Online Event
About the Event
Join us via zoom as we discuss heifer rearing with Adam Geiger from Zinpro.
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Speaker Bio - Adam Geiger PhD PASAdam Geiger was raised on a dairy farm in Wisconsin in the U.S.A. He received his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Dairy Science. Upon graduation, he completed a M.S. degree at Mississippi State University in Ruminant Nutrition. Adam then received his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in Lactation Physiology.
His dissertation is a series of work dedicated to understanding the relationship between nutrition and the mammary gland and understanding how both interact with various hormonal axis to improve milk production.
Adam started with Zinpro as a Research Nutritionist in dairy and colostrum in 2017. Adam has been an invited speaker and/or conducted technical service visits in over 40 states and 50 countries.
Adam focuses heavily on lameness, nutrition, calf and heifer management, colostrum management, transition cow management, and mammary function/health.