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Distinguished Professor of Dairy Nutrition, Penn State

Dr. Alex Hristov's research interests are in the areas of protein/amino acid nutrition of dairy cattle and mitigation of nutrient losses and gaseous emissions from dairy operations. He is the co-Chair of the Network on Feed and Nutrition in Relation to Greenhouse gas Emissions, which is an activity of the Livestock Research Group within the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases and is on the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI). Dr. Hristov initiated and led the development of the world's first Dairy MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) with a current enrollment of over 40,000.

Experience

  • –present
    Distinguished Professor of Dairy Nutrition, Penn State