Ph D student in animal science

Main Supervisor:

Prof. Pekka Huhtanen, Agricultural research for northern Sweden

Assistant supervisors:             

Prof. Jan Bertilsson, Animal nutrition and management, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

Dr. Sophie Krizsan, Agricultural research for northern Sweden, SLU, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

Dr. Mårten Hetta, Agricultural research for northern Sweden, SLU, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

Prof. Karl-Heinz Südekum, Institute of animal science, University of Bonn, Germany

“Utilization of local protein feeds in milk production” is the title of my Ph D project and I find it to be a very current topic. With a growing dairy production globally and a decrease in number of dairy farms in Sweden there is an exciting future ahead of us to keep developing towards a dairy industry with less negative impact on the environment and even more efficient milk production.

The objective of my PhD project is to optimize the use of locally produced protein supplements in organic and conventional milk production systems. The studies include production trials in dairy cows, in vitro and in situ studies and evaluation of feed protein models.