Michigan State University, USA, Department of Dairy Management
Presentation title: Repeated events during the production cycle impact inflammation and productivity of cows.
Bradford completed dual bachelor’s degrees at Iowa State University and a doctorate in animal nutrition at Michigan State University. He served on the faculty at Kansas State University from 2006 to 2019, and in 2020 he returned to Michigan State as the Clint Meadows Chair in Dairy Management. Bradford’s research focuses on dairy cattle nutrition and metabolism, with a particular emphasis on attempting to translate novel findings in fundamental metabolic physiology to practical applications in animal agriculture. Contributions by Bradford’s group have largely focused on dietary utilization of byproducts in lactation diets, the physiological impacts of systemic postpartum inflammation, and the roles of nutrients as signals. Working closely with 35 graduate students and post-doctoral scholars as well as dozens of collaborators, Bradford has contributed to over 150 refereed publications and shared those findings in more than 200 invited presentations around the world.
