Peter Erickson

PROFESSOR
Extension Dairy Specialist
Phone: (603) 862-1909
Office: Agriculture, Nutrition, & Food Systems, Keener Dairy Research Building, Durham, NH 03824
Peter Erickson

My research interests encompass the area of calf and heifer nutrition. Specifically, our laboratory investigates in the area of calf health.

Education

  • Ph.D., Dairy Science, University of Illinois
  • M.S., Animal Sciences, University of Maine
  • B.S., Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Courses Taught

  • ANFS 999: Doctoral Research
  • ANSC 543: Tech Writing Animal Sciences
  • ANSC 600: Field Experience
  • ANSC 650: Dairy Industry Travel Course
  • ANSC 710/810: Dairy Nutrition
  • ANSC 715/815: Physiology of Lactation
  • ANSC 727/827: Advanced Dairy Management I
  • ANSC 728: Advanced Dairy Management II
  • ANSC 728/828: Advanced Dairy Management II
  • ANSC 795W: Investigations
  • ANSC 828: Advanced Dairy Management II
  • ANSC 999: Doctoral Research
  • BMS 799H: Senior Honors Thesis

Selected Publications

Klobucher, K. N., Stahl, T. C., Islam, T., Gray, A. S., Curreri, S. I., & Erickson, P. S. (2023). Supplementing sodium butyrate to limit-fed heifers: Effects on growth, coccidiosis, urinary purine derivatives, and apparent total-tract nutrient digestibility.. J Dairy Sci, 106(10), 6894-6902. doi:10.3168/jds.2023-23275

Klobucher, K. N., Badger, R., Foxall, T., & Erickson, P. S. (2022). Short Communication: effect of sodium butyrate, monensin, and butyric acid on the viability of Eimeria bovis sporozoites and their degree of damage to a bovine epithelial cell line.. J Anim Sci, 100(12). doi:10.1093/jas/skac360

Mendes, A. J., Murphy, M. R., Casper, D. P., & Erickson, P. S. (2022). The female to male calf sex ratio is associated with the number of services to achieve a calf and parity of lactating dairy cows. TRANSLATIONAL ANIMAL SCIENCE, 6(3). doi:10.1093/tas/txac080

Erickson, P. S. (n.d.). Colostrum Management: Keys to Optimizing Output and Uptake of Immunoglobulin G. Frontiers in Animal Science, 3. doi:10.3389/fanim.2022.914361

Senevirathne, N. D., Anderson, J. L., Erickson, P. S., & Rovai, M. (2021). Evaluation of the effects of water quality on drinking preferences of heifer calves.. JDS Commun, 2(6), 393-397. doi:10.3168/jdsc.2021-0101

Chapman, C. E., Erickson, P. S., Quigley, J. D., Hill, T. M., II, B. H. G., Suarez-Mena, F. X., & Schlotterbeck, R. L. (2016). Effect of milk replacer program on calf performance and digestion of nutrients with age of the dairy calf. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 99(4), 2740-2747. doi:10.3168/jds.2015-10372

Quigley, J. D., Lago, A., Chapman, C., Erickson, P., & Polo, J. (2013). Evaluation of the Brix refractometer to estimate immunoglobulin G concentration in bovine colostrum. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 96(2), 1148-1155. doi:10.3168/jds.2012-5823

Cowles, K. E., White, R. A., Whitehouse, N. L., & Erickson, P. S. (2006). Growth characteristics of calves fed an intensified milk replacer regimen with additional lactoferrin. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 89(12), 4835-4845. doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72532-2

LUCY, M. C., STAPLES, C. R., THATCHER, W. W., ERICKSON, P. S., CLEALE, R. M., FIRKINS, J. L., . . . BRODIE, B. O. (1992). INFLUENCE OF DIET COMPOSITION, DRY-MATTER INTAKE, MILK-PRODUCTION AND ENERGY-BALANCE ON TIME OF POSTPARTUM OVULATION AND FERTILITY IN DAIRY-COWS. ANIMAL PRODUCTION, 54, 323-331. doi:10.1017/S0003356100020778

ERICKSON, P. S., MURPHY, M. R., & CLARK, J. H. (1992). SUPPLEMENTATION OF DAIRY-COW DIETS WITH CALCIUM SALTS OF LONG-CHAIN FATTY-ACIDS AND NICOTINIC-ACID IN EARLY LACTATION. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 75(4), 1078-1089. doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(92)77852-7

Most Cited Publications