Peter Erickson
My research interests encompass the area of calf and heifer nutrition. Specifically, our laboratory investigates in the area of calf health.
Courses Taught
- ANFS 999: Doctoral Research
- ANSC 543: Tech Writing Animal Sciences
- ANSC 600: Field Experience
- ANSC 650: Dairy Industry Travel Course
- ANSC 695: Supervised Teaching Experience
- 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
Standish, R. B., Wright, A. D., Whitehouse, N. L., & Erickson, P. S. (2024). Effect of nicotinic acid supplementation on digestion, metabolism, microbiome, and production in late-lactation Holstein cows.. J Dairy Sci, 107(10), 7786-7797. doi:10.3168/jds.2023-24483
Almeida, K. V., Jordan, E., Erickson, P. S., & Brito, A. F. (2024). Evaluating taste preference of different sources of Ascophyllum nodosum meal in dairy heifers.. JDS Commun, 5(5), 421-425. doi:10.3168/jdsc.2023-0496
Stahl, T. C., Mullin, E. M., Piñeiro, J. M., Lunak, M., Chahine, M., & Erickson, P. S. (2024). Creating models for the prediction of colostrum quantity, quality, and immunoglobulin G yield in multiparous Jersey cows from performance in the previous lactation and environmental changes.. J Dairy Sci, 107(7), 4855-4870. doi:10.3168/jds.2023-24209
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
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
- Effect of Butyrate Compounds on Eimeria bovis Sporozoites
- Effects of Using an NSAID in Newborn Calves
- Feeding Sodium Butyrate to Post-Weaned Replacement Heifers
- Increasing Heifer Calves Without Using Sexed-Semen
- Nicotinic Acid Effects on Cow Health, Colostrum and Calf Performance
- Feeding Wet Brewers' Grain to Heifers
- Enzymes and Microbials for Health and Performance in Dairy Cows