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Dr. Bromfield's laboratory focuses on infection and immunity in the female reproductive tract, in particular we have a specific interest in uterine infection in dairy cows. Approximately 40% of all dairy cows acquire a uterine infection following calving resulting in pain, infertility and reduced milk production.
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Dr. Dahl conducts applied and basic research with direct impact on animal production and health. Specifically, his program focuses on understanding the physiological impact of management interventions, notably photoperiod and heat stress abatement, at various stages of the lactation cycle, in an attempt to optimize cow health and performance.
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Dr. Devries teaches 2 undergraduate dairy courses and is involved in Dairy Challenge and the U.S. Dairy Education and Training Consortium. His research interests are in optimization of culling and replacement strategies, statistical process control, economics of reproduction and genetics, and precision dairy farming.
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Dr. Dubeux's research program focuses on developing sustainable livestock production systems with an emphasis is nutrient cycling in forage production systems. These systems must be locally important and at the same time address critical global challenges including climate change, the need for sustaining or achieving greater soil quality, and reducing fossil-fuel intensive, off-farm inputs.
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Interests include bovine medicine, infectious diseases of calves, and mycoplasma infections of cattle and small ruminants, especially Mycoplasma bovis infections. She works in collaborative research on mycoplasmal infections as well as with researchers in the Emerging Pathogens Institute on the epidemiology of production animal diseases with public health significance.
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Dr. Nelson holds research and teaching appointments in the Department of Animal Sciences. He specializes in vitamin nutrition and physiology of cattle. Much of his research focuses on the role of vitamin D in immunity as it applies to the health and productivity of cattle. His teaching interests include sustainable cattle systems, physiology, vitamins, and endocrinology.
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Dr. José E.P. Santos is a Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida where he conducts research and extension in dairy cattle nutrition and reproduction. His primary research efforts focus on the interface between nutrition and reproduction and methods to improve lactation performance, health and fertility of dairy cows.
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Dr. Toledo received her DVM in Brazil, where she was born and raised. In 2014 she graduated from UF with a Ph.D. in Animal Sciences, where she focused on heat stress during the dry period on dairy cattle performance. She then worked as a post-doctoral fellow in lactation biology at AgriFood, in Quebec for 2 years. In 2018, Dr. Toledo joined UF/IFAS as a Northeast Dairy Regional Specialized Extension Agent.
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Dr. João is a Professor of Agronomy and a Forage Specialist in the UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research & Education Center. His research area is dedicated to forage management and the impact of forage management in animal production and the environment.
