Michael Steele
Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Alberta
Canada
Biography
PhD, Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph Job/Research Area Ruminant Nutrition and Molecular Physiology.
Research Interest
To understand how early-life nutrition and management programs can imprint the calf’s biological outcomes later in life. To uncover and evaluate feeding schemes and bioactive nutrients that display the properties necessary to improve gut health in dairy calves To characterize the ruminal and intestinal adaptations during the transition to high energy diets in early lactation using feeding schemes based commonly fed commercial dairy rations. The second phase of this research will be to develop novel technologies and feeding schemes to improve overall gut health (ruminal and intestinal) during the transition from the dry period to lactation. Additionally, my lab holds a keen interest in the implementation of novel feeding schemes with innovative feeding systems, such as automated calf feeders and automated milking systems.
Publications
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Impact of straw inclusion rate in a dry total mixed ration on the behavior of weaned dairy calves
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Changes in the rumen papillae during the periparturient transition in Holstein dairy cows are accompanied by changes in abundance of proteins involved in intracellular pH regulation, but not SCFA transport
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Development and physiology of the rumen and the lower gut: Targets for improving gut health
