Daryl Nash

Biography

Daryl is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Animal Science & Production Management in the Agriculture Department at Wilmington College. He is excited about the opportunity to teach Agriculture students at his alma mater. Prior to joining the faculty at Wilmington College, Daryl assisted with the operation of his Ohio family farm. Previously, Daryl taught animal science, agricultural business, agricultural issues, and biology at Ferrum College in Virginia. He was Advisor to the Ferrum Agriculture Club, which was affiliated with the Virginia Farm Bureau. Daryl took Ferrum students to the National FFA Convention, and the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) and the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA). A student of Daryl’s presented his senior research at the Annual ASAS / ADSA Meeting.Daryl was active in his community in Virginia. He was Treasurer of the Franklin County (Virginia) Cattlemen’s Association. He was also President of the Ferrum Lions Club, and a District-level officer in District 24-E of the Lions of Virginia. Daryl was raised on dairy farms in Ohio and Wisconsin. He is a graduate of Neillsville (Wisconsin) High School. Daryl received his Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Business from Wilmington College. While a student at Wilmington College, Daryl was Manager of the men’s basketball team.Daryl completed a M.S. and Ph.D. in the Department of Animal Science at Penn State. During his Ph.D. studies, he also took classes and conducted research at the University of Wisconsin. His M.S. thesis focused on the optimization of AI dairy bull selection. Daryl’s Ph.D. dissertation focused on the genetics of mastitis resistance in dairy cattle. As a post-doctoral research associate at Iowa State University, Daryl conducted research on the genetics of disease resistance in dairy cattle.

Research Interest

Research interests include genetics of disease resistance in dairy cattle