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Michael L. Westendorf, Ph.D. is Associate Extension Specialist in Animal Sciences for Rutgers Cooperative Extension at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. He conducts research, writes and lectures on subjects such as animal nutrition, use of food wastes as animal feed, animal health and manure waste and management. Design of new methods of processing waste to minimize environment contamination and developing new methods of animal manure disposal are primary research areas. Dr. Westendorf has provided leadership to the state’s livestock industries through his various statewide nutrient and waste management initiatives.

 

He is a member of several national committees and professional societies, including the American Society of Animal Science; American Dairy Science Association, and American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists. He holds both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in animal science/ruminant nutrition from the University of Kentucky and a bachelor’s degree in animal science from the University of Idaho.

 

An Idaho native, he has been with Rutgers since 1993.

 

 

 

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