| Name | Ermias Kebreab |
| Email | ekebreab@ucdavis.edu |
| Office | 2111 Meyer Hall |
| Phone | 530-752-5907 |
| Department | Animal Science |
| Website | Web Link |
| Education | Ph.D. University of Reading, UK 1998 |
| Research Interests | Sustainable agriculture, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and establishing nutrient requirements in farm animals. |
| Areas of Emphasis | Integrative Ecology |
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| Research Abstract | My research is focused on developing sustainable agriculture based on integrated approaches at the whole farm level that takes into account the animal/plant/soil interactions. I use mathematical models and simulations to investigate how nutritional manipulations impacts greenhouse gas emissions from the animal and the farm. I am also interested in defining nutrient and energy requirements in farm animals and the use of increased feed conversion efficiency to reduce emissions. |
| Recent Publications | Strathe, A.B., A. Danfær, A. Chwalibog, H. Sørensen, and E. Kebreab. 2010. A multivariate nonlinear mixed effect method for analyzing energy partition in growing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 88:2361-2372. |
| | Bannink, A., M. C. J. Smits, E. Kebreab, J. A. N. Mills, J. Ellis, A. Klop, J. France and J. Dijkstra. 2010. Effects of grassland management and grass ensiling on methane emission by lactating cows. J. Agric. Sci. 148:55-72. |
| | Kebreab E., J. France, R. P. Kwakkel, S. Leeson, H. Darmani Kuhi and J. Dijkstra. 2009. Development and evaluation of a dynamic model of calcium and phosphorus flows in layers. Poult. Sci. 88:680–689. |
| Examination Topics | Mathematical modeling, climate change |
| Accepting Students | Yes |