Erin Mosley, PhD – As owner of Mosley Dairy Consulting, LLC, Dr. Mosley provides independent dairy nutrition consultation focusing on the utilization of currently available software and technology to aid in the evaluation of feed and cow health related data to help identify key areas of opportunity for production, health, and financial improvement. She got her start working as a nutrition manager for a large dairy operation in Idaho where her role focused on quality control for feed inventory, handling, and usage as well as data management, including preparation of routine financial feed related information, and monitoring cow health related data. Furthermore, she has worked with dairy personnel and industry professionals to monitor indicators of the ration’s effect on cow health and production.
Dr. Mosley is originally from Athens, Tennessee and received her Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Animal Science/Science and Technology in 1999 from the University of Tennessee. She then attended Clemson University where she received her Master of Science degree in Nutrition specializing in dairy cattle. Erin earned her Doctorate of Philosophy degree in May 2006 at the University of Idaho, where her research focused on nutrition and lactation physiology.
Dr. Mosley lives in Canal Winchester, OH with her husband and children.
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