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| Professor Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Department of Animal Sciences Office 306 - Bartlett Hall Tel: 732-932-9454 Fax: 732-932-6996 wohlt@aesop.rutgers.edu |
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Research
My main interests are animal nutrition and/or management. The focus of my research program is to develop feeding and management programs that optimize performance and efficiency in livestock production systems. Significant contributions made in animal nutrition and management include:
- Developed the concept of degradable/undegradable protein for protein utilization and requirements of ruminant animals
- Identified and established by-products and wastes of the sea clam processing industry as alternative animal feeds
- Assessed stresses associated with dehorning and docking of animals
- Established safety and use of pelleted recycled newspaper as animal bedding
Experience
Title |
Location |
Year |
| Professor | Rutgers University | 1994 |
| Associate Professor | Rutgers University | 1983 |
| Assistant Professor | Rutgers University | 1977 |
| Research Assistant | University of Illinois | 1973 |
| Research Assistant | University of Maine | 1971 |
| Preventative Medicine Specialist | U.S. Army | 1969 |
| Research Assistant | University of Kentucky | 1968 |
Education
Degree |
Location |
Year |
| Ph.D. | University of Illinois - UC | 1977 |
| M.S. | University of Maine | 1973 |
| B.S. | Kansas State University | 1968 |
National Committees
Genevieve Christen Undergraduate Student Award Committee
American Dairy Science Association
Professional Societies
American Dairy Science AssociationAmerican Society of Animal Science
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology
Sigma Xi
Editorial Positions
Journal of Dairy Science,1991-93, ad hoc member
Journal of Animal Science, ad hoc member
Current Graduate Students
Bonnie Atizio, M.S. student, Microbrewery grains as an animal feed: sources, variation in nutrient content and feed replacement value
Courses
Class Documents
Representative Publications
Ward, PL, Wohlt JE, Zajac PK and Cooper KR. 2000. Chemical and physical properties of processed newspaper compared to wheat straw and wood shavings as animal bedding. J. Dairy Sci. 83:359-367
McClain J, Wohlt JE, McKeever KH, and Ward PL. 1997. Horse hair coat cleanliness is affected by bedding material: a comparison of clean and used wheat straw, wood shavings and pelleted newspaper. J. Equine Vet. Sci. 17:156-160.
Wohlt JE, Corcione TT and Zajac PK. 1998. Effect of yeast on feed intake and performance of cows fed diets based on corn silage during early lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 81:1345-1352.
Horton GMJ, Baldwin JA, Emanuele SM, Wohlt JE and McDowell LR . 1996. Performance and blood chemistry in lambs following fasting and transport. Anim. Sci. 62:49-56.
Wohlt JE, Petro J, Horton GMJ, Gilbreath RL, and Tweed SM. 1994. Composition, preservation and use of sea clam viscera as a protein supplement for growing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 72:546-553.
Wohlt JE, Allyn ME, Zajac PK and Katz LS. 1994. Cortisol increases in plasma of Holstein heifer calves from handling and method of electrical dehorning. J. Dairy Sci. 77:3725-3729.