Dr Alexander N. Hristov is Distinguished Professor of Dairy Nutrition in the Department of Animal Science at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. With over 200 publications, he is internationally renowned for his research on sustainable dairy nutrition to improve feed efficiency and reduce environmental emissions. Professor Hristov is past Chair and current co-Chair of the Network on Feed and Nutrition (FNN) within the Livestock Research Group of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Dairy Science and the Journal of Agricultural Science. Professor Hristov is also a member of the Feed Composition Committee of the US National Animal Nutrition Program and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI).
Dr. Larry E. Chase is a Professor Emeritus of Dairy Cattle Nutrition from the Dept. of Animal Science at Cornell University (USA).
Dr Maurice Eastridge is a Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist in the Department of Animal Sciences at The Ohio State University. He has been recognised for his outstanding service to students and student development, and has received several awards for his Extension and research programs, including the DeLaval Dairy Extension Award and the Applied Dairy Nutrition Award from the American Dairy Science Association. He chairs the Board of Directors for the Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference and is editor of the bi-monthly publication, Buckeye Dairy News. He was appointed as Associate Chair, Department of Animal Sciences at Ohio State in June 2018.