Relationship between nutrition and manure nutrient content on dairy farms and efficient recycling of nutrients on dairy farms.

Development of computer models to aid in farm management of nutrition, nutrient management, and reproduction.

Relationships between nutrition, reproduction, and production in dairy cattle.

Relationships between diet and immune function in dairy cattle.

Kelly Alan M, Ferguson James D, Galligan David T, Salman Mo, Osburn Bennie I One health, food security, and veterinary medicine. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 242: 739-43, 2013.

Ferguson JD, Skidmore A. Reproductive performance in a select sample of dairy herds. J Dairy Sci. 96: 1269-89, 2013.

Ferguson James D, Skidmore Andrew Reproductive performance in a select sample of dairy herds. Journal of dairy science 96: 1269-89, 2012.

Caccamo M, Veerkamp R F, Licitra G, Petriglieri R, La Terra F, Pozzebon A, Ferguson J D Association of total-mixed-ration chemical composition with milk, fat, and protein yield lactation curves at the individual level. Journal of dairy science 95: 6171-83, 2012.

Redding Laurel, Chetri Dipesh Kumar, Lamichhane Dirga Kumar, Chay Yoon, Aldinger Lauren, Ferguson James Animal production systems of small farms in the Kaski district of Nepal. Tropical animal health and production 44: 1605-13, 2012.

Elizondo Salazar J A, Ferguson J D, Beegle D B, Remsburg D W, Wu Z Body phosphorus mobilization and deposition during lactation in dairy cows. Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition 97: 502-514, 2012.

Elizondo Salazar JA, Ferguson JD, Beegle DB, Remsburg DW, Wu Z. Body phosphorus mobilization and deposition during lactation in dairy cows. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 10.1111: Epub, 2012.

Schadt, I., J.D. Ferguson, G. Azzaro, R. Petriglieri, M. Caccamo, P. Van Soest., G. Licitra How do dairy cows chew? Particle size analysis of selected feeds with different particle length distribution and of respective ingested bolus particles. J. Dairy Sci. Accepted: , 2012.

Caccamo, M., R.F. Veerkamp, G. Licitra, R. Petriglieri, F. La Terra, A. Pozzebon, and J.D. Ferguson Association of TMR chemical composition with milk, fat, and protein yield lactation curves at individual level. J. Dairy Sci. accepted: , 2012.

Azzaro G, Caccamo M, Ferguson JD, Battiato S, Farinella GM, Guarnera GC, Puglisi G, Petriglieri R, Licitra G. Objective estimation of body condition score by modeling cow body shape from digital images. J Dairy Sci. 94: 2126-37, 2011.

BA (Natural Science) Johns Hopkins University, 1973

MS (Biomedical Engineering and Science) Drexel University, 1977

VMD (School of Veterinary Medicine) University of Pennsylvania, 1981