Meet our guest:
Dr. Paul M. Fricke received his B.S. degree in Animal Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Then he completed an M.S. degree and a Ph.D. in Reproductive Physiology from the Department of Animal Sciences at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. After that, Dr. Fricke accepted a position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Dairy Science and the Department of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Now he holds the position of Professor of Dairy Science and Extension Specialist in Dairy Cattle Reproduction in the Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin – Madison. His activities include 70% Extension and 30% research appointments in dairy cattle reproduction. Dr. Fricke's extension program aims to improve dairy cattle's reproductive efficiency by applying knowledge gained through scientific research to develop practical management strategies, assess new reproductive technologies, and disseminate that information throughout Wisconsin, the United States, and the world.

Meet our host: 

Dr. Barry Bradford completed dual B.S. degrees at Iowa State University and a doctorate in Animal Nutrition at Michigan State University. He then served on the faculty at Kansas State University from 2006 to 2019, and in 2020, he returned to Michigan State as the Clint Meadows Chair in Dairy Management. Bradford’s research group has largely contributed with studies on dietary utilization of byproducts in lactation diets, the impacts of post-calving inflammation, and the roles of nutrients as signals. In his current role, Dr. Bradford works directly with dairy producers to apply both research and herd monitoring data to improve decision-making on dairy farms.