Peter Erickson

Peter Erickson

Professor
Dairy Production State Specialist
Phone: (603) 862-1909
Office: Keener Dairy Research Building, Durham, NH 03824
Websites:
My research interests encompass the area of calf and heifer nutrition. Specifically, our laboratory investigates in the area of calf health.

Joint Appointment with UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture

Courses Taught

  • ANSC 543: Tech Writing Animal Sciences
  • ANSC 600: Field Experience
  • ANSC 650: Dairy Industry Travel Course
  • ANSC 695: Supervised Teaching Experience
  • ANSC 710/810: Dairy Nutrition
  • ANSC 715: Physiology of Lactation
  • ANSC 715/815: Physiology of Lactation
  • ANSC 727/827: Advanced Dairy Management I
  • ANSC 728: Advanced Dairy Management II
  • ANSC 728/828: Advanced Dairy Management II
  • ANSC 795W: Investigations
  • ANSC 815: Physiology of Lactation
  • ANSC 828: Advanced Dairy Management II
  • ANSC 999: Doctoral Research
  • BMS 799H: Senior Honors Thesis

Education

  • Ph.D., Dairy Science, University of Illinois
  • M.S., Animal Sciences, University of Maine
  • B.S., Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Selected Publications

  • Islam, T., Rahman, M. A., Valentine, L. J., & Erickson, P. S. (2025). Incremental nicotinic acid supplementation to preweaning dairy calves: Effects on growth, blood metabolites, purine derivatives, and indirect rumen development.. J Dairy Sci, 108(7), 7011-7022. doi:10.3168/jds.2025-26270

  • Stahl, T. C., Valentine, L. J., Abend, A., Islam, T., & Erickson, P. S. (2025). In vitro and in situ estimation of ruminal and intestinal digestion of lobster and crab shell meal. Applied Animal Science, 41(3), 148-155. doi:10.15232/aas.2024-02632

  • Johnston, K. R., Reyes, D. C., Klobucher, K. N., Stahl, T. C., Price, N. N., Erickson, P. S., & Brito, A. F. (2025). Prepartum supplementation of Ascophyllum nodosum meal or ethylenediamine dihydroiodide: Effects on colostrum yield and growth and health of dairy calves.. J Dairy Sci, 108(4), 3586-3601. doi:10.3168/jds.2024-25559

  • Erickson, P. S., Stahl, T. C., & Allen, S. C. (2024). Invited Review: Factors influencing colostrum production of multiparous Holstein and Jersey cows*. Applied Animal Science, 40(6), 791-801. doi:10.15232/aas.2024-02621

  • Standish, R. B., Wright, A. D., Whitehouse, N. L., & Erickson, P. S. (2024). Effect of nicotinic acid supplementation on digestion, metabolism, microbiome, and production in late-lactation Holstein cows.. J Dairy Sci, 107(10), 7786-7797. doi:10.3168/jds.2023-24483

  • Chapman, C. E., Erickson, P. S., Quigley, J. D., Hill, T. M., II, B. H. G., Suarez-Mena, F. X., & Schlotterbeck, R. L. (2016). Effect of milk replacer program on calf performance and digestion of nutrients with age of the dairy calf. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 99(4), 2740-2747. doi:10.3168/jds.2015-10372

  • Quigley, J. D., Lago, A., Chapman, C., Erickson, P., & Polo, J. (2013). Evaluation of the Brix refractometer to estimate immunoglobulin G concentration in bovine colostrum. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 96(2), 1148-1155. doi:10.3168/jds.2012-5823

  • Cowles, K. E., White, R. A., Whitehouse, N. L., & Erickson, P. S. (2006). Growth characteristics of calves fed an intensified milk replacer regimen with additional lactoferrin. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 89(12), 4835-4845. doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72532-2

  • LUCY, M. C., STAPLES, C. R., THATCHER, W. W., ERICKSON, P. S., CLEALE, R. M., FIRKINS, J. L., . . . BRODIE, B. O. (1992). INFLUENCE OF DIET COMPOSITION, DRY-MATTER INTAKE, MILK-PRODUCTION AND ENERGY-BALANCE ON TIME OF POSTPARTUM OVULATION AND FERTILITY IN DAIRY-COWS. ANIMAL PRODUCTION, 54, 323-331. doi:10.1017/S0003356100020778

  • ERICKSON, P. S., MURPHY, M. R., & CLARK, J. H. (1992). SUPPLEMENTATION OF DAIRY-COW DIETS WITH CALCIUM SALTS OF LONG-CHAIN FATTY-ACIDS AND NICOTINIC-ACID IN EARLY LACTATION. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 75(4), 1078-1089. doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(92)77852-7

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