Vita Plus Dairy Nutrition and Management Fellowship
Michigan State University, Department of Animal Science
with Dr. Adam Lock, Associate Professor
Objective: To develop a student for a career in dairy nutrition and management consulting. This is an advanced degree path with on-farm, research, feed facility, and production experience. The Fellowship is funded through a graduate Dairy Nutrition Fellowship from Vita Plus.
Fellowship Details
Selection:
The student will be selected by Vita Plus and Dr. Adam Lock.
Requirements:
Student is expected to complete a Plan B, M.S. degree in course through the Department of Animal Science at Michigan State University. Must have a B.S. in a related field from an accredited university as well as meet the entrance requirements to enter a master’s program at Michigan State University. The Plan B Master of Science Program at Michigan State University consists of course work, a research project without a thesis, and a final examination covering course work and the research project.
Duration:
Starts fall semester of 2019 and completes after the fall semester of 2020. This amounts to an average
of eight course credits per semester plus a total of six research credits.
Internship/Tuition:
Paid through Michigan State University via the Dairy Nutrition Fellowship set up with Dr. Lock
and Vita Plus.
Industry Experience:
Student will be expected to work with Vita Plus and its staff over the duration of the fellowship for approximately 35% of the time. Activities include but not limited to: Vita Plus personal growth training, Tri-State Nutrition conference, Vita Plus summer dairy workshop, Dairy Technology Networking sessions (DTN’s), on-farm evaluations, Dairy Ration Runner’s sessions, Dairy Summit.
Research:
An on-farm research project will be required. To be performed at either the university dairy research
facility or an off-campus dairy operation.
Application Deadline:
January 4th, 2019
For Further Information:
Matt Wood
mwood@vitaplus.com
Sales Manager
Vita Plus
Stacy Nichols
snichols@vitaplus.com
Dairy Technical Specialist
Vita Plus
Dr. Adam Lock
allock@msu.edu
Department of Animal Sciences
Michigan State University
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