Posted: July 22, 2021
Alexander N. Hristov, Ph.D., P.A.S., distinguished professor of dairy nutrition in Penn State’s Department of Animal Science, has been recognized as the 2021 recipient of the American Feed Industry Association Award, presented during the virtual meeting of the American Dairy Science Association.
Alexander N. Hristov, Ph.D., P.A.S., distinguished professor of dairy nutrition in Penn State's Department of Animal Science, has been recognized as the 2021 recipient of the American Feed Industry Association Award, presented during the virtual meeting of the American Dairy Science Association, held July 11-14. Internationally recognized, Hristov is highly regarded for his expertise in the areas of livestock greenhouse gas mitigation and amino acid nutrition of dairy cows.
Created to stimulate research in dairy cattle nutrition, the award recognizes an individual who has made a worthy contribution to research in dairy cattle nutrition within the 10 years prior to the award.
Hristov has been on the faculty at Penn State since 2008, and his research emphasis has been on dairy nutrition, protein nutrition of dairy cows, rumen fermentation, nitrogen utilization, methane mitigation and the environment. He has a B.S. from the Higher Institute of Zooengineering and Veterinary Medicine (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) and a Ph.D. in animal nutrition from the Bulgaria Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Hristov worked as a research scientist in his native Bulgaria and has worked at the USDA Agricultural Research Service Dairy Forage Research Center (Madison, WI) and the Ag Canada Research Center (Lethbridge, AB, Canada). Before coming to Penn State, he was on the faculty of the Department of Animal and Veterinary Science at the University of Idaho.
Dr. Adele Turzillo, Head of the Department of Animal Science, said, "Alex's contribution to nutrition in dairy cattle has had a significant impact on the entire industry, both in the United States and throughout the world. I congratulate him on this well-deserved recognition, and for his continued dedication to excellence in teaching and research."
Throughout his career, Hristov has published more than 180 peer-reviewed publications in the scientific literature, as well as book chapters and books. In the past five years, he has given 40 invited presentations; 14 of these were presentations at prestigious international meetings.
Hristov is a member of American Dairy Science Association, Federation of Animal Science Societies, the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists and Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society of Agriculture. Hristov is a member of the Feed Composition Committee of the National Animal Nutrition Program, past Chair and current co-Chair of the Network on Feed and Nutrition in Relation to Greenhouse Gas Emissions (an activity of the Livestock Research Group within the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases), and is on the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI). He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Dairy Science and the Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Cambridge).
A deeply committed mentor, Hristov has advised 21 graduate students, served on the graduate committees of 23 students and advised 13 postdoctoral fellows and visiting scholars.
The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) is an international organization of educators, scientists, and industry representatives who are committed to advancing the dairy industry and awareness of the vital role the dairy sciences play in fulfilling the economic, nutritive, and health requirements of the world's population. It provides leadership in scientific and technical support to sustain and grow the global dairy industry through generation, dissemination, and exchange of information and services. Together, ADSA members have discovered new methods and technologies that have revolutionized the dairy industry.
