Research Article

Enhancing Postgraduate Learning and Teaching: Postgraduate Summer School in Dairy Science

Table 1

Modules offered during the Ph.D. summer school in dairy science.

ModuleLecturer(s)

Dairy production systemsDr. Pietro Celi, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
Santiago Farina (Ph.D. student), Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney
Professor Luigi Gallo, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Padova

Stem cell research in dairy scienceDr. Marco Patruno, Department of Veterinary Experimental Sciences, University of Padova
Professor Anthony Capuco, Bovine Functional Genomics Lab, Beltsville, MD, USA

Milk quality and dairy technologyProfessor Luigi Gallo, Department of Animal Science, University of Padova
Professor Martino Cassandro, Department of Animal Science, University of Padova

Bioactive peptides in milkProfessor Enrico Novelli, Department of Public health, Comparative Pathology and Veterinary Hygiene, University of Padova
Dr. Didier Dupont, National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Rennes, France

Reproduction management in the modern dairy cowDr. Pietro Celi, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
Shelley Underwood (PhD student), Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney

Health management of dairy herdsProfessor Massimo Morgante, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Padova
Professor Michael Doherty, School of Agriculture, Food Science & Veterinary Medicine, Dublin, Ireland

Nutrition management of high producing dairy cowsProfessor Lucia Bailoni, Department of Animal Science, University of Padova
Dr. Franco Tagliapietra, Department of Animal Science, University of Padova
Associate Professor Paolo Berzaghi, Department of Animal Science, University of Padova
Associate Professor Luca Rapetti, Department of Animal Science, University of Milano

Ecology of farming systemsDr. Enrico Sturaro, Department of Animal Science, University of Padova
Associate Professor Marco De Liguoro, Department of Public Health, Comparative Pathology and Veterinary Hygiene, University of Padova
Professor Karl Fent, University of Applied Sciences, Muttenz, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland