Associate Professor Todd Duffield

University of Guelph

Associate Professor Duffield is from the Department of Population Medicine at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. During his visit he was working with Adjunct Professor Ian Lean and had financial support from Elanco, US.

Todd has established an international reputation as a dairy researcher and veterinary scientist. His work on periparturient metabolic disease, subclinical ketosis and negative energy balance has resulted in several landmark publications, which have changed our understanding of these problems. Todd is one of the few individuals who have been able to harmonize the boundaries of pure nutrition and nutritional management for animal health.