Professor
Education:
Ph.D. – Purdue University – 1986
MS – Purdue University – 1983
BS – Eastern Kentucky University – 1981
AS – Eastern Kentucky University – 1980
Discipline(s):
Nutrition
Websites of interest:
http://dairy.osu.edu
http://ansci.osu.edu/eastridge/
OSU Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Nutrition (OSUN)
Courses Taught:
Feeding Management and Records Analysis for Dairy Cattle (ANIM SCI 630.03; VPM 796.13)
Challenges and Opportunities in the Dairy Industry (ANIM SCI 494)
Dairy Herd Management (ANIM SCI 547; guest lecturer)
Introductory Animal Sciences (ANIM SCI 200; guest lecturer)
Nutrition of Food Animals and Equine (VPM 796.07)
Grants & Awards:
Awards:
Ohio State University Extension, 4-H Youth Development, 5th H Award, 2005.
Towers Agricultural Honorary Faculty Award, The Ohio State University, 2005.
Ohio Extension Professionals Association, State Distinguished Service Award, 2002.
American Dairy Science Association, DeLaval Dairy Extension Award, 2001
Ohio Extension Professionals Association, James D. Utzinger Teaching Award, 1997
Gamma Sigma Delta, Extension Award of Merit, 1994
Epsilon Sigma Phi, State Early Career Award. 1992
Grants:
2006 Interaction of Feeding Rumensin with Dietary Fat and Carbohydrate Components on Ruminal Fermentation and Responses by Dairy Cows, ELANCO Animal Health, $60,000. Principal investigator.
2006 Farm Animal Welfare in Ohio: Assessing Public Concern and Implications for the Food Animal Industry, Interdisciplinary Team Grant: Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, $81,630. Co-investigator. Principal investigator: Linda Lobao.
2006 Effects of Feeding Glycerol with Different Levels of Non-Fiber Carbohydrates, Undergraduate Research Grant: Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, $3,000. Co-investigator. Principal investigator: Gina Berry.
2006 Effects of Different Diets on the Fatty Acid Concentrations in Milk from Dairy Cows and the Corresponding Impact on Taste and Texture of Cheese, Undergraduate Research Grant: Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, $3,300. Co-investigator. Principal investigator: Amanda Todd.
2004 Supplemental Rumen-Protected Choline and Methionine for Lactating Dairy Cows. Ohio Dairy Research Fund, $10,000. Principal investigator.
2002 Feeding protected choline to lactating cows. Robt Morgan, Inc., $6,200. Principal investigator.
Publications:
Ribeiro, C.V.D.M., M.L. Eastridge, J.L. Firkins, N.R. St-Pierre, and D.L. Palmquist. 2007. Kinetics of fatty acid biohydrogenation in vitro. J. Dairy Sci. 90:1405-1416.
Eastridge, M.L. 2006. Major Scientific Advances in Dairy Science During the Last 25 Years: Major advances in applied dairy nutrition. J. Dairy Sci. 89:1311-1323.
Ribeiro, C.V.D.M., and M.L. Eastridge. 2006. Short Communication: Effect of number of extractions on percentage of long-chain fatty acids from fresh alfalfa. J. Dairy Sci. 89:3505-3507.
Reveneau, C., C.V.D.M. Ribeiro, M.L. Eastridge, N.R. St-Pierre, and J.L. Firkins. 2005. Processing whole cottonseed moderates fatty acid metabolism and improves performance by dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 88:4342-4355.
Ribeiro, C. V. D. M., S. K. R. Karnati, and M. L. Eastridge. 2005. Biohydrogenation of fatty acids and digestibility of fresh alfalfa or alfalfa hay plus sucrose in continuous culture. J. Dairy Sci. 88:4007-4017.
Eastridge, M.L. 2005. Future of animal agriculture: Urban/rural agriculture ecosystems. Encyclopedia of Animal Science. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY. Pg 440-444.
Qiu, X., M.L. Eastridge, and J.L. Firkins. 2004. Effects of dry matter intake, addition of buffer, and source of fat on duodenal flow and concentration of conjugated linoleic acid and trans-11 C18:1 in milk. J. Dairy Sci. 87:4278-4286.
Qiu, X., M.L. Eastridge, K.E. Griswold, and J.L. Firkins. 2004. Effects of substrate, passage rate, and pH in continuous culture on flows of conjugated linoleic acid and trans C18:1. J. Dairy Sci. 87:3473-3479.
Qiu, X., M.L. Eastridge, and Z. Wang. 2003. Effects of corn silage hybrid and dietary concentration of forage NDF on digestibility and performance of dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 86:3667-3674.
Eastridge, M.L., and J.L. Firkins. 2002. Nutrition – concentrate feeds: cereal grains. Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences, H. Roginski, J.W. Fuquay, and P.F. Fox, eds. Vol. I, pgs 478-483. Elsevier Science Ltd., Academic Press, St. Louis, MO.
Firkins, J.L., D.I. Harvatine, J.T. Sylvester, and M.L. Eastridge. 2002. Lactation performance by dairy cows fed wet brewers grains or whole linted cottonseed to replace forage. J. Dairy Sci. 85:2662-2668.
Harvatine, D.I., J.L. Firkins, and M.L. Eastridge. 2002. Whole linted cottonseed as a forage substitute fed with ground or steam-flaked corn: digestibility and performance. J. Dairy Sci. 85:1976-1987.
Harvatine, D.I., J.E. Winkler, M. Devant-Guille, J.L. Firkins, N.R. St-Pierre, B.S. Oldick, and M.L. Eastridge. 2002. Whole linted cottonseed as a forage substitute: fiber effectiveness and digestion kinetics. J. Dairy Sci. 85:1988-1999.
Callison, S.L., J.L. Firkins, M.L. Eastridge, and B.L. Hull. 2001. Site of nutrient digestion by dairy cows fed corn of different particle sizes or steam-rolled. J. Dairy Sci. 84:1458-1467.
Firkins, J.L., M.L. Eastridge, N.R. St-Pierre, and S.M. Noftsger. 2001. Effects of grain variability and processing on starch utilization by lactating dairy cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 79 (E. Suppl.):E218-E238.
Wang, Z., M.L. Eastridge, and X. Qiu. 2001. Effects of forage neutral detergent fiber and yeast culture on performance of cows during early lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 84:204-212.
Eastridge, M.L., and J.L. Firkins. 2000. Feeding tallow triglycerides of different saturation and particle size to lactating dairy cows. Animal Feed Sci. Tech. 83:249-259.
Slater, A.L., M.L. Eastridge, J.L. Firkins, and L.J. Bidinger. 2000. Effects of starch source and level of forage neutral detergent fiber on performance by dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 83:313-321.
Species:
Dairy
Extension and research responsibilities in dairy cattle nutrition; serves as Coordinator of the Extension Program in Animal Sciences and faculty coordinator of Waterman Dairy Farm. Conducts educational programs in the area of ruminant nutrition. Research includes the effects of fiber on animal performance and milk composition; production of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in milk; and development of optimum use of feeding practices. Teaching responsibilities include advising graduate and undergraduate students, serving as an advisor for the Buckeye Dairy Club, and involvement with the following courses: Feeding Management and Records Analysis for Dairy Cattle (teach 60%); Challenges and Opportunities in the Dairy Industry (leader); Dairy Herd Management (guest lecturer); Introductory Animal Sciences (guest lecturer); and Nutrition of Food Animals and Equine (leader).