Harouna Maiga, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Animal Science
Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources

Office:  123 UTOC 
Phone:  218-281-8107
E-mail:  hmaiga@umn.edu 

Courses Taught:

• AnSc 2001 "Artificial Insemination in Cattle" (spring)
• AnSc 2104 "Feeds & Feeding" (fall)
• AnSc 3104 "Applied Animal Nutrition" (spring)
• AnSc 3204 "Dairy Production" (fall)
• AnSc 3304 "Reproduction, AI, and Lactation" (spring)
• AnSc 3305 "Livestock Facilities and Environmental Systems" (fall)
• AnSc 4204 "Animal Systems Management" (spring)
• Agro 3130 "Forages"

Research and Outreach Interests:

• Energy and Protein Metabolism in Lactating Dairy Cows
• The endocrine function of the mammary Gland
• Dairy Production Management
• Livestock Housing & Environmental Systems

Selected Papers and Presentations:

• Casper, D. P., H. A. Maiga, M. J. Brouk, and D. J. Schingoethe. 1999. Synchronization of carbohydrate and protein sources on fermentation and passage rates in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 82:1779.

• Nichols, J. R., D. J. Schingoethe, H. A. Maiga, M. J. Brouk, ans M.S. Piepenbrink. 1998.  Evaluation of Corn Distillers Grains and Ruminally Protected Lysine and Methionine for Lactating Dairy Cows. J. Dairy Sci. 81:482.

• Henson, J. E., D. J. Schingoethe, and H. A. Maiga. 1997. Lactational evaluation of protein supplements of varying ruminal degradability. J. Dairy Sci. 80:385.

• Maiga, H. A., and D. J. Schingoethe. 1997. Optimizing the utilization of animal fat and ruminal bypass proteins in diets of lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 80:343.

• Maiga, H. A., D. J. Schingoethe, and J. E. Henson. 1996. Ruminal degradation, amino acid composition, and intestinal digestibility of residual components of five protein supplements. J. Dairy Sci. 79:1647.

• Maiga, H. A., D. J. Schingoethe, and F. C. Ludens 1995. Evaluation of diets containing supplemental fat with different sources of ruminally degradable carbohydrates for lactating cows.  J. Dairy Sci. 78:1122.

• Maiga, H. A., D. J. Schingoethe, F. C. Ludens, W. L. Tucker, and D. P. Casper. 1994.  Response of calves to diets that varied in amounts of ruminally degradable carbohydrate and protein. J. Dairy Sci. 77:278.

• Casper, D. P., D. P. Schingoethe, M. J. Brouk, and H. A. Maiga. 1994. Nonstructural carbohydrate and undegradable protein sources in the diet: Growth responses of dairy heifers. J. Dairy Sci. 77:2595.

• Maiga, H. A., R. Stanford, and B. A. Barton. 1986. Potential dry matter yields for winter small grains. Proceedings of the 1986 American Grassland Conference. Athens, Georgia.

Membership in Professional Organizations:

• American Dairy Science Association (ADSA)
• Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators (MAAE)
• National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA)

Awards and Honors:

• University of Minnesota Beef Team Award 1999

Educational Background:

• Ph.D.  in Animal Sciene from South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
• M.S. in Ag Economics from South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
• M.S. in Animal Science from University of Maine, Orono
• B.S.  in Animal Sciences from Polytechnic Rural Institute of Mali (West Africa)

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