Linda D Baker
Faculty Coordinator of Operations, Teaching and Research at Marshak Dairy, Supervisor of Dairy Personnel, Operating Budget Oversight
Professor of Clinical Dairy Production Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Clinical Studies
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
School of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Clinical Studies
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Office: 610-925-6331
Fax: 610-925-6823
Fax: 610-925-6823
Email:
ldbaker@vet.upenn.edu
ldbaker@vet.upenn.edu
Education:
BS (Bachelor of Science)
Juniata College, 1979.
VMD (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania , 1984.
MS (Comparative Medical Sciences)
University of Pennsylvania , 1993.
Permanent linkBS (Bachelor of Science)
Juniata College, 1979.
VMD (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania , 1984.
MS (Comparative Medical Sciences)
University of Pennsylvania , 1993.
Description of Research Expertise
-Role of nutrition in metabolic health, reproduction, milk yield and components in dairy cows.-Corn hybrid selections and cropping strategies to influence the digestibility of forages.
-Interactions of protein and carbohydrate feeding on milk urea N and environmental stewardship.
-Feed cost control on dairy farms influencing cash flow, income and farm economics.
-Research support to members of Center for Animal Health and Productivity.
Selected Publications
Dou Z, Toth JD, Pitta DW, Bender JS, Hennessy ML, Vecchiarelli B, Indugu N, Chen T, Li Y, Sherman R, Deutsch J, Hu B, Shurson GC, Parsons B, Baker LD : Proof of concept for developing novel feeds for cattle from wasted food and crop biomass to enhance agri-food system efficiency. Scientific reports 12(1), 2022.DW Pitta J Ferguson, B Vecchiarelli, C Pappalardo, M Hennessy, N Indugu, L Baker, J Bender, J-P Ricaud, M Aoun: The effects of supplementing ValKalor, a natural additive to Holstein Dairy cows on bacteria-archaea populations in the rumen. ADSA Virtual Annual Meetings July 14-19, 2021 July 2021.
Redding L, Huang E, Ryave J, Webb T, Barnhart D, Baker L, Bender J, Kristula M, Kelly D: Clostridioides difficile on dairy farms and potential risk to dairy farm workers. Anaerobe 69: 102353, Feb 25 2021.
J Ferguson, L Baker, J Bender, J-P Ricaud, M Aoun, and D Pitta: Milk production and nitrogen efficiency in Holstein cows supplemented with a natural additive, ValKalor, in a low protein content diet. ADSA Virtual Annual Meeting. June 21-24, 2020 June 2020.
M Hennessy, J Bender, M Leibstein, B Vecchiarelli, N Indugu, S Garapati, J Toth, LD Baker, and DW Pitta: Investigating the effects of different soybean products on rumen microbial populations in dairy cows using in vitro fermentation. ADSA Virtual Annual Meeting, June 21-24, 2020. June 2020.
Pitta DW, Indugu N, Toth JS, Bender JB, Baker LD, Hennessy ML, Vecchiarelli B, Aceto H, Dou Z: The distribution of microbiome and resistomes across farm environments in conventional and organic dairy herds in Pennsylvania. Environmental Microbiome 15(21), 2020.
L.E.Redding, J. Bender, L. Baker: Antibiotic Use on Pennsylvania Dairy Farms. Journal of Dairy Science 102(2): 1494-1507, FEB 2019.
Redding, L., J. Bender, L. Baker: Quantification of antibiotic use on farms in Pennsylvania. Journal of Dairy Science 102(2): 1494-1507, 2019.
Indugu Nagaraju, Vecchiarelli Bonnie, Baker Linda D, Ferguson James D, Vanamala Jairam K P, Pitta Dipti W: Comparison of rumen bacterial communities in dairy herds of different production. BMC microbiology 17(1): 190, Aug 2017.
N Indugu, B Vecchiarelli, LD Baker, JD Ferguson, JKP Vanamala, DW Pitta: Comparison of rumen microbial communities in dairy herds of different production. Integrating Dairy Science Globally. June 25-28, 2017, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. June 2017.