Richard H. Watson

Richard H. Watson is a New Zealand-born American biotechnology researcher, known for introducing grass-based dairies in Georgia. Watson specializes in animal nutrition and grazing systems.

Career
In 1994, Watson got a Bachelors in Agricultural Science from Massey University (Palmerston North, New Zealand) and a Masters degree in Applied Science in 1995. Watson received his PhD for Animal science and Grazing systems in 2000 and was recruited by the University of Georgia to lead a cattle grazing research program in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences where he helped developed a statewide grazing research program for cattle producers, looking at new forage and grazing technologies.

Watson served as the State Extension Forage Specialist and Assistant Research Professor at Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Mississippi State University between January 2004 to August 2006.

Notable publications
Reinfection of Tall Fescue Cultivars with Non-Ergot Alkaloid–Producing Endophytes
Liveweight and growth rate of cow-calf pairs grazing tall fescue pastures infected with either non-toxic (MaxQ) or toxic endophyte strains. Journal of Animal Science 79, Suppl. 1: 220.
Use of temperature data loggers to measure body temperature in cows grazing toxic or non-toxic tall fescue. Journal of Animal Science 79, Suppl. 1: 458.
Non-toxic endophyte (MaxQ) use for alleviating tall fescue toxicosis in stocker cattle. Journal of Animal Science 79, Suppl. 1: 220

References

Category:Living people
Category:American biochemists