Pedram Rezamand, PhD

Professor and Department Head

Animal Sciences

Dr. Pedram Rezamand is an animal nutritionist. He has been conducting both applied and basic research that includes whole animal studies as well as primary and transformed cell culture models. In particular, he is interested in studying interactions between nutrient metabolism and inflammation in dairy cows and young calves. In applied research, he studies the efficient use of feed additives, agricultural coproducts, and processing methods to enhance efficiency of nutrient utilization and decrease dietary input, all leading to a more sustainable animal agriculture. Dr. Rezamand has been recently focusing heavily on studying the effects of wildfire smoke on animal health/productivity in collaboration with Dr. Amy Skibiel (University of Idaho), which is of great importance to the western region of the US. He also studies colostrum management, nutrition, and health outcomes in young calves in collaboration with Dr. Laarman (University of Alberta) and Dr. Konetchy (University of Idaho).

At UConn, he is developing research in dairy sustainability and nutrient management focusing on Phosphorus, in collaboration with Dr. Breno Fragomeni and Dr. Elias Uddin.

Dr. Rezamand teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in dairy science, animal nutrition, macro-nutrient metabolism, experimental design and biostatistics.