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Hugh Chester-Jones
Hugh Chester-Jones was born in the United Kingdom.He attended Harper Adams Agricultural College, where he received a national diploma in agriculture with distinction in animal husbandry (1969) and a college diploma in agricultural marketing and business administration (1970).He gained an additional 5 years of experience in the practical and commercial agricultural industry before moving to the United States in 1975.He completed a BS degree in animal science at the University of Massachusetts in 1978 and MS (1982) and PhD (1985) degrees in ruminant nutrition at Virginia Tech. During his graduate program, Chester-Jones was on staff as an agricultural supervisor in the animal science department (1979-1985), where he had responsibilities for managing an animal nutrition research farm, coordinating graduate student research, and conducting collaborative research projects on the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Research Farms.In 1985, Chester-Jones joined the faculty of the Southern Research and Outreach Center (SROC) and is currently an associate professor of animal science with a split appointment between 50% research/management and 50% outreach/extension.His research interests include dairy and beef production systems focusing on management, nutrition, health, and growth of dairy calves from birth, raised as heifer replacements, or raised as dairy beef.He is a supervisor of the SROC commercial calf- and heifer-raising research and extension facility and is a member of the University of Minnesota dairy and beef extension teams.He is a member of ASAS, ADSA, ARPAS, and the Professional Dairy Heifer Growers Association (PDHGA).He has served in leadership roles for PDHGA educational programs and the regional dairy management project NC-1119.He is an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Dairy Science and Journal of Animal Science.He currently serves as the chair of the 2007 ADSA/ASAS/PSA Growth and Development Symposium.Chester-Jones has authored or co-authored 27 refereed journal papers, 82 abstracts, 163 invited proceedings and conference papers, and 90 experiment station/extension reports.Chester-Jones has contributed to local 4-H and FFA Alumni Chapters and other community volunteer activities.He and his wife Ann have 2 daughters, Angharad (26) and Rhonwen (22).