Dr. Liz Homer Speaker Biography

Sustainability Manager Ruminants Europe, Trouw Nutrition

Dr. Liz Homer studied BSc Animal Science at the University of Nottingham and went on to complete a PhD in Dairy Cow Physiology and Fertility. After being awarded her PhD she then worked as a post doctoral scientist for a couple of years focusing on oestrous detection and expression, dairy cow nutrition trials, and assisting in trials focusing on the rumen microbiome and methane reduction.

She joined Trouw Nutrition GB in 2015 as Ruminant Technical Development Manager focusing on linking R&D with practical, applicable solutions for use at customer and farm level. Her role involves working closely with our Global Ruminant Innovation Team and technically supporting many of our customers in the market. Liz has been instrumental in the development and application of many R&D projects, most notably the NutriOpt Dairy Model and NutriOpt solutions.

Liz's main focus is now on sustainability where she leads the European team in driving and implementing our sustainability strategy for ruminants. This encompasses looking internally at our at processes, how we can support customers at their sites to become more sustainable and most exciting how we apply solutions to become more efficient at farm level to reduce environmental footprint. Liz also focuses on looking at innovative solutions to reduce environmental footprint and has been developing partnerships across the supply chain to implement positive change at farm level.

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