MAD BARN DAIRY - Key Persons
Dr. Priska Darani is passionate about understanding how diet regulates metabolism and contributes to milk production and health outcomes in dairy cows. Priska grew up on a dairy farm in Eastern Ontario before attending the University of Guelph to complete a B.Sc. in Animal Biology with a focus on nutrition.
In 2012, she received an M.Sc. for OMAFRA-funded research on how altering the amino acid balance of lactating cow rations can affect milk production and composition. In 2016, she completed her Ph.D. degree focusing on nutritional regulation of insulin sensitivity and using mathematical models to predict metabolic responses.
Scott grew up on a mixed animal/cash crop farm near Wyoming, Ontario and studied animal nutrition at the University of Guelph and the University of Queensland, Australia. Scott's research explored the effects of selenium on cell survival to improve the lactation of dairy cows. He helped to refine the methodology for determining microbial protein production in ruminants.
Scott also knows the feed industry inside and out, working as a nutrition and management consultant for feed companies across Canada. He also began working on a Ph.D. but put his degree on hold to found Mad Barn, a leading animal nutrition company with thousands of clients across North America. His combined experience of over 20 years in the industry has provided him with extensive nutritional and management knowledge.