Research Associate
Olds College, Canada
Yaogeng Lei, PhD in ruminant nutrition, is a Research Associate at Olds College’s Technology Access Centre for Livestock Production (TACLP). He earned his BSc in animal science and MSc in animal nutrition and feed science from Northwest A&F University in Shaanxi, China, and Ph.D. in animal science at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. His PhD research focused on evaluating the structural and nutritional characteristics of genetically modified alfalfa. Dr. Lei worked as a data analyst with Vytelle (former GrowSafe) for feed efficiency data analysis before joining Olds College in 2022. In his current position, Dr. Lei has been actively involved in research projects in the beef and sheep industry.