Chad Page
Animal Dairy & Veterinary Sciences (ADVS)
Sheep and Goat Specialist
Educational Background
PhD, Animal Science, University of Wyoming, 2020 Dissertation
Effects of increasing dietary zinc sulfate fed to primiparous ewes on ewe and lamb performance, mineral element status, and indices of mammary health
MS, Animal and Range Science, Montana State University, 2017 Thesis
Serum mineral concentrations in weaned Montana ram lambs and effects of dietary zinc source and concentration on developing Targhee rams
Awards
Early Career Teacher of the Year, 2025
Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Extension Specialist of the Year, 2024
Utah Association of County Agents (UACAA)
North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Award, 2022
NACTA
Young Scholar Ph.D. Recognition, 2020
Western Section of American Society of Animal Science
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Crump, Z., Alberto, A., Brown, B., Roholt, B., Okamoto, L., Spurling, R., Johnson, F., Feuz, R., Blackett, B., Harding, R., Ranathunga, S., Atkinson, J., Page, C.M, Thornton-Kurth, K., (2025). Effects of Including Sprouted Barley in the Diets of Western White Face Feeder Wether Lambs. Translational Animal Science, 9:txaf040, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txaf040
Professional Journal
- Longmore, A., Spurling, R., Page, C.M, Nelson, R., Hadfield, J., Feuz, R., (2025). Impacts of Hands-On Lambing and Kidding Workshops. Journal of the NACAA, 18:1
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Other
- Gilliam, E., Mason, J., Page, C.M, Hurst, B., (2025). Micro-CT Evaluation of Bone Changes in Osteoarthritic Sheep Treated With Gene Therapy via TIMP-3. Digital commons USU
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Teaching
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2025
ADVS, ADVS 5090, 6090 - Sheep Management and Wool Technology, Spring 2025
ADVS 2090 - Sheep Production Practices, Spring 2025
ADVS 2090 - Sheep Production Practices, Spring 2025
ADVS 2090 - Sheep Production Practices, Spring 2025
ADVS 1110 - Introduction to Animal Science (BLS), Fall 2024
ADVS 4920 - Undergraduate Seminar (CI), Fall 2024
ADVS 5090, 6090 - Sheep Management and Wool Technology, Spring 2024
ADVS, ADVS 5090, 6090 - Sheep Management and Wool Technology, Spring 2024
ADVS 2090 - Sheep Production Practices, Spring 2024
ADVS 2090 - Sheep Production Practices, Spring 2024
ADVS 2090 - Sheep Production Practices, Spring 2024
ADVS 1110 - Introduction to Animal Science, Fall 2023
ADVS 4920 - Undergraduate Seminar, Fall 2023
ADVS 5090 - Sheep Management and Wool Technology, Spring 2023
ADVS 2090 - Sheep Production Practices, Spring 2023
ADVS 2090 - Sheep Production Practices, Spring 2023
ADVS 2090 - Sheep Production Practices, Spring 2023
ADVS 1110 - Introduction to Animal Science, Fall 2022
ADVS 4920 - Undergraduate Seminar, Fall 2022
ADVS 5090 - Sheep Management and Wool Technology, Spring 2022
ADVS 2090 - Sheep Production Practices, Spring 2022
ADVS 3910 - Special Topics, Spring 2022
ADVS 1110 - Introduction to Animal Science, Fall 2021
ADVS 4920 - Undergraduate Seminar, Fall 2021
, Spring 2021
ADVS 5090 - Sheep Management and Wool Technology, Spring 2021
ADVS 2090 - Sheep Production Practices, Spring 2021
Extension
Multi State Sheep and Goat Webinar, 2021 - Ongoing
Statewide Small Ruminant Programing, 2020 - Ongoing
Utah Refugee Goat Poultry Program, 2026 - 2026
Needs Assessment, 2025 - 2025
Graduate Students Mentored
Courtney Berghoff, Animal, Dairy & Vet Sciences, July 2023
Ryan Spurling, Animal, Dairy & Vet Sciences, January 2022