[Photo: Robert Van Saun]

Dr. Robert Van Saun

Contact Information:
115 W.L. Henning Bld
University Park, PA, 16802

Phone: (814)-865-6995
Fax: (814)-863-6140



Extension Veterinarian / Professor of Veterinary Science

Appointed to Department: 2000, 75% Extension, 25% Teaching

Extension Interests

  • Pregnancy nutrition and its influence on health, production and reproduction
  • Metabolic diseases and their prevention
  • Nutritional formulation and management of domestic animals – Dairy and Beef Cattle, Small Ruminants (sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas), and Horses
  • Nutritional Diagnostics
  • Nutrition-Disease-Reproduction Interrelationships
  • Preventive Medicine Programs

Research Interests

  • Transition cow metabolism and its relationship to metabolic and infectious disease
  • Develop new diagnostic techniques for nutritional monitoring – metabolic profiling
  • Mineral and vitamin metabolism in pregnant animals
  • Modeling of rumen function and animal nutrient requirements