Trevor DeVries is a professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Animal Biosciences at the University of Guelph (Guelph, ON, Canada). DeVries received his BSc in agriculture in 2001 and his PhD in 2006 from The University of British Columbia. Following that, he spent one year as a postdoctoral fellow with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. In 2007, he was appointed faculty at the University of Guelph.
DeVries maintains a very strong, productive research program focused on understanding the links between dairy cow behavior, nutrition, and management. His work has led to fundamental discoveries and practical solutions that have collectively contributed to improvements in dairy cattle performance, health, welfare, and efficiency. Over his career, he has authored or coauthored more than 225 peer-reviewed papers. He joined the JDS Club 100 in 2019 with over 100 papers published in the Journal of Dairy Science (JDS). His accomplishments in research over the years have been recognized in his reception of several awards from ADSA and other professional organizations. DeVries is committed to extending his research work to the field, as evidenced by over 375 invited research presentations to audiences worldwide.
DeVries’ teaching at the University of Guelph has spanned diploma, degree, and graduate students, including instructing applied diploma and undergraduate courses in dairy production, dairy cattle nutrition, and dairy herd management. He is also the coach of the University of Guelph Dairy Challenge team.
>DeVries works diligently in public service, serving on several university committees as well as various local, national, and international professional committees. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge. For ADSA, he has served as the Production Division Council chair, the Overall Program Committee chair for the 2022 ADSA Annual Meeting, and a member of several section committees.
DeVries has served as an editorial board member for JDS and JDS Communications for several years and has recently joined JDS Communications as a section editor. He was also an invited section editor and chapter author for Large Dairy Herd Management, a book published by ADSA.