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  CV for Pekka Huhtanen Personal details Full name:              Pekka Juhani Huhtanen Nationality:            Finnish E-mail:                    pekka.huhtanen@slu.se   Education: MSc in Agricultural and Forest Sciences, 1981, University of Helsinki, Animal Science; Licentiate in Agricultural and Forest Sciences, 1984, University of Helsinki, Animal Science Doctoral degree: Doctor in Agricultural and Forest Sciences (PhD): (1987), University of Helsinki, Animal Science. Post-doctoral visits and research periods abroad: Swedish Agricultural University: 1984 (6 months part time) Hannah Research Institute, Scotland: 1985 (6 months) US Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, USA: 1992-93 (13 months) US Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, USA: 1994 (1.5 months) Agriculture Canada, Lethbridge, Canada: 1996 (1.5 months) US Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, USA: 2006 (5 months) Cornell University, NY, USA: 2007-2008 Senior lecturer (docent): University of Helsinki  1990 – (Advances courses in Ruminant Nutrition and Modelling Ruminant Nutrition and Metabolism) Veterinary College of Helsinki 1991 –  1995 (Thereafter Veterinary college was integrated to University of Helsinki) Current position: Professor in SLU (Department of Agriculture for Northern Sweden 2009 - Previous positions: Assistant Teacher and Researcher: 1980-1987, University of Helsinki Junior and Senior Research Fellow: 1987-1994 (Academy of Finland) Acting Associate Professor: 1988 (College of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki) Professor: 1994-1999 (Agricultural Research Centre, Jokioinen, Finland) Research Professor: 1999-2008 (MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Jokioinen) Academy of Finland Senior Scientist (2005-2006; one year grant) Associate Professor (Cornell University, NY, USA; 2007-2008) Awards and special commitments: Mikko Sillanpää Award (1989) Honorary Research Fellow of Hannah Research Institute, Scotland Member of Academia Scientiarium Fennica (From 2002) Post Honorary Doctor (Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, 2003) Award of most cited Nutrition paper in J. Dairy Science (2016) Supervision Supervised (main supervisor) 12 PhD students, 6 post-docs and supervised/co-supervised 25 MSc students at University of Helsinki Commitments: Editorial/advisory board of international journals Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A, Animal Science 1994 - Animal Feed Science and Technology 1996-1999 Animal and Feed Sciences 2001- date Agronomy Research 2005 – Journal of Animal Science 2009 -2013 Livestock Science (2013-   Publications 210 Papers in refereed international journals (55 papers since 2013) 15 Book chapters 40 Conference proceedings (incl. 29 invited) 70 Short (2-4 pages) conference proceedings 70 Conference abstracts 198 articles in Finnish About 5700 citations, H-index 45 (Web of Science), 10 000 citations, H-index 57 (Google Scholar) Selected 10 papers Huhtanen, P., Ramin, M., Hristov, A.N. 2019. Enteric CH4 emission can be reliably measured by the GreenFeed emission monitoring unit. Livest. Sci (Accepted) Ahvenjärvi, S., Vaga, M., Vanhatalo, A., Huhtanen, P. 2018. Ruminal metabolism of grass silage soluble N fractions. J. Dairy Sci. 101: 279-294. Gabezas-Garcia, E., Krizsan, S.J., Shingfield, K.J., Huhtanen, P., 2017. Between-cow variation in digestion and rumen fermentation variables associated with methane production. Dairy Sci. 100: 100:4409–4424. Huhtanen, P., Ramin, M., Udén, P. 2015. Nordic dairy cow model Karoline in predicting methane emissions: 1. Model description and sensitivity analysis. Livest. Sci. 178: 71–80. Huhtanen, P., Gabezas-Garcia, E.H., Utsumi, S., Zimmerman, S. 2015. Comparison of methods to determine methane emissions from dairy cows in farm conditions. J. Dairy Sci. 98: 3394–3409. Ramin, M., Huhtanen P. 2013. Development of equations for predicting methane emissions from ruminants. J. Dairy Sci. 96: 2476-2493. Broderick, G.A., Huhtanen, P., Ahvenjärvi, S. Reynal, S.M., Shingfield, K.J. 2010. Quantifying ruminal nitrogen metabolism using the omasal sampling technique in cattle - A meta-analysis. Dairy Sci. 93, 3216–3230 Huhtanen, P., Rinne, M., Nousiainen, J. 2009. A meta-analysis of feed digestion in dairy cows. 2. The effects of feeding level and diet composition on digestibility. J. Dairy Sci. 92: 5031–5042. Huhtanen, P. and Hristov, A.N. 2009. A meta-analysis of the effects of protein concentration and degradability on milk protein yield and milk N efficiency in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 92:3222–3232. Huhtanen, P., Rinne, M., and Nousiainen, J. 2007. Evaluation of the factors affecting silage intake of dairy cows; a revision of the relative silage dry matter intake index. Animal, 1, 758-770. Broderick, G.A., Huhtanen, P., Ahvenjärvi, S. Reynal, S.M., Shingfield, K.J. 2010. Quantifying ruminal nitrogen metabolism using the omasal sampling technique in cattle - A meta-analysis. Dairy Sci. 93, 3216–3230 Huhtanen, P., Rinne, M., Nousiainen, J. 2009. A meta-analysis of feed digestion in dairy cows. 2. The effects of feeding level and diet composition on digestibility. J. Dairy Sci. 92: 5031–5042. Huhtanen, P. and Hristov, A.N. 2009. A meta-analysis of the effects of protein concentration and degradability on milk protein yield and milk N efficiency in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 92:3222–3232. Huhtanen, P., Rinne, M., and Nousiainen, J. 2007. Evaluation of the factors affecting silage intake of dairy cows; a revision of the relative silage dry matter intake index. Animal, 1, 758-770.