
Pádraig Lucey
PhD, Animal Biology, UC Davis
Department of Population Health and Reproduction
Dr. Padraig Lucey is an incredibly dedicated practicing dairy veterinarian, expert in population statistics, and innovator. Dr. Lucey is driven to accelerate the benefits of academic studies by bridging scientific research and industry application. As a UC Davis doctoral candidate in the Department of Population Health and Reproduction, working under the guidance of Dr. Heidi Rossow, Dr. Lucey has developed transformative technology to improve dairy efficiency and resource by reducing feed inputs, manure and gas emissions to improve sustainability and efficiency of the California dairy industry.
Dr. Lucey is passionate about improving the agriculture system by bringing ground-breaking scientific work to industry stakeholders and bridging the gap between theoretical research and applying methodologies in industry in order to realize real-world benefits.