About Jim…
Jim Quigley is a researcher, author, speaker and leader who has helped improve the well-being of young calves for more than 30 years. Jim received his B.S. from the University of New Hampshire in 1979, M.S. from UNH in 1983 and Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in 1985. He has held several positions, including as an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee, Vice President for Research at Diamond V Mills, and Vice President and Director of Calf Operations at APC, Inc., in Ankeny Iowa. He is currently Technical Lead for Cargill, Inc. and provides technical support for calf and heifer topics for all Cargill’s business around the world.
Jim is a well respected scientist and has been an author on more than 110 refereed scientific articles. He is also world-known as a speaker on the topics of calf immunity, health, nutrition, and management. He has spoken at conferences and symposia all over the world. Jim has also consulted with several governmental agencies on topics related to calf health.
Calf Notes.com is the website that Jim has managed since it’s inception in 1997. His goal is to help producers, nutritionists, veterinarians and other advisers to understand and implement modern scientific principles on today’s calf raising information. His goal has always been to simply explain highly complex technical topics in a way that can be easily understood and applied on the farm. Calf Notes has always been freely available to everyone.
Jim is also an accomplished athlete and has completed more than 25 marathons and two half Ironman triathlons. He loves to bike, swim, but especially to run. Jim lives in Fort Myers, Florida – when he’s not traveling to another speaking engagement.
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