Founder / CTSO

Jeff Kaufman, an Animal Scientist, with skills in ruminant nutrition, technical expertise in animal nutrition and health, development of feed additives, validation of animal solutions, and training and education of team members.
Jeff Kaufman, an Animal Scientist, with skills in ruminant nutrition, technical expertise in animal nutrition and health, development of feed additives, validation of animal solutions, and training and education of team members.
Jeff Kaufman, an Animal Scientist, with skills in ruminant nutrition, technical expertise in animal nutrition and health, development of feed additives, validation of animal solutions, and training and education of team members.
Jeff Kaufman, an Animal Scientist, with skills in ruminant nutrition, technical expertise in animal nutrition and health, development of feed additives, validation of animal solutions, and training and education of team members.

Jeff Kaufman, PhD, MS, PAS

Jeff Kaufman, Ph.D., is a ruminant nutritionist, comparative animal scientist, and statistician with broad expertise spanning dairy, beef, swine, poultry, and companion animals. His career integrates technical intelligence, research, product development, sales support, and leadership across the animal nutrition and health industries.

Dr. Kaufman’s scientific background centers on dairy nutrition, immunology, functional feed additives, nutritional supplementation, feed formulation, diet evaluation, and advanced data analysis. He has spent his academic and professional career refining practical, evidence‑based strategies that improve animal performance, strengthen product integrity, and support progressive, profitable growth for nutritionists, manufacturers, and innovators.

His philosophy is simple: animal science should be transparent, practical, and commercially relevant—grounded in credible evidence and applied in ways that genuinely improve outcomes in real production systems. He brings a strong network of industry partners that consists of researchers, manufacturers, and technical leaders to help companies elevate expectations, apply credible science, and deliver solutions that work in the field.

Outside of his passion for animal nutrition and health, Jeff is an avid homebrewer, loves to hike and travel, and, most of all, loves spending time with his wife and dogs.

Let's Reimagine Animal Science Together.
Dr. Jeff Kaufman is a fractional technical consultant for Open Field Animal Science Consulting to help clients find more potential and gain more profitability in their services and products to the animal and ruminant nutrition and health industry.

Dr. Kaufman’s CV

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  • PhD in Animal Science from University of Tennessee with MS equivalency in Statistics

    MS in Animal Science and Minor in Statistics from University of Tennessee

    BS in Biology and Pre-Veterinary Science from Purdue University Fort Wayne

  • RD LifeSciences - Director of Technical Services and Research

    Kalmbach Feeds + Cooperative Research Farms

    1. Research and Development Manager

    2. Dairy Nutritionist

    3. Researcher (Dairy and Beef)

    4. Beef Research Coordinator

    University of Tennessee - Graduate Research Assistant

  • Private In vivo Research

    • Animal groups: dairy cow, transition cow, dairy calves, feedlot cattle, cow/calf, backgrounding, broilers, nursery pig, grow/finish pigs

    • Applications: premix, pelleting, textured feed, liquid feed, rumen protection, weatherization, suspension

    • Solutions: digestion, mycotoxins, inflammation, pathogens, oxidative stress, weaning, ingredient variation

    • Feed strategies: fermentation products, postbiotics, live yeast, cell wall, exogenous enzymes, polyphenols, essential oils, tannins, saponins, butyrate, MCFA, organic acids, minerals, choline, betaine, rumen protection technology, emulsifiers, omega 3s, zeolite

    Private In vitro Research

    • Rumen fermentation, digestion

    Academic Research

    • Dairy nutrition, immunology, heat stress, protein nutrition, rumen-protected amino acids, rumen fermentation, fermentation product, postbiotic, mTOR, cell culture, meta-analysis

    Field Evaluations

    • Digestibility, production, health, reproduction, functional outcomes, economics

  • Peer-Reviewed Publications - 12+

    Published Abstracts - 30

    Extension and Technical Articles and Blogs - 18+

  • Professional Oral Conference Presentations

    Professional Poster Conference Presentations

    Professional 3MT Conference Presentations

    Online Nutraceutical Commercialization Strategy Course

    Leadership Academy Certification

    Project Management Professional (PMP)

    UTK Herbert College of Agriculture Young Alumni Council

    Best Practices in Publishing

    Best Practices in Teaching

Information into insight.

Insight into strategy.

Strategy into better outcomes.