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Axiota™ is pleased to announce that Dr. Sarah Stocks has joined its team as the Technical Services Director for its Dairy Business Unit. Dr. Stocks will be responsible for supporting all aspects of technical services including product research, consultation with dairy nutritionists, veterinarians, and producers as well as field support for Axiota territory managers. Her addition to the team will be key as Axiota brings two proven companies and products together in its newly formed Dairy Business Unit.

“We are thrilled to have Dr. Stocks join our team. She brings a unique combination of expertise and experience in dairy nutrition and health that will help us better serve the dairy industry with our unique platforms that support cattle to thrive during periods of transition and stress.” said Jimmy Owens, VP of the US Dairy Business at Axiota.

Sarah received her BS in Animal Science from Cornell University and MS degree in Dairy Science from University of Wisconsin, before earning a PhD in Animal Science from Michigan State University. Dr. Stocks has extensive research experience and is the author of multiple scientific publications. She resides in Central New York.

Previously, Dr. Stocks worked at Papillion Agricultural Company providing herd evaluations and nutritional decision-making services for sales managers, dairy nutritionists, and producers. Prior to that she served as an Independent Dairy Nutritionist for Barton, Kiefer and Associates, LLC, and was a Dairy Field Technical Specialist with Diamond V Mills.

Axiota Animal Health is the newly formed parent company of MULTIMIN® USA and MS Biotec®. The Axiota dairy team was formed to establish a dedicated focus on delivering two proven technology platforms to the dairy industry. MULTIMIN® 90 is a prescription-only injectable trace mineral that provides a supplemental source of zinc, selenium, copper, and manganese. Trace minerals are the building blocks of the immune and reproductive systems and MULTIMIN® 90 provides sure trace mineral supply by timed injection. Lactipro® supplies an immediate, viable population of Mega e® - a prolific, rumen-native microbe that preferentially consumers lactic acid and produces butyrate. Please visit Axiota.com to learn more about the company and its products.