Yoko Tsukahara, PhD

Visiting Research Scholar
American Institute for Goat Research Langston University

Dr. Yoko Tsukahara is currently a Visiting Research Scientist at the American Institute for Goat Research (AIGR), Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma. Dr. Tsukahara earned her Ph.D. in Animal Science from Kyoto University, Japan, in 2011. Her doctoral research focused on genetics and production system analysis of crossbred goats in the tropics. Since then, her research interest has been on small ruminants and she received postdoctoral training at AIGR in 2011-2016. During that term, she was selected to lead a USDA-funded project entitled “Sustainable Small Ruminant Production Through Selection for Resistance to Internal Parasites.” Her current project is entitled “LINC 2.0 – Enhanced Goat Management and Educational Tool.” The project goal is to update and enhance a web-based goat nutrient requirement calculation system (LINC; Langston Interactive Nutrition Calculators). Her broad research achievement extends to parasitology, nutrition, genetics, physiology, reproduction, behavior, production, management, and system analyses in small ruminant production.
Dr. Tsukahara has served as a Board Member of the International Goat Association since 2016.