Thomas H. Terrill
Professor of Animal Science
Forages/Small Ruminant Parasite Control
(478) 825-6814
terrillt@fvsu.edu
Fort Valley State University
Agricultural Research Station
1005 State University Drive
Fort Valley, Georgia 31030
Thomas Terrill is a Forage Specialist in the Animal Science Unit at Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia. He has been with Fort Valley State University since 1992. Thomas earned degrees in Forage Agronomy from Pennsylvania State University (B.S.), Virginia Tech (M.S.), and the University of Georgia (Ph.D.), and gained experience with utilization of condensed tannin-containing forages by sheep during a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Massey University in New Zealand. Dr. Terrill is the Coordinator for the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control. His primary research focus is on sustainable parasite control in small ruminants, with emphasis on use of sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata), a low-input, tannin-rich perennial legume, as a natural dewormer for sheep and goats. He also teaches and mentors several graduate students each semester in the Animal Science Master’s Program at Fort Valley State University.
Conference proceedings
American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control: The First Ten Years - 10th anniversary conference ACSRPC, Fort Valley, GA [May 2013]
Sericea Lespedeza - 10th anniversary conference ACSRPC, Fort Valley, GA [May 2013]
Factsheets
Best Management Practices: Sericea lespedeza [December 2023]
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Podcasts
Natural parasite control with Sericea lespedeza [March 2020]
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Timely Topics
Timely Topic: Sericea lespedeza: "wise man's alfalfa" [December 2014]
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Last updated 06.08.21
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