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Maria Fradette, MSc., PAg.

​​Consulting Ruminant Nutritionist

​Maria Fradette was raised on a purebred Gelbvieh operation near Clavet, Saskatchewan. She attended the University of Saskatchewan and earned her BSA (’14) from the Department of Animal and Poultry Science, where she focused on dairy nutrition. Her MSc (’19) was obtained from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine with a focus on hoof health and lameness. She enjoys working with beef and dairy producers to get to the root of the matter and develop innovative solutions to the challenges that matter to them; her nickname at home is Sherlock Holmes. Maria counts ruminant nutritionist among her other roles of mother, wife, riding instructor, horsewoman, and cow-lover.