Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893–1954)
Gustav Bohstedt
BOHSTEDT, GUSTAV (1887–1986), inducted 1951
Dr. Gustav Bohstedt was a pioneer in the field of animal nutrition, introducing fibrous feed and urea in rations. His work with vitamins and minerals in rations was cited when he was honored with the Morrison Award by the American Society of Animal Science in 1949. Born in Holstein, Germany, Bohstedt’s family immigrated to America when he was fifteen years old. He entered the College of Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin and completed the requirements for a Ph.D. degree in 1925. By this time, he was chief of the Department of Animal Industry at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. Bohstedt returned to his alma mater in 1928 and was named chair of the Department of Animal Husbandry in 1943, retiring in 1957.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 50