Welfare and Epidemiology Conference -- Contact Us

For questions about registration, contact:

University Conference Services
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50010
515.294.6222 -- Phone
515.294.6223 -- Fax
ucs-info@iastate.edu -- E-mail

Planning Committee Contact Information:

Dr. Annette O'Connor
Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
Iowa State University
P O Box 3020
Ames, Iowa 50010
Phone 515.294.3837
Fax: 515.294.1072
E-mail: oconnor@iastate.edu

Dr. O'Connor serves as Assistant Professor in the Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Department at Iowa State University. She received her B.V.Sc. at University of Sydney, her M.V.Sc. at University of Queensland, and her D.V.Sc. at University Guelph.

Dr. O'Connor's scientific interests and experience are in the application of quantitative epidemiology to infectious diseases and food safety. In infectious disease, Dr O'Connor has worked primarily with respiratory diseases of cattle. She currently has research projects examining the association between BVDV serology and UBRD occurrence, the effect of Neospora exposure on feed lot performance, test characteristics of Johnes disease tests in beef cattle and the genetics' of resistance/susceptibility of pink eye in beef cattle. She also has a strong research interest in food safety and her work has concentrated of the ecology of Salmonella in pork in the pre-harvest environment and antimicrobial resistance.

Dr. Anna Johnson
Assistant Professor of Animal Behavior and Welfare
Department of Animal Science
2356-F Kildee Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011-3150
Phone: 515.294.2098
Fax: 515.294.4471
E-mail: johnsona@iastate.edu
Web Page: http://www.ans.iastate.edu/research/animal_behavior/

Dr. Johnson earned a PhD from Texas Tech University and then was employed by the National Pork Board in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Johnson came to ISU in 2005 and has created a successful behavior research lab. Her research centers around the areas of farm animal behavior and welfare in both conventional and alternative production systems.

Dr. Suzanne Millman
Associate Professor, Applied Animal Behaviour & Welfare Department of Population Medicine
Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
Tel: 519.824.4120, ext. 53677
Fax: 519.763.8621
Personal Website: http://www.uoguelph.ca/abw/smillman/

Dr. Suzanne Millman joined the faculty of the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in February 2008, as Associate Professor of Animal Welfare in the Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine and the Biomedical Sciences departments. Dr. Millman leads an active research program in food animal welfare, coordinates animal welfare instruction within the DVM curriculum and provides expertise in animal behaviour and welfare for producers, veterinarians and the public. Prior to coming to ISU, Millman was faculty at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph Canada for five years, where she now holds an adjunct appointment. Millman's research interests include animal welfare assessment, pain and sickness behaviour, with particular interests in addressing the needs of compromised cattle and swine. Her program is supported by federal and industry research grants, and has produced four PhD, six MSc and 16 undergraduate student research projects. Millman serves as Section Editor (Farm animals) for the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, and chairs the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare Steering Committee. She provides expertise to the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Animal Welfare Committee and serves on the American Society of Animal Science Bioethics Committee

Dr. Adroaldo Zanella
Professor of Animal Welfare
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science
Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences
Ullevalsveien 72; P.O.Box 8146 Dep.
NO-0033, Oslo, Norway
http://www.veths.no/welfare
Tel: + 47 22 59 74 95
Fax: + 47 22 59 70 83
View Dr. Zanella's Curriculum Vitae