| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| Department: | Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine |
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Iowa State University
College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
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| Address: | 1710 Veterinary Medicine
Ames, IA 50011
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| Phone: | 515-294-5012 |
| Fax: | 515-294-1072 |
| E-mail: | oconnor@iastate.edu |
| Web Site: | http://www.vetmed.iastate.e
du/faculty_staff/profiles/o
connor.asp
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| Emphases: | Antimicrobial Resistance
Bioterrorism
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Food Safety (Pre-Harvest)
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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. |
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