Source: MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV submitted to NRP
EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES TO IMPROVE CATTLE HEALTH AND REDUCE ANTIBIOTIC USE
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
AFRI COMPETITIVE GRANT
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1014830
Grant No.
2018-69003-28706
Cumulative Award Amt.
$1,138,620.00
Proposal No.
2017-05606
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Aug 15, 2018
Project End Date
Aug 14, 2024
Grant Year
2018
Program Code
[A4171]- Effective Mitigation Strategies for Antimicrobial Resistance
Recipient Organization
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV
(N/A)
MISSISSIPPI STATE,MS 39762
Performing Department
CVM Pathobiology/Population Me
Non Technical Summary
Society is increasingly interested in, not only the safety and security of the retail food supply, but also in how this is affected by the way animals are raised. Researchers and public health officials are increasingly concerned about how the use of antibiotics in agriculture may affect human risk for acquiring antibiotic resistant enteric bacteria through the food supply. If cattle were managed to better prevent common bacterial infections, then less antibiotics would be used. Veterinarians trained in cattle health management can help farmers produce healthier cattle and provide guidance on responsible antibiotic use.Our ultimate goal is to change perceptions and behavior regarding responsible antibiotic use among our many stakeholders from producer to consumer. The goal of this project is to offer tools and training in formal and informal teaching settings to help keep cattle healthy so that less antibiotics are used. Our specific objectives to meet these goals are to: Objective 1) Promote a culture of responsible antibiotic use among 4H youth, cattle producers, and veterinarians by providing tools and educational opportunities to provide systems of care the keep cattle healthy and productive with less use of antibiotics.Objective 2) Prepare a veterinary workforce to help livestock producers in rural communities improve animal health and well-being, protect the safety and security of the food supply, promote public health, and improve profitability, with less use of antibiotics. ?
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
3073310117050%
3113310117050%
Knowledge Area
311 - Animal Diseases; 307 - Animal Management Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
3310 - Beef cattle, live animal;

Field Of Science
1170 - Epidemiology;
Goals / Objectives
Our ultimate goal is to change perceptions and behavior regarding responsible antibiotic use among our many stakeholders from producer to consumer. The goals of this integrated proposal are to offer tools and training in formal and informal teaching settings to help keep cattle healthy so that less antibiotics are used, thereby mitigating the risk for selection and transmission of antimicrobial resistant bacteria through food. Our specific objectives to meet these goals are:Objective 1) Promote a culture of responsible antibiotic use among 4H and other youth, cattle producers, and veterinarians. To complete this extension objective, we will provide tools and training to help these stakeholders provide a system of care, consistent with responsible antibiotic use principles, that keep cattle healthy and productive with less use of antibiotics.4H youthPublish a 4H project on animal careDevelop a website with updated resources on animal care to support the animal care projectDevelop a free electronic cattle health database for recording health and performance of cattle in 4H projectsCattle ProducersDevelop a confidential cloud-based animal health database for recording health and performance of cattle using smartphone interface (minimal fee for maintenance)Populate a website to support and download the cattle health database, and provide antibiotic stewardship educationOffer local training programs to cow-calf and stocker cattle producers on beef quality assurance, including how to use antibiotics responsibly and how to use health records to keep cattle healthyVeterinariansDevelop a confidential cloud-based animal health database for recording health and performance of cattle using smartphone technology (veterinary access to client records with permission)Develop a website to support and download the cattle health database, and provide antibiotic stewardship educationOffer training programs to US veterinarians on antibiotic stewardship, and using health records to keep cattle healthyObjective 2) Prepare a veterinary workforce to help livestock producers in rural communities improve animal health and well-being, protect the safety and security of the food supply, promote public health, and improve profitability, with less use of antibiotics. To complete this education objective we will:Provide additional clinical opportunities for veterinary students to gain practical experience and applied problem solving in population medicineOffer advanced training opportunities to population medicine residents and graduate students
Project Methods
We will develop tools and training in formal and informal teaching settings to help keep cattle healthy so that less antibiotics are used.Objective 1) Promote a culture of responsible antibiotic use among 4H and other youth, cattle producers, and veterinarians. To complete this extension objective, we will provide tools and training to help these stakeholders provide a system of care, consistent with responsible antibiotic use principles, that keep cattle healthy and productive with less use of antibiotics.In objective 1, we will teach these principles to three target audiences (4H youth, cattle producers, and veterinarians) using the following tools and activities:Sub-objective 1A: 4H Youth education. We will publish a project on animal care for 4H livestock youth. The material for this project has been written and reviewed by content experts and pilot tested. The "Caring for Animals" project was written for 4H youth aged 11 to 15. Changes in knowledge or attitude will be measured using pre - post training tests.Sub-objective 1B: Using records to keep cattle healthy. We will work with Mississippi State University computer programmers to develop a confidential cloud-based animal health database for recording health events and performance of cattle using a smartphone interface (sustained after the grant by using minimal annual fee for maintenance). Veterinarians with an understanding of health records analysis (Objective 2) are prepared to help their clients use data from their own farms to help make better management decisions. Some standard reports will be built in. The database will be useful for producers to evaluate:relative merit of calves and their damsthe herd's reproductive and growth performance -and associated management factorsimpact of disease on reproduction and growth performance -and critical control pointstreatment efficacydrug withdrawal times prior to marketingSub-objective 1C: Regional and national training programs to 1) cow-calf and stocker cattle producers and 2) veterinarians on beef quality assurance, including how to use antibiotics responsibly and how to use health records to keep cattle healthy. We are proposing to use our mobile computer lab (28 laptop computer stations and associated items) during daylong training workshops in association with national and regional meetings to teach veterinarians and cattle producers how to use the health records database (Sub-objective 2B), spreadsheet software, and other computer programs. Changes in knowledge or attitude will be measured using pre - post training tests.Objective 2). Prepare a veterinary workforce to help livestock producers in rural communities improve animal health and well-being, the safety and security of the food supply, public health, and profitability, with less use of antibiotics. We will do this by:A) providing enhanced experiences for students to conduct investigations of disease outbreaks and impaired productivityB) offering additional opportunities for population medicine residents and graduate students to gain advanced training.Sub-objective 2A) Provide additional opportunities for veterinary students to gain practical experience and applied problem solving in population medicine.The MSU-CVM population medicine rotation has a 10-passenger van for transportation, but a limitation is the distance the students can travel roundtrip in a day, the cost for fuel and maintenance and costs involved with overnight trips. We will fund overnight trips, so we can travel farther, offer services over a larger region, provide students exposure to animal production systems unlike those closer to the MSU-CVM, and provide opportunities to meet with diagnostic and regulatory veterinarians located in the state capitol, Jackson, MS.We will purchase expendable (e.g. needles, blood tubes, and fecal cups) and non-expendable (e.g. a microscope) supplies and use some funds to allow on-farm diagnostics.Sub-objective 2B) Providing advanced training to population medicine residents and graduate students Every year, each resident will be eligible to apply for funds to attend a 3-day professional meeting to obtain advanced training in veterinary medicine or food safety. Applications will be reviewed by population medicine faculty and approved by the PD. Also, once during their residency, each resident will have the opportunity to apply for funds to attend a two-week externship for advanced training in veterinary medicine or food safety. Residents chosen for advanced experiences will be expected to give an oral presentation to the population medicine rotation students and faculty within one month of returning from their experience. Applications will be reviewed by population medicine faculty and approved by the PD. Selection criteria are based on the value of the experience to the resident's career goals and the needs of the residency.Stakeholder involvement and dissemination of resultsA stakeholder advisory committee will be composed of a beef cattle producer, practicing veterinarian, Extension veterinarian, and an animal health researcher from various regions of the country. We will share extension and education resources though eXtension and our own websites: (http://extension.msstate.edu/beef and https://blogs.msucares.com/theriskproject/)

Progress 08/15/18 to 08/14/24

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this project are: Veterinarians Veterinary students Beef cattle producers 4H Youth Changes/Problems:We requested and received a second no-cost extension for the following reasons. We had budgeted for travel expenses for outbreak investigations requiring overnight trips, but the COVID-19 pandemic severely limited our opportunities for travel. We are now able to conduct overnight trips throughout a multi-state region, so the carry forward balance could help provide more opportunities for student and resident education. We also budgeted for travel so that population medicine residents could obtain specialized training from external institutions or experiences, however the pandemic prevented this. We have only recently been able to begin funding these opportunities. We have developed a smartphone application for recording cattle health and production data; however, the development has taken more time than expected, but now exceeds the capabilities that we had originally proposed. The app is now functional, and we are seeking a commercial vendor to make the application publicly available. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Veterinary student clinical training in outbreak investigation and population medicine. Resident training and continuing education. We have developed continuing education for veterinarians. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Approximately 630 veterinary students have received additional opportunities in outbreak investigation, systems thinking, use of causal loop diagrams, use of spreadsheets, and application of diagnostic tests to aid population-based diagnosis because of this project. Graduate veterinarians received training in cattle health and performance records analysis at the American Association of Bovine Practitioners Face to face BQA training workshops for beef cattle producers in Mississippi. Printed BQA manual for beef cattle producers in Mississippi. Peer reviewed publications. Printed and online availability of the 4H project book. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Major activities completed We are making changes to the smartphone application for capturing cattle health records after beta testing with a small number of beef cattle producers and performance data (iOS and Android operating systems). We were able to develop a way to report the 3-generation genealogy of an individual, and a system for emailing spreadsheet files with selected data for sharing with veterinarians or other animal health and performance consultants. The current work involves bug fixes 4H project booklet is complete, printed, and in the hands of extension agents across Mississippi. We have distributed booklets in 2022 and 2023 to extension veterinarians at the Applied Animal and Public Health Research and Extension Symposium held during the USAHA annual meeting. In the next year we will continue to advertise the project nationally. The quality of the residency training program is evidenced by our accreditation in 2022 by the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine -one of only three such programs in the US. Veterinary students participating in the population medicine rotation enjoy the opportunities to see a variety of animal systems as they learn to mitigate problems leading to animal disease. It is noteworthy that almost none of the outbreaks we investigate require an antimicrobial solution. We continue to publish educational materials, provide outreach education to producers and veterinarians, and provide experiential learning opportunities to population medicine residents and veterinary students through field disease outbreak investigations. For example, recently we published an article on the use of systems thinking to make veterinary medical decisions and co-edited an issue on the use of cattle diagnostic testing and interpretation methods. Specific objectives met Our primary goal is to change perceptions and behavior regarding responsible antibiotic useamong our many stakeholders from producer to consumer. Our specific objectives to meet thesegoals are to: Objective 1) Promote a culture of responsible antibiotic use among 4H youth, cattleproducers, and veterinarians. Objective 2) Prepare a veterinary workforce to help livestock producers in ruralcommunities improve animal health and well-being, protect the safety and security of thefood supply, public health, and profitability, with less use of antibiotics. We are underway to complete both objectives. Objective 1. Is being met through the completion of the 4H project book on animal care (target: 4H youth), outreach programs to BQA audiences and other producer meetings, continuing education provided to veterinarians on health records analysis, systems thinking, and antimicrobial stewardship. Objective 2. Is being met through resident instruction, including sponsoring travel for continuing education, and expanded activities for veterinary students through the population medicine clinical rotation. ?Significant results achieved 1) We completed a 4H Book on animal husbandry that has been reviewed for content and educational value, has been revised in response to the review, has been printed and distributed to extension agents across Mississippi and available online. 2) We have expanded our capabilities to train veterinary students in population medicine, by adding laboratory space and conducting additional diagnostics during outbreak investigations. 3) We have lectured and offered workshops to veterinarians on cattle health and performance data collection, management, and analysis and cattle producers on beef quality assurance topics. 4) We have funded travel for continuing education to population medicine residents.

Publications

  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2024 Citation: Smith DR. 2024. Systems thinking about veterinary antimicrobial stewardship. Convention of the American Veterinary Medical Association. June 23, 2024. Invited oral presentation with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Smith DR. 2023. Antimicrobial stewardship: a One Health Topic. The World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) Celebration. National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. Lagos, Nigeria. November 21, 2023. Invited international presentation via virtual platform.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Smith DR. 2023. Systems thinking in bovine practice. Convention of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. September 21, 2023. Invited 2 hour clinical forum.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Woodruff KA, Smith DR. 2023. Integrating Population Health and Systems Thinking into Multiple Areas in the Veterinary Curriculum. Bovine Educators Forum. Assoc Bov Pract. Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, WI, Sept. 20. 2023. Oral presentation.


Progress 08/15/22 to 08/14/23

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this project are: Veterinarians Veterinary students Beef cattle producers 4H Youth Changes/Problems:We requested and received a second no-cost extension for the following reasons. We had budgeted for travel expenses for outbreak investigations requiring overnight trips, but the COVID-19 pandemic severely limited our opportunities for travel. We are now able to conduct overnight trips throughout a multi-state region, so the carry forward balance could help provide more opportunities for student and resident education. We also budgeted for travel so that population medicine residents could obtain specialized training from external institutions or experiences, however the pandemic prevented this. We have only recently been able to begin funding these opportunities. We have developed a smartphone application for recording cattle health and production data; however, the development has taken more time than expected, but now exceeds the capabilities that we had originally proposed. The app is now functional and is going through a second round of beta testing. With another year we can make the app nationally available and provide training to veterinarians and producers on how to use the app to manage the health of cattle and other livestock species. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Veterinary student clinical training in outbreak investigation and population medicine. Resident training and continuing education. We have developed continuing education for veterinarians. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Approximately 520 veterinary students have received additional opportunities in outbreak investigation, systems thinking, use of causal loop diagrams, use of spreadsheets, and application of diagnostic tests to aid population-based diagnosis because of this project. Graduate veterinarians received training in cattle health and performance records analysis at the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. Face to face BQA training workshops for beef cattle producers in Mississippi. Peer reviewed publications. Printed and online availability of the 4H project book. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The two primary products of this project are the 4H book on animal husbandry and the cattle health record keeping app. The 4H project book is printed and in use. In year 5 we will work to extend its use regionally and nationally. We will continue our education and extension activities in year 5. These include providing veterinary residents with opportunities to travel for continuing education and a one-time 2-week externship, providing opportunities for veterinary students to learn population medicine, training beef cattle producers about beef quality assurance and antimicrobial stewardship, and training cattle veterinarians on effective ways to analyze data to make better cattle health recommendations and antimicrobial stewardship.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Major activities completed We are making changes to the smartphone application for capturing cattle health records after beta testing with a small number of beef cattle producers and performance data (iOS and Android operating systems). We were able to develop a way to report the 3-generation genealogy of an individual, and a system for emailing spreadsheet files with selected data for sharing with veterinarians or other animal health and performance consultants. The current work involves bug fixes 4H project booklet is complete, printed, and in the hands of extension agents across Mississippi. We have distributed booklets in 2022 and 2023 to extension veterinarians at the Applied Animal and Public Health Research and Extension Symposium held during the USAHA annual meeting. In the next year we will continue to advertise the project nationally. The quality of the residency training program is evidenced by our accreditation in 2022 by the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine -one of only three such programs in the US. Veterinary students participating in the population medicine rotation enjoy the opportunities to see a variety of animal systems as they learn to mitigate problems leading to animal disease. It is noteworthy that almost none of the outbreaks we investigate require an antimicrobial solution. We continue to publish educational materials, provide outreach education to producers and veterinarians, and provide experiential learning opportunities to population medicine residents and veterinary students through field disease outbreak investigations. For example, recently we published an article on the use of systems thinking to make veterinary medical decisions and co-edited an issue on the use of cattle diagnostic testing and interpretation methods. Specific objectives met Our primary goal is to change perceptions and behavior regarding responsible antibiotic useamong our many stakeholders from producer to consumer. Our specific objectives to meet thesegoals are to: Objective 1) Promote a culture of responsible antibiotic use among 4H youth, cattleproducers, and veterinarians. Objective 2) Prepare a veterinary workforce to help livestock producers in ruralcommunities improve animal health and well-being, protect the safety and security of thefood supply, public health, and profitability, with less use of antibiotics. We are underway to complete both objectives. Objective 1. Is being met through the completion of the 4H project book on animal care (target: 4H youth), outreach programs to BQA audiences and other producer meetings, continuing education provided to veterinarians on health records analysis, systems thinking, and antimicrobial stewardship. Objective 2. Is being met through resident instruction, including sponsoring travel for continuing education, and expanded activities for veterinary students through the population medicine clinical rotation. ?Significant results achieved 1) We completed a 4H Book on animal husbandry that has been reviewed for content and educational value, has been revised in response to the review, has been printed and distributed to extension agents across Mississippi and available online. 2) We have expanded our capabilities to train veterinary students in population medicine, by adding laboratory space and conducting additional diagnostics during outbreak investigations. 3) We have lectured and offered workshops to veterinarians on cattle health and performance data collection, management, and analysis. 4) We have funded travel to population medicine residents for continuing education.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2022 Citation: Jumper W.I. Huston C.L., Wills R.W., Smith D.R. 2022. Survey of U.S. cow-calf producer access to and use of technology for cattle health and production record-keeping purposes. Bov Pract. 56(2) 16-28
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2022 Citation: Smith DR. 2022. Understanding the nature of epidemics: and how to quell them. Convention of the American Veterinary Medical Association. August 2, 2022. Philadelphia, PA. 2hr invited lecture with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2022 Citation: Smith DR. 2022. Sorry, but this cow is open, too: investigating and monitoring reproduction. Academy of Veterinary Consultants. Kansas City, MO. December meeting. 1.5 hr invited oral presentation with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Smith DR. 2023. Sorry, but this cow is open too& Investigating and monitoring reproduction Texas AM Extension Veterinary Conference. College Station, TX. August 6, 2023 Invited 2hr presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Smith DR. 2023. Systems thinking in bovine practice. Convention of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. September 21, 2023. Invited 2 hour clinical forum.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Smith DR. 2023. Hazards in beef and dairy products that originate on the farm. African Union Scholars. Mississippi State University. August 13, 2023.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Smith DR. 2023. Antimicrobial stewardship. African Union Scholars. Mississippi State University. October 8, 2023.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2022 Citation: Woodruff KA*, Smith DR, Wills RW. 2022. A simulation model to study the effects of dog density on illness and release rates in animal shelters. International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics; August 9, 2022. Oral presentation with proceedings.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2022 Citation: Jumper W.I., Huston C.L., Wills R.W., Smith D.R. 2022. Survey of U.S. cow-calf producer methods and opinions of cattle health and production record-keeping. Bov Pract. 56(2): 1-15
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2022 Citation: Woodruff, KW. 2022. Innovative Approaches to teaching Veterinary Epidemiology. Convention of the American Veterinary Medical Association. August 2, 2022. Philadelphia, PA. 2hr invited lecture with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2022 Citation: Woodruff KA*, Smith DR. 2022. Clinical rotation in population medicine. Bovine Educators Forum. Assoc Bov Pract. Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CA. Sept. 20. 2022. Oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Woodruff, KW. 2023. A Discussion on teaching and engaging students in epidemiology. Convention of the American Veterinary Medical Association. July 16, 2023. Denver, CO. 2hr invited lecture with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Woodruff KA, Smith DR. 2023. Integrating Population Health and Systems Thinking into Multiple Areas in the Veterinary Curriculum. Bovine Educators Forum. Assoc Bov Pract. Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, WI Sept. 20. 2023. Oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Jumper, WI. 2023. Thoughts on the use of electronic health records in cattle practice. Veterinary Advancement of Systems Thinking. Oral presentation. Mar. 2023
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2022 Citation: Jumper, WI. 2022. Summary of a nationwide survey of cow-calf producer record-keeping practices. Academy of Veterinary Consultants. Kansas City, MO. Dec. 2022. Invited oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Jumper, WI. 2022. Thoughts on the use of electronic health records in cattle management. Prairie Research Unit Field Day, Nov. 2022. Invited oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Jumper, WI. 2023. Thoughts on the use of electronic health records in cattle practice. 2023 Winter MVMA conference (Feb. 24, 2023). Invited oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Jumper, WI. 2023. Thoughts on the use of electronic health records in cattle management. 2023 Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Convention, Starkville, MS (March 4, 2023)
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2022 Citation: Smith DR, Wills RW, Woodruff KA. 2022. Epidemiologys Adoption of System Dynamics is a Natural Extension of Population Thinking. Vet Clin Food Anim 38 (2022) 245259 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvfa.2022.02.003
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2023 Citation: Ruminant Diagnostics and Interpretation, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice. Editors: John Dustin Loy, Jessie D. Monday, David R. Smith. February 6, 2023. Hardback ISBN: 9780323938372 eBook ISBN: 9780323938389
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2023 Citation: Loy JD, Monday JR, Smith DR. 2023. Future Directions for Ruminant Diagnostics. Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice 39 (1), 175-183


Progress 08/15/21 to 08/14/22

Outputs
Target Audience:Veterinarians Veterinary students Beef cattle producers 4H Youth Changes/Problems:The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused some cancellation of meetings and missed opportunities for student training. Some Beef Quality Assurance meetings have been cancelled. We are using travel funds to supply additional vehicles for outbreak investigation trips so that students can be socially distanced. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Veterinary student clinical training in outbreak investigation and population medicine Resident training and continuing education We have developed continuing education for veterinarians How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Approximately 405 veterinary students have received additional opportunities in outbreak investigation, systems thinking, use of causal loop diagrams, use of spreadsheets, and application of diagnostic tests to aid population-based diagnosis because of this project. Graduate veterinarians received training in cattle health and performance records analysis at the American Association of Bovine Practitioners Face to face BQA training workshops for beef cattle producers in Mississippi Peer reviewed publications. Printed and online availability of the 4H project book. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The two primary products of this project are the 4H book on animal husbandry and the cattle health record keeping app. The 4H project book is printed and in use. In year 5 we will work to extend its use regionally and nationally. We will continue our education and extension activities in year 5. These include providing veterinary residents with opportunities to travel for continuing education and a one-time 2-week externship, providing opportunities for veterinary students to learn population medicine, training beef cattle producers about beef quality assurance and antimicrobial stewardship, and training cattle veterinarians on effective ways to analyze data to make better cattle health recommendations and antimicrobial stewardship.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Major activities completed We are making changes to the smartphone application for capturing cattle health records after beta testing with a small number of beef cattle producers and performance data (iOS and Android operating systems). The changes include establishing a way to report the 3-generation genealogy of an individual, and a system for emailing spreadsheet files with selected data for sharing with veterinarians or other animal health and performance consultants. 4H project booklet is complete, printed, and in the hands of extension agents across Mississippi. In the next year we will advertise the project nationally. Specific objectives met Our primary goal is to change perceptions and behavior regarding responsible antibiotic use among our many stakeholders from producer to consumer. Our specific objectives to meet these goals are to: Objective 1) Promote a culture of responsible antibiotic use among 4H youth, cattle producers, and veterinarians. Objective 2) Prepare a veterinary workforce to help livestock producers in rural communities improve animal health and well-being, protect the safety and security of the food supply, public health, and profitability, with less use of antibiotics. We are underway to complete both objectives. Objective 1. Is being met through the completion of the 4H project book on animal care (target: 4H youth), outreach programs to BQA audiences and other producer meetings, continuing education provided to veterinarians on health records analysis, systems thinking, and antimicrobial stewardship. Objective 2. Is being met through resident instruction, including sponsoring travel for continuing education, and expanded activities for veterinary students through the population medicine clinical rotation. ?Significant results achieved 1) We completed a 4H Book on animal husbandry that has been reviewed for content and educational value, has been revised in response to the review, has been printed and distributed to extension agents across Mississippi and available online. 2) We offered educational programs to cattle producers in Mississippi on beef quality assurance. 3) We have expanded our capabilities to train veterinary students in population medicine, by adding laboratory space and conducting additional diagnostics during outbreak investigations. 4) We have lectured and offered workshops to veterinarians on cattle health and performance data collection, management, and analysis. 5) We have funded travel to population medicine residents for continuing education.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2022 Citation: Smith DR, Wills RW, Woodruff KW. 2022. Epidemiologys Adoption of System Dynamics is a Natural Extension of Population Thinking. Veterinary Clinics of North America, Food Animal. Vet Clin Food Anim 38 (2022) 245259 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvfa.2022.02.003
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jumper WI, Huston CL, Wills RW, Smith DR. 2021. Survey of veterinary involvement in management decisions on Mississippi cow-calf operations. The Bovine Practitioner. 55(1) 37-44. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol55no1p37-44
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jumper WI, Huston CL, Wills RW, Smith DR. 2021. Survey of the cattle health and production record-keeping methods and opinions of cow-calf producers in Mississippi. The Bovine Practitioner, 55(1), 26-36. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol55no1p26-36
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2022 Citation: Jumper, W.I.*, Huston, C.L., Wills, R.W., Smith, D.R. Survey of the cattle health and production record-keeping methods, opinions, and technology use of U.S. cow-calf producers; Oral presentation (In-person); International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics; August 2022.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jumper, W.I.*, Huston, C.L., Wills, R.W., Smith, D.R. Veterinary involvement in cattle health and production record-keeping on U.S. cow-calf operations; Oral presentation (In-person); Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases; December 2021.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jumper, W.I.*, Huston, C.L., Wills, R.W., Smith D.R. Survey of cattle health and production record-keeping methods and opinions of U.S. cow-calf producers; Oral presentation. American Association of Bovine Practitioners 54th Annual Conference; October 2021.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jumper, W.I.*, Huston, C.L., Wills, R.W., Smith D.R. U.S. cow-calf producer interest in and access to technology for cattle health and production record-keeping purposes; Oral presentation. American Association of Bovine Practitioners 54th Annual Conference; October 2021.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jumper, W.I.*, Huston, C.L., Wills, R.W., Smith D.R. Survey of cattle health and production record-keeping methods and opinions of U.S. cow-calf producers; Oral presentation. Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine Research Day; August 2021.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Thompson, A. C., and D. R. Smith. October 8, 2021. The effect of transfer of passive immunity on disease risk in pre-weaned calves: a systematic review and meta-analysis. American Association of Bovine Practitioner. Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Thompson, A. C., and D. R. Smith. December 3, 2021. Sources of variation in a commercial bovine immunoglobulin G radial immunodiffusion assay. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease. Chicago, IL.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2022 Citation: Thompson, A., R. Wills, and D. Smith. August 8, 2022. Sources of variance in the results of a commercial bovine immunoglobulin G radial immunodiffusion assay. 16th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. Halifax, Canada.


Progress 08/15/20 to 08/14/21

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this project are veterinarians, veterinary students, beef cattle producers, and4H Youth. Changes/Problems:The COVID-19 pandemic has caused some cancellation of meetings and missed opportunities for student training. Some Beef Quality Assurance meetings have been cancelled. We are now using travel funds to supply additional vehicles for outbreak investigation trips so that students can be socially distanced. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Veterinary student clinical training in outbreak investigation and population medicine Resident training Veterinary continuing education How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Approximately 290 veterinary students have received additional opportunities in outbreak investigation, systems thinking, use of causal loop diagrams, use of spreadsheets, and application of diagnostic tests to aid population-based diagnosis because of this project. Face to face BQA training workshops for beef cattle producers in Mississippi Book chapter and peer reviewed publications. Printed and online availability of the 4H project book. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The two primary products of this project are the 4H book on animal husbandry and the cattle health record keeping app. The 4H project book is printed and in use. In year 4 we will work to extend its use regionally and nationally. We will continue our education and extension activities in year 4. These include providing veterinary residents with opportunities to travel for continuing education and a one-time 2-week externship, providing opportunities for veterinary students to learn population medicine, training beef cattle producers about beef quality assurance and antimicrobial stewardship, and training cattle veterinarians on effective ways to analyze data to make better cattle health recommendations and antimicrobial stewardship.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Major activities completed We are beta testing with a small number of beef cattle producers the smartphone application for capturing cattle health and performance data (iOS and Android operating systems) 4H project booklet is complete, printed, and in the hands of extension agents across Mississippi Specific objectives met Our primary goal is to change perceptions and behavior regarding responsible antibiotic use among our many stakeholders from producer to consumer. Our specific objectives to meet these goals are to: Objective 1) Promote a culture of responsible antibiotic use among 4H youth, cattle producers, and veterinarians. Objective 2) Prepare a veterinary workforce to help livestock producers in rural communities improve animal health and well-being, protect the safety and security of the food supply, public health, and profitability, with less use of antibiotics. We are underway to complete both objectives. Objective 1. Is being met through the completion of the 4H project book on animal care (target: 4H youth), outreach programs to BQA audiences and other producer meetings, continuing education provided to veterinarians on health records analysis, systems thinking, and antimicrobial stewardship. Objective 2. Is being met through resident instruction and expanded activities for veterinary students through the population medicine clinical rotation. Significant results achieved 1) We have edited a 4H Book on animal husbandry that has been reviewed for content and educational value, has been revised in response to the review, and is now in the design and printing phase. 2) We offered educational programs to cattle producers in Mississippi on beef quality assurance. 3) We have expanded our capabilities to train veterinary students in population medicine, by adding laboratory space and conducting additional diagnostics during outbreak investigations.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Smith DR. 2020. Risk factors for bovine respiratory disease in beef cattle. Animal Health Research Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1466252320000110.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jumper WI, Huston CL, Wills RW, Smith DR. 2021. Survey of the cattle health and production recordkeeping methods and opinions of cow-calf producers in Mississippi. Bovine Practitioner. 55(1) 26-36
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jumper WI, Huston CL, Wills RW, Smith DR. 2021. Survey of veterinary involvement in management decisions on Mississippi cow-calf operations. Bovine Practitioner. 55(1) 37-44.
  • Type: Books Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Smith DR. 2021. Strategies to Decrease Neonatal Calf Loss in Beef Herds. Chapter 72. In: Bovine Reproduction. Hopper R. ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119602484.ch72
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jumper, W. Isaac. CALF Manager: Using data on cow-calf operations. VAST Workshop. Kansas City, MO. May 22, 2021
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jumper, W. Isaac. CALF Manager: Using data on cow-calf operations. Kentucky Junior Cattlemens Meeting. Mississippi State University. June 17, 2021.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Smith DR. 2021. Getting paid for making evidence-based recommendations for clients. 2021 Washington Veterinary Medical Association Spring Conference. Invited oral presentation with proceedings. March 27, 2021.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Smith DR. 2021. Topics in population thinking: herd immunity. 2021 Washington Veterinary Medical Association Spring Conference. Invited oral presentation with proceedings. March 27, 2021.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Smith DR. Basics of epidemiology: some concepts of infectious disease prevention and control. ACVPM Preparatory Course. Invited oral presentation. Jan 20, 2021.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Smith DR. 2021. Evisioning systems of care to prevent beef calf diseases. AVMA Virtual Conference 2021. Invited oral presentation with proceedings. July 29, 2021.


Progress 08/15/19 to 08/14/20

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this project are veterinarians, veterinary students, beef cattle producers, and 4H Youth. Changes/Problems:The COVID-19 pandemic has caused some cancellation of meetings and missed opportunities for student training. Some Beef Quality Assurance meetings have been cancelled. Also, from the beginning of March until the end of July 2020 the population medicine rotation students were not able to travel to farms for outbreak investigations. Faculty and residents have conducted field disease outbreak investigations and have used videos and electronic meeting platforms to share the on-sight investigations with the students. We are now using travel funds to supply additional vehicles for trips so that students can be socially distanced. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Two residents and one graduate student attended a two-day workshop in systems thinking at Columbia, MO. Also, two residents increased their understanding of beef cattle production systems by spending a week working with ranchers in Nebraska. Funding has been approved for two residents to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners in person or virtually in 2020. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Approximately 190 veterinary students have received additional opportunities in outbreak investigation, systems thinking, use of causal loop diagrams, use of spreadsheets, and application of diagnostic tests to aid population-based diagnosis because of this project. Face to face BQA training workshops for beef cattle producers in Mississippi One and two-day workshops to train veterinarians on using data to make better cattle health decisions. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The two primary products of this project are the 4H book on animal husbandry and the cattle health record keeping app. We anticipate completion of the 4H book artwork design in the next year (year 3), so that printing and distribution can happen in year 4. The cattle health app should be completed, based on the current beta testing in year 3, with distribution beginning in year 4. We will continue our education and extension activities in year 3. These include providing veterinary residents with opportunities to travel for continuing education and a one-time 2-week externship, providing opportunities for veterinary students to learn population medicine, training beef cattle producers about beef quality assurance and antimicrobial stewardship, and training cattle veterinarians on effective ways to analyze data to make better cattle health recommendations and antimicrobial stewardship.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Major activities completed 1) We hired a coordinator for the population medicine rotation 2) We hired a graphic design artist 3) We are in the process of beta testing with a small number of beef cattle producers the first phase of the smartphone application for capturing cattle health and performance data (iOS and Android operating systems) Specific objectives met No specific objectives have been completed, although all are well underway. Significant results achieved 1) We have edited a 4H Book on animal husbandry that has been reviewed for content and educational value, has been revised in response to the review, and is now in the design and printing phase. 2) We offered educational programs to cattle producers in Mississippi on beef quality assurance. 3) We conducted national two-day workshop on using data to make decisions about cattle health and performance as a pre-conference seminar at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners September 10 and 11, 2019 in St. Louis, MO. Smith DR, Wills RW, Woodruff KA. 2019. Seminar 11A: Tools and concepts for Making Evidence-Based Decisions -using spreadsheets. Pre-Conference Seminar. American Association of Bovine Practitioners Annual Convention. St Louis, MO. 8-hour computer laboratory for cattle veterinarians Objectives: • Understand how simple measures of health and performance can enable veterinarians to better help their clients and provide additional income opportunities for their practices • Know how to summarize and analyze data using spreadsheet functions, graphs, and pivot tables Smith DR, Wills RW, Woodruff KA. 2019. Seminar 11B: Tools and concepts for Making Evidence-Based Decisions -making better decisions with data. Pre-Conference Seminar. American Association of Bovine Practitioners Annual Convention. St Louis, MO. 8-hour computer laboratory for cattle veterinarians Objectives: • Understand how to use animal health and performance data to make appropriate inferences about the occurrence of health and performance events • Understand probability statistics • Be able to apply these tools and concepts to specific cattle practice scenarios (e.g. reproductive performance, heifer development, diagnostics, investigation of disease and impaired performance) A third two-day AABP pre-conference workshop is scheduled for September 22 and 23, 2020. 4) We have expanded our capabilities to train veterinary students in population medicine, by adding laboratory space and conducting additional diagnostics during outbreak investigations. 5) A two-day workshop on applying systems thinking to cattle health and productivity was scheduled for July 14-15, 2020 but was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publications

  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Karisch B, Woolums A. 2020. Making Antibiotics Work for You in the Modern Era. National Cattlemens Beef Association. Cattlemens College. San Antonio, TX. Feb 5, 2020. Oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Smith DR. 2020. What does antimicrobial stewardship in cattle practice look like? Missouri Veterinary Medical Association Winter Meeting. Columbia, MO. Jan 25, 2020. Invited oral presentation with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Smith DR. 2020. Systems approach to bovine respiratory disease. Missouri Veterinary Medical Association Winter Meeting. Jan 25, 2020. Invited oral presentation with proceedings.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. Herd immunity. Vet Clin N Am Food Anim. 35 593-604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvfa.2019.07.001
  • Type: Books Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2020 Citation: Smith DR. 2020. Strategies to Decrease Neonatal Calf Loss in Beef Herds. Chapter 68. In: Bovine Reproduction. Hopper R. ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, NJ. (revision in press)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Smith DR. 2020. Is Antimicrobial Disease Prevention Good Stewardship? American Veterinary Medical Association Virtual Convention 2020. August 20. 2020. #2105 Invited oral presentation with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Smith DR. 2020. Im not positive thats a positive how to evaluate and interpret diagnostic tests. American College of Veterinary Pathologists Webinar. July 14, 2020. Invited oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Brookshire C. Advanced Diagnostic Test Interpretation: Likelihood Ratios and Bayesian Statistics. 2019 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum. Phoenix, AZ. June 6, 2020. Invited oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Smith DR. 2020. The calf market and antimicrobial use. Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association Winter Meeting. Starkville, MS. Feb 29, 2020. Oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Smith DR. 2020. Im not positive thats a positive -the art and science of making a better diagnosis. Missouri Veterinary Medical Association Winter Meeting. Jan 25, 2020. Invited oral presentation with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Smith DR. 2020. Managing for Health: Anticipating and Avoiding Health Problems at Calving Time. Kentucky Beef Efficiency Conference. Owensboro, KY. Jan 16, 2020. Invited oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. Systems thinking in human, animal, and environmental health. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Chicago IL, Nov 3, 2019. Abstract #1. Invited featured oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Thompson AC, Smith DR. 2019. Measures of transfer of passive maternal immunity and the occurrence of pneumonia in pre-weaned beef calves. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Chicago IL, Nov 4, 2019. Abstract 98. Oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: McMurray TB, Wills RW, Smith DR. 2019. Modeling the effects of antimicrobial use policies on profitability of post-weaning beef production systems. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Chicago IL, Nov 2019. Abstract 140. Oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jumper WI, Smith DR, Wills RW, Huston CL. 2019. Survey of cattle health and production record-keeping methods by cow-calf producers in Mississippi. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Chicago IL, Nov 2019. Abstract 138. Oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jumper WI, Smith DR, Wills RW, Huston CL. 2019. Survey of veterinary involvement in Mississippi cow-calf operations. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Chicago IL, Nov 2019. Poster #166
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Wang M, Wills RW, Smith DR*. 2019. What is the effect of eliminating pneumonia in calves prior to weaning on the net income of the US cow-calf industry? American Association of Extension Veterinarians Applied Animal and Public Health Research and Extension Symposium. Providence, RI. Oct 25, 2019. Oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: McMurray T, Wills RW, Smith DR*. 2019. The effect of antimicrobial use policies on relative profitability of post-weaning beef production systems in the United States, based on system dynamics modeling. American Association of Extension Veterinarians Applied Animal and Public Health Research and Extension Symposium. Providence, RI. Oct 25, 2019. Oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jumper WI, Wills RW, Huston CL, Smith DR. 2019. Survey of Cattle Health and Production Record-Keeping Methods by Mississippi Cow-Calf Producers. Annual Convention of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. St. Louis, MO. Sept 12-14. Poster.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. The AVMAs definitions of antimicrobial prevention, control, and treatment. USAHA Pharmaceutical Issues Subcommittee. US Animal Health Association Annual Meeting. Providence, RI. Oct 29, 2019. Invited oral presentation.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. System dynamics approach to respiratory disease in beef production settings. Academy of Veterinary Consultants Summer Meeting. Aug 9, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. Risk factors for bovine respiratory disease in beef cattle. Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium. Denver, CO. Aug 7, 2019. Invited oral with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. Better One-Health decisions through systems thinking. Part 1: An introduction to system dynamics. Annual Conference of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Washington DC. Aug 2, 2019. Oral with proceedings.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Woodruff KA, Smith DR. 2019. Describing Data (Using Descriptive Statistics). International Association of Food Protection Pre-conference Workshop: Using Data and Statistical Analysis to Guide Food Safety Decision Making. Louisville, KY July 19, 2019
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. The use of Epi-Info to perform statistical analyses. International Association of Food Protection Pre-conference Workshop: Using Data and Statistical Analysis to Guide Food Safety Decision Making. Louisville, KY July 19, 2019
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. Health in the cow-calf herd. MSU Extension Program for Natural Beef Producers. Mississippi State University. March 11, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. Antibiotic stewardship in animal populations. Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association Winter Meeting. Feb 23, 2019. Oral with proceedings
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. Hazards in beef and dairy products that originate on the farm. 112th Winter meeting of the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association. Hot Springs, AR. Feb 2, 2019. Invited oral with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. Field disease outbreak investigation. 112th Winter meeting of the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association. Hot Springs, AR. Feb 2, 2019. Invited oral with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. Making a functional diagnosis in cattle practice. 112th Winter meeting of the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association. Hot Springs, AR. Feb 2, 2019. Invited oral with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. Application of systems thinking in beef cattle practice. 112th Winter meeting of the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association. Hot Springs, AR. Feb 1, 2019. Invited oral with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. Antimicrobial stewardship in beef cattle systems. 112th Winter meeting of the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association. Hot Springs, AR. Feb 1, 2019. Invited oral with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. Tools and concepts for making evidence-based decisions. 112th Winter meeting of the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association. Hot Springs, AR. Feb 1, 2019. Invited oral with proceedings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Smith DR. 2019. Pre-weaning causes of morbidity and mortality in beef calves. Southern Section ASAS. SE ARPAS Symposium. Jan 27, 2109. Invited oral.


Progress 08/15/18 to 08/14/19

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this project is veterinarians, veterinary students, beef cattle producers and 4H youth. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Two residents and one graduate student attended a two-day workshop in systems thinking at Columbia, MO. Also, two residents increased their understanding of beef cattle production systems by spending a week working with ranchers in Nebraska. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Approximately 90 veterinary students have received additional opportunities in outbreak investigation, systems thinking, use of spreadsheets, and application of using diagnostic tests to aid population-based diagnosis. BQA training workshops for beef cattle producers One and two-day workshops to train veterinarians on using data to make better cattle health decisions. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Our ultimate goal is to change perceptions and behavior regarding responsible antibiotic use among our many stakeholders from producer to consumer. The goals of this integrated proposal are to offer tools and training in formal and informal teaching settings to help keep cattle healthy so that less antibiotics are used, thereby mitigating the risk for selection and transmission of antimicrobial resistant bacteria through food. What has been accomplished under these goals? 1) We have hired a coordinator for the population medicine rotation 2) We have advertised for a graphic design artist and are currently interviewing applicants 3) We are in the process of designing an application for capture cattle health and performance data. 4) We have edited a 4H Book on animal husbandry that is now in the design and printing phase. 5) We offered educational programs to cattle producers in Mississippi on beef quality assurance 6) We provided training to 30 veterinarians on how to use cattle health and performance data to help their clients make better cattle health decisions. This workshop was conducted during a one-day preconference workshop at the American Association of Bovine Practitioners Annual Conference. A two day workshop is planned for September 10 and 11, 2019. 7) We have expanded our capabilities to train veterinary students in population medicine, by adding laboratory space and conducting additional diagnostics during outbreak investigations. Our ultimate goal is to change perceptions and behavior regarding responsible antibiotic use among our many stakeholders from producer to consumer. The goals of this integrated proposal are to offer tools and training in formal and informal teaching settings to help keep cattle healthy so that less antibiotics are used, thereby mitigating the risk for selection and transmission of antimicrobial resistant bacteria through food. What has been accomplished under these goals? 1) We have hired a coordinator for the population medicine rotation 2) We have advertised for a graphic design artist and are currently interviewing applicants 3) We are in the process of designing an application for capture cattle health and performance data. 4) We have edited a 4H Book on animal husbandry that is now in the design and printing phase. 5) We offered educational programs to cattle producers in Mississippi on beef quality assurance 6) We provided training to 30 veterinarians on how to use cattle health and performance data to help their clients make better cattle health decisions. This workshop was conducted during a one-day preconference workshop at the American Association of Bovine Practitioners Annual Conference. A two day workshop is planned for September 10 and 11, 2019. 7) We have expanded our capabilities to train veterinary students in population medicine, by adding laboratory space and conducting additional diagnostics during outbreak investigations.

Publications