Faculty
Daniel Thomson, MS,
PhD, DVM
Jones Professor of Production
Medicine and Epidemiology/Associate Professor
Phone: 785-532-5700
Email: dthomson@vet.k-state.edu
Professional Training:
- Bachelor of Science: Iowa State University
- Masters of Science: South Dakota State University
- PhD: Texas Tech University
- DVM: Iowa State University
Teaching:
- Advanced Feedlot Production Management (4th year)
- Clinical Nutrition (3rd year)
- Contemporary Issues in Veterinary Medicine (1st, 2nd, 3rd years)
- Feedlot Health Systems (Graduate/Undergraduate)
- Fundamentals of Feedlot Management (2nd year)
- Diagnostic Methods in Feedlot Management (3rd year)
Research:
- Beef cattle health and well-being
- Receiving cattle management, health and nutrition
- Pre-harvest food safety in beef cattle productions
- Spanish/English communication for safety and training in the feedlot
Clinical:
Dr. Thomson is recognized internationally as a leader in beef cattle production and health management. Currently, he is The Jones Professor of Production Medicine and Epidemiology and Director of the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He has served as the OIE Chair of Beef Cattle Production and Welfare and was recently asked to serve on the Food Marketing Institute’s Animal Welfare Advisory Board. Dr. Thomson has been very active working on advisory boards and committees for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, American Farm Bureau, American Association of Bovine Practitioners and the North American Food Animal Well-being Committee. He serves as a leader in the state of Kansas on animal agriculture issues and has been named to the Governor’s advisory board for the Animal Ag summit along with serving on advisory boards and committees for Kansas Livestock Association, Kansas Farm Bureau and the Kansas Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Thomson is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Kansas, Nebraska and Texas.