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)
• Beef Cattle Breeding Evaluation (3rd year)
• Grand Rounds (1st year)
• Fundamentals of Feedlot Management (2nd year)
• Diagnostic Methods in Feedlot Management (3rd year)

Research:

• Receiving cattle management, health and nutrition
• The impact of beef cattle production practices on cattle well-being and health
• Spanish/English communication for safety and training in the feedlot

Clinical:

Director of the Feedlot Production Management Certificate Program Feedlot and Stocker Production Medicine

Selected Publications:

• Thomson, D.U., P. Ritter, E.T. Stevens and B.J. White. 2007. Management of Ureaplasma diversum in dairy and beef cattle herds. Bovine Practitioner. Vol. 41, No. 1, Page 1-2.
• Rust, R.L., D.U. Thomson, G.H. Loneragan, M. Apley, and J. Swanson. 2007. Effects of different castration methods on behavior responses and performance of postpubertal bulls. Bovine Practitioner. 41(2): 111-117.
• Stevens, E.T., D.U. Thomson, G.H. Loneragan and N.N. Lindberg. 2007. Effects of Short Term Exposure of Feeder Cattle to Calves Persistently Infected with Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus. Bovine Practitioner. 41 (2): 151-155.
• Fox, J.T., D. G. Renter, M.W. Sanderson, D.U. Thomson, K.F. Lechtenberg and T.G. Nagaraja. 2007. Evaluation of culture methods to identify cattle feces with high concentrations of Escherichia coli O157. Applied and Envir. Micro. Vol. 73, No. 16, p. 5253 – 5260.
• White, B. J., J.D. Anderson, R.L. Larson, K.C. Olson and D.U. Thomson. 2007. Review of the Cow-Calf Operation Retained Ownership Decision. Prof Anim Sci 28: 18-28.