Recent Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journals
CORE faculty/staff in bold, *student first author
Moreno-Torres KI, Sanderson MW, Rigney C, Schoenbaum M, Delgado A, Arzt J, Heier Stamm JL. A stochastic framework to assess the optimal allocation of limited vaccine doses in foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks using game theory. Front Vet Sci. 2026 Feb 8;13:1681056. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2026.1681056
*Barroga TRM, Sanderson MW, Avocat H, Morales RG. Spatial and temporal network analysis of 2021 swine trading movements in the Philippines using government-issued permits. Res Vet Sci. 2026 Feb 4;203:106100. doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2026.106100
Hanthorn CJ, Sanderson MW. Foot and mouth disease biosecurity and risk mitigation in auction markets: a scoping review. Front Vet Sci. 2026 Jan 12;12:1659240. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1659240
Additional publications can be found on each faculty member's individual webpage.
Older Publications
*Horton V, Hanthorn CJ, Thackrah A, Renter DG, Cernicchiaro N. Understanding metaphylaxis practices for cattle at uncertain risk for bovine respiratory disease across U.S. feedlots: a survey of veterinarians and feedlot managers. Transl Anim Sci. 2025 Dec 19;txaf165. doi: 10.1093/tas/txaf165
*Edache S, Edache D, Mauler L, Thackrah A, Horton V, Hanthorn C, Dixon A, Mitzel D, Cohnstaedt LW, Cernicchiaro N. First characterization of mosquito vector abundance and diversity on commercial swine farms in the United States. Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 24; 15:41566. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-25471-w
*McAtee TB, Booker CW, Hunsaker BD, McMullen CA, Fenton RK, Raaphorst HS, Bryant LK, Horton LM, Renter DG. Comparing initial antimicrobial treatments for bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattle following tulathromycin metaphylaxis. Bov Pract. 2025 Nov 22; 60(1):22-32. doi: 10.21423/bpj20269280
Hanthorn CJ, Cohnstaedt LW, Cernicchiaro N. Barrier or breach? Assessing swine housing features for mosquito threats. Front Insect Sci. 2025 Sep 04;5:1606259. doi: 10.3389/finsc.2025.1606259.
*Edache SE, Horton V, Trujillo S, Algino R, Dewsbury DM, George LA, Shi X, Nagaraja TG, Edrington TS, Renter DG, Cernicchiaro N. Regional and seasonal trends in Salmonella enterica: a study of cull dairy cattle lymph nodes. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2025 Jul 28. doi: 10.1177/15353141251363063
Humphreys JM, Stenfeldt C, King DP, Knight-Jones T, Perez AM, VanderWaal K, Sanderson MW, Di Nardo A, Jemberu WT, Pamornchainavakul N, Arzt J. Epidemiology and economics of foot-and-mouth disease: current understanding and knowledge gaps. Vet Res. 2025 Jul 7;56(1):141. doi: 10.1186/s13567-025-01561-5
Ekakoro JE, Ruple A, Dog Aging Project Consortium, Renter DG, Cernicchiaro N. Self-reported dog vaccination practices in pet owners enrolled in the Dog Aging Project in the United States found most dogs were vaccinated according to veterinarians’ recommendations. Am J Vet Res. 2025 Jul 3:1-12. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.25.01.0016
*McAtee TB, Renter DG, Betts NB, Cernicchiaro N. Pens of commercial feedlot cattle with better health and performance have lower estimated greenhouse gas emissions intensity. Transl Anim Sci. 2025 Jun 27;9:txaf087. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txaf087
*Horton V, Tonsor GT, Hutcheson JP, Cernicchiaro N, Horton LM, Renter DG. Effects of combining value-added programs on sale prices of calf lots sold through the Superior Livestock Auction. Appl Anim Sci. 2025 June;41(3):252-264. doi: 10.15232/aas.2024-02638
*Edache S, Dixon AL, Oliveira ARS, Cohnstaedt LW, Mitzel D, Mire CE, Cernicchiaro N. Mosquito vector competence for Japanese encephalitis virus: a systematic review and meta-analysis update. Parasite Vectors. 2025 May 26;18(1):191. doi: 10.1186/s13071-025-06843-7
Rawson T, Morgenstern C, Knock ES, Hicks J, Pham A, Morel G, Murillo AC, Sanderson MW, Forchini G, FitzJohn R, Hauck K, Ferguson N. A mathematical model of H5N1 influenza transmission in US dairy cattle. Nat Commun. 2025 May 8;16(1):4308. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59554-z
Day ME, Schroeder TC, McAtee TB, Betts NB, Renter DG. Effects of mortality and growth implant use on feedlot net returns and greenhouse gas emissions. J Agric Appl Econ Assoc. 2025 May 05;1-23. doi: 10.1017/aae.2025.9
*Horton LM, Pendell DL, Renter DG. Economic analysis of randomized controlled trial data: a framework and feedlot cattle case study. J Anim Sci. 2025 Apr 3:skaf105. doi: 10.1093/jas/skaf105
*Horton LM, Schroeder TC, Streeter MN, Hutcheson JP, Renter DG. Stochastic modelling of economic risk and net return distributions for feedlot steers marketed at alternative endpoints. J Anim Sci. 2025 Mar 10:skaf074. doi: 10.1093/jas/skaf074
*Seger HL, Sanderson MW, White BJ, Lanzas C. The effect of temporal resolution and contact duration on Real-Time location system-based contact networks for confined feedlot cattle. Prev Vet Med. 2025 Feb;235:106409. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106409
*Horton V, Hanthorn CJ, Dixon AL, Edache SE, Thackrah A, Mitzel D, Noronha L, Cohnstaedt LW, Brown VR, Mire C, Cernicchiaro N. Synthesizing evidence and identifying knowledge gaps in the role of swine in Japanese encephalitis virus transmission: a rapid systematic review of the literature. Front Sustain Food Syst. 2024 Nov 27;8:1455455. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1455455
*Edache SE, Horton V, Dewsbury DM, George LA, Shi X, Nagaraja TG, Trujillo S, Algino R, Edrington TS, Renter DG, Cernicchiaro N. Evaluation of a postbiotic on Salmonella enterica prevalence, serotype diversity, and antimicrobial resistance in the subiliac lymph nodes of cull dairy cattle. J Food Prot. 2024 Oct 9;87(12):100375. doi: 10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100375
Edache DO, Baruch J, Kreikemeier W, Nagaraja TG, Renter DG, Smolensky D, Cernicchiaro N. Investigation of feedlot-level use of a direct fed microbial on fecal shedding of E. coli O157:H7. J Food Prot. 2024 Oct 5;87(11):100370. doi: 10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100370
Renter DG, Sargeant JM, O’Connor AM, Ruple A. Aligning valid research outcomes with stakeholder values—what do they need for decision-making? Front Vet Sci. 2024 Sep 11;11:1444023. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1444023
DiFazio MR, Biller DS, Cernicchiaro N, Dixon AL, Hallman CC. Influence of Teaching Satisfaction of Search Interpretation Errors on Detection of Radiographic Edge-and-Corner Lesions by 4th Year Veterinary Students. J Vet Med Educ. 2024 Aug 20;51(4):482-493. doi: 10.3138/jvme-2023-0013
Dixon AL, Oliveira ARS, Cohnstaedt LW, Mitzel D, Mire C, Cernicchiaro N. Revisiting the risk of introduction of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) into the United States - An updated semi-quantitative risk assessment. One Health. 2024 Aug 17;19:100879. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100879
Lado P, Rogers DC, Cernicchiaro N, Swistek S, Van Nest K, Shults P, Ewing RD, Okeson D, Brabec D, Cohnstaedt LW. Assessment of the USDA Biomass Harvest Trap (USDA-BHT) device as an insect harvest and mosquito surveillance tool. J Econ Entomol. 2024 Aug 12;117(4):1235-1241. doi: 10.1093/jee/toae095
Edache DO, Beyene TJ, Baruch J, Shi X, Sanderson MW, Nagaraja TG, Smolensky D, Cernicchiaro N. Sample Type and Processing Plant Differences in the Proportion of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 and Non-O157 Serogroups in Feces and on Hides of Cull Dairy Cattle at Slaughter. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2024 Aug 2. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2024.0017
Ruple A, Sargeant JM, O’Connor AM, Renter DG. Exposure variables in veterinary epidemiology: are they telling us what we think they are? Front Vet Sci. 2024 Jul 30;11:1442308. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1442308
*Horton LM, Hardee I, Meyer NF, Renter DG. A randomized trial comparing the effects of tulathromycin, tildipirosin and gamithromycin used as first treatment for clinical bovine respiratory disease in commercial feedlot steers. Bov Pract. 2024 Jun 21;58(2):43-50. doi: https://bovine-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/bovine/article/view/9022
Sargeant JM, O’Connor AM, Renter DG, Ruple A. What question are we trying to answer? Embracing causal inference. Front Vet Sci. 2024 May 21;11:1402981. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1402981
*Seger HL, Sanderson MW, White BJ, Lanzas C. Analysis of within-pen and between-pen fenceline temporal contact networks in confined feedlot cattle. Prev Vet Med. 2024 Jun;227:106210. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106210
*McAtee TB, Renter DG, Murphy T, Betts NB, Depenbusch BE. Cattle, carcass, economic, and estimated emission impacts of feeding finishing steers lubabegron or ractopamine hydrochloride. Transl Anim Sci. 2024 Mar 08; txae031. doi: 10.1093/tas/txae031
*Horton LM, Depenbusch BE, Schroeder TC, Pendell DL, Streeter MN, Hutcheson JP, Renter DG. Impacts of economic factors influencing net returns of beef feedlot heifers administered two implant programs and fed for differing days-on-feed from pooled randomized controlled trials. Transl Anim Sci. 2024 Feb 20; txae021. doi: 10.1093/tas/txae021
Chavez OA, Renberg W, Cernicchiaro N. Photobiomodulation therapy in dogs undergoing TPLO after cranial cruciate ligament rupture shows promise but no statistically significant difference in a randomized trial. Am J Vet Res. 2023 Dec 5;85(2):ajvr.23.06.0138. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.23.06.0138
Wisnieski L, Sanderson MW, Renter DG, Bello NM. Inferential implications of normalizing binomial proportions in a structural equation model: A simulation study motivated by feedlot data. Prev Vet Med. 2023 Aug;217:105963. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.105963.
Kipp K, Cummings DB, Goehl D, Wade HH, Davidson JM, Renter DG, Verocai GG, Rash L. Evaluation of a refugia-based strategy for gastrointestinal nematodes on weight gain and fecal egg counts in naturally infected stocker calves administered combination anthelmintics. Vet Parasitol. 2023 Jul;319:109955. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2023.109955.
*Smith MR, Sanderson MW. Modeled impacts of rapid and accurate cattle tracing in a Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in the US. Prev Vet Med. 2023 Jun;215:105911. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.105911.
*Horton LM, Depenbusch BE, Dewsbury DM, McAtee TB, Betts NM, Renter DG. Comprehensive outcomes affected by antimicrobial metaphylaxis of feedlot calves at medium-risk for bovine respiratory disease from a randomized controlled trial. Vet Sci. 2023 Jan 17;10(2):67. doi: 10.3390/vetsci10020067.
Whitehouse WH, Thomason JD, Thompson-Butler DA, Kelley MD, Cernicchiaro N, Tanner MC. A clinically utilized intravenous continuous rate infusion of diltiazem does not significantly decrease systolic function in healthy dogs. Am J Vet Res. 2023 Jan 12;84(2):ajvr.22.09.0158. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.22.09.0158
Lewis GL, Cernicchiaro N, Moxley RA. Effect of potassium tellurite concentration in a chromogenic agar medium on isolation of tellurite-resistant "Top Seven" Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from ground beef. J Food Prot. 2023 Jan;86(1):100017. doi: 10.1016/j.jfp.2022.11.009.
Szasz JI, Bryant TC, Bryant LK, Streeter MN, Hutcheson JP, Renter DG. Health and performance outcomes from a randomized clinical trial of post-metaphylactic intervals following tildipirosin metaphylaxis for control of naturally occurring bovine respiratory disease in commingled light-weight yearling steers in a commercial feedlot. Bov Pract. 2022 Dec 29;56(2):38-46. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol56no2p38-46.
*Horton LM, Depenbusch BE, Holland BP, Word AB, Streeter MN, Hutcheson JP, Renter DG. A randomized trial and multi-site pooled trial analyses comparing effects of two hormonal implant programs and differing days-on-feed on carcass characteristics and feedlot performance of beef heifers. Transl Anim Sci. 2022 Dec 13;7(1):txac162. doi: 10.1093/tas/txac162.
Dewsbury DMA, Renter DG, Bradford BJ, DeDonder KD, Mellencamp M, Cernicchiaro N. The application, value, and impact of outcomes research in animal health and veterinary medicine. Front Vet Sci. 2022 Nov 29;9:972057. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.972057.
*Seger H, Sanderson MW, Nagaraja TG. Nonpathogenic Escherichia coli strains as a surrogate for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli - fecal shedding dynamics and pen environmental contamination in weaned calves and feedlot steers. Applied Animal Science. 2022 Aug;38(4):305-316. https://doi.org/10.15232/aas.2021-02260.
*Lewy K, Cernicchiaro N, Dixon AL, Beyene TJ, Shane D, George, LA, Nagaraja TG, White BJ, Sanderson MW. Association between tulathromycin treatment in response to bovine respiratory disease with antimicrobial resistance profiles among gut commensals and foodborne bacterial pathogens isolated from feces of beef steers. J Food Prot. 2022 Aug 1;85(8):1221-1231. doi: 10.4315/JFP-22-078.
Wright A, Amodie DM, Cernicchiaro N, Lascelles BDX, Pavlock AM, Roberts C, Bartram DJ. Identification of canine osteoarthritis using an owner-reported screening questionnaire and treatment monitoring using functional mobility tests. J Small Anim Pract. 2022 Aug;63(8):609-618. doi: 10.1111/jsap.13500.
Dixon AL, Hanthorn CJ, Pendell DL, Cernicchiaro N, Renter DG. Economic assessments from experimental research trials of feedlot cattle health and performance: a scoping review. Transl Anim Sci. 2022 Jun 6;6(3):txac077. doi: 10.1093/tas/txac077.
*Dewsbury DMA, Cernicchiaro N, Sanderson MW, Dixon AL, Ekong PS. A systematic review and meta-analysis of published literature on prevalence of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serogroups (O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145) and virulence genes in feces, hides, and carcasses of pre- and peri-harvest cattle worldwide. Anim Health Res Rev. 2022 Jun;23(1):1-24. doi: 10.1017/S1466252321000153.
Wisnieski L, Amrine DE, Renter DG. Predictive Models for Weekly Cattle Mortality after Arrival at a Feeding Location Using Records, Weather, and Transport Data at Time of Purchase. Pathogens. 2022 Apr 15;11(4):473. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11040473.
Renter DG, Dodd CC, Noll LW, Nagaraja TG, Ives SE. Coliform and Escherichia coli Contamination on External and Internal Surfaces of Beef Carcasses with and without Tissue Adhesion Excision. J Food Prot. 2022 Apr 1;85(4):701-705. doi: 10.4315/JFP-21-426.
Cernicchiaro N, Oliveira ARS, Hanthorn C, Renter DG. Outcomes research: origins, relevance and potential impacts for veterinary medicine. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2022 Jan 28;260(7):714-723. doi: 10.2460/javma.21.06.0318.
Adetunji SA, Smolensky D, Mitzel DN, Owens JL, Chitko-McKown CG, Cernicchiaro N, Noronha LE. In Vitro Infection Dynamics of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Established Porcine Cell Lines. Pathogens. 2021 Nov 12;10(11):1468. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10111468.
Hanthorn CJ, Sanderson MW, Dixon AL. Survey of emergency response plans for managing the movement of cattle during a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in North America. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2021 Nov 1;259(9):1047-1056. doi: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.259.9.1047.
*Baruch J, Cernicchiaro N, Cull CA, Lechtenberg KF, Nickell JS, Renter DG. Assessment of bovine respiratory disease progression in calves challenged with bovine herpesvirus 1 and Mannheimia haemolytica using point-of-care and laboratory-based blood leukocyte differential assays. Transl Anim Sci. 2021 Oct 13;5(4):txab200. doi: 10.1093/tas/txab200.
*Farthing TS, Dawson DE, Sanderson MW, Seger H, Lanzas C. Combining epidemiological and ecological methods to quantify social effects on Escherichia coli transmission. R Soc Open Sci. 2021 Oct 6;8(10):210328. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210328.
*Coffman MS, Sanderson MW, Dodd CC, Arzt J, Renter DG. Estimation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease windborne transmission risk from USA beef feedlots. Prev Vet Med. 2021 Oct;195:105453. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105453.
Bornheim HN, Chamorro MF, Cernicchiaro N, Reppert EJ, Larson RL, Huser S, Thoresen M, Jones K, Weaber RL, Woolums AR. Evaluation of specific immunoglobulin A in nasal secretions and neutralizing antibodies in serum collected at multiple time points from young beef calves following intranasal or subcutaneous administration of a modified-live bovine respiratory syncytial virus vaccine. Am J Vet Res. 2021 Sep;82(9):746-751. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.82.9.746.
Fitzgerald AH, Zhang Y, Fritz S, Whitehouse WH, Brabson T, Pohlman L, Cernicchiaro N, Tonozzi C, Ensley S. Detecting and quantifying marijuana metabolites in serum and urine of 19 dogs affected by marijuana toxicity. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2021 Sep;33(5):1002-1007. doi: 10.1177/10406387211027227.
Wisnieski L, Amrine DE, Renter DG. Predictive modeling of bovine respiratory disease outcomes in feedlot cattle: A narrative review. Livest Sci. 2021 Aug 8;251:104666. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2021.104666.
Wisnieski L, Amrine DE, Cernicchiaro N, Sanderson MW, Renter DG. Weather conditions associated with death attributed to bovine respiratory disease complex in high-risk auction market-sourced male beef calves. Am J Vet Res. 2021 Aug;82(8):644-652. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.82.8.644.
*Cabezas AH, Sanderson MW, Lockhart CY, Riley KA, Hanthorn CJ. Spatial and network analysis of U.S. livestock movements based on Interstate Certificates of Veterinary Inspection. Prev Vet Med. 2021 Aug;193:105391. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105391.
Midla LT, Hill KL, Van Engen NK, Edmonds M, Renter DG, Streeter MN, Hutcheson JP, Griebel PJ. Innate and acquired immune responses of colostrum-fed neonatal Holstein calves following intranasal vaccination with two commercially available modified-live virus vaccines. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2021 May 15;258(10):1119-1129. doi: 10.2460/javma.258.10.1119.
Nickell JS, Hutcheson JP, Renter DG, Amrine DA. Comparison of a traditional bovine respiratory disease control regimen with a targeted program based upon individualized risk predictions generated by the Whisper On Arrival technology. Transl Anim Sci. 2021 May 6;5(2):txab081. doi: 10.1093/tas/txab081.
Capps KM, Ludwig JB, Shridhar PB, Shi X, Roberts E, DebRoy C, Cernicchiaro N, Phebus RK, Bai J, Nagaraja TG. Identification, Shiga toxin subtypes and prevalence of minor serogroups of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in feedlot cattle feces. Sci Rep. 2021 Apr 21;11(1):8601. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87544-w.
*Cabezas AH, Sanderson MW, Volkova VV. Modeling Intervention Scenarios During Potential Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks Within U.S. Beef Feedlots. Front Vet Sci. 2021 Feb 16;8:559785. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.559785.
*Oliveira ARS, Cohnstaedt LW, Cernicchiaro N. Unbiased approaches for reviewing entomology literature: a systematized review. Ann Entomol Soc Am. 2021 Feb 3;114(2):229-246. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saaa058.
*Horton LM, Depenbusch BE, Pendell DL, Renter DG. Description of feedlot animals culled for slaughter, revenue received, and associations with reported US beef market prices. Bov Pract. 2021 Feb 1;55(1):65-77. doi: https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol55no1p65-77.
*Dewsbury DMA, Cernicchiaro N, Depenbusch B, Nagaraja TG, Renter DG. Effectiveness of a Direct-Fed Microbial Product Containing Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei in Reducing Fecal Shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Commercial Feedlot Cattle. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2021 Jan;18(1):16-23. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2020.2828.
Dixon A, Cernicchiaro N, Amachawadi R, Cull C, Shi X, Renter DG. Longitudinal Characterization of Prevalence and Concentration of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Serogroups in Feces of Individual Feedlot Cattle. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2020 Oct;17(10):631-639. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2019.2777.
Cernicchiaro N, Oliveira ARS, Hoehn A, Noll LW, Shridhar PB, Nagaraja TG, Ives SE, Renter DG, Sanderson MW. Associations Between Season, Processing Plant, and Hide Cleanliness Scores with Prevalence and Concentration of Major Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli on Beef Cattle Hides. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2020 Oct;17(10):611-619. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2019.2778.
*Cabezas AH, Sanderson MW, Volkova VV. A Meta-Population Model of Potential Foot-and-Mouth Disease Transmission, Clinical Manifestation, and Detection Within U.S. Beef Feedlots. Front Vet Sci. 2020 Sep 23;7:527558. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.527558.
Smith ZK, Renter DG, Holland BP, Word AB, Crawford GI, Nichols WT, Nuttelman BL, Streeter MN, Walter LJ, Hutcheson JP, Dicke B, Brandt RT, Szasz JI, Bryant TC, Pringle LFG, Carlson ZE, Erickson GE, Johnson BJ. A pooled analysis of six large-pen feedlot studies: effects of a non-coated initial and terminal implant compared with a single initial and delayed-release implant on arrival in feedlot heifers. Transl Anim Sci. 2020 Jul 2;4(3):txaa109. doi: 10.1093/tas/txaa109.
Theurer ME, Fox JT, Portillo TA, Meyer NF, Ensley DT, Renter DG. Comparison of gamithromycin post-treatment intervals for beef cattle naturally affected with bovine respiratory disease. Bov Pract. 2020 Jun 1;54(2):105-111.
*Farthing TS, Dawson DE, Sanderson MW, Lanzas C. Accounting for space and uncertainty in real-time location system-derived contact networks. Ecol Evol. 2020 Apr 12;10(11):4702-4715. doi: 10.1002/ece3.6225.
*Dennis EJ, Schroeder TC, Renter DG. Net return distributions when metaphylaxis is used to control bovine respiratory disease in high health risk cattle. Transl Anim Sci. 2020 Feb 17;4(2):txaa020. doi: 10.1093/tas/txaa020.
*Spare MR, Hanzlicek GA, Wootten KL, Anderson GA, Thomson DU, Sanderson MW, Ganta RR, Reif KE, Raghavan RK. Bovine anaplasmosis herd prevalence and management practices as risk-factors associated with herd disease status. Vet Parasitol. 2020;277S:100021. doi: 10.1016/j.vpoa.2019.100021.
Presentations and Abstracts
CORE faculty/staff in bold, *student first author
Cernicchiaro N. Evidence with a purpose: Stakeholder-driven research and preparedness for Japanese encephalitis and other emerging threats. AVEPM Calvin Schwabe Symposium, Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 17-20, 2026, Chicago, Illinois.
*Edache S, Edache D, Mauler L, Thackrah A, Horton V, Hanthorn C, Dixon AL, Olds C, Mitzel D, Cohnstaedt LW, Cernicchiaro N. First characterization of feeding patterns and habitat preferences of mosquito vectors on commercial swine farms in the United States. Abstract #198. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 17-20, 2026, Chicago, Illinois.
*McAtee TB, Renter DG, Thompson LR, Nickell JS. Role of control and detection strategies for bovine respiratory disease on feedlot cattle performance and emissions. Abstract #61. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 17-20, 2026, Chicago, Illinois. Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine: Best oral presentation – 2nd Place
Sanderson MW, Dunlea T, Kerns A. Transmission of FMD through auction market cattle movements during an outbreak. Abstract #11. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 17-20, 2026, Chicago, Illinois.
*Smith MR, Sanderson MW. Evaluating electronic identification for cattle traceability through analysis of simulated movement networks. Abstract #10. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 17-20, 2026, Chicago, Illinois.
*Smith MR. Cattle traceability: The ABCs of foot-and-mouth disease and electronic identification. 3MT07. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 17-20, 2026, Chicago, Illinois.
Cernicchiaro N. Investigating feeding patterns and habitat preferences of mosquito vectors on U.S. commercial swine farms. 22nd NAPRRS/NC229 International Conference of Swine Viral Diseases, January 16-17, 2026, Chicago, Illinois.
*Edache S, Edache D, Mauler L, Thackrah A, Horton V, Hanthorn C, Dixon AL, Olds C, Mitzel D, Cohnstaedt LW, Cernicchiaro N. Investigating feeding patterns and habitat preferences of mosquito vectors on U.S. commercial swine farms (Poster). 22nd NAPRRS/NC229 International Conference of Swine Viral Diseases, January 16-17, 2026, Chicago, Illinois. Received David Benfield 1st place award.
Older Presentations
*Smith-Weishaar MR, Sanderson MW. Network based evaluation of cattle traceability with EID tags. AAVLD/USAHA 129th Annual Meeting 2025, October 30 – November 5, 2025, Aurora, Colorado. *Dunlea T, Yadav S, Kerns A, Sanderson M. Quantitative model of the risk of FMD transmission following cattle movements during an outbreak. AAVLD/USAHA 129th Annual Meeting 2025, October 30 – November 5, 2025, Aurora, Colorado. Moreno-Torres K, Sanderson MW, Rigney C, Schoenbaum M, Delgado A, Arzt J, Heier Stamm JL. Using game theory to assess the optimal allocation of limited vaccine doses in FMD outbreaks: a stochastic framework. AAVLD/USAHA 129th Annual Meeting 2025, October 30 – November 5, 2025, Aurora, Colorado. *Dunlea T, Kerns A, Yadav S, Sanderson M. A quantitative model of the risk of FMD transmission following cattle movements during an outbreak. American Association of Bovine Practitioners Annual Conference, September 11-13, 2025, Omaha, Nebraska. *3rd place in graduate student competition *Hirsch BA, Hanthorn CJ, Charnas S, Sanderson MW, Fritz SA. Stocking the cattle producers toolbox: on-farm guidance for preventing cattle death loss due to nitrate poisoning from contaminated water sources (Poster). American Association of Bovine Practitioners Annual Conference, September 11-13, 2025, Omaha, Nebraska. *Horton V, Hanthorn C, Thackrah A, Renter D, Cernicchiaro N. Understanding metaphylaxis practices for cattle at uncertain risk for bovine respiratory disease across U.S. feedlots: a survey of veterinary consultants and feedlot managers. American Association of Bovine Practitioners Annual Conference, September 11-13, 2025, Omaha, Nebraska. *Smith MR, Sanderson MW. Model-based impacts of improved traceability of cattle in Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks in the United States. American Association of Bovine Practitioners Annual Conference, September 11-13, 2025, Omaha, Nebraska. Sanderson M. Generating a US national cattle movement network using ISP – applications & challenges. University of Vermont Modeling Summit, August 11-12, 2025, Fort Collins, Colorado. *Horton V, Hanthorn C, Thackrah A, Renter DG, Cernicchiaro N. Understanding metaphylaxis practices for cattle at uncertain risk of bovine respiratory disease in U.S. feedlots: a survey of veterinary consultants and feedlot managers. Academy of Veterinary Consultants Summer Conference, August 9, 2025, Norman, Oklahoma. *Hirsch BA, Hanthorn CJ, Charnas S, Sanderson MW, Fritz SA. On-farm guidance for preventing cattle death loss due to nitrate poisoning from contaminated water sources (Poster). National Veterinary Scholars Symposium, August 7-9, Spokane, Washington. *Boudreau A, Edache S, Cernicchiaro N. Unmasking the bite: tracing host DNA from mosquito blood meals in swine operations (Poster). Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 15, 2025, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. Horton LM. Extending Days on Feed of Feedlot Steers – Economic Considerations. Pre-Conference Symposium Speaker – 2025 Plains Nutrition Council, April 10, 2025, San Antonio, Texas. *Mauler L, Edache S, Edache D, Cohnstaedt L, Olds C, Gebhardt J, Mitzel D, Cernicchiaro N. Do swine farms have a mosquito problem? (Poster). Phi Zeta Research Day, March 11, 2025, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. *Edache S, Edache D, Mauler L, Cohnstaedt L, Dixon A, Thackrah A, Horton V, Mitzel D, Cernicchiaro N. Do swine farms have a mosquito problem? (Poster). Phi Zeta Research Day, March 11, 2025, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. Cernicchiaro N. Overview of the Center for Outcomes Research & Epidemiology (CORE)’s Research and Impact. Symposium on Foot and Mouth Disease, March 10-13, 2025, Manhattan, Kansas. Sanderson M. Modeling Risks, Impacts and Interventions in an FMD outbreak in the US. Symposium on Foot and Mouth Disease, March 10-13, 2025, Manhattan, Kansas. *Dunlea T, Yadav S, Sanderson M. Infection risk associated with cattle movements during an FMD outbreak. Symposium on Foot and Mouth Disease, March 10-13, 2025, Manhattan, Kansas. *Smith MR, Sanderson MW. Modeling effects of cattle traceability on FMD outbreaks in the United States. Symposium on Foot and Mouth Disease, March 10-13, 2025, Manhattan, Kansas. Moreno-Torres K, Sanderson MW, Rigney C, Schoenbaum M, Delgado A, Arzt J, Heier Stamm JL. A stochastic framework to assess optimal allocation of limited vaccine doses in FMD outbreaks using game theory. Symposium on Foot and Mouth Disease, March 10-13, 2025, Manhattan, Kansas. *Dunlea T, Yadav S, Sanderson M. A quantitative model of the risk of FMD transmission following cattle movements during an outbreak. Abstract #86. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 18-21, 2025, Chicago, Illinois. *Edache S, Edache D, Mauler L, Cohnstaedt L, Thackrah A, Horton V, Mitzel D, Dixon A, Cernicchiaro N. Do swine farms have a mosquito problem? Assessing mosquito abundance and diversity in US commercial swine farms (Poster). Abstract P091. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 18-21, 2025, Chicago, Illinois. *Horton LM, Schroeder TC, Streeter MN, Hutcheson JP, Renter DG. Stochastic modelling of economic risk and net return distributions for feedlot steers marketed at alternative endpoints. Abstract #261. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 18-21, 2025, Chicago, Illinois. Mark Gearhart Memorial Graduate Student Award Recipient. *McAtee TB, Renter DG, Betts NB, Cernicchiaro N. Associations between estimated greenhouse gas emissions in feedlot cattle cohorts and their health and performance. Abstract #47. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 18-21, 2025, Chicago, Illinois. Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine: Best oral presentation – 2nd Place *Smith MR, Hanthorn CJ, Sanderson MW. A scoping review of Foot-and-Mouth Disease biosecurity practices and farm-level risk factors. Abstract #62. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 18-21, 2025, Chicago, Illinois. Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine: Best oral presentation – 4th Place *McAtee TB, Cernicchiaro N, Renter DG. Quantifying associations between cattle health and performance metrics with estimated greenhouse gas emissions in US feedlots. 17th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE17), November 11-15, 2024, Sydney, Australia. Sanderson, MW. Cross-Border Infectious Disease Threats to the U.S. Beef Production System. 2024 Forum on Systematic Mapping of Beef Production Risks. Keynote address. October 22, 2024, College Station, Texas. *Smith MR, Sanderson MW. Modeled impacts of improved cattle traceability and size of control area and surveillance zone on business continuity and Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak size. Proceedings United States Animal Health Association (USAHA), October 10-16, 2024, Nashville, Tennessee. *Dunlea T, Yadav S, Sanderson M. A quantitative model of the risk of FMD transmission following cattle movements during an outbreak. Proceedings United States Animal Health Association (USAHA), October 10-16, 2024, Nashville, Tennessee. Renter DG, Schroeder T. Kansas State University Leadership in Cattle Feeding Sustainability: Driving Economic Prosperity and GFS in the State of Kansas (Poster). Water Wednesday event, September 11, 2024, Manhattan, Kansas. Cernicchiaro N. Reassessing the risk of Japanese encephalitis introduction to and transmission in the United States. XXVII International Congress of Entomology. August 25-30, 2024, Kyoto, Japan. *Mauler L, Edache S, Edache D, Cohnstaedt LW, Olds C, Gebhardt J, Mitzel D, Cernicchiaro N. Do swine farms have a mosquito problem? Assessing mosquito vectors in US commercial swine operations. Veterinary Scholars Program Symposium, August 8-10, 2024, St. Paul, Minnesota. Novotny LM, Jugan MC, Rands G, Steiner J, Tanner M, Cernicchiaro N. Gastrointestinal hyperpermeability in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease. Veterinary Scholars Program Symposium, August 8-10, 2024, St. Paul, Minnesota. *McAtee T, Cernicchiaro N, Renter DG. Quantifying associations between cattle health and performance metrics with estimated greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. feedlots. Academy of Veterinary Consultants Summer Meeting, August 10, 2024, Denver, Colorado. *Horton V, Hanthorn C, Thackrah A, Renter DG, Cernicchiaro N. Fostering antimicrobial stewardship: a survey of veterinary perspectives on bovine respiratory disease risk and metaphylaxis use in U.S. feedlots. Academy of Veterinary Consultants Summer Meeting, August 9, 2024, Denver, Colorado. Renter DG. Impacts of Bovine Respiratory Disease on Sustainability. Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium, August 8, 2024, Denver, Colorado. *McAtee T, Renter DG, Bryant LK, Booker CW, Hunsaker BD, McMullen CA, Fenton RK, Raaphorst HS. Treating BRD: Comparing 3 BRD treatment options in feedlot calves that received tulathromycin metaphylaxis on-arrival. Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium, August 7, 2024, Denver, Colorado. *Horton V, Hanthorn C, Thackrah A, Renter DG, Cernicchiaro N. Understanding bovine respiratory disease (BRD) metaphylaxis practice across U.S. feedlots: a survey of veterinary consultants’ perspectives (Poster). Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium, August 7, 2024, Denver, Colorado. Student Award Winner. *McAtee TB, Renter DG, Murphy T, Betts N, Depenbusch B. Growth performance, carcass characteristics, health, and mobility scores of finishing steers fed Experior (Lubabegron) or Optaflexx (Ractopamine Hydrochloride) (Poster). Plains Nutrition Council, April 10-12, 2024, San Antonio, Texas. Student Award Winner. *Edache SE, Dewsbury DM, Horton V, George LA, Shi X, Nagaraja TG, Trujillo S, Algino R, Edrington TS, Renter DG, Cernicchiaro N. Evaluation of a postbiotic on Salmonella enterica prevalence, serotype diversity, and antimicrobial resistance in subiliac lymph nodes of cull dairy cattle. Beef Industry Food Safety Council, April 2-4, 2024, Denver, Colorado. *McAtee TB, Cernicchiaro N, Renter DG. Quantifying associations between cattle health and performance metrics with estimated greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. feedlots. Phi-Zeta research day, March 5, 2024, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. Applied/Clinical Science Oral Presentations (Large Animal) – 1st place *Horton V, Hanthorn CJ, Edache S, Dixon AL, Noronha L, Mitzel D, Cohnstaedt L, Brown V, Mire C, Cernicchiaro N. Japanese encephalitis virus transmission in swine populations: A rapid systematic review of the literature. Phi-Zeta research day, March 5, 2024, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. *Edache SE, Dewsbury DM, Horton V, George LA, Shi X, Nagaraja TG, Trujillo S, Algino R, Edrington TS, Renter DG, Cernicchiaro N. Assessing the impact of a postbiotic on Salmonella enterica prevalence, serotype diversity, and antimicrobial resistance in subiliac lymph nodes of cull dairy cattle. Phi-Zeta research day, March 5, 2024, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. *Gennett D, McAtee TB, Renter DG. Evaluating estimated carbon emissions and feedlot production data to address beef sustainability (Poster). Phi-Zeta research day, March 5, 2024, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. *McAtee TB, Renter DG, Murphy T, Betts NB, Depenbusch BE. Growth performance, carcass characteristics, health, and mobility scores of finishing steers fed Experior (Lubabegron) or Optaflexx (Ractopamine Hydrocholoride) (Poster). Cattlemen’s Day, March 1, 2024, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. *Day M, Schroeder TC, McAtee T, Renter DG. Impacts of changes in cattle performance on feedlot profitability and estimated net greenhouse gas emissions. Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) Annual Meeting, February 3-6, 2024, Atlanta, GA. *Edache S, Oliveira A, Horton V, Dixon A, Cernicchiaro N. Insights into Japanese Encephalitis Virus transmission: A systematic review update on vector and host competence. Abstract #58. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-23, 2024, Chicago, Illinois. *Gennett DM, McAtee TB, Renter DG. Evaluating estimated carbon emissions and feedlot production data to address beef sustainability (Poster). Abstract P105. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-23, 2024, Chicago, Illinois. *Hardee DV, Renter DG, Bryant LB. Clinical outcomes of feedlot calves with antibiotic resistant and non-resistant respiratory disease bacteria. Abstract #170. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-23, 2024, Chicago, Illinois. *Horton, L. An evaluation of extending the finishing period of feedlot cattle and frameworks for economic assessment of controlled trial data. 3MT04. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-23, 2024, Chicago, Illinois. *Horton L, Depenbusch B, Schroeder T, Pendell D, Streeter M, Hutcheson J, Renter D. Economic considerations for extended feedlot heifer days-on-feed-sensitivity analyses from pooled clinical trials. Abstract #255. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-23, 2024, Chicago, Illinois. Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine: Best oral presentation – 4th Place *Horton V, Hanthorn CJ, Thackrah A, Edache S, Dixon AL, Noronha L, Mitzel D, Brown VR, Cohnstaedt L, Mire C, Cernicchiaro N. Japanese encephalitis virus transmission in swine populations: A rapid systematic review of the literature. Abstract #57. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-23, 2024, Chicago, Illinois. *McAtee, T. A path to quantifying beef cattle sustainability: Evaluating management decisions and impacts. 3MT03. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-23, 2024, Chicago, Illinois. *McAtee TB, Depenbusch BE, Murphy T, Betts NB, Renter DG. Comprehensive outcomes from a feedlot trial comparing ractopamine hydrochloride and lubabegron feed additives. Abstract #252. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-23, 2024, Chicago, Illinois. Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine: Best oral presentation – 2nd Place Moreno Torres K, Sanderson M, Rigney C, Schoenbaum M, Delgado A, Arzt J, Heier Stamm J. A stochastic framework to assess optimal allocation of limited vaccine doses in FMD outbreaks using game theory. Abstract #253. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-23, 2024, Chicago, Illinois. Renter DG. Aligning valid research outcomes with stakeholder values. AVEPM Calvin Schwabe Symposium, Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-23, 2024, Chicago, Illinois. Barroga TRM, Sanderson MW. Exploring the swine trading landscape: A network analysis of live swine movement in the Philippines (Poster). Abstract P127. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-23, 2024, Chicago, Illinois. Cernicchiaro, N. Bracing for the worst: gathering evidence for Japanese encephalitis preparedness and response in the United States. Society for Vector Ecology, September 17-21, 2023, Charleston, South Carolina. *McAtee T, Depenbusch BE, Murphy T, Betts N, Renter DG. Growth performance, carcass characteristics, health, and mobility scores of finishing steers fed Optaflexx (Ractopamine Hydrochloride) or Experior (Lubabegron). Academy of Veterinary Consultants, August 3-5, 2023, Denver, CO. *Hamzat A, Cohnstaedt L, Cernicchiaro N. Guiding the gates: developing a surveillance plan for Japanese encephalitis virus in the United States. 2023 Veterinary Scholars Symposium, August 3-5, 2023, San Juan, Puerto Rico. *Gennett D, McAtee T, Renter DG. Evaluating estimated carbon emissions and feedlot production data to address beef sustainability. 2023 Veterinary Scholars Symposium, August 3-5, 2023, San Juan, Puerto Rico. *Day M, Schroeder TC, McAtee T, Renter DG. Economic returns and environmental impacts of cattle feeding. Accepted as a selected paper for presentation at the Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, July 2023, Wistler, BC. *Horton LM, Depenbusch BE, Holland BP, Word AB, Schroeder TC, Pendell DL, Streeter MN, Hutcheson JP, Renter DG. Feedlot heifer performance, carcass characteristics, and economic impacts of differing days-on-feed from analyses of pooled randomized controlled trials. Plains Nutrition Council Spring Conference, April 5 – 7, 2023, San Antonio, TX. *McAtee T, Renter DG, Day M, Schroeder T, Depenbusch B. Comprehensive assessment of feedlot health interventions using outcomes research in a sustainability context (Poster). Phi-Zeta research day, March 7, 2023, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. *Horton LM, Depenbusch BE, Holland BP, Word AB, Streeter MN, Hutcheson JP, Renter DG. Pooled analyses of three randomized controlled trials comparing effects of two hormonal implant programs and differing days-on-feed on carcass characteristics and feedlot performance of beef heifers. Phi-Zeta research day, March 7, 2023, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. *Edache SE, Dewsbury DM, Veloso VA, George LA, Shi, X, Nagaraja TG, Trujillo S, Edrington TS, Renter DG, Cernicchiaro N. Evaluating the effectiveness of a postbiotic product to reduce Salmonella prevalence in the subiliac lymph nodes of cull dairy cattle (Poster). Phi-Zeta research day, March 7, 2023, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. *Veloso VA, Tonsor GT, Hutcheson JP, Cernicchiaro N, Renter DG. Effects of combining value-added programs on premiums for calves sold through the Superior Livestock Auction (Poster). Cattlemen’s Day, March 3, 2023, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. *McAtee T, Renter DG, Day M, Schroeder T, Depenbusch B. Comprehensive assessment of feedlot health interventions using outcomes research in a sustainability context (Poster). Cattlemen’s Day, March 3, 2023, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. *Edache SE, Dewsbury DM, Veloso VA, George LA, Shi, X, Nagaraja TG, Trujillo S, Edrington TS, Renter DG, Cernicchiaro N. Evaluating the effectiveness of a postbiotic product to reduce Salmonella prevalence in the subiliac lymph nodes of cull dairy cattle (Poster). Cattlemen’s Day, March 3, 2023, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. Moreno Torres KI, Sanderson MW, Rigney C, Schoenbaum M, Delgado A, Arzt J, Heier Stamm JL. A framework for multi-player decision-making on the allocation of limited resources on simulated FMD outbreaks. Proceedings Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-24, 2023, Chicago, Illinois. *McAtee T, Renter DG, Day M, Schroeder T, Depenbusch B. Comprehensive assessment of feedlot health interventions using outcomes research in a sustainability context. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-24, 2023, Chicago, Illinois. Li S, Parvej S, Leonardi-Cattolica A, Lauder K, Ptacek G, Shen Y, Upadhyay I, Storms S, Cernicchiaro N, Moxley R, Zhang W. Immunogenicity characterization of a multivalent vaccine for porcine post-weaning diarrhea. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-24, 2023, Chicago, Illinois. *Horton L, Dewsbury D, Depenbusch B, Renter DG. Outcomes affected by metaphylaxis from a clinical trial of feedlot calves at medium-risk for respiratory disease. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-24, 2023, Chicago, Illinois. Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine Award: Best oral presentation – 1st Place *Edache SE, Dewsbury D, Veloso VA, George LA, Shi X, Nagaraja TG, Trujillo S, Edrington T, Renter DG, Cernicchiaro N. Use of a postbiotic product to reduce Salmonella prevalence in the peripheral lymph nodes of cull dairy cattle. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, January 20-24, 2023, Chicago, Illinois. Nickell JS, Hutcheson JP, Renter DG, Amrine DA. Reduction in BRD antimicrobial treatments in a US feedlot-based multi-site study using conventional BRD control approach vs. targeted prediction technology. 31st World Buiatrics Congress, September 4-8, 2022, Madrid, Spain. Cernicchiaro N, Oliveira ARS, Hanthorn C, Renter DG. Introduction and application of outcomes research in veterinary epidemiology. International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE 16), August 7-12, 2022, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. *Horton L, Dewsbury D, Depenbusch B, Renter DG. An evaluation of metaphylaxis for bovine respiratory disease in medium-risk feedlot calves and outcomes impacting antimicrobial use. Phi-Zeta Research Day, March 1, 2022, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. Thompson-Butler A, Kelley MD, Thomason HD, Tanner MC, Cernicchiaro N, Whitehouse WH. Renal and cardiac effects of diltiazem continuous infusion in healthy dogs. Phi Zeta Research Day, March 1, 2022, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. *Edache SE, Cernicchiaro N, Dewsbury DM, George LA, Shi X, Trujillo S, Edrington T, Nagaraja TG, Renter DG. Use of a yeast fermentation-based probiotic to reduce Salmonella prevalence in lymph nodes of dairy cattle. Beef Industry Food Safety Council, February 28-March 2, 2022, Denver, Colorado. *Smith MR, Sanderson MW, Rigney C. Modeled impacts of rapid and accurate cattle tracing in a Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in the US. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, December 3-7, 2021, Chicago, Illinois. Coetzee JF, Cernicchiaro N, Sidhu PK, Kleinhenz MD Association between antimicrobial drug class selection for treatment and retreatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and health, performance and carcass quality outcomes in feedlot cattle. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, December 3-7, 2021, Chicago, Illinois. *Horton L, Renter DG, Depenbusch B, Pendell D. Description of feedlot animals culled for slaughter, revenue received, and associations with reported U.S. beef market prices. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, December 3-7, 2021, Chicago, Illinois. Pfaff T, Cernicchiaro N, Dewsbury DM, George LA, Shi X, Nagaraja TG. Use of a yeast fermentation-based probiotic to reduce Salmonella prevalence in lymph nodes of dairy cattle. Undergrad Research Showcase, December 1, 2021, K-State Student Union, Ballroom, Manhattan, Kansas. Carson A, Lyle S, Wright A, Kresnye C, Holland R, Cernicchiaro N, Kanellos T. Comparison of scratching severity by owner completed PVAS to Whistle canine collar. 32nd European Veterinary Dermatology Congress. September 16-18, 2021. *Edache S, Cernicchiaro N, Dewsbury DM, George LA, Shi X, Nagaraja TG. Use of a yeast fermentation-based probiotic to reduce Salmonella prevalence in lymph nodes of dairy cattle. National Veterinary Scholars Symposium 2021, August 4-6, 2021, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Adetunji S, Smolensky D, Mitzel D, Chitko-Mckown C, Cernicchiaro N, Noronha L. Infection dynamics of Japanese encephalitis virus in porcine cell lines. American Society for Virology Annual Meeting, July 19-23, 2021, Virtual meeting. Nuttelman BL, Hutcheson JP, Nichols WT, Streeter MN, Crawford GI, Walter LJ, Renter DG, Amrine D, Depenbusch B, Wells T. Effects of Revalor ih/revalor-200 re-implant program or Revalor-xh on performance and carcass characteristics of finishing heifers fed for 179, 200, or 221 days. American Society of Animal Science Midwest, March 8-10, 2021, virtual conference. Crawford GI, Nichols WT, Hutcheson JP, Streeter MN, Nuttleman BL, Walter LJ, Renter DG, Amrine D. Evaluation of a long-acting growth-promoting implant (Revalor-XS) as an initial implant in a re-implant program with a revalor-200 terminal implant in feedlot cattle: A three-study pooled analysis. American Society of Animal Science Midwest, March 8-10, 2021, virtual conference. *Dewsbury DMA, DeDonder KD, Rezac DJ, Cernicchiaro N. Evaluating canine acceptance of two brands of flavored, chewable carprofen tablets in healthy dogs utilizing a complete cross-over design. Phi Zeta Sigma Chapter. Phi Zeta Research Day, March 2, 2021, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. Adetunji S, Smolensky D, Mitzel D, Chitko-Mckown C, Cernicchiaro N, Noronha L. Porcine macrophage-like cell line C∆2+ is susceptible to Japanese encephalitis virus infection. Phi Zeta Sigma Chapter. Phi Zeta Research Day, March 2, 2021, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. Adetunji S, Smolensky D, Mitzel D, Chitko-Mckown C, Cernicchiaro N, Noronha, L. Porcine macrophage-like cell line C∆2+ is susceptible to Japanese encephalitis virus infection. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD), December 5-8, 2020, virtual conference. *Coffman M, Sanderson M, Renter D, Dodd C. Use of an integrated modeling approach to assess risk of windborne transmission of Foot and Mouth Disease. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD), December 5-8, 2020, virtual conference. Bickett-Weddle D, Dewell R, Lee M, Lenardon V, Zaabel P, Hullinger P, Goldsmith T, Sanderson M, Hanthorn C, Roth J. Secure food supply planning in the U.S.-Continuity of business during a transboundary livestock disease outbreak. Proceedings EUFMD Virtual Open Session, December 2020. *Gebhardt JT, Tokach MD, Dritz SS, Cernicchiaro NC, Dixon A, Renter DG, Woodworth JC, DeRouchey JM, Goodband RD. Practical Application of Sample Size Determination Models for Assessment of Mortality Outcomes in Swine Field Trials. K-State Swine Day, 2020, Manhattan, Kansas. Wisnieski L, Amrine DE, Cernicchiaro N, Sanderson MW, Renter DG. Weather conditions at purchase site and during the first week after arrival associated with bovine respiratory disease mortality in the first 60 days on feed among feedlot calves. K-State Cattlemen’s Day, 2020, Manhattan Kansas.