Professor - Veterinary Population Medicine

fetro001@umn.edu

Degrees

M.B.A. 1981: Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
V.M.D. 1977: University of Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Medicine
Bachelor's degree in biology, 1973: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Board Certification: American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, Dairy Specialty

Research Interests

• Economics of decision-making in food animal production (dairy)
• Epidemiology of dairy disease
• Farm performance evaluation and dairy record systems
• Standardizing operating protocols on dairies, particularly relating to drug use

Clinical Interests

• Dairy production medicine

Instructional areas

• Dairy production medicine
• Epidemiology
• Food animal production economics
• Large animal nutrition
• Animal welfare in production agriculture

Publications

Honors and Awards

• American Association of Bovine Practitioners: Distinguished Service Award
• Norden Award for Distinguished Teaching in Veterinary Medicine
• Merck AgVet Award for Creativity in Teaching

Current Students

• Dr. Jerome Carrier: Ph.D. candidate: major advisor
• Dr. Eran Raizman: Ph.D. candidate: member of committee