Associate Professor, Veterinary Population Medicine

Deenx003@umn.edu

Degrees

D.V.M. University of Guelph (1984)
M.Sc. University of Guelph (1989)
Ph.D. University of Guelph (1992)

American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, Swine Health Management

Research Interests

• Swine health and welfare
• Epidemiology of swine diseases
• Swine records
• Swine production optimization

Clinical Interests

• Risk factors of slow growth and mortality in growing pigs
• Sow mortality
• Measurement of pain

Instructional areas

• Swine health management
• Disease epidemiology
• Analytic epidemiology
• Farm management

Publications

For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.

Current Funding

• Sow housing analysis, PI Baidoo MPPA, $15,000
• Gestational sow behavior and constraints, PI Deen NPB, $10,000
• Sow mortality risk factors, Pharmacia Animal Health, PI Deen $12,000
• A prospective study of periparturient sow mortality, PI Deen NPPC, 22,779
• Market Hog Specifications that Produce a Global Optima, PI Deen MPPA $11,000
• The Risk And Control Of Slow Growth And Mortality In Swine, PI Deen
  Pharmacia Animal Health, 21,579

Honors and Awards

MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER (AD HOC)
American Journal of Veterinary Research
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Canadian Veterinary Journal
Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research
Journal of the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science
Swine Health and Production

EDITORSHIPS
Swine Care Husbandry and Management Guidelines, National Pork Producers Council
Co-Editor, Swine Health Management Series, Compendium on Continuing Education for the Veterinary Practitioner
Editor, International PigLetter
Columnist, Swine Health and Production

ABVP MENTOR
Robert Desrosiers
Mark Hammer
Noel Ritchey

Current Students

• Alejandro Larriestra
  PhD 2003
• Claudia Ariza
  PhD 2001
• Thomas Nortey
  PhD 2001
• Mark Titus
  MSc 2003
• John Kolb
  MSc 2003
• Todd Meyers
  MSc 2002
• Joe Conner
  MSc 2002
• Christa Irwin
  MSc 2002
• David Iverson
  MSc 2003
• Guangho Feng
  PhD 2002
• Bill Crawford
  MSc 2002
• Simone Oliviera
  PhD 2002
• Roberto Guedes
  PhD 2002