John Gay, DVM PhD DACVPM Associate Professor of Epidemiology AAHP Field Disease Investigation Unit

Washington State University WSU faculty & staff page WSU College of Veterinary Medicine Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Sciences Field Disease Investigation Unit Agricultural Animal Health Program

Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine Washington State University PO Box 646610 Pullman, WA 99164-6610

2005 ADBF (509) 335-0785 Office (509) 335-0880 FAX see directory for e-mail

Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine:

• Clinical Epidemiology & Evidence-Based Medicine Glossary 
• Guidelines for Assessing Professional Information        
• Veterinary Medicine and the Philosophy of Science    
• WWWeb Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine Sources for Veterinarians  

Epidemiology Modules:

• Introduction to Epidemiology  
• Epidemiology Concepts for Disease in Animal Groups  

Presentations:

• Knowing what isn't so: Evidence-based medicine (presentation pdf   handout pdf  design tree pdf)
• Herd Problem Solving (WCABP 1/10 - proceedings pdf   query template pdf )
• Speaking with PowerPoint: Tips, traps and rules of thumb (pdf)
• Foodborne Disease and Listeria (BCVMA, 1/09 - proceedings pdf)
• Investigating Herd Problems - General Principles (BCVMA proceedings pdf)
• Increasing Climate Variability and Livestock Production: The Perfect Storm? (2008 NMC, proceedings pdf)
• Theriogenology and developments in epidemiology: Future opportunities? (paper draft pdf)

Ag Animal Education Coordination

• Ag Animal Curriculum Resources
• Agricultural Animal Medicine Information

Course Materials:

VMS 361 Agricultural Animal Health

• Introduction to Herd Production Medicine  
• Bovine Paratuberculosis (links)
• Bovine Herd Salmonellosis, Including DT104: Eleven Characteristics to Keep in Mind
• 2011 Class
  • Conditions for Producers' Use of Livestock Drugs
  • Sanitation in the control of livestock infectious disease
  • Aside - AVS 101 Ag animal vet medicine orientation pdf
• Previous Classes:
• Epidemiology Concepts for Disease in Animal Groups
• Basic Concepts For Cow-Calf Herd Health Programs
• Avian Influenza - information links
• AI Presentation (pdf)
• Supplemental Information and Assignments

VM 568P Animal Handling and Animal Agriculture Orientation

• VM 568 course website (internal)
• Basic Concepts For Cow-Calf Herd Health Programs
• Introduction to Herd Production Medicine
• Introduction to the Beef Cattle Industry and the Veterinarian's Role   

VMS 576 Introduction to Clinical Research

• Links and Resources
• Current class materials and assignments
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2009

VM 577P Herd Production Medicine

• Introduction to Herd Production Medicine 
• In-Print & On-line Production Medicine References
• Agricultural Veterinarian Business Information Resources  
• Basic Concepts for Cow-Calf Herd Health Programs 
• Epidemiology Concepts for Disease in Animal Groups
• Guide for Herd Problem Investigations
• Professional Service Fee Exercise
• Producer Enterprise Budget Exercise 
• 2012 Class
  • Professional Service Fee Exercise
  • In-Print & On-line Production Medicine References
  • Introduction to Herd Production Medicine
  • Links and Materials
• Previous classes
  • Syllabus - 1/11 pdf
  • Professional Service Fee Exercise
  • SharePoint (Microsoft Internet Explorer only - restricted to WSU class members)
  • Links and Materials 2011
  • Links and Materials 2010
  • Vaccine Information Exercise
  • Links and Materials 2009  tc
  • Introduction to the Beef Cattle Industry and the Veterinarian's Role 
  • Getting Connected
  • Problem Topic Sheets Project

VM 631P Senior FDIU Herd Investigation Block

• Guide for Herd Outbreak Investigations  
• Herd Outbreak Investigation Resources  
• Student Guidelines for Written Recommendations

2005 Spring Ruminant Nutrition Conference

Research:

• Bovine Stillbirth / Weak Calf Syndrome Lesion Survey (terminated 7/1/07)
  • Project Information Sheet (29K pdf   html)                                              
  • Pictorial Sampling Guidance (1 MB pdf   html (lower resolution))
• Anaerobic Digestion & Composting Information

Links:

• Bovine Paratuberculosis
• Food Labeling
• Industry Questions
• International Veterinary Work
• Livestock Biosecurity
• Sustainable Agriculture Information Links & Resources
• Agricultural Veterinarian Business Information Resources
• Cognition
• leadership
• Statistical Programming (early draft)
• Teaching and Learning Materials

Presentations and Proceedings (Full Text):

• Basic Concepts for Cow-Calf Herd Health Programs  
• Bovine Herd Salmonellosis, Including DT104: Eleven Characteristics to Keep in Mind    
• Salmonella DT104 and Dairy Farms: Lessons from an Emerging Pathogen
• Sanitation in the control of livestock infectious disease
• Veterinarians and the Internet: Surfing or Drowning?  

AABP Seminar 25: Looking Forward to Practice

• 1998 AABP Seminar 25: Looking Forward to Practice 

Site Purpose:

My objective is to provide an archive site for my written course-related materials, research-related materials and links to other web-based materials that may be relevant to students, practitioners and livestock producers for their convenience. With the caveat that neither I nor WSU reviews, controls or takes responsibility for non-WSU sites nor do these sites implicitly or explicitly represent official positions of WSU, the above are links to my webpages and to other sites.

Site URL: http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/courses-jmgay/