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Overview

David R. Smith is affiliated with Mississippi State University in the United States. Their research spans several key areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant focus on animal health and disease management.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of bovine respiratory disease and related topics concerning livestock health. Their work is distributed across multiple subfields, including agronomy and crop science, small animal studies, microbiology, genetics, and plant science.

David R. Smith's research topics include:

  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Animal health and immunology
  • Animal behavior and welfare studies
  • Animal disease management and epidemiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Agriculture and farm safety
  • Vector-borne animal diseases

Among the frequent co-authors associated with their research are:

  • W. Isaac Jumper
  • Carla L. Huston
  • Kimberly Woodruff
  • Matthew A. Scott
  • Amelia R. Woolums

Common publication venues for David R. Smith include:

  • The Bovine Practitioner
  • American Journal of Veterinary Research
  • PLoS ONE
  • Animals
  • Machine Learning Science and Technology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David R. Smith include:

  • Risk factors for bovine respiratory disease in beef cattle, 2020, Animal Health Research Reviews
  • Whole blood transcriptomic analysis of beef cattle at arrival identifies potential predictive molecules and mechanisms that indicate animals that naturally resist bovine respiratory disease, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Phenotypic Characteristics Associated with Shelter Dog Adoption in the United States, 2020, Animals
  • Comprehensive at-arrival transcriptomic analysis of post-weaned beef cattle uncovers type I interferon and antiviral mechanisms associated with bovine respiratory disease mortality, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Multipopulational transcriptome analysis of post-weaned beef cattle at arrival further validates candidate biomarkers for predicting clinical bovine respiratory disease, 2021, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Decreased shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by cattle following vaccination with type III secreted proteins.

    Andrew A. Potter;Sandra Klashinsky;Yuling Li;Elizabeth Frey

  • Ecological relationships between the prevalence of cattle shedding Escherichia coli O157:H7 and characteristics of the cattle or conditions of the feedlot pen.

    David Smith;Mark Blackford;Spring Younts;Rodney Moxley

  • Pathogenesis of Influenza D Virus in Cattle

    Lucas Ferguson;Alicia K. Olivier;Suzanne Genova;William B. Epperson

  • The REFLECT statement: Methods and processes of creating Reporting Guidelines For Randomized Controlled Trials for livestock and food safety

    Annette M. O'Connor;Jan M. Sargeant;I. A. Gardner;James S. Dickson

  • Identification of Common Subpopulations of Non-Sorbitol-Fermenting, β-Glucuronidase-Negative Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Bovine Production Environments and Human Clinical Samples

    Zhijie Yang;Joy Kovar;Jaehyoung Kim;Joseph Nietfeldt

  • Effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus strain NP51 on Escherichia coli O157: H7 fecal shedding and finishing performance in beef feedlot cattle

    R. Peterson;Terry J. Klopfenstein;Galen E. Erickson;J. Folmer

  • Influenza D virus infection in Mississippi beef cattle.

    Lucas Ferguson;Laura Eckard;William B. Epperson;Li-Ping Long

  • Measurements of fitness and competition in commensal Escherichia coli and E. coli O157:H7 strains.

    Lisa M. Durso;David R. Smith;Robert W. Hutkins

  • Herd-level risk factors for Neospora caninum seroprevalence in dairy farms in southern Brazil.

    Luis G. Corbellini;David R. Smith;Caroline A. Pescador;Milene Schmitz

  • The REFLECT Statement: Methods and Processes of Creating Reporting Guidelines for Randomized Controlled Trials for Livestock and Food Safety by Modifying the CONSORT Statement†

    Annette M. O'Connor;Jan M. Sargeant;I. A. Gardner;James S. Dickson

  • The REFLECT statement

    A. M. O'Connor;S. L. Lefebvre;G. Keefe;M. Greiner

  • Attaching-effacing Escherichia coli Infections in Cattle

    Rodney A. Moxley;David R. Smith

  • Consensus-based reporting standards for diagnostic test accuracy studies for paratuberculosis in ruminants

    Ian A. Gardner;Søren S. Nielsen;Richard J. Whittington;Michael T. Collins

  • Incidence, duration, and prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 fecal shedding by feedlot cattle during the finishing period.

    M. L. Khaitsa;D. R. Smith;J. A. Stoner;A. M. Parkhurst

  • Effect of a vaccine product containing type III secreted proteins on the probability of Escherichia coli O157:H7 fecal shedding and mucosal colonization in feedlot cattle.

    R. E. Peterson;Terry J. Klopfenstein;Rodney A. Moxley;Galen E. Erickson

  • Multidrug resistant Mannheimia haemolytica isolated from high-risk beef stocker cattle after antimicrobial metaphylaxis and treatment for bovine respiratory disease.

    Amelia R. Woolums;Brandi B. Karisch;Jonathan G. Frye;William Epperson

  • Establishment of a microbiological profile for an air-chilling poultry operation in the United States.

    W. M. Fluckey;M. X. Sanchez;S. R. McKEE;D. Smith

  • A two-dose regimen of a vaccine against type III secreted proteins reduced Escherichia coli O157:H7 colonization of the terminal rectum in beef cattle in commercial feedlots.

    David R. Smith;Rodney A. Moxley;Robert E. Peterson;Terry J. Klopfenstein

  • Prevalence of bovine viral diarrhea virus infections in alpacas in the United States.

    Christina L. Topliff;David R. Smith;Sharon L. Clowser;David J. Steffen

  • Biosecurity and biocontainment of bovine viral diarrhea virus.

    David R. Smith;Dale M. Grotelueschen

  • Field disease diagnostic investigation of neonatal calf diarrhea.

    David R. Smith

  • Serological evidence for high prevalence of Influenza D Viruses in Cattle, Nebraska, United States, 2003-2004.

    Junrong Luo;Lucas Ferguson;David R. Smith;Amelia R. Woolums

  • Whole blood transcriptomic analysis of beef cattle at arrival identifies potential predictive molecules and mechanisms that indicate animals that naturally resist bovine respiratory disease.

    Matthew A. Scott;Amelia R. Woolums;Cyprianna E. Swiderski;Andy D. Perkins

  • Cost of bovine respiratory disease in preweaned calves on US beef cow-calf operations (2011-2015).

    Min Wang;Liesel G. Schneider;Kristina J. Hubbard;David R. Smith

  • Feral Swine in the United States Have Been Exposed to both Avian and Swine Influenza A Viruses.

    Brigitte E. Martin;Hailiang Sun;Margaret Carrel;Fred L. Cunningham

  • Vaccination of Cattle against Escherichia coli O157:H7.

    David R. Smith

  • A randomized controlled trial to test the effect of on-arrival vaccination and deworming on stocker cattle health and growth performance.

    Courtney M. Griffin;Jenna A. Scott;Brandi B. Karisch;Amelia R. Woolums

  • Seroprevalence of brucellosis in Mississippi shelter dogs.

    Kristina Hubbard;Min Wang;David R. Smith

  • Phenotypic Characteristics Associated with Shelter Dog Adoption in the United States.

    Cassie J Cain;Kimberly A Woodruff;David R Smith

  • Risk factors for bovine respiratory disease in beef cattle.

    David R Smith

  • An Estimate of the Number of Dogs in US Shelters in 2015 and the Factors Affecting Their Fate.

    Kimberly Woodruff;David R Smith

  • Economic effects of policy options restricting antimicrobial use for high risk cattle placed in U.S. feedlots.

    Guillaume Lhermie;Guillaume Lhermie;Pierre Sauvage;Loren William Tauer;Leslie Verteramo Chiu

  • Comprehensive at-arrival transcriptomic analysis of post-weaned beef cattle uncovers type I interferon and antiviral mechanisms associated with bovine respiratory disease mortality.

    Matthew A. Scott;Amelia R. Woolums;Cyprianna E. Swiderski;Andy D. Perkins

  • Case-control study to determine herd-level risk factors for bovine respiratory disease in nursing beef calves on cow-calf operations

    Amelia R. Woolums;Roy D. Berghaus;David R. Smith;Russell F. Daly

  • Cattle Production Systems: Ecology of Existing and Emerging Escherichia coli Types Related to Foodborne Illness

    David R. Smith

  • Integrated BVD control plans for beef operations

    D. L. Grooms;M. D. Givens;M. W. Sanderson;B. J. White

  • Multipopulational Transcriptome Analysis of Post-Weaned Beef Cattle at Arrival Further Validates Candidate Biomarkers for Predicting Clinical Bovine Respiratory Disease

    Matthew Scott;Amelia Woolums;Cyprianna Swiderski;Andy Perkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Galen E. Erickson
Galen E. Erickson University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Terry J. Klopfenstein
Terry J. Klopfenstein University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Roy D. Berghaus
Roy D. Berghaus University of Georgia
Ian A. Gardner
Ian A. Gardner University of Prince Edward Island
Ian R. Dohoo
Ian R. Dohoo University of Prince Edward Island
Jan M. Sargeant
Jan M. Sargeant University of Guelph
Ray M. Kaplan
Ray M. Kaplan St. George's University
Paul S. Morley
Paul S. Morley Texas A&M University
Michael P. Ward
Michael P. Ward University of Sydney
William M. Sischo
William M. Sischo Washington State University

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