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Overview

D.R. Wolfgang is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily centers on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary studies. Within these broad areas, Wolfgang's subfields of concentration include Food Science and Small Animals.

The scientist's main topics of work encompass:

  • Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Animal Diversity and Health Studies

Wolfgang has contributed to academic literature with publications appearing in key venues, notably in the MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. One of their recent papers is titled Notes from the Field: Brucella abortus RB51 Infections Associated with Consumption of Raw Milk from Pennsylvania - 2017 and 2018, published in 2020 in the MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. This work has received citations indicating its integration into ongoing scientific discourse.

Frequent collaborators in Wolfgang's research include:

  • Joann F. Gruber
  • Alexandra Newman
  • Christina Egan
  • Colin Campbell
  • Kristin Garafalo

Wolfgang's research contributions offer insights primarily into infectious disease epidemiology related to zoonotic pathogens, with a notable emphasis on the impact of bacterial infections transmitted through animal products. The combination of veterinary and agricultural biology expertise provides a multidisciplinary approach toward understanding and managing health threats within both animal and human populations.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for monitoring bulk tank milk somatic cell and bacterial counts

    B.M. Jayarao;S.R. Pillai;A.A. Sawant;D.R. Wolfgang

  • Bulk-tank milk analysis. A useful tool for improving milk quality and herd udder health.

    Bhushan M Jayarao;David R Wolfgang

  • Effect of Johne's disease status on reproduction and culling in dairy cattle

    R.L. Smith;R.L. Strawderman;Y.H. Schukken;S.J. Wells

  • Characteristics of veal calves upon arrival, at 28 and 84 days, and at end of the production cycle

    L.L. Wilson;J.L. Smith;D.L. Smith;D.L. Swanson

  • Dynamics of endemic infectious diseases of animal and human importance on three dairy herds in the northeastern United States

    A.K. Pradhan;J.S. Van Kessel;J.S. Karns;D.R. Wolfgang

  • A longitudinal study on the impact of Johne's disease status on milk production in individual cows

    R.L. Smith;Y.T. Grohn;A.K. Pradhan;R.H. Whitlock

  • Prevalence of Clostridium difficile toxin genes in the feces of veal calves and incidence of ground veal contamination.

    Beth A. Houser;Marty K. Soehnlen;David R. Wolfgang;Hannah R. Lysczek

  • Environmental contamination with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in endemically infected dairy herds.

    R.L. Smith;Y.H. Schukken;A.K. Pradhan;A.K. Pradhan;J.M. Smith

  • A Computerized Mastitis Decision Aid Using Farm-Based Records: An Artificial Neural Network Approach

    C.W. Heald;T. Kim;W.M. Sischo;J.B. Cooper

  • Evaluation of IS900-PCR assay for detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies Paratuberculosis infection in cattle using quarter milk and bulk tank milk samples.

    B.M. Jayarao;S.R. Pillai;D.R. Wolfgang;D.R. Griswold

  • Longitudinal Study of a Clonal, Subclinical Outbreak of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Cerro in a U.S. Dairy Herd

    J.S. Van Kessel;J.S. Karns;D.R. Wolfgang;E. Hovingh

  • A mathematical model of the dynamics of Salmonella Cerro infection in a US dairy herd

    Prem P. Chapagain;J. S. Van kessel;J. S. Karns;D. R. Wolfgang

  • Environmental sampling to predict fecal prevalence of Salmonella in an intensively monitored dairy herd.

    J. S. Van Kessel;J. S. Karns;D. R. Wolfgang;E. Hovingh

  • Blinded, controlled field trial of two commercially available Mycoplasma bovis bacterin vaccines in veal calves.

    Marty K. Soehnlen;Adnan Aydin;Eugene J. Lengerich;Beth A. Houser

  • Age-Associated Distribution of Antimicrobial-Resistant Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli Isolated from Dairy Herds in Pennsylvania, 2013–2015

    Huilin Cao;Huilin Cao;Abani K. Pradhan;Jeffrey S. Karns;Ernest Peter Hovingh

  • In vitro antimicrobial inhibition of Mycoplasma bovis isolates submitted to the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory using flow cytometry and a broth microdilution method

    Marty K. Soehnlen;M. Elaine Kunze;K. Eranda Karunathilake;Brittnee M. Henwood

  • Correlation between Herrold egg yolk medium culture and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction results for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in pooled fecal and environmental samples.

    Sharif S. Aly;Beverly L. Mangold;Robert H. Whitlock;Raymond W. Sweeney

  • The effects of progressing and nonprogressing Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis infection on milk production in dairy cows.

    Rebecca L. Smith;Y.T. Gröhn;A.K. Pradhan;R.H. Whitlock

  • Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Antibody Response, Fecal Shedding, and Antibody Cross-Reactivity to Mycobacterium bovis in M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis-Infected Cattle Herds Vaccinated against Johne's Disease

    Deepanker Tewari;Ernest Hovingh;Rick Linscott;Edmond Martel

  • Epidemiology of Mycoplasma bovis in Pennsylvania veal calves

    M.K. Soehnlen;A. Aydin;K.S. Murthy;E.J. Lengerich

  • Dynamics of Salmonella Serotype Shifts in an Endemically Infected Dairy Herd

    Jo Ann S. Van Kessel;Jeffrey S. Karns;David R. Wolfgang;Ernest Hovingh

Frequent Co-Authors

Ynte H. Schukken
Ynte H. Schukken Wageningen University & Research
Yrjö T. Gröhn
Yrjö T. Gröhn Cornell University
J.S. Van Kessel
J.S. Van Kessel Agricultural Research Service
Robert H. Whitlock
Robert H. Whitlock University of Pennsylvania
Ian A. Gardner
Ian A. Gardner University of Prince Edward Island
Sagar M. Goyal
Sagar M. Goyal University of Minnesota
Scott J. Wells
Scott J. Wells University of Minnesota
A.J. Heinrichs
A.J. Heinrichs Pennsylvania State University
William M. Sischo
William M. Sischo Washington State University
Jason E. Lombard
Jason E. Lombard Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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