Dr. Amelia Woolums, DVM, PhD, DACVM

Dr. Amelia Woolums, DVM, PhD, DACVM

Title:

  • Professor

Contacts:

aw1873@msstate.edu

Overview

Education:

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PHD), Pathology , University of California, Davis , 1998
  • Master of Science (MS), Science/Veterinary Science , University of Saskatchewan , 1991
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Veterinary Medicine , Purdue University , 1988

Publications

Conference Proceeding

  • 2023 update on the impact of management decisions on BRD morbidity, mortality, and performance in beef calves.  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2024
  • Integrated Transcriptome and Multi-Tissue Mineral Analyses of Healthy Stocker Cattle Fed Complexed or Inorganic Trace Mineral Supplement.  Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 2024
  • Longitudinal blood RNA-Seq analysis of cattle to determine the impact of vaccination and marketing on clinical BRD.  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2024
  • Transcriptome assessment of healthy high-risk stocker cattle defines mechanisms of inflammatory regulation induced by tulathromycin metaphylaxis.  Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 2024
  • Effect of vaccination and marketing strategies on gene expression patterns in beef cattle via time course RNA-Seq.  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2023
  • Transcriptome analysis of beef cattle reveals influence of marketing on bovine respiratory disease risk.  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2023
  • Tulathromycin-induced gene expression evaluated in high-risk beef cattle through whole blood transcriptomics.  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2023
  • Update on the impact of management decisions on BRD morbidity, mortality, and performance in beef calves.  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2023
  • Evaluating the impact of marketing strategies on host response.  Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 2022
  • Identification of potential predictive biomarkers and molecular mechanisms contributing to BRD-associated mortality in post-weaned beef cattle.  World Buiatrics Congress. 2022
  • Impact of preweaning vaccination on host response in healthy calves during the cow-calf phase of production.  Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 2022
  • Impact of the host transcriptome on bovine respiratory disease treatment during backgrounding.  Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 2022
  • Time-course RNA-Seq analysis defines immunological and inflammatory mechanisms influenced by bovine respiratory disease.  Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 2022
  • Transcriptomics to define mechanisms of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) resistance.  World Buiatrics Congress. 2022
  • Digital mRNA profiling of high-risk beef cattle at arrival substantiates markers of bovine respiratory disease.  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2021
  • Multipopulational transcriptomic analysis of high-risk beef cattle on arrival reveals genes and mechanisms which may predict bovine respiratory disease.  American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 2021
  • The effect of number of cattle per pen on stocker cattle health and antimicrobial resistance.  Academy of Veterinary Consultants. 2020
  • Hematological network analysis defines mechanisms associated with bovine respiratory disease and performance. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases .  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2020
  • The effect of number of cattle per pen on stocker cattle health and performance.  Journal of Animal Science. Volume 98, Issue Supplement 1. 2020
  • Increased expression of viral defense genes at arrival may contribute to BRD-associated mortality.  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases . 2019
  • Whole blood RNA-seq analysis at arrival to identify biomarkers of respiratory disease risk in stocker cattle.  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases . 2019
  • Impact of management decisions on bovine respiratory disease morbidity and mortality risks.  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases. 2019
  • Whole blood RNA-Seq analysis of stocker calves reveals insights into BRD.  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases . 2019
  • Whole blood RNA-Seq analysis of stocker calves at arrival provides immunological and metabolic distinction related to BRD.  2019 Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium . 2019
  • Whole blood transcriptome analysis reveals altered pathways related to inflammation and fatty acid metabolism in stocker calves that develop bovine respiratory disease.  International Veterinary Immunology Symposium . 2019
  • On-arrival blood transcriptomes identify altered immune pathways in stocker cattle that develop bovine respiratory disease.  American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum . 2019
  • Assesment of On-Arrival Vaccination and Deworming on Stocker Cattle Health and Growth Performance.  Journal of Animal Science. 2018

Extension Publication

  • A Scoring System to Help Producers Assess Heat Stress. Mississippi State University Extension Factsheet. MSU. Issue P3464. 2020

Journal Article

Published Abstract

  • Development of a Menthol-Based Heat Stress Mitigation Strategy via Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Dairy Cattle. Fall 2024 Graduate Research Symposium. 2024
  • Establishment of Heat Stress Models for Investigating the Heat Stress Responses of Lactating Holstein Cattle. Summer 2024 Undergraduate Research Showcase. 2024
  • Heat Stress Models for Assessing Breed-Specific Responses in Holstein and Jersey Dairy Cattle. Summer 2024 Undergraduate Research Showcase. 2024

Presentations

Oral Presentation

  • "Identification of potential predictive biomarkers and molecular mechanisms contributing to BRD-associated mortality in post-weaned beef cattle." World Buiatrics Congress, WBC, Madrid, Spain. 2022
  • "Transcriptomics to define mechanisms of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) resistance." World Buiatrics Congress, WBC, Madrid, Spain. 2022
  • "Digital mRNA profiling of high-risk beef cattle at arrival substantiates markers of bovine respiratory disease.." Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD), CRWAD, Chicago, IL. 2021
  • "Multipopulational transcriptomic analysis of high-risk beef cattle on arrival reveals genes and mechanisms which may predict bovine respiratory disease." Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), AABP, Salt Lake City, UT. 2021
  • "Distinct gene expression patterns associated with BRD identified by statistical and machine learning approaches." Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD), CRWAD, Virtual. 2020
  • "Blood biomarker discovery in high-risk stocker cattle at-arrival: differentiating respiratory health and disease.." Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases(CRWAD) , CRWAD, Virtual. 2020
  • "Transcriptomic profiling of BRD-attributed mortality in stocker cattle identifies active inflammatory and antiviral pathways at arrival.." Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), AABP, Virtual. 2020
  • "Multi-tissue transcriptomic analysis of BRSV-infected cattle using machine learning and statistical approaches.." CVM Research Day, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. 2020
  • "Making Antibiotics Work for You in the Modern Era: Antibiotic Resistance." Cattlemen's College, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, San Antonio, TX. 2020
  • "Pharmacokinetics of tulathromycin following administration with remote delivery devices.." American Soc. of Anim. Sci and Canadian Soc. of Anim. Sci 2018 Meeting, ASAS, Vancouver BC . 2018

Poster

  • "Synthetic mRNA-induced Expression of H2 Relaxin by Bovine reproductive Tissue." National Veterinary Scholars Symposium, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2023
  • "Hematological network analysis defines mechanisms associated with bovine respiratory disease and performance." Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD), CRWAD, Chicago, IL. 2021
  • "Multi-tissue transcriptomic analysis of BRSV-infected cattle using machine learning and statistical approaches." National Association of Veterinary Scientists Dual Degree Colloquium., , Virtual. 2020
  • "Developing a rapid non-invasive and portable assay for Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) diagnosis using Near Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy." Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Mississippi Aademy of Sciences, Mississippi State Universtiy. 2019
  • "Rapid prototyping and development of a tracheostomy tube for calves." MSU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. 2018