Roxanne Pillars, DVM, MS, Ph.D

Education:

BS--1994 Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan

DVM--1996 Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan

MS--2001, Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan - Large Animal Clinical Sciences (production medicine focus)

PhD--2008, Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan

Professional Experience:

October 2008-present: University of Idaho, Caine Veterinary Teaching Center, Caldwell, Idaho. Assistant professor: primary responsibilities include providing clinical training to
senior veterinary students from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington
State University and conducting applied research relating to dairy production
medicine.

July 2004-2008: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Research Associate/Clinical Instructor: research associate for the Michigan
Johne’s Disease Control Demonstration Project while working towards Ph.D.
Food Animal emergency clinician at the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital—
helped teach and train veterinary students while providing veterinary service to
clients.

October 2001-June 2004: Michigan State University Extension
Regional Agent—Dairy Area of Expertise: One on one consultation with
producers. Provided and coordinated informational and educational meetings for
dairy producers and their employees.

July 1998-August 2001: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan Clinical Instructor: Helped teach and train veterinary students while providing veterinary service to clients of the Food Animal Section.

December 1997-June 1998: South Sanilac Veterinary Hospital, Peck, Michigan
Veterinarian: Mixed animal practitioner with emphasis on food animals.

July 1997-November 1997: Peaceful Road Farms, Shelbyville, Michigan
Veterinarian: Herd veterinarian for 650 cow dairy herd.

June 1996-June 1997: County Animal Clinic, Coldwater, Ohio
Veterinarian: Mixed animal practitioner working mainly with pets and dairy
cattle. Initiated dairy herd records analysis using DHI and computer spreadsheets.

1. Pillars, RB, Grooms, DL, Kaneene, JB. Longitudinal study of the distribution of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis in the environment of dairy herds participating in the Michigan Johne’s Disease Control Demonstration Herd Project. Canadian Veterinary Journal. In press.

2. Pillars, RB, Grooms DL. Serologic Evaluation of Five Unvaccinated Heifers to Detect Herds that have Cattle Persistently Infected with Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus. American Journal of Veterinary Research 2002, 63(4): 499-505.

3. Cossio-Bayugar, R, Pillars, RB, Schlater, J, Holman, PJ. Theileria buffeli Infection of a Michigan Cow Confirmed by Small Subunit Ribosomal RNA Gene Analysis. Veterinary Parasitology. 2002, 105: 105-110.

4. Pillars, RB, Grooms, DL, Woltanski, JA, Blair, E. Prevalence of Dairy Herds Infected with Johne’s Disease in Michigan as determined by Environmental Sampling. Submitted and under review by Preventive Veterinary Medicine.

Extension Publications:

1. Blair, E, Grooms, DL, Pillars, RB. Johne's disease herd prevalence study 2006; Michigan Dairy Review. July 2007 12(3): 1-3

2. Pillars, RB, Grooms, DL. Neospora Caninum Induced Abortions. Michigan Dairy Review. January 2003, 8(1): 9-11