Dr. Daryl Nydam of Cornell University presents, "Epidemiology 101" - understanding dairy studies” we’ll use examples of tangible works performed to illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of various study designs to help us take actions in dairy production and health management. Further we’ll examine some important concepts in interpreting results, tables, and figures from dairy science. This will help us understand where in the pyramid of evidence we are when reading dairy studies and implementing knowledge.
Presenters
Dr. Daryl Nydam
Department of Public & Ecosystem Health - Faculty Director
Daryl Nydam earned a BS in Biochemistry at the University of New York–Geneseo and then went to the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University and received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. Following this, while living in Vermont, he entered private clinical practice where he focused on food animal herd health. Dr. Nydam returned to Cornell and received a PhD in epidemiology. Currently, he is employed at Cornell as Professor of dairy health and production and co-director of the Summer Dairy Institute. Daryl is a member of Quality Milk Production Services, the section of Ambulatory and Production Medicine, and is Faculty Director for the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability. In these roles he is active in on-farm dairy production medicine programs for efficient production, disease control programs, and provides regular clinical service. He publishes scientific works in these fields (over 150 peer-reviewed), often with gifted graduate students, as well as speaks with various audiences. He also teaches students many aspects of production medicine and public health. In addition, Daryl is a member of the Graduate Fields of Animal Science, Epidemiology, and Biological and Biomedical Sciences where he advises PhD students.
Stephen LeBlanc, DVM, DVSc
Professor, University of Guelph
Stephen LeBlanc is a professor in the Department of Population Medicine at the University of Guelph and director of Dairy at Guelph – The Centre for Dairy Research and Innovation. He received a BSc(Agr) in Animal Science from McGill University in 1992, and a DVM (in 1997) and DVSc (in 2001) from the University of Guelph. His research focuses on dairy cow metabolic and reproductive health and management, precision technologies, and antimicrobial stewardship. With graduate students and collaborators, this work has resulted in 200 peer-reviewed papers and invited talks in 20 countries. He is a senior editor for the Journal of Dairy Science and serves as a member of Board of Directors of the American Dairy Science Association.