Suzanne Millman
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Suzanne T Millman
BSc (Agr), PhD
Associate Professor - Animal Welfare
Vet Diagnostic & Production Animal Med
(515) 294-2817
2440 Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
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Expertise / Research Area
Animal welfare
Animal behavior
Pain and sickness behavior
Care of the compromised animal
Bioethics
Teaching
VDPAM 312 Vets & Society: Introduction to Animal Welfare
VDPAM 365 Animal Welfare Assessment and Judging
VDPAM 465 Clinical Animal Welfare Rotation
VDPAM 466 Animal Welfare Preceptorship
VDPAM 490 Special Topics in Animal Welfare
VDPAM 496 Study Abroad - Inernational Perspectives in Animal Welfare (Spring 2012, Great Britain)
BMS 403 Behavior of Domestic Animals
BMS 490 Special Topics in Applied Animal Behavior
Education
PhD Applied Ethology, 2000. Department of Animal & Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Canada.
BSc (Agr), 1990. Department of Animal & Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Canada.
Selected Publications
I) Refereed publications – journal articles
Millman, S.T., accepted. Behavioral responses of cattle to pain and implications for diagnosis, management and animal welfare. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, Pain Management 29:1
Duffield, T.F., Heinrich, A., Millman, S.T., de Haan, A., James, S., Lissemore, K., 2010. Reduction in pain response by combined use of local lidocaine anesthesia and systemic ketoprofen in dairy calves dehorned by heat cauterization. Can. Vet. J. 51:283-288.
Heinrich, A., Duffield, T.F., Lissemore, K.D., Millman, S.T., 2010. The effect of meloxicam on behavior and pain sensitivity of dairy calves following cautery dehorning with a local anesthetic. Journal of Dairy Science 93:2450-2457.
Stanton, A.L., Kelton, D.F., LeBlanc, S.J., Millman, S.T., Wormuth, J., Dingwell, R.T., Leslie, K.E., 2010. The effect of treatment with long-acting antibiotic at postweaning movement on respiratory disease and on growth in commercial dairy calves. Journal of Dairy Science 93:574-581.
Todd, C.G., McKnight, D., Duffield, T., Leslie, K., Millman, S., 2010. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy for neonatal calf diarrhea complex: effects on calf performance. Journal of Animal Science 88:2019-2028.
Tucker, A.L., Atkinson, J.L., Millman, S.T., Widowski, T.M., 2010. Metabolic indicators of nutritional stress are not predictive of abnormal oral behaviour in piglets. Physiology & Behavior 100:277-283.
Tucker, A.L., Duncan, I.J.H., Millman, S.T., Friendship, R.M., Widowski, T.M., 2010. The effect of dentition on feeding development in piglets and on their growth and behavior after weaning. Journal of Animal Science 88:2277-2288.
Duffield, T.F., Leslie, K.E., Millman, S.T., Lissemore, K.D., 2009. Research and teaching of dairy cattle well-being: finding synergy between ethology and epidemiology. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 12:132-142.
Heinrich, A., Duffield, T.F., Lissemore, K.D., Squires, E.J., Millman, S.T., 2009. The impact of meloxicam on post-surgical stress associated with cautery dehorning. Journal of Dairy Science 92:540-547.
Millman, S.T., 2009. Animal welfare – scientific approaches to the issues. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 12:88-96.
Sutherland, S.J., Gray, J.T., Menzies, P.I., Hook, S.E., Millman, S.T., 2009. Transmission of food-borne zoonotic pathogens to riparian areas by pastured sheep. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research 73:125-131.
Von Borstel, U.U., Duncan, I.J.H., Keeling, L.J., Shoveller, A.K., Merkies, K.K., Millman, S.T. 2009. Impact of riding in a coercively obtained Rollkur-posture on welfare and fear of performance horses. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 116:228-236.
Burrows K.E., Adams, C.L., Millman, S.T., 2008. Factors affecting behavior and welfare of service dogs for children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 11(1): 42-62.
Croney C., Millman S.T., 2007. Board Invited Review: The ethical and behavioral bases for farm animal welfare legislation. Journal of Animal Science, 85:557-565.
Millman S.T., 2007. Sickness behaviour and its relevance to animal welfare assessment at the group level. Animal Welfare 16:123-125.
Misch L.J., Duffield T.F., Millman S.T., Lissemore K.D., 2007. An investigation into the practices of dairy producers and veterinarians in dehorning dairy calves in Ontario. Canadian Veterinary Journal 48(12): 1249-1254.
Millman, S.T., Adams, C.L., Turner, P.V., 2005. Animal welfare training at the Ontario Veterinary College. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education: Special Issue on Animal Welfare 32(4):447-450.
Zurbrigg, K., Kelton, K., Anderson, N., Millman, S., 2005. Tie-stall design and its relationship to lameness, injury and cleanliness on 317 Ontario dairy farms. Journal of Dairy Science, 88:3201-3210.
Zurbrigg, K., Kelton, D., Anderson, N., Millman, S., 2005. Stall dimensions and the prevalence of lameness, injury and cleanliness on 317 tie stall dairy farms in Ontario. Canadian Veterinary Journal, 46:902-909.
Millman, S.T., Duncan, I.J.H., Stauffacher, M., Stookey, J.M., 2004. The impact of applied ethologists and the International Society for Applied Ethology in improving animal welfare. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 86:299-311.
Millman, S.T., Duncan, I.H.J., Widowski, T.M., 2000. Male broiler breeder fowl display high levels of aggression towards females. Poultry Science, 79:1233-1241.
Millman, S.T., Duncan, I.J.H., 2000.Strain differences in aggressiveness of male domestic fowl in response to a male model. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 66:217-233.
Millman, S.T., Duncan, I.J.H., 2000. Do female broiler breeder fowl display a preference for broiler breeder or laying strain males in a Y-maze test? Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 69:275-290.
Millman, S.T., Duncan, I.J.H., 2000. Effects of male-to-male aggressiveness and feed-restriction during rearing on sexual behaviour and aggressiveness towards females by male domestic fowl. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 70:63-82.
II) Books and book chapters
Millman, S.T., Mench, J.A., Malleau, A., 2010. The future of poultry welfare. In: Duncan, I.J.H., Hawkins, P. (Editors), The Welfare of Domestic Fowl and Other Captive Birds, Springer Netherlands, p.279-302.
Mench, J. A., Newberry, R., Millman, S.T., Tucker, C. B., Katz, L., 2010. Environmental enrichment. In: Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching, Third Edition. Federation of Animal Science Societies, Champaign, IL, USA, p. 30-44.
Stull, C., Rodiek, A., Coleman, R., Ralston, S., Topcliff, T., Millman, S., 2010. Guidelines for horse husbandry. In: Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching, Third Edition. Federation of Animal Science Societies, Champaign, IL, USA, p. 89-101.
Mills D.M., Millman S.T., Levine, E., 2007. Applied animal behaviour: assessment, pain and aggression. In: C. McGowan, L. Goff, N. Stubbs (Editors), Animal Physiotherapy: Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Animals, Blackwell Publishing, p.3-13.
Fraser, D., Mench, J.A., Millman, S.T., 2001. Farm animals and their welfare in 2000. In: Salem, D.J. and Rowan, A. (Editors), State of the Animals 2001, Humane Society Press, Washington, DC, USA, p.87-99.
Millman, S.T., Duncan, I.J.H., 2000. Social cognition. In: Keeling, L. and Gonyou, H. (Editors), Social Behaviour of Farm Animals, CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, UK, p.373-394.
Leadership
Editorial Boards
Section Editor (Farm Animals), Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2003-present
Guest editor, Special issue: Pain in Farm Animals, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 135(3):177-266 (December 15, 2011)
Guest editor, Special issue: Animal Welfare and Epidemiology - Across Species, Across Disciplines, and Across Borders, Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 12(2):83-164 (March 2009).
Guest editor, Special issue: Caring During Crisis- Animal Welfare During Pandemics and Natural Disasters, Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 11(2):85-184 (June 2008)
Committee membership
University Link (Iowa State University), Universities Federation for Animal Welfare/Humane Slaughter Association. 2008-present
Animal Welfare External Advisor, HyLine International, 2009-present
co-Chair, Model Animal Welfare Curriculum Working Group, American Veterinary Medical Association, 2011-present
Consultant, Animal Health and Well-being Committee, McDonald's Corporation, 2012-present
Chair, Animal Welfare Committee, Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, 2008-present
Chair, Iowa Livestock Emergency Response/Animal Welfare Task Force, 2008-present
Swine Health & Animal Well-being Committee, Iowa Pork Producers Association, 2008-present
Advisory Committee, Animal Welfare Judging Competition, Michigan State University, 2004-present. Veterinary Division, 2007-present.
Scientific Committee, Humane Farm Animal Care, the first ISO-65 certified animal welfare certification program for livestock and poultry producers (“Certified Humane”), involving third-party inspection of farms. I chair the committee for goats, and serve on committees for sheep and poultry. 2003 –present:
Invited expert, Canadian Agrifood Research Council, Expert Committee for Farm Animal Behaviour & Welfare, 2005-2008
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Animal Welfare Committee, Ex-officio member, Large Animal Sub-Committee, 2006-2008
Honors & Awards
2012: Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University
1997: University Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph
1996: Dr. W.R. Graham Memorial Scholarship, University of Guelph
1995: James A. McGrath Memorial Scholarship, University of Guelph
Memberships
American Association of Swine Practitioners
American Dairy Science Association
American Society of Animal Science
American Veterinary Society for Animal Behavior
Animal Behavior Society
Canadian Society of Animal Science
Equine Science Society
Humane Slaughter Association
International Society for Applied Ethology
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
USDA NC1029, Animal Behavior and Welfare Research
USDA NC209, Bioethics
