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Suzanne Millman

Suzanne Millman
Suzanne T Millman

BSc (Agr), PhD

Associate Professor - Animal Welfare
Vet Diagnostic & Production Animal Med
(515) 294-2817
2440 Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
Expertise / Research Area

Animal welfare

Animal behavior

Pain and sickness behavior

Care of the compromised animal

Bioethics

Education

PhD                Applied Ethology, University of Guelph, Canada, 2000

                     Dissertation: An investigation into extreme aggressiveness of broiler breeder males
 
 
BSc (Agr)        Animal & Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Canada, 1990
Selected Publications

 Chapters in books

  1. Millman, S.T., Mench, J.A., Malleau, A., submitted. The future of poultry welfare. In: Duncan, I.J.H. (Editor), The Welfare of Domestic Fowl, Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.
  2. 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.  
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
 
Papers in refereed journals
1.     Sutherland, S.J., Gray, J.T., Menzies, P.I., Hook, S.E., Millman, S.T., accepted. Transmission of food-borne zoonotic pathogens to riparian areas by pastured sheep. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research
2.     Heinrich, A., Duffield, T.F., Lissemore, K.D., Squires, E.J., Millman, S.T., accepted. The impact of meloxicam on post-surgical stress associated with cautery dehorning. Journal of Dairy Science
3.     Duffield, T.F., Heinrich, A., Millman, S.T., de Haan, A., James, S., Lissemore, K., accepted. Reduction in pain response by combined use of local lidocaine anesthesia and systemic ketoprofen in dairy calves dehorned by heat cauterization. Can. Vet. J.
4.     Duffield, T.F., Leslie, K.E., Millman, S.T., Lissemore, K.D., accepted. Research and teaching of dairy cattle well-being: finding synergy between ethology and epidemiology. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
  1. Millman, S.T., accepted. Animal welfare – scientific approaches to the issues. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Millman S.T., 2007. Sickness behaviour and its relevance to animal welfare assessment at the group level. Animal Welfare 16(2):123-125.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.

 Non-refereed papers, including conference proceedings

  1. Millman, S.T., Johnson, A.K., O’Connor, A.M., Zanella, A.J., accepted. Animal welfare and epidemiology – Across species, across disciplines and across borders. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
  2. Millman S.T., 2008. Caring during crisis: Animal welfare during pandemics and natural disasters. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 11(2):85-89.
  3. Millman S.T., Widowski T.M., Stone E., 2008. Panel discussion one: Front-line experiences with animal welfare, natural disasters, and disease outbreaks. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 11(2):165-172.
  4. Millman S.T., Widowski T.M., Stone E., 2008. Panel discussion three: Addressing animal welfare in emergency response planning. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 11(2):173-184.
  5. Higginson, J., Gray, J.T., Dewey, C.E., Widowski, T.M. and Millman, S.T... 2008. Accommodating sick pigs – what can we learn from their behaviour?  Proceedings of the Mike Wilson Swine Research Day. Guelph, Ontario. May 28, 2008.
  6. Millman, S., 2005. Welfare assessment and audits. Dairy Health Management Certification Program: Dairy Cattle Welfare, University of Guelph, May 31-June 2, 2005.
  7. Millman, S., 2004. Sick pig behaviour. Centralia Swine Research Update, January 28, 2004. p.I-37
  8. Millman, S.T., 2003. Categories of welfare cases: protecting the welfare of farm animals. Veterinary Practitioners and Food Animal Welfare Cases. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Wellington County Office, Fergus, ON
  9. Millman, S.T., 2003. A dose of healthy skepticism about “Cow Comfort”: Are we keeping the cow in the discussion? Dairy Health Management Certification Program: Dairy Facilities, Designing for Cow Comfort and Performance. University of Guelph.
  10. Millman, S.T., 2002. The welfare dilemma of broiler breeder aggression. Poultry Perspectives, University of Maryland Poultry Extension Service, Spring 2002.
  11. Millman, S., 2002. Legislation protecting farm animals in the United States. Animal Welfare Science, Ethics & Law Veterinary Association Newsletter, 6:6-7. 
  12. Millman, S., 1999. Capitalizing on sheep behaviour. Ontario Sheep News, 12:14.

 

Leadership

 Editorial Boards

Section Editor (Farm Animals), Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2003-present
 
Guest editor, Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, Special Issue “Proceedings of the Symposium Caring During Crisis: Animal Welfare During Pandemics and Natural Disasters”, Guelph, ON, Canada, April 29-May 1, 2006.Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare (CSAW), University of Guelph.
 
Committee membership
University Link (Iowa State University), Universities Federation for Animal Welfare/Humane Slaughter 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
 
Animal Welfare Committee, Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, 2008-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:         
 
Advisory Committee, Animal Welfare Judging Competition, Michigan State University, 2004-present. Veterinary Division, 2007-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
 
Steering Committee Member, Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, University of
Guelph, Canada. 2002-2008      
 
American Society of Animal Science/American Dairy Science Association, Bioethics Committee,
2007 present:   
 
Animal Behavior, Housing & Well-being Committee, Midwest Region, American Society for Animal
Science/American Dairy Science Association, 2008-present        
 

 Ad Hoc Reviewer

Research Grants
  • Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Research branch
  • Dairy Farmers of Canada
  • Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Formula Funds
  • National Pork Board, Animal Welfare Section
  • Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
  • University of Guelph, Animal Care & Use Committee
  • USDA CREES, Bioethics
Journal manuscripts
  • Animal Welfare
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • British Poultry Science
  • Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research
  • International Laboratory Animal Research
  • Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Journal of Swine Health and Production
  • Journal of Veterinary Medical Education
Conference abstracts
  • American Dairy Science Association/American Society of Animal Science – National Congress
  • American Dairy Science Association/American Society of Animal Science – Midwest Meeting
  • International Society for Applied Ethology – International Congress
  • International Society for Applied Ethology – North American Regional meeting
  • International Workshop for the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Levels
Honors & Awards

1995:    James A. McGrath Memorial Scholarship

1996:    Dr. W.R. Graham Memorial Scholarship

1997:    University Graduate Scholarship, 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

International Society for Applied Ethology

USDA ARS NC1029, Animal Behavior and Welfare Research