Rachel A Friedrich

DVM, Diplomate ABVP-Food Animal

Clinical Associate Professor
Vet Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine
Food Supply Veterinary Medicine
rachfred@iastate.edu
515-294-1185
1255B Veterinary Field Service
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Education & Certifications

Diplomate ABVP- Food Animal

DVM, Iowa State University, 2009, Summa cum laude
BS, Agricultural Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2005 with honors and highest distinction

Teaching

VDPAM 340 Large Animal Clinical Foundations

VDPAM 486 Small Ruminant Medicine and Surgery Elective

VDPAM 476 Food Animal and Camelid Field Service

VDPAM 490 State Fair Rotation

VDPAM 495 Advanced Small Ruminant Production Medicine

Research Focus & Interests

Bovine Medicine, Surgery, and Respiratory Disease Prevention

Small Ruminant Medicine and Surgery

Leadership/Committees/Council

IVMA Foundation Board Member 2015 – present

Memberships

American Association of Bovine Practitioners

American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners

American Veterinary Medical Association

Iowa Veterinary Medical Association

Selected Publications

Garcia-Morante, B.; Friedrich, R.; Kaiser, T.; Kraft, C.; Bridger, P.; Noguera, M. Gilt Vaccination with a Mixed Administration of a PRRS MLV and a PPV1 Subunit Vaccine Protects against Heterologous PRRSV1 Infection and Prevents Detrimental Effects on Piglet Performance. Viruses 2020, 12, 789.

Friedrich, R.; Patterson, A.R.; Johnson, W.; Fergen, B.; Hernandez, L.; Grosse-Liesner, B.; and Hermann, J.R. Efficacy of Porcine Circovirus Type 2a and 2d Based Vaccines Following PCV2 Challenge. Journal of Vaccines and Vaccination. 2019 Apr 20 10:402 (1-4)

Sponseller, B.A., S.K. Clark, and R.A. Friedrich. Mechanisms of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Escape from Neutralizing Antibody Responses Define Epitope Specificity. Viral Immunology. Viral Immunol. 2012 Aug;25(4):324-8. doi: 10.1089/vim.2012.0030. Epub 2012 Jul 2.