Titles and Education

1. Professor, Current
   University of Wisconsin – Madison Veterinary School, Madison, WI
2. PhD - Veterinary Microbiology, 2000
   Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
3. Academic Teaching Degree, 1999  
   Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
4. MSc - Veterinary epidemiology, 1994  
   Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
5. DVM, 1994  
   University of Hannover, Hanover, Germany

Research

Dr. Doepfer’s research work involves diagnostics, molecular microbiology, and prediction of infectious diseases and other health outcomes in populations of animals, food safety, Public Health, and Global Health. The Doepfer Lab applies machine learning and artificial intelligence to predict health outcomes in populations of animals, and advances applied statistical analysis and epidemiology for the field of population health. Specifically, they develop prevention and control strategies to reduce lameness, particularly lameness associated with Digital dermatitis (Hairy Heel Warts) in cattle.

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Responsibilities

Dr. Doepfer’s teaching activities include the Applied Epidemiology and Artificial Intelligence for Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences 2-week rotations for fourth-year veterinary medicine students and graduate students in the life sciences. In addition, Dr. Doepfer teaches the Dairy Skills rotations, the physical evaluations practical courses for veterinary students, and Large Animal Internal Medicine.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Doepfer’s clinical interests are primarily centered around lameness, particularly the infectious causes for lameness in cattle. She is also interested in the metabolic challenges of dairy cattle post-partum.

Graduate Training

• Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Surgeon, 1992
  Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
• MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology, 1994  
  Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
• Academic Teaching Degree, 1999  
  Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
• Ph.D. in Veterinary Microbiology, 2000
  Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

Recent Publications

1. K. Anklam, P. Cernek, I. Yoon, J. Wheeler, T. Birkle, &  D. Döpfer. (2022). Effects of supplementing a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product on the prevention and control of digital dermatitis in lactating dairy cows. Applied animal science, 38, 98-109. doi: 10.15232/aas.2021-02229
2. Walleser, E., Mandujano Reyes, J. F., Anklam, K., Höltershinken, M., Hertel-Boehnke, P., & Döpfer, D. (2021). Developing a predictive model for beta-hydroxybutyrate and non-esterified fatty acids using milk fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy in dairy cows. Preventive veterinary medicine, 197, 105509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105509
3. Mandujano Reyes, J. F., Walleser, E., Hachenberg, S., Gruber, S., Kammer, M., Baumgartner, C., Mansfeld, R., Anklam, K., & Döpfer, D. (2021). Full model selection using regression trees for numeric predictions of biomarkers for metabolic challenges in dairy cows. Preventive veterinary medicine, 193, 105422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105422
4. Schambow, R. A., Bennett, T. B., Döpfer, D., & Martins, J. (2021). A retrospective study investigating the association of parity, breed, calving month and year, and previous parity milk yield and calving interval with twin births in US dairy cows. Journal of dairy science, 104(4), 5047–5055. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-19421
5. Hajek, F., Reus, A., Gruber, S., Plattner, S., Kammer, M., Baumgartner, C., Smink, M., Döpfer, D., Hachenberg, S., & Mansfeld, R. (2020). Nutzung der Haptoglobinkonzentration im Blutserum als Indikator im Tiergesundheitsmonitoring bei Milchkühen [Use of serum haptoglobin concentration as an indicator in animal health monitoring of dairy cows]. Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe G, Grosstiere/Nutztiere, 48(4), 228–238. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1208-8229
6. Tremblay, M., Kammer, M., Lange, H., Plattner, S., Baumgartner, C., Stegeman, J. A., Duda, J., Mansfeld, R., & Döpfer, D. (2019). Prediction model optimization using full model selection with regression trees demonstrated with FTIR data from bovine milk. Preventive veterinary medicine, 163, 14–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.12.012
7. Klawitter, M., Döpfer, D., Braden, T. B., Amene, E., & Mueller, K. E. (2019). Randomised clinical trial showing the curative effect of bandaging on M2-stage lesions of digital dermatitis in dairy cows. Veterinary record open, 6(1), e000264. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2017-000264
8. Klawitter, M., Döpfer, D., Braden, T. B., Amene, E., & Mueller, K. E. (2019). Randomised clinical trial showing the curative effect of bandaging on M2-stage lesions of digital dermatitis in dairy cows. Veterinary record open, 6(1), e000264. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2017-000264
9. Arimizu, Y., Kirino, Y., Sato, M. P., Uno, K., Sato, T., Gotoh, Y., Auvray, F., Brugere, H., Oswald, E., Mainil, J. G., Anklam, K. S., Döpfer, D., Yoshino, S., Ooka, T., Tanizawa, Y., Nakamura, Y., Iguchi, A., Morita-Ishihara, T., Ohnishi, M., Akashi, K., … Ogura, Y. (2019). Large-scale genome analysis of bovine commensal Escherichia coli reveals that bovine-adapted E. coli lineages are serving as evolutionary sources of the emergence of human intestinal pathogenic strains. Genome research, 29(9), 1495–1505. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.249268.119
10. Tremblay, M., Kammer, M., Lange, H., Plattner, S., Baumgartner, C., Stegeman, J. A., Duda, J., Mansfeld, R., & Döpfer, D. (2018). Identifying poor metabolic adaptation during early lactation in dairy cows using cluster analysis. Journal of dairy science, 101(8), 7311–7321. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-13582