Education

• Clinical Instructor, Exotic Animal Medicine & Surgery
• Ph.D. Wildlife Diseases and Epidemiology, Cornell University 2000
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1993
• MS, Land Resources (Conservation Biology) University of Wisconsin-Madison 1989
• BS Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1985

Research

Dr. Hartup conducts research in support of his service to the International Crane Foundation, including projects with endangered whooping cranes as well as other captive and free-ranging cranes.  Dr. Hartup has investigated the use of fecal corticosterone as a non-invasive measure of stress in reintroduced whooping cranes, the seroepidemiology of infectious bursal disease virus, risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders in captive-reared cranes, and the veterinary care of captive cranes in Chinese zoos.

Responsibilities

Director of Veterinary Services at the International Crane Foundation (www.savingcranes.org), lecturer in Special Species Health, resident and veterinary preceptor training, continuing education for zoo and wildlife professionals.

Clinical Interests

Avian medicine, wildlife health and epidemiology, conservation medicine.

Recent Publications

Hartup, B.K., A. Oberc, B. Stott-Messick, A.K. Davis, and E.C.H. Swarthout.  2008.  Blood parasites of house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) from Georgia and New York.  Journal of Wildlife Diseases, in press.

Hartup, B.K. and C.A. Schroeder.  2006.  Protein electrophoresis in cranes with presumed insect bite hypersensitivity.  Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 35(2):226-30.

Hanley, C.S., N.J. Thomas, J. Paul-Murphy and B.K. Hartup.  2005.  Exertional myopathy in whooping cranes (Grus americana) with prognostic guidelines.  Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 36:489-97.

Hartup, B. K., G. H. Olsen and N. M. Czekala. 2005. Fecal corticoid monitoring in whooping cranes (Grus americana) undergoing reintroduction. Zoo Biology, 24(1):15-28.

Bowman, M.R., J.A. Waldoch, J.M. Pittman, M.G. Papich and B.K. Hartup.  2004.  Enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin plasma concentrations in sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) after enrofloxacin administration in drinking water.  Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, 18(3):144-50.

Hayes, M.A., B.K. Hartup, J.M. Pittman and J.A. Barzen.  2003.  Capture of sandhill cranes using alpha-chloralose.  Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 39(4):859-68.