Education

• Clinical Assistant Professor in Farm Animal Production Medicine
• BVSc 1992 University of Bristol, UK
• RCVS Certificate in Cattle Health & Production 1995
• Diplomate in Bovine Reproduction 1998

Research

Dr. Cook manages the Cow Comfort and Well-being Program with interests in a variety of subject areas related to the impact of the environment in which we keep our dairy cows on their health and behavior. Current projects include the effect of stall design on lame cow behavior, the effect of heat stress on stall use and lameness, interrelationships between hoof lesions, air quality in livestock buildings, the effect of pen moves on transition cow health and the development of a variety of transition cow health monitors.

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Responsibilities

Dr Cook's principle responsibilities include teaching the Mastitis Problem Investigation and Basic Skills in Production Medicine clinical rotations in final year, lecturing on mastitis, lameness, and welfare, training students how to hoof trim, while providing a milk quality and facility troubleshooting service to farmers in Wisconsin and neighboring states.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Cook's primary clinical interests are focused on the impact of the environment on the well-being of the dairy cow. He provides a troubleshooting service to the dairy farms of Wisconsin for problems related to milk quality, clinical mastitis, lameness, and poor reproductive performance. He is also involved in appraising dairy facilities and offering advice on remodelling barns and buidling new barns to improve cow comfort and the care of dairy cattle.