Education

• DVM 1977, University of Minnesota
• Clinical Professor
• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Practice - Dairy Specialty

Research

Dairy herd production and health monitoring systems

Interactions of housing and health including freestall design, ventilation systems, and stocking density

Transition cow management

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Responsibilities

Lecturing in the Food Animal Medicine course, coordination of the Basic Skills in Dairy Production Medicine clinical rotation, clinical investigations in the Mastitis Problem Solving rotation and the Fresh Cow and Calf Disease Investigation courses.

Clinical Interests

Fresh cow disease problems, calf respiratory disease, dairy herd lameness problems, and subacute ruminal acidosis

Recent Publications

Nordlund, K. V.  Housing Factors to Optimize Respiratory Health of Calves in Naturally Ventilated Calf Barns in Winter.  2007.  Sixth International Dairy Housing Proceedings of the 16-18 June 2007 Conference, (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), eds J. Zulovich,B. Holmes, J. Harner. St. Joseph Michigan: ASABE.

K.V. Nordlund, W.J. Goodger, T.B. Bennett, M. Shamsuddin, and R.F. Klos. Methods for conducting an economic opportunity survey in smallholder dairy farms. 2007.  Tropical Animal Health and Production 39:8; 557-566

Nordlund, K. V.  Transition Cow Index ^TM.  39^th Proceedings American Association Bovine Practitioners.  St. Paul, MN.  Sept. 20-24, 2006.  Pages 139-143

Lago, A., McGuirk, S.M., Bennett, T.B., Cook, N.B., and K. V. Nordlund. Calf respiratory disease and pen microenvironments in naturally ventilated calf barns in winter.  J Dairy Sci 89: 4014-4025. September 12, 2006.

Nordlund, K. V., N.B. Cook, and G.R. Oetzel.  Commingling Dairy Cows: Pen Moves, Stocking Density, and Health.  39^th Proceedings American Association Bovine Practitioners.  St. Paul, MN.  Sept. 20-24, 2006. Pages 36-42

Fetrow, J.F, Nordlund, K.V., D. H. Norman.  2006. Culling: Nomenclature, Definitions, and Recommendations.  J. Dairy Sci. 89:1896-1905.

Cook, N. B., Nordlund, K. V.  An Update on Dairy Cow Freestall Design.  2005. The Bovine Practitioner 39: 29-36.

Cook, N.B, Nordlund, K.V., and G.R. Oetzel. 2004  Environmental Influences on Claw Horn Lesions and Subacute Ruminal Acidosis  in Dairy Cows. Journal of Dairy Science 87: (E Suppl.):E36-E46.

Nordlund, K.V. N. B Cook, and G.R. Oetzel. 2004. Investigation Strategies for Laminitis Problem Herdss. Journal of Dairy Science 87: (E Suppl.):E27-E35.

Cook, N.B., Nordlund, K.V. Behavioral needs of the transition cow and considerations for special needs facility design. Vet Clin Food Anim 20:(2004) 495-520

Nordlund, K.V., Cook, N.B. Using herd records to monitor transition cow survival, productivity, and health. Vet Clin Food Anim 20:(2004) 627-649.

Peek, S.F., Hartmann, F.A, Thomas, C.B., and Nordlund, K.V. 2004. Environmental Salmonella Isolation on Dairies with no History of Clinical Salmonellosis. JAVMA 225:574-577.

Cook, N.B., Nordlund, K.V., Bennett, T.B. 2004. The Effect of Freestall Base Surface on Cow Daily Activity Patterns with Relevance to Differences in Lameness Prevalence. J Dairy Sci. 87:2912-2922.

Nordlund, K.V. and Cook, N.B.  2003.  A Flowchart For Evaluating Dairy Cow Freestalls.  The Bovine Practitioner Vol.37,No. 2, pp. 89-96