Kerry Rood

ADVS Dept

Extension Veterinarian


Kerry  Rood

Contact Information

Phone: 435-797-1882
Email: kerry.rood@usu.edu

Educational Background

MPH, Public Health, University of Iowa, 2017
DVM, Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1997
MS, Animal Science, (Parasitology), Utah State University, 1996
Effects of Gastrointestinal Parasite Control on Free-Grazing Cattle and Sheep
BS, Bio-veterinary Science, Utah State University, 1991
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Preventative Medicine, 2017

Biography

Kerry A. Rood, MS, DVM, MPH, DACVPM is a professor and associate dean for clinical programs at the Utah State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Prior to this, Dr. Rood served as associate department head in the Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences (ADVS) department and has served as extension veterinary since 2007. Before this academic appointment, he served as the Vermont State Veterinarian and Chief Animal Health Officer. A 1997 DVM graduate of KSU, Dr. Rood has been in mixed animal practices in Oregon and Utah. Kerry has received several awards, including the Extension Specialist Career Award, Undergraduate Advisor of the Year, Utah’s Veterinarian of the Year, Teacher of the Year, and President of the Utah Veterinary Medical Association. As part of a team, Dr. Rood was instrumental in garnering professional, public, and legislative support for the USU School of Veterinary Medicine; a joint regional program between Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Utah. Because of the success of the SVM, the Utah legislature funded a full 4-year College of Veterinary Medicine in 2022 where he currently serves in an administrative role. The involvement in the formation of these two programs has been personally and professionally rewarding. Kerry is from Coos Bay, Oregon, and was raised in a family-owned dairy and beef operation. Dr. Rood married Rachel Taylor in 1989 and they have three daughters. You will find him road cycling or competitive pistol shooting if he gets any spare time.

Teaching Interests

Dr. Rood's teaching interests include veterinary medicine and public health. He currently teaches Veterinary Public Health in the veterinary curriculum.

Research Interests

His research interests revolve around animal health and public health. Currently, he is focused on reducing the risk associated with zoonotic diseases and agritourism events.

Awards

USAHA Life Membership, 2023

United States Animal Health Association

Founder's Award, 2022

USU School of Veterinary Medicine

Teaching Award of Merit, 2019

North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA)

Teacher of the Year, 2018

USU Academic Success Center

Utah Veterinarian of the Year, 2013

Utah Veterinary Medical Association

Undergraduate Faculty Advisor of the Year, 2012

USU College of Agriculture


Publications | Abstracts

  • Wilson, D., Rood, K., (2013). Comparison of milk and blood test strips and Fossomatic milk analysis for measurement of beta-hydroxybutyrate in periparturient dairy cattle.. Journal of Dairy Science/ADSA
  • Wilson, D., Rood, K., (2012). Bacteria counts in on-farm pasteurized milk for dairy calves vs. season and time post-pasteurization. Journal of Dairy Science/ADSA
  • Rood, K., Young, A., (2011). Survey results of management, dairy animal care and quality assurance practices, and bovine viral diarrhea on Utah dairies. Applied Animal and Public Health Symposium
  • Rood, K., Baldwin, T.J, Kelly, E., Hall, J.O, (2011). Selenium and Vitamin A Deficiency Associated with Reversible Orthokeratosis in a Black Angus Calf: Proceedings 2011 AAVLD Annual Conference. *
  • Wilson, D., Rood, K., Goodell, G., (2011). Evaluation of a BVD milk ELISA test detecting anti-p80 antibody and comparison with ear notch testing for PI cattle. Journal of Dairy Science
  • Rood, K., Baldwin, T.J, Kelly, E., Hall, J.O, (2010). Selenium and vitamin A deficiency associated with reverible orthokeratosis in a Black Angus calf. Annual Applied Animal and Public Health Research and Extension Symposium at the United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) and American Associaton of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) joint Annual Meeting
  • Wilson, D., Rood, K., Trujillo, J.D, (2010). Herd-level prevalence of Johne’s disease on dairy farms in Utah and the surrounding intermountain west. Journal of Dairy Science

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Book Chapters

  • Heaton, K., Rood, K., (2009). Beef safety and quality assurance from the farm to the table: Cow-Calf Management Guide & Cattle Producer's Library.
  • Rood, K., England, J., (2009). Mycoplasma in beef cattle: Cow-Calf Management Guide & Cattle Producer's Library.
  • Rood, K., (2009). Beef Safety and Quality Assurance from the Farm to the Table.. Cow-Calf Management Guide & Cattle Producer's Library
  • Rood, K., (2009). Mycoplasma in Beef Cattle. Cow-Calf Management Guide & Cattle Producer�s Library

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Fact Sheets

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Curriculum

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

  • Greenland, M., Waldron, B., Isom, S., Fonnesbeck, S., Peel, M., Rood, K., Thornton-Kurth, K., Miller, R.L, Hadfield, J., Henderson, B., Creech, J.E, (2023). Dry-matter intake and feed efficiency of heifers from four dairy breed-types grazing organic grass and grass-birdsfoot trefoil mixed pastures. Journal of Dairy Science, doi: https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22858
  • Rose, M.F, Waldron, B.L, Isom, S.C, Peel, M.D, Thornton-Kurth, K., Miller, R.L, Rood, K.A, Hadfield, J.A, Long, J., Henderson, B., Creech, J.E, (2021). The effects of organic grass and grass-birdsfoot trefoil pastures on Jersey heifer development: Herbage characteristics affecting intake. Journal of Dairy Science, 104:10, 10879-10895. doi: https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-19563
  • Eckstrand, C.D, Baldwin, T.J, Rood, K., Rood, K., Clayton, M.J, Lott, J.K, Wolking, R.M, Bradway, D.S, Baszler, T., (2021). An outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 with high mortality in mink (Neovison vison) on multiple Utah farms. PLoS Pathogens, 17:11
  • Eckstrand, C.D, Baldwin, T.J, Rood, K., Rood, K., Clayton, M.J, Lott, J.K, Wolking, R.M, Bradway, D.S, Baszler, T., (2021). An outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 with high mortality in mink (Neovison vison) on multiple Utah farms. PLoS Pathogens, 17:11
  • Britten, J.E, Rood, K.A, Wilson, D.J, (2021). Comparison of bovine mammary involution and intramammary infections following intramammary treatment with casein hydrolysate and other conventional treatments at dry-off. Animals, 11, 2360. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11082360
  • Hadfield, J., Waldron, B.L, Isom, S., Feuz, R., Larsen, R., Creech, J.E, Rose, M.F, Long, J.N, Peel, M.D, Miller, R.L, Rood, K., Young, A., Stott, R.D, Sweat, A., Thornton, K.J, (2021). The effects of organic grass and grass-birdsfoot trefoil pastures on Jersey heifer development: Heifer growth, performance, and economic impact.. Journal of dairy science
  • Rose, M.F, Waldron, B.L, Isom, S., Peel, M.D, Thornton, K.J, Miller, R.L, Rood, K., Hadfield, J., Henderson, B., Creech, J.E, (2021). The effects of organic grass and grass-birdsfoot trefoil pastures on Jersey heifer development: Herbage characteristics affecting intake.. Journal of Dairy Science
  • Young , J., Coppock, D.D, Baggio , , Rood, K., Yirga, , (2020). Linking human perceptions and spotted hyena behavior in urban areas of Ethiopia . Animals , 10:2400, 1-16. doi: 10:10.3390/ani10122400
  • Gardner, J.M, Ineck, N.E, Quarnberg, S.M, Legako, J., Carpenter, C.E, Rood, K., Thornton-Kurth, K., (2020). The influence of maternal dietary intake during mid-gestation on growth, feedlot performance, miRNA and mRNA expression, and carcass and meat quality of the resultant offspring. Meat and Muscle Biology, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.22175/mmb.11538
  • Stegelmeier, B.L, Colegate, S.M, Knoppel, E.L, Rood, K., Collett, M.G, (2019). Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)-induced photosensitization.. Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology, 60-66. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2019.06.007
  • Rood, K., Pate, M.L, (2018). Assessment of Musculoskeletal Injuries Associated with Palpation, Infection Control Practices, and Zoonotic Disease Risks among Utah Clinical Veterinarians. Journal of Agromedicine, 35-45. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2018.1536574
  • Kurz, J., Zhou, Y., Weiss, R., Wilson, D., Rood, K., Liu, G., Wang, Z., (2018). A genome-wide association study for mastitis resistance in phenotypically well-characterized Holstein dairy cattle using a selective genotyping approach. Immunogenetics, 71, 35-47. doi: 10.1007/s00251-018-1088-9
  • Lucero, S.M, Rigas, J., Rood, K., Lawver, R.G, Warnick, B.K, (2017). Social integration of veterinary students in a two and two veterinary medical program. The North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Journal, 61:4, 284-289.
  • Yang, M., Hall, j., Fan, Z., Regouski, M., Meng, Q., Rutigliano, H., Stott, R.D, Rood, K., Panter, K., Polejaeva, I., (2016). Oocytes from small and large follicles exhibit similar development competence following goat cloning despite their differences in meiotic and cytoplasmic maturation. Theriogenology, 86:9, 2302-2311.
  • Rood, K., Panter, K.E, Gardner, D.R, Stegelmeier, B.L, Hall, J.O, (2015). Halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus) Poisoning in Cattle: Poisonous Plants: Toxicology, Ecology, Management, and Medicine. Symp Poisonous Plants, 9, 118-120.
  • Wilson, D., Rood, K., Whitehouse, C., Bunnell, J., Goodell, G.M, Byrem, T.M, (2015). Dairy herd - level prevalence of Johne’s disease and BVD in the Intermountain West of the U.S.A. and farm management practices and characteristics for test-positive herds. Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 6:4, 1-7.
  • Wilson, D., Baldwin, T.J, Rood, K., (2015). Pathology in practice – Fascioliasis in a Dahl sheep. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 246, 1301-1303.
  • Rood, K., Panter, K.E, Stebelmeier, B.L, Hall, J.O, (2014). Halogeton (H. glomeratus) Poisoning in Cattle: Case Report. International Journal of Poisonous Plant Research (IJPPR), 3:1, 22-24.
  • Dagley, A., Ennis, J., Turner, J.D, Rood, K., Van Wettere, A., Gowen, B., Julander, J., (2014). Protection against Chikungunya virus induced arthralgia following prophylactic treatment with adenovirus vectored interferon (mDEF201). Antiviral Research, 108, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2014.05.004
  • Wilson, D., Bunnell, J., Whitehouse, C., Byrem, T.M, Goodell, G.M, Rood, K., (2014). Johne’s disease, mycoplasma and BVD in Utah - bulk tank milk testing and comparison to previous regional prevalence and individual herd results over time. Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 5:3, 1-7.
  • Kelly, E., Baldwin, T.J, Rood, K., (2012). Pathology in Practice: Echinococcus granulosus infection in a Utah sheep. JAVMA, 241:11, 1449-1451. doi: 10.2460/javma.241.11.1449
  • Baldwin, T.J, Rood, K., Kelly, E., Hall, J.O, (2012). Dermatopathy in Juvenile Angus Cattle due to Vitamin A Deficiency. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 24, 763-766. doi: doi:10.1177/1040638712445767
  • Kelly, E., Rood, K., Skirpstunas, R., (2012). Abscesses in Captive Elk associated with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, Utah, USA . Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 48:3, 803-805. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.3.803
  • Wilson, D., Rood, K., (2012). Bovine viral diarrhea milk ELISA test detecting anti-p80 antibody – association with milk handling methods and cow characteristics. Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 3:1, 1-5.
  • Wilson, D., Rood, K., (2010). Herd-level prevalence of Johne’s disease in Utah and adjacent areas of the Intermountain West as detected by a bulk tank milk surveillance project. Journal of Dairy Science, 93:12, 5792-5797.

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | MultiMedia

Video

  • Rood, K., Hall, J.O, Hinkamp, D., (2009). Standing Liver Biopsy Procedure in Cattle.

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

Magazine/Trade Publications

  • Wilson, D., Rood, K., LaRose, J., (2016). Utah State University School of Veterinary Medicine Magazine. Utah State University School of Veterinary Medicine *
  • Young, A., Rood, K., (2010). Dairy heifer raising "Gold Standards". Western Dairy News (part of Hoards Dairyman)

Newsletter

  • Rood, K., Rigas, J., (2013). A Clin-Path moment. Beef Veterinary Newsletter *
  • Young, A., Rood, K., (2010). Dairy Quality Assurance Workshops – Two for the Price of One. USU Extension Dairy Newsletter

Other

  • Rood, K., (2008). Beef Safety and Quality Assurance from the Farm to the Table. Western Beef Resource Council (WBRC) Cattle Producer's Library *
  • Rood, K., (2008). Vesicular Stomatitis in Cattle. AG/Animal Health/2008-0pr *
  • Rood, K., (2008). Equine Immunity, Vaccination Guidelines, and Recommendations. AG/Equine/2008-07pr *
  • Rood, K., (2008). Fitting the Western or English Saddle to the Horse. AG/Equine/2008-05pr *
  • Rood, K., (2008). Neurologic Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1). AG/Equine/2008-03pr
  • Rood, K., (2008). Foal Hoof Care Fact Sheet: When and How Often to Trim?. AG/Equine/2008-02pr

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

VM 7543 - Veterinary Medicine and Human Health, Spring 2023
, Fall 2022
ADVS 1050 - Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science Academic and Career Orientation, Fall 2022
VM 7598 - Introduction to Clinics, Fall 2022
ADVS, VM 7543 - Veteirnary Medicine and Human Health, Spring 2022
ADVS 1050 - Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science Academic and Career Orientation, Spring 2021
VM 7543 - Veterinary Medicine and Human Health, Spring 2021
VM 7598 - Introduction to Clinics, Fall 2020
ADVS 1050 - Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science Academic and Career Orientation, Spring 2020
VM 7543 - Veterinary Medicine and Human Health, Spring 2020
ADVS 1110 - Introduction to Animal Science, Fall 2019
VM 7598 - Introduction to Clinics, Fall 2019
ADVS 1050 - Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science Academic and Career Orientation, Spring 2019
ADVS 5080, 6080 - Beef Cattle Management, Spring 2019
VM 7543 - Veterinary Medicine and Human Health, Spring 2019
VM 7598 - Introduction to Clinics, Fall 2018
ADVS 5080, 6080 - Beef Cattle Management, Spring 2018
VM 7543 - Veterinary Medicine and Human Health, Spring 2018
VM 7598 - Introduction to Clinics, Fall 2017
ADVS 5080, 6080 - Beef Cattle Management, Spring 2017
VM 7543 - Veterinary Medicine and Human Health, Spring 2017
VM 7598 - Introduction to Clinics, Fall 2016
ADVS 2200 - Anatomy and Physiology of Animals, Spring 2016
ADVS 5080, 6080 - Beef Cattle Management, Spring 2016
VM 7543 - Veterinary Medicine and Human Health, Spring 2016
VM 7598 - Introduction to Clinics, Fall 2015
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2015
ADVS 2200 - Anatomy and Physiology of Animals, Spring 2015
VM 7543 - Veterinary Medicine and Human Health, Spring 2015
VM 7501 - International Veterinary Medicine, Fall 2014
VM 7598 - Introduction to Clinics, Fall 2014
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2014
ADVS 2200 - Anatomy and Physiology of Animals, Spring 2014
VM 7543 - Veterinary Medicine and Human Health, Spring 2014
VM 7501 - International Veterinary Medicine, Fall 2013
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2013
ADVS 2200 - Anatomy and Physiology of Animals, Spring 2013
ADVS 3520 - Equine Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Spring 2013
ADVS 2200 - Anatomy and Physiology of Animals, Spring 2012
ADVS 3520 - Equine Nutrition, Spring 2012
ADVS 2200 - ANAT/PHYL OF ANIMAL, Spring 2011
ADVS 3520 - EQUINE NUTRITION, Spring 2011
ADVS 2200 - LABORATORY, Spring 2011
ADVS 2200 - LABORATORY, Spring 2011
ADVS 2200 - LABORATORY, Spring 2011
ADVS 2200 - Anatomy and Physiology of Animals, Spring 2010
ADVS 3520 - Equine Nutrition, Spring 2010
ADVS 1920 - Orientation to Bioveterinary Science, Fall 2009
ADVS 2200 - Anatomy an dPhysiology of Animals, Spring 2009
ADVS 3520 - Equine Nutrition, Spring 2009
ADVS 1920 - Orientation To Bioveterinary Science, Fall 2008
ADVS 2200 - Anatomy and Physiology of Animals, Spring 2008

Extension

Veterinary Public Health, 2015 - Ongoing
Beef Quality Assurance for Beef Producers, 2010 - Ongoing
Veterinarian Extension and Outreach, 2008 - Ongoing
Livestock Health and Management, 2007 - Ongoing
Utah Veterinary Medical Association List Serve (UTVA-L), 2007 - Ongoing
Agrosecurity - SCAP, 2009 - 2022
General Beef Cattle/Ranch Economics Education Programs, 2007 - 2021
Sheep and Goat Educational Programs, 2007 - 2021
Supporting Early Career Rural Veterinarians, 2016 - 2019
Production Agriculture and Agricultural Economics, 2010 - 2016
Intermountain Beef 3910, 2007 - 2015
Intermountain Beef 3910 Workshop, 2000 - 2015
Small Ruminant Animal Health Extension and Outreach, 2008 - 2013
Beginning Rancher Program, 2010 - 2013
Beef Quality Assurance (BQA), 2007 - 2012
Strengthening Community Agrosecurity (S-CAP), 2007 - 2012
MBM Program, 2011 - 2011
Production Agriculture and Agricultural Economics, 2010 - 2010
Beehive Master Beef Manager, 2009 - 2009
Equine Health (Equine Extension Team), 2008 - 2009
Civil Rights, 2007 - 2007
Veterinary Beef Newsletter, 2007 - 2007