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University of Illinois
In 2009 Dr. Lowe accepted a part-time appointment to the faculty of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois where he teaches veterinary students production medicine. In 2011 he founded Lowe Consulting Ltd. to focus on assisting livestock producers with strategic decision making and process improvement. He has served on the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Board of Directors, was the recipient of the 2007 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award, and presented the 2010 Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture.
Location: Illinois, United States
Article published the November 10, 2025
Introduction: Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRS) can decrease growth and cause infertility and abortion in adult pigs. This study was conducted to further understand the risk associated with PRRS transmission/movement at the lairage facility.Materials and Methods:A contact model for the unloading dock was employed using a 68L plastic tub. The model dock was contaminated wit ...
This member gave a presentation on November 1, 2023
At the following event:
Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals 2023
Article published the June 12, 2018
BackgroundBovine respiratory disease (BRD) is one of the most commonly reported diseases in cattle, especially in intensely raised, recently weaned and newly transported feedlot cattle [1]. The etiopathogenesis of BRD is complex, and results from the complex interaction of bacterial and viral pathogens under the influence of a wide range of host and environmental risk factors [2]. Despite many adv ...
Article published the August 3, 2017
Article published the June 30, 2017
Influenza A virus has become a major pathogen, causing epidemics of respiratory disease in humans, which not only result in increased deaths but also raise public health organization alarms regarding the need for further understanding and control of this virus (1). Additionally, the ability of the virus to cross species barriers has raised more concern over the probability of reassortment and gene ...
Article published the June 9, 2017
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) are the etiologic agents of acute respiratory disease in many mammalian species. Although originating in wild aquatic birds, IAVs have been successful in crossing the species barrier, and specific subtypes have become endemic among humans and domestic swine populations (1). In the United States, influenza was first described in swine herds during the 1918 pandemic and ha ...
Article published the January 13, 2017
This member gave a presentation on November 15, 2016
At the following event:
Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals
This member gave a presentation on November 15, 2016
At the following event:
Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals
This member gave a presentation on November 15, 2016
At the following event:
Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals