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Jenifer Nadeau

Associate Professor

Joined UConn Animal Science Department in 2001

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Background:

Jenifer Nadeau received an AAS in Agricultural Science from the State University of New York at Morrisville College in 1993. She received a BS in Animal Science - Equine Option from the University of Kentucky in 1995. Then she received her MS in Comparative and Experimental Medicine in 1997 and completed her PhD in Animal Science in 2001 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She joined the UConn Animal Science Department in August, 2001. She has worked with horses since the age of 8. Her experience includes working at a trail riding facility, manager of a hunter/jumper facility, manager of a veterinarian's horse and sheep farm, working as a night watch at a historic Thouroughbred breeding farm, driving and training draft horses, and working with therapeutic riding programs.

Courses Taught:

ANSC 2251

Horse Science

Research Interests:

My goal is to improve equine health through evaluation of current practices and the development of new practices, leading to sound equine health management programs for horse owners to utilize. The specific aims of my research are to:

Utilize DNA techniques to develop alternative treatments for common horse health problems and reduce bacterial resistance
Evaluate the incidence of insulin resistance, identify causative agents and develop dietary intervention
Evaluate the incidence of gastric ulcer disease in horses and attempt to modify its incidence through dietary intervention

Recent Publications:

Mazan M, Svatek J, Maranda L, Christiani D, Ghio A, Nadeau J, Hoffman AM. 2009. Questionnaire assessment of airway disease symptoms in equine barn personnel. Occupational Medicine, doi:10.1093/occmed/kqp003.

Nadeau, J. E.A. McCabe Alger 2008. Horsin' around without horses; activities for your horseless horse members. National Youth Horse Leader's Symposium, Raleigh, North Carolina, pp. 17.

Nadeau J. 2007. Colic in the Horse. In: American Youth Horse Council Horse Industry Handbook. HIH435a1-HIH435a-6.

Nadeau J. 2007. Equine Herpesviruses. Effective Horse Management - Fifth in the Horse Health Series. Animal Science Fact Sheet, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. Online at http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ansci/ext/herpesvirus.htm.

Nadeau JA, Andrews FM. 2007. Gastric Ulcer Syndrome. In: N. Edward Robinson, [ed.], Current Therapy in Equine Medicine. Saunders 6th edition, St. Louis Missouri, in press.

Nadeau, J., E. McCabe Alger, T. Hoagland. 2007. Longitudinal study of the general knowledge of 4-H horse members. J. Extension 45(5): online at http://www.joe.org/joe/2007october/rb6p.shtml.

Nadeau, J., A. Sanchez, S. Bushmich, J. Dinger. 2007. Impacts of an EHV-1 outbreak on teaching, research and extension programs: is your college or university prepared? Proceedings of the Twentieth Equine Science Society Symposium Baltimore, Maryland pp. 195-196.

Browning, D., J. Nadeau, P. Scheifele, J. Dinger. 2007. Equine vocalization project (EVP): Mare-foal separation whinnies. Proceedings of the Twentieth Equine Science Society Symposium Baltimore, Maryland pp. 264-265

Valipe, S., M. Amalaradjou, J. Nadeau, A. Thirunavukkarasu, K. Venkitanarayan. 2007. Development and optimization of species-specific PCR for rapid detection of Dermatophilus congolensis. J. Animal Science 85(Suppl. 1): 245

Hobbies or Non-Academic Interests:

Hiking, walking, kayaking, horseback riding, travel & tourism, reading, mini golf, moose watching, swimming, and playing with my dog Goldie.