Jessica Jean Vidlund, MS
Milker | East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center
Specialization: Assists in dairy health with a focus on milk quality; Experienced with vaccine immunology research;
Overview
Improvements in immune physiology against known zoonotic pathogens and emerging diseases utilizing growing knowledge of vaccine development and administration.
Research Focus
My research primarily focuses on prevention of intramammary infections in dairy cattle due to staphylococcal bacteria species.
Research Questions
- What can dairy producers do to increase prevention of staphylococcal intramammary infections within their herds? Where are the current gaps in prevention of staphylococcal mastitis within the dairy industry? How to develop and utilize novel staphylococcal surface protein vaccines to enhance host immunity and subsequently prevent against incidences of staphylococcal mastitis? How long does the increased vaccine immunity last into the lactation following the dry period the animals were initially vaccinated?
101 ETREC LR Milk Parlor, FSB
3231 Ellejoy Rd
Walland, TN 37886
3231 Ellejoy Rd
Walland, TN 37886
Education and Training
- MS, Animal Science , University of Tennessee, 2022
- BS, Animal Sciences, General, Michigan State University, 2016
Jessica Jean Vidlund, MS
Milker | East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center
101 ETREC LR Milk Parlor, FSB
3231 Ellejoy Rd
Walland, TN 37886
3231 Ellejoy Rd
Walland, TN 37886
Education and Training
- MS, Animal Science , University of Tennessee, 2022
- BS, Animal Sciences, General, Michigan State University, 2016
Overview
Improvements in immune physiology against known zoonotic pathogens and emerging diseases utilizing growing knowledge of vaccine development and administration.
Research Focus
My research primarily focuses on prevention of intramammary infections in dairy cattle due to staphylococcal bacteria species.
Research Questions
- What can dairy producers do to increase prevention of staphylococcal intramammary infections within their herds? Where are the current gaps in prevention of staphylococcal mastitis within the dairy industry? How to develop and utilize novel staphylococcal surface protein vaccines to enhance host immunity and subsequently prevent against incidences of staphylococcal mastitis? How long does the increased vaccine immunity last into the lactation following the dry period the animals were initially vaccinated?