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Greg G. Habing

DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine

Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine

Contact

habing.4@osu.edu Phone: (614) 292-7205 Sisson Hall
1920 Coffee Road
Columbus, OH 43210
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Department

Veterinary Preventive Medicine

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Professional Training and experience

  • PhD, Veterinary Epidemiology, Michigan State University
  • MS, Veterinary Epidemiology,  Michigan State University
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois

Research Interests

  • Antimicrobial use and resistance on livestock farms
  • Epidemiology of foodborne pathogens on livestock farms
  • Cattle health and welfare

Research Summary

My past research has combined traditional epidemiology and molecular techniques to investigate the molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial resistant Salmonella in dairy cattle and herd-level risk factors for recovery of Salmonella on dairy farms. My prior activities have also included clinical research, such as an investigation into the efficacy of a Salmonella Dublin vaccine in dairy calves.

Professional Service

  • Associate Veterinarian, Franklin Veterinary Associates, 2004 – 2007
  • Resident Instructor, Dairy Production Medicine, Michigan State University, 2007-2010
  • Graduate Research Associate, Center for Comparative Epidemiology, 2010-2012

Professional Memberships

  • American Veterinary Medical Association
  • American Association of Bovine Practitioners
  • Michigan Veterinary Medical Association
  • Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases

Publications

2021

  • Garcia, J.; Pempek, J.; Hengy, M.; Hinds, A.; Diaz-Campos, D.; Habing, G.G. (2021). Prevalence and predictors of bacteremia in dairy calves with diarrhea. Journal of Dairy Science, 105 (1), doi:10.3168/jds.2020-19819. Publication status: Published, issn:0022-0302
  • Timperman, L.; Habing, G.G.; Green, E. (2021). The vertebral heart scale on CT is correlated to radiographs in dogs. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, issn:1058-8183
  • Shusterman, L.; Marsh, A.E.; Joyner, P.H.; Habing, G. (2021). Detection of Trichuris eggs in feces and soil from giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) and other hoofstock enclosures under human care in the USA. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 15, 208-213. doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.05.007
    Publication status: Published online, pmc:PMC8187158
  • Creutzinger, K.C.; Dann, H.M.; Krawczel, P.D.; Habing, G.G.; Proudfoot, K.L. (2021). The effect of stocking density and a blind on the behavior of Holstein dairy cattle in group maternity pens. Part I: Calving location, locomotion, and separation behavior. Journal of Dairy Science, 104 (6), 7109-7121. doi:10.3168/jds.2020-19744. Publication status: Published, pubmed:33773795
  • Barkley, J.A.; Pempek, J.A.; Bowman, A.S.; Nolting, J.M.; Lee, J.; Lee, S.; Habing, G.G. (2021). Longitudinal health outcomes for enteric pathogens in preweaned calves on Ohio dairy farms. PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE, 190, doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105323. Publication status: Published, issn:0167-5877, pubmed:33756433
  • Brock, C.C.; Pempek, J.A.; Jackson-Smith, D.; Weaver, K.; da Costa, L.; Habing, G.G. (2021). Organic dairy producer experiences and decisions related to disease prevention and treatment. Journal of dairy science, 104 (5), 5867-5880. doi:10.3168/jds.2020-19621. Publication status: Published, Type of review: Peer Review, Percent of authorship: 40%, Description of effort: The research explored vaccine hesitancy and antimicrobial use decision processes among organic producers. Corresponding author and mentor of the post-doctoral scholar and first author of the manuscript., pubmed:33516550
  • Wilson, D.J.; Pempek, J.A.; Roche, S.M.; Creutzinger, K.C.; Locke, S.R.; Habing, G. et al. (2021). A focus group study of Ontario dairy producer perspectives on neonatal care of male and female calves. Journal of dairy science, 104 (5), 6080-6095. doi:10.3168/jds.2020-19507 Publication status: Published, pubmed:33663825 Creutzinger, K.; Pempek, J.; Habing, G.; Proudfoot, K.; Locke, S.; Wilson, D.; Renaud, D. (2021). Perspectives on the Management of Surplus Dairy Calves in the United States and Canada. Frontiers in veterinary science, 8, 661453. doi:10.3389/fvets.2021.661

2020

  • Kim, J.; Habing, G.G.; Coble, D.; Salyards, G. (2020). Antimicrobial Stewardship in Captive Monkeys. Neglected Diseases in MonkeysSpringerLink. Retrieved from: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030522827.
  • Redding, L.E.; Brooks, C.; Georgakakos, C.B.; Habing, G.; Rosenkrantz, L.; Dahlstrom, M.; Plummer, P.J. (2020). Addressing Individual Values to Impact Prudent Antimicrobial Prescribing in Animal Agriculture. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, doi:10.3389/fvets.2020.00297.
  • Deikun, L.L.; Habing, G.G.; Quigley, J.D.; Proudfoot, K.L. (2020). Health and growth of veal calves provided a fatty acid supplement and a dry teat. J Dairy Sci, 103 (5), 4633-4642. doi:10.3168/jds.2019-17240.
  • Hogshead, B.T.; Pempek, J.; Dhakal, S.; Ghimire, S.; Renu, S.; Proudfoot, K.L.; Habing, G.G. et al. (2020). SHORT COMMUNICATION: Bovine parainfluenza-3 antibodies in veal calves supplemented with cinnamaldehyde or lactoferrin. Applied Animal Science, 36 (1), 118-123. doi:10.15232/aas.2019-01928.

2019

  • O'Shaughnessy, R.A.; Habing, G.G.; Gebreyes, W.A.; Bowman, A.S.; Weese, J.S.; Rousseau, J.; Stull, J.W. (2019). Clostridioides difficile on Ohio swine farms (2015): A comparison of swine and human environments and assessment of on-farm risk factors. Zoonoses Public Health, doi:10.1111/zph.12637
  • Pempek, J.A.; Watkins, L.R.; Bruner, C.E.; Habing, G.G. (2019). A multisite, randomized field trial to evaluate the influence of lactoferrin on the morbidity and mortality of dairy calves with diarrhea. J Dairy Sci, doi:10.3168/jds.2019-16476
  • Kim, J.; Coble, D.J.; Salyards, G.W.; Habing, G.G. (2019). Comparative Review of Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans and Nonhuman Primates. Comp Med, 68 (2), 124-130. pmc:PMC5897968

2018

  • Muñoz-Vargas, L. et al. Fecal microbiome of periparturient dairy cattle and associations with the onset of salmonella shedding. PLoS One 13, (2018). 
  • Sharma, A., Erdman, M. M., Muñoz-Vargas, L., Mollenkopf, D. F. & Habing, G. G. Changes in the prevalence, genotypes and antimicrobial resistance phenotypes of non-typhoidal Salmonella recovered from mail-order hatchling poultry sold at US feed stores, 2013-2015. Zoonoses Public Health 65, e102–e112 (2018). 
  • Pempek, J. A., Holder, E., Proudfoot, K. L., Masterson, M. & Habing, G. Short communication: Investigation of antibiotic alternatives to improve health and growth of veal calves. J. Dairy Sci. (2018). doi:10.3168/jds.2017-14055 
  • Muñoz-Vargas, Pempek, J, Proudfoot, K, Eastridge, M, Williams, M, Habing, G. "The impact of overstocking, negative energy balance, and fecal cortisol on quantitative measurement of non-typhoidal Salmonella and blaCMY-2 gene in periparturient dairy cattle." Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (Submitted). 
  • Orso, K., Cui, J, Jurkovic, D.A., Habing, G. “Trends in Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Salmonella Recovered from Cattle Diagnostic Samples in Ohio” American Journal of Veterinary Research (Submitted). I was the mentor for the MPH student, who conducted this work as a component of her culminating project. 

2017

  • Gebreyes, WA, Wittum TE, Habing, G, Alali, W, Usui, M, Suzuki, S, "Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Food Animal Production Systems". In "Foodborne Diseases". [Editor-Review]. Published. 15% Authorship
  • Sharma, A, Erdman, M, Muñoz-Vargas, L, Mollenkopf, D, Habing, G, " Changes in the prevalence, genotypes and antimicrobial resistance phenotypes of Salmonella spp. recovered from mail-order hatchling poultry sold at U.S. feed stores, 2013-2015 " Zoonoses and Public Health Vol. 65 (1) e102-e112. 2017. I was the mentor for the MPH student Arati Sharma, who completed all aspects of the project, including laboratory protocols and statistical analysis, as a component of her MPH degree.
  • Hutchinson, H, Finney, S, Muñoz-Vargas, L, Habing, G. "Prevalence and transmission of antimicrobial resistance in a vertically integrated veal calf production system”. Foodborne Pathogens and Diseases. Vol. 14 (12) 711-718. 2017. I was the mentor for the undergraduate student Holden Hutchinson, who complete the project and wrote the manuscript.
  • Mollenkopf, DF, Mathys, D Dargatz, D, Erdman, M, Habing, G, Daniels, J, Wittum, T. “Genotypic and epidemiologic characterization of extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistant Salmonella enterica from US beef feedlots”. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Vol 146. 143-149. 2017.
  • Kim, J, Coble, D, Salyards, G, Habing, G. "Antimicrobial Use for and Resistance of Zoonotic Bacteria Recovered from Nonhuman Primates”. Comparative Medicine. Vol 67 (1). 79-86. 2017. I was the mentor for the MPH student Jeffrey Kim, who conducted the study and wrote the manuscript.
  • Pempek, J Trearchis, D, Masterson, M, Habing, G, Proudfoot K. “Veal calf health on the day of arrival to growers in Ohio.” Journal of Animal Science Vol 95 (9), 3940-3948. 2017. I was a collaborator on this project, responsible for epidemiologic study design and statistical analysis.
  • Muñoz-Vargas, L, Finney, S, Hutchinson, H, Masterson, M, Habing, G. “Impact of clinical salmonellosis in veal calves on the recovery of Salmonella in lymph nodes at harvest” Foodborne Pathogens and Diseases. Vol. 14 (11), 678-685. 2017. I was the mentor for the PhD student Lohendy Muñoz-Vargas, who completed all aspects of the project as a component of her dissertation.
  • Habing, G, Harris, K, Schuenemann, G, Pineiro, J, Lakritz, J, Clavijo, XA. "Lactoferrin reduces mortality in preweaned calves with diarrhea". Journal of Dairy Science. Vol. 100(5): 3940-3948 2017. I was the Principle Investigator for competitive grant funding from USDA-NIFA to investigate antimicrobial use practices and alternatives to antimicrobials in preweaned calves. This manuscript is one of three manuscripts resultant that funding.
  • Pempek J, Schuenemann, Habing, G. " Dairy calf management—A comparison of practices and producer attitudes among conventional and organic herds”. 2017. Vol 100 (10), 8310-8321. 2017. I was the mentor for the post-doctoral student Jessica Pempek, who completed the analysis and wrote the manuscript.
  • Muñoz-Vargas, L, Williams, Digianantonio, R, M, Schuenemann, G, Bas, S, Habing, G. "Association between periparturient stressors and changes in the fecal microbiome in dairy cattle." PLOS one. (In Revisions). I was the mentor for the PhD student Lohendy Muñoz-Vargas, who completed all aspects of the project as a component of her dissertation.
  • Muñoz-Vargas, Pempek, J, Proudfoot, K, Eastridge, M, Williams, M, Habing, G. "The impact of overstocking, negative energy balance, and fecal cortisol on quantitative measurement of non-typhoidal Salmonella and blaCMY-2 gene in periparturient dairy cattle." Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (Submitted). I was the mentor for the PhD student Lohendy Muñoz-Vargas, who completed all aspects of the project as a component of her dissertation

2016

  • Habing, GG, Djordjevic, C, Schuenemann, G, Lakritz, J., "Understanding antimicrobial stewardship: Disease severity treatment thresholds and antimicrobial alternatives among organic and conventional calf producers". Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Vol. 130, 77-85. 2016. (Published) 75% Authorship
  • Pires,A, Funk, J, Habing, G, Bolin, C, "[begin-italics]Salmonella[end-italics] phenotypic and genotypic diversity in finishing swine". Foodborne Pathogens and Diseases. Vol. 14, no. 4: 182-9. 2016. (Published) 20% Authorship: Analysis and interpretation of PFGE banding patterns to understand the molecular epidemiology of Salmonella in swine
  • Drost, W.T.; Green, E.M.; Zekas, L.J., Adin, C, Aarnes, T., Habing, G.G., "Computed tomographic identification of dysplasia and progression of osteoarthritis in dog elbows previously assigned ofa grades 0 and 1". Veterinary Radiology. Vol. 55, no. 5: 511-20. 2016. (Published) 15% Authorship: I performed the statistical analysis of data that compared the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography and radiographs for the diagnosis of intestinal obstruction in dogs.
  • Marsh, AE, Habing, G, Lakritz, J.. "Alpaca Research Foundation Funds Study to Test Safety and Efficacy of Barbervax, A Vaccine for the Treatment of Barber’s Pole Worm". Ohio Valley Llamas Association. (2016) 20% Authorship
  • Marsh, AE, Habing, G, Lakritz, J. "Alpaca Research Foundation Funds Study to Test Safety and Efficacy of Barbervax, A Vaccine for the Treatment of Barber’s Pole Worm". Alpaca Magazine. (2016) 20% Authorship
  • Muñoz-Vargas, Pempek, J, Proudfoot, K, Eastridge, M, Williams, M, Habing, GG. "The impact of overstocking, negative energy balance, and fecal cortisol on quantitative measurement of non-typhoidal Salmonella and blaCMY-2 gene in periparturient dairy cattle." submitted to: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2016. [ Peer-Review ]
    ( Submitted )
  • Pempek J, Schuenemann, GHabing, GG,. "Attitudes and Practices of Calf Producers on Common Disease Prevention Strategies." 2016. [ Peer-Review ] ( Revision )

2015

  • Anderson, CD, Haulena, M, Zabek, E, Habing, G, Raverty, S, “Clinical and Epidemiologic Consideration of Clostridium difficle in harbor seals (Phoca Vitulina) at a Marine Mammal Rehabilitation Center”. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. Vol. 46, no. 2: 191-197. 2015.
  • Habing, GG, Manning, S, Bolin, C, Cui, Y, Rudrik, J, Dietrich, S, Kaneene, J, “Within-farm Changing in Diary Farm Associated Salmonella Subtypes and Comparison to Human Clinical Isolates in Michigan, USA 2000-20001 and 2009”. Applied and Environmental Microbiology Vol. Epub Ahead of Print, 1-26. 2015.
  • Proudfoot, K, Habing, GG, “Social stress as a cause of disease in farm animals: Current knowledge and future directions”. The Veterinary Journal. Vol. Epub Ahead of Print, 1-15. 2015.

2011

  • Habing, G.G., Lombard, J., Kopral, C., Dargatz, D., Kaneene, J.B. Farm-Level Associations with the Shedding of Salmonella and Antimicrobial-Resistant Salmonella in US Dairy Cattle. Foodborne Pathogens and Diseases, vol. 9(9) 815-821 2.
  • Habing, G.G. and Kaneene, J.B. (2011) Stopping Rules in Veterinary Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, vol. 239 (9) 1197-1199 3.
  • Habing, G.G., Lo, Y.J., Kaneene, J.B. (2011) Changes in the antimicrobial resistance profiles of Salmonella isolated from the same Michigan dairy farms in 2000 and 2009, Food Research International, vol. 45(2) 919-924. 4.
  • Habing, G.G., Neuder, L.M., Raphael, W.R, Piper-Youngs, H., Kaneene, J.B. (2011) Efficacy of oral administration of a modified-live Salmonella Dublin vaccine in calves. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, vol. 238 (9) 1184-1190