Jennifer Wishnie
- Associate Professor of Practice
- Oro Valley Veterinary Medicine, Rm. 512
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- jwishnie@arizona.edu
Biography
Dr. Jennifer Wishnie is an associate professor of practice at the University of Arizona, College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) where she leads the One Health course and is working on One Health programming for the CVM, including a residency and master’s degree programs in veterinary public health. Jennifer is public health veterinarian with global experience in food production, food safety, veterinary public health, and One Health. Jennifer was previously animal science faculty at California Polytechnic University and prior to that held the position of Director of Producer and Public Health for the National Pork Board where she was responsible for the development and implementation of public health and producer health programs including antibiotic use in livestock production, antibiotic resistance, zoonotic disease transmission, the effects of production on public and environmental health, and workplace safety for the U.S. swine herd.
Jennifer received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Saskatchewan, Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004, after which she completed an internship with the World Organization for Animal Health in Paris, France. Jennifer earned her master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Minnesota in 2010 and is board certified in the American College of Veterinary Preventative Medicine.
Degrees
- MPH Veterinary Public Health
- University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
- D.V.M. Veterinary Medicine
- University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- M.S. Animal Reproductive Biotechnologies
- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- B.S. Animal Science
- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Licensure & Certification
- Diplomat American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (2011)
Interests
Research
One Health, food safety, community outreach
Teaching
One Health, food safety, zoonoses, advocacy, policy
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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Foundations
VETM 801 (Fall 2024) -
Independent Study
EPID 599 (Fall 2024) -
One Health in One World
VETM 805A (Fall 2024) -
One Health in One World
VETM 805D (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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One Health in One World
VETM 805C (Summer I 2024) -
Selectives
VETM 817 (Summer I 2024) -
One Health in One World
VETM 805B (Spring 2024) -
One Health in One World
VETM 805A (Fall 2023) -
One Health in One World
VETM 805D (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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One Health in One World
VETM 805C (Summer I 2023) -
One Health in One World
VETM 805B (Spring 2023) -
One Health in One World
VETM 805A (Fall 2022) -
One Health in One World
VETM 805D (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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One Health in One World
VETM 805C (Summer I 2022) -
One Health in One World
VETM 805B (Spring 2022) -
One Health in One World
VETM 805D (Spring 2022) -
One Health in One World
VETM 805A (Fall 2021) -
One Health in One World
VETM 805C (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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One Health in One World
VETM 805B (Summer I 2021)
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Singer, R. S., Porter, L. J., Thomson, D. U., Gage, M., Beaudoin, A., & Wishnie, J. K. (2019). Raising Animals Without Antibiotics: U.S. Producer and Veterinarian Experiences and Opinions.. Frontiers in veterinary science, 6, 452. doi:10.3389/fvets.2019.00452More infoEnsuring the safety, health, and overall well-being of animals raised for food is both an ethical obligation and a critical component of providing safe food products. The use of antibiotics for maintaining animal health has come under scrutiny in recent years due to the rise of antibiotic resistance globally. Some U.S. producers, especially in the poultry industry, have responded by eliminating their antibiotic use. The number of animals raised without antibiotics (RWA) is growing in the U.S., but there are concerns that RWA practices might negatively impact animal health and welfare. Therefore, the objective of this study was to survey U.S. veterinarians and producers about their experiences and opinions regarding RWA production. Veterinarians, farmers, ranchers, producers, and other stakeholders involved in raising broilers, turkeys, swine, beef cattle or dairy cattle were surveyed. Of the 565 completed responses received, 442 self-reported as practicing veterinarians or producers. Just over half of respondents reported having past or current experience with RWA programs. The main indicated reasons for raising animals without antibiotics were market driven; switching to RWA production was less commonly made for health-related reasons, such as to reduce antibiotic resistance or to improve animal health and welfare. Although respondents felt that RWA production has negative impacts on animal health and welfare, they overwhelmingly (>70%) indicated that the customer (retailer/restaurant/food service) believes that animal and health welfare will be significantly improved. Veterinarians and producers indicated that RWA programs will increase production costs with questionable effect on meat, egg or dairy consumer demand. Many respondents felt that there are times when the RWA label takes priority over animal health and welfare. Respondents generally felt that there was a need for increased auditing/assessment of animal health and welfare in RWA systems.
- Smith, D. R., Gaunt, P. S., Plummer, P. J., Cervantes, H. M., Fajt, V. R., Frey, E., Jay-russell, M. T., Lehenbauer, T. W., Papich, M. G., Parker, T. M., Phipps, E. C., Scheftel, J. M., Schnabel, L. V., Singer, R. S., Whaley, J. E., Wishnie, J. K., Wright, L. R., Costin, M., & Davies, P. R. (2019). The AVMA's definitions of antimicrobial uses for prevention, control, and treatment of disease.. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 254(7), 792-797. doi:10.2460/javma.254.7.792More infoRecent state and federal legislative actions and current recommendations from the World Health Organization seem to suggest that, when it comes to antimicrobial stewardship, use of antimicrobials for prevention, control, or treatment of disease can be ranked in order of appropriateness, which in turn has led, in some instances, to attempts to limit or specifically oppose the routine use of medically important antimicrobials for prevention of disease. In contrast, the AVMA Committee on Antimicrobials believes that attempts to evaluate the degree of antimicrobial stewardship on the basis of therapeutic intent are misguided and that use of antimicrobials for prevention, control, or treatment of disease may comply with the principles of antimicrobial stewardship. It is important that veterinarians and animal caretakers are clear about the reason they may be administering antimicrobials to animals in their care. Concise definitions of prevention, control, and treatment of individuals and populations are necessary to avoid confusion and to help veterinarians clearly communicate their intentions when prescribing or recommending antimicrobial use.