Bhushan M. Jayarao

Director
Animal Diagnostic Lab
Orchard Drive, University Park, PA 16802-1110
Phone: 814-863-0837/3881: Fax: 814-865-3907

Professor
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
111 Henning Building, University Park, PA 16802
Office: 814-863-2160/5939
Laboratory: 814-863-9639

Email: bmj3@psu.edu

Program Areas:

Diagnostic Microbiology, Veterinary Public Health, Food Safety, Epidemiology, New and Emerging Infectious Diseases

Education:

BVSc	1980	Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai, India
MVSc	1982	Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai, India
Ph.D	1990	Veterinary Public Health, Univ. of Vet. Sci., Budapest, Hungary
MPH	1994	The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

Professional Experience:

2010- present:	Director, Penn State – Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
2008-2009:	FASS/AAAS Congressional Science Fellow. US House of Representatives. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation.
2006-present:	Professor, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Penn State
2002- 2006:	Associate Professor/Extension Veterinarian, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Penn State.
1998-2002:	Assistant Professor/Extension Veterinarian, Dept. of Veterinary Science, Penn State.
1995–1998:	Assistant Professor, Dairy Science Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings South Dakota.
1991–1995:	Research Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
1989-1991:	Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
1986-1989:	Ph.D. Fellow, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
1982-1986:	Assistant Professor of Veterinary Public Health, Bombay Veterinary College, Bombay, India.
1980-1986:	Veterinarian; Veterinary Clinic, Bandra, Bombay, India.

Honors and Awards:

2008	Pennsylvania State Cooperative Extension Director’s Leadership award.
2007-2012	Elected Member, Council for Veterinary Public Health and Regulatory Affairs, American Veterinary Medical Association.
2007-2009	Section Editor (Physiology and Management)- Journal of Dairy Science.
2006-2007	Panel Manager, USDA National Integrated Food Safety Initiative.
2002	American Dairy Science Association West Agro Award. Outstanding research towards the abatement of mastitis.
1985-1989	Indian Council for Agricultural Research Fellowship for Doctoral Studies in Hungary.
1980 -1982	Indian Council of Agricultural Research Fellowship in Veterinary Public Health.
1980	Bombay Veterinary College. BVSc & AH, University Gold Medalist.

Publications (2005-present)

Fenton, G. D., K. J. Brasier, G. F. Henning, R. B. Radhakrishna, and B. M. Jayarao. 2010. A Survey of Selected Occupational Health Characteristics of Women Working on Dairy Farms in Pennsylvania. Journal of Agromedicine 15(1):7-15.

Fenton, G. D., K. J. Brasier, G. F. Henning, R. B. Radhakrishna, and B. M. Jayarao. 2010. Occupational Health-related Behaviors and Habits of Women Working on Dairy Farms in Pennsylvania. Journal of Agromedicine 15(1):16-23.

Elmoslemany, A. M., G. P. Keefe, I. R. Dohoo, and B. M. Jayarao. 2009. Risk factors for bacteriological quality of bulk tank milk in Prince Edward Island dairy herds. Part 1: overall risk factors. J Dairy Sci 92:2634-43.

Elmoslemany, A. M., G. P. Keefe, I. R. Dohoo, and B. M. Jayarao. 2009. Risk factors for bacteriological quality of bulk tank milk in Prince Edward Island dairy herds. Part 2: bacteria count-specific risk factors. J Dairy Sci 92:2644-52.

DebRoy, C., E. Roberts, W. Scheuchenzuber, S. Kariyawasam, and B. M. Jayarao. 2009. Comparison of genotypes of Escherichia coli strains carrying F18ab and F18ac fimbriae from pigs. J Vet Diagn Invest 21:359-64.

Debroy, C., M. S. Sidhu, U. Sarker, B. M. Jayarao, A. L. Stell, N. P. Bell, and T. J. Johnson. 2009. Complete sequence of pEC14_114, a highly conserved IncFIB/FIIA plasmid associated with uropathogenic Escherichia coli cystitis strains. Plasmid.

Brooks, J. W., and B. M. Jayarao. 2008. Management practices used by white-tailed deer farms in Pennsylvania and herd health problems. J Am Vet Med Assoc 232:98-104.

Compton, J. A., J. A. Baney, S. C. Donaldson, B. A. Houser, G. J. San Julian, R. H. Yahner, W. Chmielecki, S. Reynolds, and B. M. Jayarao. 2008. Salmonella infections in the common raccoon (Procyon lotor) in western Pennsylvania. J Clin Microbiol 46:3084-6

DebRoy, C., E. Roberts, B. M. Jayarao, and J. W. Brooks. 2008. Bronchopneumonia associated with extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli in a horse. J Vet Diagn Invest 20:661-4.

Van Kessel, J. S., J. S. Karns, D. R. Wolfgang, E. Hovingh, B. M. Jayarao, C. P. Van Tassell, and Y. H. Schukken. 2008. Environmental sampling to predict fecal prevalence of Salmonella in an intensively monitored dairy herd. J Food Prot 71:1967-73.

Gurjar, A. A., N. V. Hegde, B. C. Love, and B. M. Jayarao. 2008. Real-time multiplex PCR assay for rapid detection and toxintyping of Clostridium perfringens toxin producing strains in feces of dairy cattle. Mol Cell Probes 22:90-5.

Houser, B. A., S. C. Donaldson, S. I. Kehoe, A. J. Heinrichs, and B. M. Jayarao. 2008. A survey of bacteriological quality and the occurrence of Salmonella in raw bovine colostrum. Foodborne Pathog Dis 5:853-8.

Houser, B. A., S. C. Donaldson, R. Padte, A. A. Sawant, C. DebRoy, and B. M. Jayarao. 2008. Assessment of phenotypic and genotypic diversity of Escherichia coli shed by healthy lactating dairy cattle. Foodborne Pathog Dis 5:41-51.

Gurjar, A. A., N. H. Yennawar, H. P. Yennawar, K. R. Rajashankar, N. V. Hegde, and B. M. Jayarao. 2007. Expression, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of recombinant Clostridium perfringens beta 2-toxin. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 63:484-7.

Sawant, A. A., N. V. Hegde, B. A. Straley, S. C. Donaldson, B. C. Love, S. J. Knabel, and B. M. Jayarao. 2007. Antimicrobial-resistant enteric bacteria from dairy cattle. Appl Environ Microbiol 73:156-63.

Kehoe, S. I., B. M. Jayarao, and A. J. Heinrichs. 2007. A survey of bovine colostrum composition and colostrum management practices on Pennsylvania dairy farms. J Dairy Sci 90:4108-16.

Donaldson, S. C., B. A. Straley, N. V. Hegde, A. A. Sawant, C. DebRoy, and B. M. Jayarao. 2006. Molecular epidemiology of ceftiofur-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from dairy calves. Appl Environ Microbiol 72:3940-8.

Straley, B. A., S. C. Donaldson, N. V. Hedge, A. A. Sawant, V. Srinivasan, S. P. Oliver, and B. M. Jayarao. 2006. Public health significance of antimicrobial-resistant gram-negative bacteria in raw bulk tank milk. Foodborne Pathog Dis 3:222-33.

Jayarao, B. M., S. C. Donaldson, B. A. Straley, A. A. Sawant, N. V. Hegde, and J. L. Brown. 2006. A survey of foodborne pathogens in bulk tank milk and raw milk consumption among farm families in Pennsylvania. J Dairy Sci 89:2451-8.

Hegde, N. V., M. L. Cook, D. R. Wolfgang, B. C. Love, C. C. Maddox, and B. M. Jayarao. 2005. Dissemination of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Typhimurium var. Copenhagen clonal types through a contract heifer-raising operation. J Clin Microbiol 43:4208-11

Oliver, S. P., B. M. Jayarao, and R. A. Almeida. 2005. Foodborne pathogens in milk and the dairy farm environment: food safety and public health implications. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2:115-29.

Sawant, A. A., L. M. Sordillo, and B. M. Jayarao. 2005. A survey on antibiotic usage in dairy herds in Pennsylvania. J Dairy Sci 88:2991-99.

Memberships:

American Veterinary Medical Association

Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association

American Society for Microbiology

National Mastitis Council

American Dairy Science Association

Teaching:

Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (VBSC 444) Spring semester, 3 Credits.