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Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Russ Daly

Russ Daly

Title

Professor, SDSU Extension Veterinarian, State Public Health Veterinarian

Office Building

Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory

Office

1119

Mailing Address

Animal Disease Research 1119
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences-Box 2175
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Russ Daly, DVM, MS, DACVPM, is the Extension Veterinarian and Professor in the Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, and State Public Health Veterinarian for the South Dakota Department of Health. He is a native of Columbia, SD, and practiced for 15 years as a partner in a mixed-animal veterinary practice in Montrose, SD, before joining the faculty at SDSU. He became board certified through the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine in 2010, achieving that organization's Epidemiology specialty credential in 2021.
Dr. Daly’s responsibilities involve disseminating animal health information, organizing veterinary continuing education, teaching undergraduate and professional students and serving as a resource for professionals and citizens regarding animal and public health issues in South Dakota.

Education

  • B.S. in animal science | South Dakota State University | 1988
  • D.V.M. | Iowa State University | 1990
  • M.S. in biological sciences | South Dakota State University | 2013

Academic Interests

  • Epidemiology of food-animal infectious diseases
  • Zoonotic disease
  • Public health

Academic Responsibilities

  • VET 403, Animal Diseases and Their Control
  • VET 646, Public Health

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees

  • Chair, SDVMA Continuing Education Committee

Professional Memberships

  • South Dakota Veterinary Medical Association
  • National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians
  • American Association of Extension Veterinarians
  • American Veterinary Medical Association
  • American Association of Bovine Practitioners
  • American Association of Swine Veterinarians
  • Academy of Veterinary Consultants
  • American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
  • Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists

Extension Responsibilities

Serve as resource on animal health issues for veterinarians, Extension professionals and educators, allied professionals and livestock producers.  

Awards and Honors

  • 2021, SDVMA Distinguished Service Award
  • 2018, F. O. Butler Award for Excellence in Service for Extension
  • 2010, SDVMA Veterinarian of the Year

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