Michaela A Kristula

Section chief in Field Service

Associate Professor (Clinical Educator) in Field Service

Contact Information
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
New Bolton Center
382 W. Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348

Office: 610) 925-6308
Email:
kristula@vet.upenn.edu

Education

Colorado State University, 1977

BS (Biology) Virginia Tech , 1979

DVM Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, 1984

MS (Comparative Medical Sciences) University of Pennsylvania, 1990

Description of Research Expertise

Mastitis in dairy cows

Description of Clinical Expertise

Dairy cattle, Production medicine, milk quality
Equine contagious metritis

Selected Publications

Sellon – Long: Contagious Equine Metritis. Equine Infectious Diseases. Page: 351-353, Saunders, 2007.

Smith, BI, Kristula, M. : Effects of frequent functional foot trimming on the incidence of lameness in lactating dairy cattle. The Bovine Practitioner 41(2): 138-145 , 2007.

Kristula, M., Roger, W., Hogan, J. S., Sabo, M. : Bedding counts in recycled sand bedding. Proceedings of the 45th National Mastitis Council Page: 147-150, 2006.

Kristula, M A. Rogers, W. Hogan, J S. Sabo, M.: Comparison of bacteria populations in clean and recycled sand used for bedding in dairy facilities. Journal of Dairy Science 88(12): 4317-25, Dec 2005.

Kristula, M., Rogers, W., Hogan, J. S., Sabo, M. : Comparison of bacterial populations within clean and recycled sand used for bedding in dairy facilities. Proceedings of the 38th American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Page Page: 185-186, 2005.

Kristula, Michaela A. Smith, Billy I.: Diagnosis and treatment of four stallions, carriers of the contagious metritis organism--case report. Theriogenology 61(2-3): 595-601, Jan 15 2004.

Kristula, M., Smith, B. : Use of daily postpartum temperatures to select dairy cows for treatment with systemic antibiotics. Proceedings of the 34th American Association of Bovine Practitioners Page: 182, 2001.

Kristula, M. : A method to statistically monitor new intramammary infection data on a monthly basis using somatic cell count data. The Bovine Practitioner 35(1): 36-40 , 2001.

Kristula, M. : A method to statistically monitor new intramammary infection data on a monthly basis using somatic cell count data. Proceedings of the Penn Annual Conference (Food Animal) 2001.

Kristula, M., Smith, B., Simeone, A. : The use of dairy postpartum temperatures to select dairy cows for treatment with systemic antibiotics. The Bovine Practitioners 35(2): 117-125 , 2001.
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