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Allen Roussel

Allen Roussel

Professor Emeritus Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Contact
ARoussel@cvm.tamu.edu
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Research and Scholarly Interests

Food animal medicine, Johne's disease, internal medicine and meat goats. Paratuberculosis, clinical laboratory diagnostic testing and interpretation, gastrointestinal motility of domestic animals, fluid and electrolyte balance in large animals.

 

EDUCATION

  • D.V.M., Louisiana State University , 1977
  • M.S., Purdue University , 1984

CREDENTIALS

  • De Facto Diplomate, European College of Bovine Health Management, start 2007, Board Certified
  • Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, start 1985, Board Certified
  • Texas Veterinary Medical License: 4218
  • Infectious Disease
  • Medicine
  • Food Animal
  • Mealey RH, Carter GK, Roussel AJ, Ruoff WW (1995). Indwelling cecal catheters for fluid administration in ponies. J VET INTERN MED. 5, 347-52
  • O'Shea B, Khare S, Klein P, Roussel A, Adams LG, Ficht TA, Rice-Ficht AC (2011). Amplified fragment length polymorphism reveals specific epigenetic distinctions between Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis isolates of various isolation types. J CLIN MICROBIOL. 6, 2222-9
  • Benjamin LA, Fosgate GT, Ward MP, Roussel AJ, Feagin RA, Schwartz AL (2009). Benefits of obtaining test-negative Level 4 classification for beef producers in the Voluntary Bovine Johne's Disease Control Program. PREV VET MED. 2-4, 280-4
  • Fosgate GT, Osterstock JB, Benjamin LA, Dobek GL, Roussel AJ (2009). Preliminary investigation of a humoral and cell-mediated immunity ratio for diagnosis of paratuberculosis in beef cattle. PREV VET MED. 2-4, 226-33
  • Janke JJ, Osterstock JB, Washburn KE, Bissett WT, Roussel AJ, Hooper RN (2009). Use of Walpole's solution for treatment of goats with urolithiasis: 25 cases (2001-2006). J AM VET MED ASSOC. 2, 249-52
  • Pearce BH, Fosgate GT, Ward MP, Roussel AJ, Norby B, Tavornpanich S, Ellis D (2008). Comparison of three methods of surveillance with application to the detection of Johne's disease seropositivity in Texas cattle. PREV VET MED. 1-2, 1-7
  • Osterstock JB, Fosgate GT, Derr JN, Cohen ND, Roussel AJ (2008). Assessing familial aggregation of paratuberculosis in beef cattle of unknown pedigree. PREV VET MED. 1-2, 121-34
  • Osterstock JB, Fosgate GT, Cohen ND, Derr JN, Manning EJ, Collins MT, Roussel AJ (2008). Familial associations with paratuberculosis ELISA results in Texas Longhorn cattle. VET MICROBIOL. 1-2, 131-8
  • Russell KE, Roussel AJ (2007). Evaluation of the ruminant serum chemistry profile. VET CLIN NORTH AM FOOD ANIM PRACT. 3, 403-26
  • Norby B, Fosgate GT, Manning EJ, Collins MT, Roussel AJ (2007). Environmental mycobacteria in soil and water on beef ranches: association between presence of cultivable mycobacteria and soil and water physicochemical characteristics. VET MICROBIOL. 1-2, 153-9
  • Osterstock JB, Fosgate GT, Norby B, Manning EJ, Collins MT, Roussel AJ (2007). Contribution of environmental mycobacteria to false-positive serum ELISA results for paratuberculosis. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 6, 896-901
  • Roussel AJ, Fosgate GT, Manning EJ, Collins MT (2007). Association of fecal shedding of mycobacteria with high ELISA-determined seroprevalence for paratuberculosis in beef herds. J AM VET MED ASSOC.6, 890-5
  • Cohen ND, Toby E, Roussel AJ, Murphey EL, Wang N (2006). Are feeding practices associated with duodenitis-proximal jejunitis? EQUINE VET J. 6, 526-31
  • Fielding CL, Brumbaugh GW, Matthews NS, Peck KE, Roussel AJ (2006). Pharmacokinetics and clinical effects of a subanesthetic continuous rate infusion of ketamine in awake horses. AM J VET RES. 9, 1484-90
  • Osterstock JB, Mansell JL, Roussel AJ Jr (2005). Protothecal enteritis as a cause of protein-losing enteropathy in a bull. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 9, 1476-9
  • Strickland SJ, Scott HM, Libal MC, Roussel AJ Jr, Jordan ER (2005). Effects of seasonal climatic conditions on the diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in dairy cattle. J DAIRY SCI. 7, 2432-40
  • Lammers TW, Roussel AJ, Boothe DM, Cohen ND (2005). Effect of an indwelling nasogastric tube on gastric emptying rates of liquids in horses. AM J VET RES. 4, 642-5
  • Roussel AJ, Libal MC, Whitlock RL, Hairgrove TB, Barling KS, Thompson JA (2005). Prevalence of and risk factors for paratuberculosis in purebred beef cattle. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 5, 773-8
  • Cohen ND, Lester GD, Sanchez LC, Merritt AM, Roussel AJ Jr (2004). Evaluation of risk factors associated with development of postoperative ileus in horses. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 7, 1070-8
  • O'Conner MS, Steiner JM, Roussel AJ, Williams DA, Meddings JB, Pipers F, Cohen ND (2004). Evaluation of urine sucrose concentration for detection of gastric ulcers in horses. AM J VET RES. 1, 31-9
  • Roussel AJ, Hooper RN, Cohen ND, Bye AD, Hicks RJ, Schulze JL (2003). Evaluation of the effects of penicillin G potassium and potassium chloride on the motility of the large intestine in horses. AM J VET RES. 11, 1360-3
  • Lohmann KL, Bahr A, Cohen ND, Boothe DM, Roussel AJ (2002). Evaluation of acetaminophen absorption in horses with experimentally induced delayed gastric emptying. AM J VET RES. 2, 170-4
  • Stotland EI, Edwards JF, Roussel AJ, Simpson RB (2001). Bacterial microflora of normal and telangiectatic livers in cattle. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 1, 36-9
  • Brumbaugh GW, Edwards JF, Roussel AJ Jr, Thomson TD (2000). Effect of monensin sodium on histological lesions of naturally occurring bovine paratuberculosis. J COMP PATHOL. 1, 22-8
  • Roussel AJ, Hooper RN, Cohen ND, Bye AD, Hicks RJ, Bohl TW (2000). Prokinetic effects of erythromycin on the ileum, cecum, and pelvic flexure of horses during the postoperative period. AM J VET RES. 4, 420-4
  • Hill JR, Roussel AJ, Cibelli JB, Edwards JF, Hooper NL, Miller MW, Thompson JA, Looney CR, Westhusin ME, Robl JM, Stice SL (1999). Clinical and pathologic features of cloned transgenic calves and fetuses (13 case studies). THERIOGENOLOGY. 8, 1451-65
  • Lohmann KL, Roussel AJ, Cohen ND, Boothe DM, Rakestraw PC, Walker MA (2000). Comparison of nuclear scintigraphy and acetaminophen absorption as a means of studying gastric emptying in horses. AM J VET RES. 3, 310-5
  • Roussel AJ, Cohen ND, Holland PS, Taliaoferro L, Green R, Benson P, Navarre CB, Hooper RN (1998). Alterations in acid-base balance and serum electrolyte concentrations in cattle: 632 cases (1984-1994).J AM VET MED ASSOC. 11, 1769-75
  • Hague BA, Watkins JP, Hooper RN, Taylor TS, Roussel AJ (1997). Tension band plating of an olecranon fracture in a bull. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 6, 757-8
  • Ruef BJ, Tuo W, Rodriguez SD, Roussel AJ, Chitko-McKown CG, Palmer GH, McElwain TF, Canals A, Zarlenga DS, Gasbarre LC, Brown WC (1997). Immunization with Babesia bigemina rhoptry-associated protein 1 induces a type 1 cytokine response. J INTERFERON CYTOKINE RES. 1, 45-54
  • Banks P, Roussel AJ Jr, Mealey RH (1996). High-sodium crystalloid solution for treatment of hypernatremia in a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 7, 1268-70
  • Roussel AJ Jr, Talioferra L, Navarre CB, Hooper RN (1996). Catheterization of the auricular vein in cattle: 68 cases (1991-1994). J AM VET MED ASSOC. 6, 905-7
  • Roussel AJ, Brumbaugh GW, Waldron RC, Baird AN (1994). Abomasal and duodenal motility in yearling cattle after administration of prokinetic drugs. AM J VET RES. 1, 111-5
  • Roussel AJ, Cohen ND, Ruoff WW, Brumbaugh GW, Schmitz DG, Kuesis BS (1993). Urinary indices of horses after intravenous administration of crystalloid solutions. J VET INTERN MED. 4, 241-6
  • Cohen ND, Roussel AJ, Lumsden JH, Cohen AC, Grift E, Lewis C (1993). Alterations of fluid and electrolyte balance in thoroughbred racehorses following strenuous exercise during training. CAN J VET RES. 1, 9-13
  • Roussel AJ, Woode GN, Waldron RC, Sriranganathan N, Jones MK (1992). Myoelectric activity of the small intestine in enterotoxin-induced diarrhea of calves. AM J VET RES. 7, 1145-8
  • Brumbaugh GW, Frelier PF, Roussel AJ Jr, Thomson TD (1992). Prophylactic effect of monensin sodium against experimentally induced paratuberculosis in mice. AM J VET RES. 4, 544-6
  • Kitchen DL, Roussel AJ Jr (1990). Type-I diabetes mellitus in a bull. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 6, 761-3
  • Roussel AJ Jr, Sriranganathan N, Brown SA, Sweatt D (1988). Effect of flunixin meglumine on Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin-induced diarrhea in calves. AM J VET RES. 8, 1431-3
  • Bhattarai B*, GT Fosgate, JB Osterstock, CP Fossler, SC Park, and AJ Roussel (2013). Comparison of calf weaning weight and associated economic variables between beef cows with and without serum antibodies against or isolation from feces of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis J AM VET MED ASSOC.
  • Roussel, AJ (2014). Culling decisions based on microbiological and serological test results for Johne’s Disease in commercial beef cow-calf herds are not economically justifiable
  • Bhattarai B*, GT Fosgate, JB Osterstock, CP Fossler, SC Park, and AJ Roussel (2013). Perceptions of veterinarians in bovine practice and producers with beef cow-calf operations enrolled in the US Voluntary Bovine Johne’s Disease Control Program concerning economic losses associated with Johne’s disease PREV VET MED.
  • M L Jones, P M Gibbons, A J Roussel, B J Dominguez (2017). Mineral Composition of Uroliths Obtained from Sheep and Goats with Obstructive Urolithiasis. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE. 4, 1202-1208
  • Allen J Roussel, Geof W Smith (2014). Fluid and electrolyte therapy. THE VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA. FOOD ANIMAL PRACTICE. 2, ix-x
  • Allen J Roussel (2014). Fluid therapy in mature cattle. THE VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA. FOOD ANIMAL PRACTICE. 2, 429-39, vi-vii

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