Rebecca Funk

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Rebecca Funk

Ruminant Nutrition Graduate Advisor: Dr. Galen Erickson University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Rebecca Funk is a Ph.D., student with a specialization in ruminant nutrition. Her research focus is on the interactions of nutrition and health outcomes in feedlot cattle, particularly focusing on the receiving period.

Education

DVM, Kansas State University, 2007
M.S., Clinical Sciences, Pathobiology, Kansas State University, 2007
B.S., Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Wyoming, 2003

Selected Publications

  • Dale M. Grotelueschen, Rebecca A. Funk, John T. Groves, Timothy J. Goldsmith, Brian Vander Ley. “Current Reality of Beef Cattle Practice in North America: A Systems Thinking Perspective.” Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice. Volume 38; Issue 2 (July 2022). Pages 317-333.
     
  • Rebecca A. Funk, Braden C. Troyer, Mitchell M. Norman, Levi J. McPhillips, Galen E. Erickson. “Effect of Ad Libitum vs. Limit Feeding Program at Receiving on Morbidity and Performance of Feedlot Calves. 2022 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report. Pages 37-39.
       
  • Rebecca A. Funk, Daniel U. Thomson, David G. Renter, Brad J. White, Stephane Guillossou. “Comparison of Pooled Testing to Individual Testing with an Ear-notch Antigen-capture enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay for Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus.” The Bovine Practitioner; Volume 42, No. 1: Pages 93-97 (2008).
       
  • Rebecca A. Funk, Daniel U. Thomson, Brad J. White, David G. Renter, Robert L. Rust. “Effects of Ear-Notch Sample Handling on Reliability of Antigen-Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus.” The Bovine Practitioner; Volume 42, No. 1: Pages 45-49 (2008).
       
  • D. O’Toole, L. Steadman, M. Raisbeck, R. Torpy. “Myositis, lameness, and recumbency after use of water-in-oil adjuvanted vaccines in near-term beef cattle.” Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation; Volume 17: pages 23–31 (2005).