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Faculty Profiles in Faith
John Deen, College of Veterinary MedicineUniversity of Minnesota
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Educational Background:
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Guelph, 1984
- Master of Science in Veterinary Epidemiology, University of Guelph, 1989
- Ph.D. in Veterinary Epidemiology, University of Guelph, 1993
- Board Certification in Swine Health Management, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, 1994
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Selected Publications:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Swine Health and Production
- American Journal of Veterinary Research
- Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Examples Anil, L., Anil, S.S. and Deen, J. (2005). Pain detection and amelioration in animals on the farm: issues and options. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Sciences 8:261-278 Anil, L., Anil, S.S., Deen, J., Baidoo, S.K. and Wheaton, J.E. 2005) Evaluation of well being, productivity, and longevity of pregnant sows housed in groups in pens with electronic sow feeder or separately in gestation stalls. American Journal of Veterinary Research 66:1630-1638 Deen, J., Anil, S.S. and Anil, L. (2005). Sow housing - opportunities, constraints and unknowns. Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association 226: 1331-1334. Larriestra, A.J., Morrison, R.B., and Deen, J. (2005) A decision-making framework for evaluating interventions used at weaning to reduce mortality in lightweight pigs and improve weight gains in the nursery. Journal of Swine Health and Production 13: 143-149, 2005. Wattanaphansak, S., Gebhart, C. B., Olin, M., and Deen, J. (2005) Measurement of the viability of Lawsonia intracellularis, Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research 69: 265–271. |
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Place of Worship:
Messiah Episcopal Church
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Favorite Bible Passage:
Psalm 19: 7-9The revelation of God is whole and pulls our lives together. The signposts of God are clear and point out the right road. The life-maps of God are right, showing the way to joy. The directions of God are plain and easy on the eyes. God's reputation is twenty-four-carat gold, with a lifetime guarantee. The decisions of God are accurate down to the nth degree.
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Testimony:
It is hard to describe myself sometimes. I am a pig veterinarian, a veterinary epidemiologist, a teacher, a researcher, a husband, a father and most of all and over all, a Christian. I grew up on a swine farm outside Drayton, Ontario, Canada, a small village in southwestern Ontario. The Christian community in which I was raised was of Dutch Calvinists who had immigrated to Canada after the second world war. It was a community whose endeavors in church, in parochial school, and in the business of farming, was a function of the famous quote of Abraham Kuyper, a Dutch theologian, politician and teacher, who stated "There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: 'Mine!'." This sovereignty over all creation is something that I am allowed to see each day. The work of discovery in research and study is not only a pleasure in gaining further understanding of this earth, but it also illustrates the work of God in this world. |
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