Munashe Chigerwe
Agronomist and Professor
Agronomist and Professor
Medicine & Epidemiology
Medicine & Epidemiology
Phone Number
Office
3121 Tupper Hall, Davis, CA 95616
Research Profile
Licenses
Council of Veterinary Surgeons, Zimbabwe
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Education
2001, BVSc, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
2008, PhD, University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, MO
2008, MPH, University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, MO
2023, MSc Vet Ed, Royal Veterinary College, University of London,
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, Preweaned dairy calf health management on conventional and organic dairies in California: Determining management practices that require intervention, (Principal Investigator), California Department of Food and Agriculture
Co-Principal Investigator, Effects of extended colostrum feeding to calf-fed Holstein steers on health, growth performance, fecal resistome and carcass characteristics , Pedro Carvalho (Principal Investigator), California Department of Food and Agriculture
Principal Investigator, Quality testing of compounded intravenous fluids administered in pet livestock patients, (Principal Investigator), Center for Companion Animal Health
Principal Investigator, Pharmacokinetics of lidocaine and its metabolites following constant rate infusion in healthy goats, (Principal Investigator), Center for Companion Animal Health
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2020 Chigerwe M: Ruminant immunodeficiency diseases, Bradforrd P. Smith, David C. Van Metre, Nicola Pusterla, (ed), Large Animal Internal Medicine, . 1761-1762.
2020 House JK, Gunn AA, Chuck G, McGuirk SM, Chigerwe M
: Initial Management and Clinical Investigation of Neonatal Disease, Bradforrd P. Smith, David C. Van Metre, Nicola Pusterla, (ed), Large Animal Internal Medicine, . 315-334.
: Initial Management and Clinical Investigation of Neonatal Disease, Bradforrd P. Smith, David C. Van Metre, Nicola Pusterla, (ed), Large Animal Internal Medicine, . 315-334.
2019 Chigerwe M: Calf welfare, Terry Engle, Donald J. Klingborg, Bernard E. Rollin, (ed), Animal Welfare, . 305-311.
2017 Chigerwe M: Heartwater (Cowdriosis), Chase C, Lutz K, McKenzie E, and Tibary A, (ed), Blackwell's Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminants, . .
2017 Chigerwe M: Bovine petechial fever, Chase C, Lutz K, McKenzie E, and Tibary A, (ed), Blackwell's Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminants, . .
Research Focus
Primary Focus: Bovine neonatal immunology
- Dairy calf neonatal immunity.
- Wild ruminant neonatal immunity
- Mental health and wellness in veterinary medical students.
- Effect of curricular design on approaches to learning by veterinary medical students.
Specialty Focus
Livestock Medicine & Surgery