[Photo: Bhushan Jayarao]

Dr. Bhushan Jayarao

Contact Information:
111 W.L. Henning Bld
Penn State University
University Park, PA, 16802

Phone: (814)-863-5939
Fax: (814)-863-6140



Extension Veterinarian /Professor of Veterinary Science

Appointed to Department: 1998

Program Areas

  • Pre-harvest food safety (safe food production on farms)
  • Zoonoses (diseases communicable between animals and humans)
  • Public Health (issues related to animal production and human health)

    Specific areas

    • Antimicrobial resistance
    • Mastitis
    • Milk Quality (Bulk Tank Milk Analysis)
    • Molecular Epidemiology
    • Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
    • Occupational Health
    • Emerging Technologies in Food Safety and Public Health (Bioreporters, Molecular Beacons, Nanobarcodes)

Memberships

  • American Association of Veterinary Food Hygienists
  • American Dairy Science Association
  • American Veterinary Medical Association
  • National Mastitis Council
  • National Mastitis Research Workers Society
  • Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association
  • American Society for Microbiology