Staff Updates
Dr. Cynthia Wise grew up in Prairie Village, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, graduating in 2015 with a focus on Food Animal Medicine. Wise was in private small and large animal practice for 6 years in Oregon and Washington state. In 2021, she relocated to Columbus, Ohio and worked for 2 years in the clinical testing laboratory at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Institute for Genomic Medicine. Wise joined the Ohio Department of Agriculture in February 2023 as an Animal Health Field Veterinarian and will be covering West Central Ohio.
Outside of work, she enjoys gardening, reading, and baking.
 Jacquie Keller-Potvin was born and raised in Fairfield County, Ohio, graduating from Liberty Union-Thurston High School. She participated in the county 4-H program exhibiting market livestock and enjoyed serving as a Junior Fair Board member. Jacquie was also active in the FFA program and received her American FFA Degree.
After high school, she attended Otterbein University earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry Molecular Biology in 2012. While in school, Jacquie worked at a local veterinary clinic and on her family’s grain farm. Later in her professional career, she attended Ashland University earning a Master of Business Administration degree specializing in business finance in 2018.
Following graduation from Otterbein, Jacquie worked for OhioHealth Riverside in the Pathology Laboratory focusing on specialty send-out testing and external consultations. Her state of Ohio service began at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in 2016 in the Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization in the Hazardous Waste Program. Jacquie transferred to the Ohio Department of Agriculture in 2020 to the Legal Division. In January of 2023, she transferred to the Division of Animal Health into the role of Emergency Operations and Programs Administrator.
Jacquie and her husband, Joe, live in Fairfield County on one of the family farm properties. Outside of work, she enjoys camping, boating, gardening, and enjoying the outdoors with her family.
Dr. Jamie Davis was named Area Veterinarian in Charge of Ohio for the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) Veterinary Services on January 1, 2023. In this capacity, she oversees the execution of federal animal health programs and works hand-in-hand on producer preparedness and animal disease response with the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health.
Davis is a former field veterinarian for USDA for 12 years, nine of which were spent in Ohio. She worked her first three years in Missouri.
Davis is a graduate of The Ohio State University where she earned her undergraduate degree in 2004 and her DVM in 2010. She also earned a Master’s Degree in Animal Science at Colorado State University.
Davis has spent her whole life in agriculture, growing up on her family’s cow/calf operation in Champaign County. Today, she is the third generation to run the farm with her husband and three boys.
*Taken from an announcement sent out by ODA Communications
It is April which means the 2023 Fair Season is around the corner! See the side panel for the 2023 Ohio County Fair schedule. After feedback and questions following the 2022 fair season, The Division of Animal Health has developed an Ohio Fairs and Exhibitions Frequently Asked Question guide. It is available on our website and answers hot topics like is MagnaWave permitted, when can I give my fair animal medication, and am I allowed to “drench” my animal.
HPAI cases are still being detected in commercial and backyard flocks throughout the country. ODA, USDA, and the Ohio Poultry Association continue to push out the message and importance of good biosecurity. The ODA website has many great resources on biosecurity as well as a list of the cases that have occurred in Ohio.
If you have sick or dying poultry call ODA at 614-728-6220.
Captive Cervid Genetic Testing Opportunity
Dr. Kristy Shaw, Assistant State Veterinarian
The Ohio Department of Agriculture has partnered with the Whitetail Deer Farmers of Ohio (WDFO) to offer WDFO members the opportunity to participate in a CWD Genetic Project. This project, funded through a USDA grant, focuses on testing for CWD genetic susceptibility. Many other states have done similar projects and we are excited to provide Ohio deer farmers the opportunity to participate. WDFO members that are enrolled in the Herd Certification Program will have the ability to genetically test does and bucks for FREE through the North American Deer Registry (NADR). After receiving qualified results (GG genotype, susceptible to CWD), producers will then have the option of either selectively breeding those deer or receiving indemnity from culling those deer. This is a first come first serve opportunity. A packet of information including the instructions, Memorandum of Understanding to be signed, and the list of animals to have tested was sent out to Ohio Deer Farmers.
For more information on this project please reach out to Dr. Kristy Shaw (614-728-6253) with ODA.
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Animal Disease Traceability
Dr. Angela Rospert, Field Veterinary Medical Officer
ADT (Animal Disease Traceability) is essentially the ability to know where diseased or at-risk animals are as well as where they have been and the associated timeframe. At the most basic level the three key components of ADT are: 1) unique individual animal ID, 2) date and time, and 3) location. The ability to know this information is crucial during an animal disease event; better traceability correlates with a more rapid and efficient response. The underlying framework of ADT is identification of animals and record keeping. Current goals of ADT focus on electronic identification, electronic records, and official documents (such as CVIs) and data sharing. All of these factors tie into utilizing technology to improve the rapidness of tracing animals of concern. Ideally all animals should be able to be traced from birth to slaughter (or death).
At ODA we have been primarily focusing on increasing the awareness and utilization of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Device) technology. The use of RFID ear tags in livestock along with specialized RFID readers can help producers and facilities more quickly and accurately capture identification of animals. USDA is currently offering official RFID tags for replacement cattle at no cost. This is a great way for producers to start utilizing RFID tags with little to no cost.
February was a busy month for ADT outreach for ODA. We had a presence at three different producer meetings/conferences where we were able to promote RFID tags and technology to over 400 producers and even provided over 500 free RFID tags to producers. We also had handouts on movement requirements for the various livestock species. We feel it is especially important for producers to be exposed to the concept of RFID tags as we expect there will be a federal ADT rule finalized this year which would require all official identification for cattle (and bison) to have both a visual and electronic component to it.
Participating in these outreach opportunities allows us to have one on one interactions with producers and other stakeholders, to provide information on RFIDs, and answer questions.
If you are interested in learning more about ADT or RFID technology contact ODA and we can get you in touch with someone who can answer your questions. If you are interested in obtaining some free RFID tags for replacement cattle you can scan the QR code or contact ODA - note you will need a Premise ID in order to get the tags. (If you need a Premise ID we can help with that as well!)
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