Cheryl Waldner

Dr. Cheryl Waldner is the NSERC/Beef Cattle Research Council Senior Research Chair in Beef Cattle Health in Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Much of her current focus is on the development of tools to aid in managing herd health, as well as antimicrobial use and resistance in cow-calf herds and feedlots. She continues to be actively involved in research examining factors affecting the productivity of cow-calf herds in Western Canada. Current and recent projects include infection prevention and control for Johne’s disease, respiratory disease, scours, vibrio and trichomoniasis. She has also examined the effects of nutrition on reproductive performance in cow-calf herds. Dr. Waldner has more than 250 peer-reviewed publications. Cheryl and her husband own and operate a small commercial cow-calf herd west of Saskatoon, SK Canada.