Scott Haskell

Scott R.R. Haskell is the Director and a Professor at the Veterinary Technology Program at Yuba College. Prior to this position Dr. Haskell has taught and/or done livestock disease research at the University of Minnesota, the University of Maine, University of Illinois, and the University of California. He is the primary editor of the recently published livestock disease textbook: Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant (2009-Wiley-Blackwell Publishing). Additionally he has worked extensively with international development projects in India, Bangladesh, Egypt, Moldavia, the Ukraine, Belarus, Romania, Guatemala, Mexico, and Haiti.

Dr. Haskell holds the BS, DVM, MPVM and PhD degrees from the University of California, Davis. He was a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, San Diego with research emphasis in microbial ecology. His professional specializations include pre-harvest food safety, biosecurity, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO’s), food safety antibiotic residue issues, HACCP, zoonotic disease transmission of E. coli O157:H7 and the environmental effects of manure microbial pathogen loading. Additionally, he is the author of numerous veterinary articles, several textbooks, and selected textbook chapters. Dr. Haskell has guest lectured extensively on food safety and antibiotic residue issues at various veterinary schools and colleges in the U.S. and at professional, international, and industry forums.

Lead Instructor:
           Animal Heath, World Trade, and Food Safety: Challenges and Opportunities ( O.I.E)