College of Veterinary Medicine

Education:

BS, Dairy Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, 1976
DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, 1980

Honors and Awards:

Teacher of the Year Award, Large Animal Medicine, Class of 2008
University of Florida Blue Key Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching and Research, 2005
Carl Norden - Pfizer Distinguished Teaching Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2005
University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Achievement Award, 2005
Fulbright Scholar Grant (Argentina), 2004
Daniels Pharmaceutical Young Clinical Investigator Award, 1996
Large Animal Medicine Clinician Of The Year, Classes of 1994 and 1992

Research Interests:

My primary research focus is on reproductive management of dairy cattle. I am interested in the effect of calving related disorders on postpartum health and have collaborated with others on the development and application of timed artificial insemination technologies. I also have an interest in the toxicological effect of gossypol from feeding cottonseed products to ruminant livestock.

Selected Publications:

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Benzaquen ME , Risco CA , Archbald LF , Melendez P, Thatcher M-J, and Thatcher WW. Rectal Temperature, Calving-Related Factors, and the Incidence of Puerperal Metritis in Postpartum Dairy Cows. J. Dairy Sci., 90: 2804-2814, 2007.

de Vries A and Risco CA. 2005. Trends and Seasonalily of Reproductive Performance in Florida and Georgia Dairy Herds from 1976 to 2001. J. Dairy Sci., 88: 3155-3162, 2005

de Vries A, Steenholdt C, and Risco CA. Pregnancy rates and milk production in
natural service and artificially inseminated dairy herds in Florida and Georgia.
J. Dairy Sci., 88: 948-956, 2005.

Risco CA and Hernandez J. Comparison of Ceftiofur Hydrochloride and Estradiol Cypionate for Metritis Prevention and Reproductive Performance in Dairy Cows Affected with Retained Fetal Membranes. Theriogenology 60: 47-58, 2003.

Risco CA, Adams AL, Seebohm S, Thatcher M-J, Staples CR, Van Horn HH, McDowell, Calhoun MC and Thatcher WW. Effects of Gossypol from Cottonseed on Hematological Responses and Plasma a- Tocopherol Concentration of Dairy Cows. J. Dairy Sci., 85:3395-3402, 2002.