College of Veterinary Medicine

Education:

BA, Biology St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, 1979
DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine University of Florida Gainesville, FL, 1983
MS, Veterinary Medical Science Mississippi State University Starkville, MS, 1985

Honors and Awards:

Certified Fish Pathologist, American Fisheries Society, 1989
Diplomate, American College of Zoological Medicine, 1998

Research Interests:

As Director of the Aquatic Animal Health program I have had to decrease my research activity substantially over the past few years. My personal area of interest is health management of ornamental fish, with my preference being reef fish. With my graduate students, recent work has focused on nutritional management of captive Atlantic surgeonfish. Our newest project involves assessing the effects of water quality, specifically nitrate, on elasmobranch health. I also do limited clinical work with fish and marine mammal species.

Selected Publications:

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Harr, K, Harvey, J, Bonde, R, Murphy, D, Lowe, M, Menchaca, M, Haubold, E. Francis-Floyd, R. 2006. Comparison of Methods Used to Diagnose Generalized Inflammatory Disease in Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 37:151-159.

Royes, J.A., Murie, D.J., Francis-Floyd, R. 2006. Effects of varying dietary protein and lipid levels on growth performance and hepatocye changes in juvenile African cichlids. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 37(1):48-59.

Royes, J.B., Murie, D.J., Francis-Floyd, R. 2005. Optimum dietary protein level for growth and protein efficiency without hepatocyte changes in juvenile African cichlids, Psuedotropheus socolofi. North American Journal of Aquaculture 67:102-110.

Yanong, R.P.Y., Curtis, E., Russo, R., Francis-Floyd, R., Klinger, R., Berzins, I., Kelley, K., Poynton, S.L. 2004. Cryptobia iubilans infectiion in juvenile discus. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 224:1644-1650.

Klinger, R., Francis-Floyd, R., Riggs, A., Reed, P. 2003. Use of blood culture as a nonlethal method for isolating bacteria from fish Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 34(2):206-207.

Flemming, G.J., Heard, D.J., Francis-Floyd, R., Riggs, A. 2003. Evaluation of propofol and medetomidine/ketamine for short-term immobilization of Gulf of Mexico sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhinchus de soti). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 34(2):

Grizzle, J.M., Altinok, I., Fraser, W.A., Francis-Floyd, R. 2002. First isolation of largemouth bass virus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 50:233-235.

Yanong, R., Framcis-Floyd, R., Curtis, E., Klinger, R., Cichra, M., Berzins, I. 2002. Algal dermatitis in African Cichlids. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 220:1353-1358.

Tilghman, G.C., Klinger, R., Francis-Floyd, R. 2001. Feeding electivity in surgeonfish (Acanthuridae) of the Florida Keys. Aquarium Sciences and Conservation 3:215-223.

Francis-Floyd, R. 1998. Drug availability for minor species in the 21st century: ornamental fish. Veterinary and Human Toxicology 40(supplement): 25-27.

Francis-Floyd, R. Reed, P., Gibbs, P. Shotts, W. Coleman, E. Klinger, R. 1998. Isolation of Acholeplasma laidlawii from centrarchids in a central Florida lake. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 10:252-258.