Simon Dufour (DVM, PhD)

Simon Dufour (DVM, PhD)

Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology

Université de Montréal

Biography

Simon Dufour is a professor of veterinary epidemiology at the Université de Montréal’s Faculté de médecine vétérinaire. He currently leads the Op+lait FRQ-NT research group, and he is Co-director of the Chair in biosecurity of dairy production. He is passionate about infectious diseases epidemiology and about monitoring usage of antimicrobials in dairy animals. He also has a strong expertise in diagnostic strategies, control of infectious diseases, and development of data visualization tools for monitoring and benchmarking health issues. He has been involved in the training of many graduate students (most survived). Above all, he is passionate about learning and teaching.

Interests
  • Epidemiology
  • Dairy cattle
  • Udder health
  • Antimicrobial usage
  • Data visualization
  • Diagnostic tests
  • Bayesian LCM
Education

  • PhD in Veterinary Science - Epidemiology, 2011

    Université de Montréal

  • Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, 1998

    Université de Montréal

Skills

Statistics

80%

Epidemiology

90% (I am getting there!)

Animal health

80%

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Professor of veterinary epidemiology
Département de pathologie et microbiologie, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal
Jun 2012 – Present Québec, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral fellow (Epi-informatic)
Ian Dohoo and Crawford Revie, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island
Nov 2011 – Jun 2012 Prince Edward Island, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Dairy practitioner
Abbotsford veterinary clinic
Aug 2005 – Aug 2007 British-Columbia, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Clinical teacher
Ambulatory clinic, Université de Montréal
Aug 2003 – Jul 2005 Quebec, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Dairy practitioner
Clinique vétérinaire St-Alexis
Jun 1998 – Jul 2003 Quebec, Canada

Featured Articles

For a full list of publications, check my Google Scholar profile. Most of my research data and analyses scripts are publicly available on Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository.

July 2024 Journal of Dairy Science, In press (2024)
Conventional and unsupervised artificial intelligence analyses identified risk factors for antimicrobial resistance on dairy farms in the province of Québec, Canada
Conventional and unsupervised artificial intelligence analyses identified risk factors for antimicrobial resistance on dairy farms in the province of Québec, Canada
February 2024 Journal of Dairy Science (2024)
Biosecurity adoption in Québec dairy farms. Results from a risk assessment questionnaire analyzed using conventional and unsupervised artificial intelligence methods
Biosecurity adoption in Québec dairy farms. Results from a risk assessment questionnaire analyzed using conventional and unsupervised artificial intelligence methods
October 2023 Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 220 (2023)
Accuracy of testing strategies using antibody-ELISA tests on repeated bulk tank milk samples and/or sera of individual animals for predicting herd status for Salmonella dublin in dairy cattle
Accuracy of testing strategies using antibody-ELISA tests on repeated bulk tank milk samples and/or sera of individual animals for predicting herd status for Salmonella dublin in dairy cattle

Outreach activities

extrANTIBIOrdinary adventures - Second episode
They are back with a vengeance (and a new crew)! This original comic strip highlights the continuing contribution of researchers and veterinarians from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Université de Montréal and members of the Op+lait group in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
Dec 21, 2023 12:00 AM
extrANTIBIOrdinary adventures - Second episode
BALADO - Production laitière - La leucose bovine
In this podcast (in French - en français), we are sharing information on bovine leukosis, an endemic pathogen of cattle.
Sep 1, 2023 12:00 AM
BALADO - Production laitière - La leucose bovine
An interactive dairy sector report on antimicrobial usage
We had so much fun using R Shiny to create this interactive report on antimicrobial usage on dairy farms from Quebec, Canada. Check it out. We also provide the complete script used to generate the interactive report.
Aug 23, 2022 12:00 AM
An interactive dairy sector report on antimicrobial usage
extrANTIBIOrdinary adventures - First episode
Written and illustrated with humour, this original comic strip entitled extrANTIBIOrdinairy adventures highlights the contribution of researchers and veterinarians from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Université de Montréal and members of the Op+lait group in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
Aug 1, 2022 12:00 AM
extrANTIBIOrdinary adventures - First episode
Dealing with Salmonella Dublin with Dr. Simon Dufour
Sharing information about Salmonella Dublin, an emerging pathogen of cattle, is essential to improve health, manage disease and minimize losses. This epidemiologist of infectious diseases of dairy cattle discusses some innovative ways to share Salmonella Dublin risk and prevalence information with producers and veterinarians.
Nov 3, 2021 12:00 AM
Dealing with Salmonella Dublin with Dr. Simon Dufour
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