Michael Gonda

Michael Gonda

Professor

Education

  • Ph.D. in dairy science | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2006
  • M.S. in dairy science | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2003
  • B.S. in animal science | North Carolina State University | 1999

Academic and Professional Experience

Academic Interests
  • Animal genetics
  • Animal breeding
Academic Responsibilities
  • AS 332 Livestock Breeding and Genetics, four credits, Fall and Spring
  • AS 720 Advanced Selection of Domestic Animals, three credits, Summer
  • ABS 482-582 International Experience- South Africa, three credits, Spring (odd years)
  • Animal Breeding and Genetics Graduate Training and Research
Committees and Professional Memberships
  • SDSU Faculty Senate Executive Committee
  • SDSU Faculty Senate
  • SDSU Parking and Traffic Committee

Research and Scholarly Work

Areas of Research
  1. Gonda, M.G., J.A. Arias, G.E. Shook and B.W. Kirkpatrick. 2004. Identification of an ovulation rate QTL in cattle on BTA 14 using selective DNA pooling and interval mapping. Animal Genetics 35:298-304.
  2. Gonda, M.G., Y.M. Chang, G.E. Shook, M.T. Collins and B.W. Kirkpatrick. 2006. Genetic variation of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in US Holsteins. Journal of Dairy Science 89(5):1804-12.
  3. Gonda, M.G., Y.M. Chang, G.E. Shook, M.T. Collins and B.W. Kirkpatrick. 2007. Effect of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis infection on production, reproduction and health traits in U.S. Holsteins. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 80:103-19.
  4. Gonda, M.G., B.W. Kirkpatrick, G.E. Shook and M.T. Collins. 2007. Identification of a QTL on BTA20 affecting susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis in U.S. Holsteins. Animal Genetics 38:389-96.
  5. Ashwell, M.S., A.T. O’Nan, M.G. Gonda and P.L. Mente. 2008. Gene expression profiling of chondrocytes from a porcine impact injury model. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 16(8):936-46.
  6. Wu, J., X-Y. Lou and M.G. Gonda. 2011. Stochastic deletion-insertion algorithm to construct dense linkage maps. Statistics and Its Interface 4:381-8.
  7. Fields, S.D., K.L. Gebhart, B.L. Perry, M.G. Gonda, C.L. Wright, R.C. Bott and G.A. Perry. 2012. Effects of initiation of standing estrus prior to an injection of GnRH on LH release, subsequent concentrations of progesterone and steriodogenic enzyme expression. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 42(1):11-9.
  8. Gonda, M.G., X. Fang, G.A. Perry and C. Maltecca. 2012. Measuring Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus vaccine response: Using a commercially available ELISA as a surrogate for serum neutralization assays. Vaccine 30(46):6559-63.
  9. Ashwell, M.S., M.G. Gonda, K. Gray, C. Maltecca, A.T. O’Nan, J.P. Cassady and P.L. Mente. 2013. Changes in chondrocyte gene expression following in vitro impaction of porcine articular cartilage in an impact injury model. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 31(3):385-91.
  10. Sasmal, I., J.A. Jenks, L. Waits, M.G. Gonda and G.M. Schroeder. 2013. Genetic diversity in reintroduced swift fox population. Conservation Genetics 14(1): 93-102.
  11. Gonda, M.G. 2015. Animal immunogenetics: understanding immunoglobulins and the Major Histocompatibility Complex. In: Molecular and Quantitative Animal Genetics, ed. Khatib, H., John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
  12. Gonda, M.G. 2015. Livestock and companion animal genetics: genetics of infectious disease susceptibility. In: Molecular and Quantitative Animal Genetics, ed. Khatib, H., John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
  13. Mohrhauser, D.A., A.R. Taylor, M.G. Gonda, K.R. Underwood, R.H. Pritchard, A.E. Wertz-Lutz and A.D. Weaver. 2015. The influence of maternal energy status during mid-gestation on beef offspring tenderness, muscle characteristics and gene expression. Meat Science 110: 201-11.
  14. Xu, Y., Y. Wu, M.G. Gonda and J. Wu. 2015. A linkage based imputation method for missing SNP markers in association mapping. Journal of Applied Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 4(1): 1000115.
  15. Gonda, M.G. 2015. Understanding EPDs and how to use them. In: iGrow Beef: Best Management Practices for Cow-Calf Production, eds. Nold, R. and Perry, G.A., South Dakota Board of Regents.
  16. Gonda, M.G. and W. Rusche. 2015. Breeding systems for commercial beef production. In: iGrow Beef: Best Management Practices for Cow-Calf Production, eds. Nold, R. and Perry, G.A., South Dakota Board of Regents.
  17. Gonda, M.G. 2015. DNA testing in beef production. In: iGrow Beef: Best Management Practices for Cow-Calf Production, eds. Nold, R. and Perry, G.A., South Dakota Board of Regents.
  18. Jennings, T.D., M.G. Gonda, K.R. Underwood, A.E. Wertz-Lutz and A.D. Blair. 2016. The influence of maternal nutrition on expression of genes responsible for adipogenesis and myogenesis in the bovine fetus. Animal. 10(10): 1697-1705.
  19. Opdahl, L., M.G. Gonda and B. St-Pierre. 2018. Identification of uncultured bacterial species from Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes and candidatus Saccharibacteria as candidate cellulose utilizers from the rumen of beef cows. Microorganisms. 6(1): 17.
  20. Marley, K., L.A. Kuehn, J. Keele, B. Wileman and M.G. Gonda. 2018. Genetic variation in humoral response to an Escherichia coli O157:H7 vaccine in beef cattle. PLoS ONE. 13(5): e0197347. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0197347.
  21. Mastellar, S.L., C.L. Wright and M.G. Gonda. 2018. Gender differences in career and species interests of animal and veterinary science first year seminar students. NACTA. Accepted.
  22. Block, J.J., A.D. Blair, R.N. Funston, K.R. Underwood, M.G. Gonda, A.A. Harty, R.R. Salverson and K.C. Olson. 2019. Influence of maternal protein restriction in primiparous heifers during mid- and/or late gestation on dam and suckling calf performance through weaning. Journal of Animal Science. Submitted.
  23. Blair, A.D., C.L. Wright, G.A. Perry, J. Fulton, K.R. Underwood, M.G. Gonda and R. Daly. 2019. The effect of copper and zinc source on liver copper and zinc concentrations and performance of beef cows and suckling calves. Livestock Science. Submitted.
Awards and Honors
  • Teacher of the Year, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, SDSU, 2018
  • Walt McCarty Award for Excellence in Academic Advising, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 2016
  • Gamma Sigma Delta Teaching Award, SDSU, 2016
  • Timothy Nichols Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award, SDSU, 2016
  • Richard Wahlstrom Animal Science Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Department of Animal Science, SDSU, 2015
Grants
  • South Dakota Beef Industry Council, "Variation component estimation of ultrasound carcass measurements", 2017-2019.
  • USDA-AFRI, "Mentoring undergraduate students in precision livestock production for the 21st century", 2017-2020.
Mailing Address:
Animal Science Complex 220
Animal Science-Box 2170
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Office Location:
Animal Science Complex
Room 220
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