James Thompson
Professor
Food Animal Theriogenology
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research and Scholarly Interests
Food animal reproduction. Environmental health, reproduction and cancer.
EDUCATION
- D.V.M., University of Guelph, 1982
- D.V.Sc., University of Guelph, 1991
CREDENTIALS
- Diplomate: American College of Theriogenologists, start 1990, Board Certified
- Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology Specialty, start 1996, Board Certified
- Texas Veterinary Medical License: 7303
- Texas Veterinary Medical Specialty License: 0073-S
- Environmental Health
- Arnold CE, Payne M, Thompson JA, Slovis NM, Bain FT (2008). Periparturient hemorrhage in mares: 73 cases (1998-2005). J AM VET MED ASSOC. 9, 1345-51
- Norman TE, Chaffin MK, Bisset WT, Thompson JA (2012). Association of clinical signs with endoscopic findings in horses with nasopharyngeal cicatrix syndrome: 118 cases (2003-2008). J AM VET MED ASSOC. 6, 734-9
- Fryer KJ, Levine JM, Peycke LE, Thompson JA, Cohen ND (2011). Incidence of postoperative seizures with and without levetiracetam pretreatment in dogs undergoing portosystemic shunt attenuation. J VET INTERN MED. 6, 1379-84
- Romano JE, Thompson JA, Kraemer DC, Westhusin ME, Tomaszweski MA, Forrest DW (2011). Effects of early pregnancy diagnosis by palpation per rectum on pregnancy loss in dairy cattle. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 5, 668-73
- Romano JE, Thompson JA, Kraemer DC, Westhusin ME, Tomaszweski MA, Forrest DW (2011). Effects of early pregnancy diagnosis by palpation per rectum on pregnancy loss in dairy cattle. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 5, 668-73
- Bissett W, Garry Adams L, Field R, Moyer W, Phillips T, Morgan Scott H, Wade T, Sweet S, Thompson JA (2008). Bayesian spatial modeling of Lavaca Bay pollutants. MAR POLLUT BULL. 10, 1781-7
- Bosard T, Love C, Brinsko S, Blanchard T, Thompson J, Varner D (2005). Evaluation and diagnosis of acrosome function/dysfunction in the stallion. ANIM REPROD SCI. 1-4, 215-7
- Graham SL, Barling KS, Waghela S, Scott HM, Thompson JA (2005). Spatial distribution of antibodies to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium O antigens in bulk milk from Texas dairy herds. PREV VET MED. 1-2, 53-61
- Roussel AJ, Libal MC, Whitlock RL, Hairgrove TB, Barling KS, Thompson JA (2005). Prevalence of and risk factors for paratuberculosis in purebred beef cattle. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 5, 773-8
- Love CC, Brinsko SP, Rigby SL, Thompson JA, Blanchard TL, Varner DD (2005). Relationship of seminal plasma level and extender type to sperm motility and DNA integrity. THERIOGENOLOGY. 6, 1584-91
- Thompson JA, Brown SE 2nd, Riddle WT, Seahorn JC, Cohen ND (2005). Use of a Bayesian risk-mapping technique to estimate spatial risks for mare reproductive loss syndrome in Kentucky. AM J VET RES. 1, 17-20
- Love CC, Thompson JA, Brinsko SP, Rigby SL, Blanchard TL, Lowry VK, Varner DD (2003). Relationship between stallion sperm motility and viability as detected by two fluorescence staining techniques using flow cytometry. THERIOGENOLOGY. 6, 1127-38
- Lo CC, Thompson JA, Lowry VK, Varner DD (2002). Effect of storage time and temperature on stallion sperm DNA and fertility. THERIOGENOLOGY. 3, 1135-42
- Hudson JM, Cohen ND, Gibbs PG, Thompson JA (2001). Feeding practices associated with colic in horses. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 10, 1419-25
- Barling KS, Lunt DK, Snowden KF, Thompson JA (2001). Association of serologic status for Neospora caninum and postweaning feed efficiency in beef steers. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 9, 1259-62
- Barling KS, McNeill JW, Paschal JC, McCollum FT 3rd, Craig TM, Adams LG, Thompson JA (2001). Ranch-management factors associated with antibody seropositivity for Neospora caninum in consignments of beef calves in Texas, USA. PREV VET MED. 1, 53-61
- Rigby SL, Barhoumi R, Burghardt RC, Colleran P, Thompson JA, Varner DD, Blanchard TL, Brinsko SP, Taylor T, Wilkerson MK, Delp MD (2001). Mares with delayed uterine clearance have an intrinsic defect in myometrial function. BIOL REPROD. 3, 740-7
- Choi YH, Love CC, Varner DD, Thompson JA, Hinrichs K (2001). Activation of cumulus-free equine oocytes: effect of maturation medium, calcium ionophore concentration and duration of cycloheximide exposure. REPRODUCTION. 1, 177-83
- Hill JR, Burghardt RC, Jones K, Long CR, Looney CR, Shin T, Spencer TE, Thompson JA, Winger QA, Westhusin ME (2000). Evidence for placental abnormality as the major cause of mortality in first-trimester somatic cell cloned bovine fetuses. BIOL REPROD. 6, 1787-94
- Barling KS, McNeill JW, Thompson JA, Paschal JC, McCollum FT 3rd, Craig TM, Adams LG (2000). Association of serologic status for Neospora caninum with postweaning weight gain and carcass measurements in beef calves. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 9, 1356-60
- Hill JR, Winger QA, Long CR, Looney CR, Thompson JA, Westhusin ME (2000). Development rates of male bovine nuclear transfer embryos derived from adult and fetal cells. BIOL REPROD. 5, 1135-40
- Varner DD, Scanlan CM, Thompson JA, Brumbaugh GW, Blanchard TL, Carlton CM, Johnson L (1998). Bacteriology of preserved stallion semen and antibiotics in semen extenders. THERIOGENOLOGY. 4, 559-73
- Hill JR, Roussel AJ, Cibelli JB, Edwards JF, Hooper NL, Miller MW, Thompson JA, Looney CR, Westhusin ME, Robl JM, Stice SL (1999). Clinical and pathologic features of cloned transgenic calves and fetuses (13 case studies). THERIOGENOLOGY. 8, 1451-65
- Rigby S, Hill J, Miller C, Thompson J, Varner D, Blanchard T (1999). Administration of oxytocin immediately after insemination does not improve pregnancy rates in mares bred by fertile or subfertile stallions. THERIOGENOLOGY. 6, 1143-50
- Love CC, Varner DD, Thompson JA (2000). Intra- and inter-stallion variation in sperm morphology and their relationship with fertility. J REPROD FERTIL SUPPL. 56, 93-100
- Thompson JA, Brimacombe M, Calvin JA, Tomaszewski MA, Davidson TJ, Magee DD (1999). Effects of environmental management on seasonal decrease in milk production in dairy cattle. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 1, 85-8
- Radlinsky MG, Fossum TW, Walker MA, Aufdemorte TB, Thompson JA (1997). Evaluation of the Palmaz stent in the trachea and mainstem bronchi of normal dogs. VET SURG. 2, 99-107
- Thompson JA, Marsh WE, Etherington WG, Momont HW, Kinsel ML (1995). Evaluation of the benefits of the timing of pregnancy testing by transrectal palpation in dairy cattle. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 11, 1462-5
- Wikse SE, Herd DB, Field RW, Holland PS, McGrann JM, Thompson JA, White C, Angerstein R (1995). Use of performance ratios to calculate the economic impact of thin cows in a beef cattle herd. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 10, 1292-7
- Shore MD, Bretzlaff KN, Thompson JA, Magee DD (1995). Outcome of scrotal hydrocele in 26 bulls. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 6, 757-60
- Thompson JA, Johnson WH (1995). Scrotal size of yearling sires and early calving in beef herds: epidemiological investigation of possible causal pathways. THERIOGENOLOGY. 7, 1279-87
- Thompson JA, Marsh WE, Calvin JA, Etherington WG, Momont HW, Kinsel ML (1994). Pregnancy attrition associated with pregnancy testing by rectal palpation. J DAIRY SCI. 11, 3382-7
- *Lamb JL, Thieman Mankin KM, Levine GJ, Thompson J. (2015). Electrolyte and acid/base changes in dogs undergoing autologous blood transfusion via a cell salvage device. CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL.