Rocio Crespo, DVM, MSc, DVSc, DACPV
North Carolina State University, American Association of Avian Pathologists
Dr. Rocio Crespo has over 25 years’ experience as a poultry veterinarian and researcher. She attained a MS and DVSc at the University of Guelph. In 1996 she became a diplomate in the American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV). Dr. Crespo has worked at the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (University of California, Davis) and Avian Health and Food Safety Laboratory (Washington State University). She was chief at both labs. In 2018, she joined North Carolina State University, as a professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Crespo has served as president of the American Association of Avian Pathologists and the American College of Poultry Veterinarians. Presently, she serves as a Board of Directors member for the American Association of Avian Pathologists, and an editor for the Journals of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation and Applied Poultry Research.
Dr. Crespo has extensive diagnostic experience and firsthand knowledge with major WOAH reportable diseases, such as avian influenza and velogenic Newcastle disease. She strives to facilitate continued development of practical tools for poultry farms to advance poultry health. Dr. Crespo has 75 publications in peer-reviewed articles and 20 book chapters. The primary focus of her research is exploring ‘non- invasive or minimally invasive procedures’ to monitor poultry health, with emphasis on parasites and clinical pathology.
Dr. Rocio Crespo has over 25 years’ experience as a poultry veterinarian and researcher. She attained a MS and DVSc at the University of Guelph. In 1996 she became a diplomate in the American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV). Dr. Crespo has worked at the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (University of California, Davis) and Avian Health and Food Safety Laboratory (Washington State University). She was chief at both labs. In 2018, she joined North Carolina State University, as a professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Crespo has served as president of the American Association of Avian Pathologists and the American College of Poultry Veterinarians. Presently, she serves as a Board of Directors member for the American Association of Avian Pathologists, and an editor for the Journals of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation and Applied Poultry Research.
Dr. Crespo has extensive diagnostic experience and firsthand knowledge with major WOAH reportable diseases, such as avian influenza and velogenic Newcastle disease. She strives to facilitate continued development of practical tools for poultry farms to advance poultry health. Dr. Crespo has 75 publications in peer-reviewed articles and 20 book chapters. The primary focus of her research is exploring ‘non- invasive or minimally invasive procedures’ to monitor poultry health, with emphasis on parasites and clinical pathology.