1364 Eckles Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States
- PhD, Animal Science (2019-2022) University of Minnesota, Department of Animal Science, St. Paul
- MS, Animal Science (2017-2019) University of Minnesota, Department of Animal Science, St. Paul
- BS, Animal Science (2013-2016) University of Minnesota, Department of Animal Science, St. Paul
Areas of Interest
Animal Behavior, Animal Welfare, Companion Animals, Human-Animal Interactions
Teaching
- ANSC 1101 Animals and Society
- ANSC 2015/5015: Animal Welfare & Ethics
- ANSC 2016: Applied Animal Behavior
- ANSC 3015/5035: Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment
- ANSC 3403: Companion Animal Hot Button Issues
Publications
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Peer-reviewed academic journal articles
Perttu, R.K., B.A. Ventura, A.K. Rendahl, and M.I. Endres. 2021. Public views of dairy calf welfare and dairy consumption habits of American youth and adults. Front. Vet. Sci. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.693173
Perttu, R.K., B.A. Ventura, and M.I. Endres. 2020. Youth and adult public views of dairy calf housing options. J. Dairy Sci. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17727
Perttu, R.K., B.J. Heins, H.N. Phillips, M.I. Endres, R.D. Moon, and U.S. Sorge. 2019. Short communication: Effects of mesh leggings on fly avoidance behaviors of pastured dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17267
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Peer-reviewed abstracts
*denotes presenter if not presented by R. Perttu
Perttu, R. and M. Endres. Associations between feeding behaviors and management practices in automatically fed group-housed preweaned dairy calves in the Upper Midwest USA. (Poster) The 55th Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology. Ohrid, North Mecedonia. September 2022.
Perttu, R., M. Peiter, T. Bresolin, J. R. R. Dórea, and M. Endres*. Feeding behaviors collected from automatic milk feeders were associated with disease in group-housed preweaned dairy calves in the Upper Midwest USA. (Oral) 3rd International Conference on Precision Dairy Farming. Vienna, Austria. September 2022.
Perttu, R., M. Peiter, T. Bresolin, J. R. R. Dórea, and M. Endres. The associations between feeding behaviors collected from automatic milk feeders and disease in group-housed preweaned dairy calves. (Poster) American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting. Missouri, USA. June 2022.
Perttu, R., M. Peiter, T. Bresolin, J. R. R. Dórea, and M. Endres. The association between feeding behaviors and disease in automatically fed group-housed preweaned dairy calves in the Upper Midwest. (Poster) The 14th North American Regional Meeting of International Society for Applied Ethology. California, USA. April 2022.
Perttu, R., B. Ventura, A. Rendahl and M. Endres. Public views of dairy calf welfare and dairy consumption habits of American youth and adults. (Poster) 8th International Conference on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level. Virtual. August 2021.
Perttu, R., B. Ventura and M. Endres. Calf welfare views and dairy consumption habits of parents compared to their children. (Oral) J. Dairy Sci.103 (Supp. 1):86. Virtual. June 2020.
Perttu, R., B. Heins, H. Phillips, R. Moon, U. Sorge, and M. Endres. The effects of mesh fly leggings on number of flies and fly-avoidance behaviors of dairy cows housed on pasture. (Poster) Pg 324. 53rd Congress of Intern. Soc. Appl. Ethol., Bergen, Norway. August 2019.
Perttu, R., B. Ventura and M. Endres. Youth preferences for dairy calf housing options. (Poster) J. Dairy Sci.102 (Supp. 1):177. Ohio, USA. June 2019.
Perttu, R., B. Ventura and M. Endres. Public acceptance of dairy calf housing options. (Poster) J. Dairy Sci.102 (Supp. 1):319. Ohio, USA. June 2019.
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Invited reports
*denotes presenter if not presented by R. Perttu
Perttu, R., M. Peiter, T. Bresolin, J.R. Dórea and M.I. Endres. Generalized additive mixed model on the associations between feeding behaviors collected from automated milk feeders and disease in group-housed dairy calves in the Upper Midwest. (Oral) Merck – Advancing Animal Welfare Together (AAWT) Symposium. Florida, USA. November 2021.
Kerandi*, J., A. Ali*, S. Buttar, P. Koak, K. Rotich. R. Tojo Garcia, R. Perttu Swanson, and E. Wittkop. Report of the Student Representatives to the Board of Regents 2020 – 2021. (Oral) University of Minnesota Board of Regents Meeting. p. 65 - 146. Minnesota, USA. March 2021.
Perttu, R., B.A. Ventura, and M.I. Endres. Public perception of dairy calf welfare. (Oral) University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine’s Ruminant Research Seminar. Minnesota, USA. November 2019.
Perttu, R., B.A. Ventura, and M.I. Endres. Adult and youth attitudes toward dairy calf housing. (Oral) 4th Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium. Florida, USA. May 2019.
Perttu, R., M. Johnson, C. Drumgoole, and J. Werner. Communicating effectively about assessment of animal pain and suffering. (Oral) Center for Animal Welfare Science Conference. Indiana, USA. May 2019.
Perttu, R.K., B.A. Ventura, and M.I. Endres. Youth and adult attitudes toward dairy calf housing. (Poster) Center for Animal Welfare Science Conference. Indiana, USA. May 2019.
Perttu, R., B.A. Ventura, and M.I. Endres. Public perception of dairy calf welfare in Minnesota. (Oral) Minnesota Dairy Health Conference. Minnesota, USA. April 2019
Honors and Awards
- Thank a Teacher Program Recognition, Center for Educational Innovation, UMN Summer 2023
- Team Achievement Award, Department of Animal Science 2023
- Thank a Teacher Program Recognition, Center for Educational Innovation, UMN Spring 2023
- Thank a Teacher Program Recognition, Center for Educational Innovation, UMN Fall 2022
- Leadership Award, Department of Animal Science 2022
- CFANS Graduate Assistant Teaching Award, 2022
- President’s Student Leadership and Service Award, Office of the President, UMN 2022
- Thank a Teacher Program Recognition, Center for Educational Innovation, UMN Fall 2021
- Advancing Animal Welfare Together Research Award, Merck Animal Health, 2021
- Hueg-Harrison Fellowship, College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences 2021
- Thank a Teacher Program Recognition, Center for Educational Innovation, UMN Spring 2021
- Outstanding PhD Student of the Year Award, Department of Animal Science 2021
- Research Grant, CFANS Graduate Student Board, 2021
- Alexander and Lydia Anderson Grant Fellowship, Graduate Fellowships Office, UMN, 2021
- Center for Animal Welfare Science Conference Travel Award, Purdue University 2019
- 1st Place Individual in the Live Assessment, Graduate Student Division, AVMA’s Animal Welfare Judging & Assessment Competition 2017
- Animal Welfare Judging & Assessment Competition Graduate Student Travel Award 2017