Dr. Marcus McGee
Title
- Assistant Clinical Professor
Contact Information
mm283@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-1187
Animal and Dairy Sciences Building
Overview
Research/Extension Interests
Precision livestock management
Animal behavior and well-being
Stress physiology
Reproduction
Animal tracking/movement
Environmental enrichment
Teaching Interests
Animal Behavior and Welfare
Physiology of Reproduction
Animal Health/Immunology
Precision Livestock Monitoring Techniques
Website
Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Brady, T. J., Feuz, R., Reichhardt, C. C., Motsinger, L. A., Ineck, N. E., Briggs, R. K., Okamoto, L. L., Sroufe, I., Ferry, J., McGee, M., Bowman, B. R., Garcia, M. D., Larsen, R., Tarbet, E. B., Rood, K. A., Thornton, K. J. 2026. The effects of different trace mineral supplementation strategies on performance, feeding behavior, health, carcass quality, and profitability of mineral deficient receiving steers. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 95:106981. Download |
| 2025 | Reon, L. J., Joshi, H., Hawkins, J. G., Bernard, B., McBride, A., Bethini, A., Lemley, C. O., Woolums, A., Brett, J., Jumper, I. I., McGee, M., Fan, P. 2025. 53 Assessing the effects of menthol-based heat stress mitigation strategy via vagus nerve stimulation on the behavior of dairy cattle. Journal of Animal Science 103(Supplement_2):145-145. Download |
| 2025 | Elder, K. A., Kennedy, K., Miller, C., Maynard, J., Culbert, C., Snider, J., Brister, T., McGee, M., Lemley, C. O. 2025. 32 Effects of late gestational melatonin supplementation on behavior and growth characteristics in Angus beef cows and calves. Journal of Animal Science 103(Supplement_2):144-144. Download |
| 2025 | Clayton, C., Heck, M., Graves, K., Hudson, C., McGee, M. 2025. 414 Enhancing estrus detection in group-housed dairy cattle: Evaluating computer vision against traditional and sensor-based methods. Journal of Animal Science 103(Supplement_3):251-252. Download |
| 2025 | Joshi, H., Prasad, G. S., Bethini, A., McBride, A., McGee, M., Fan, P. 2025. 58 Late-Breaking: Vision-based ResNet-50-CNN and YOLOv8 models for predicting behavioral patterns under heat stress in lactating Holstein and Jersey Cows. Journal of Animal Science 103(Supplement_3):4-5. Download |
| 2025 | Clayton, C., Wilson, K., Griffin, A. L., Graves, K., Hudson, C., McGee, M. 2025. 413 Evaluating the effect of lighting conditions on YOLOv5-based estrus detection and animal identification in dairy cattle. Journal of Animal Science 103(Supplement_3):255-256. Download |
| 2025 | Joshi, H., Bernard, B., McBride, A., Reon, L. J., Lemley, C. O., Woolums, A., Brett, J., Jumper, I. I., McGee, M., Fan, P. 2025. PSVI-5 Efficacy of fan and sprinkler cooling strategies in alleviating heat stress in lactating dairy cattle. Journal of Animal Science 103(Supplement_3):420-421. Download |
| 2025 | Farnlacher, E., Nicodemus, M., Curran, E., Vandiver, M., Cavinder, C. A., McGee, M. 2025. PSXII-2 Relationship between heart rate and unmounted equine interaction in-person compared to virtual for addressing perceived stress within college students. Journal of Animal Science 103(Supplement_3):492-493. Download |
| 2019 | Yelich, J. V., Ellison, M. J., Hall, J. B., McGee, M. 2019. Intake behaviors of yearling steers grazing irrigated pasture and receiving either a free-choice salt-based mineral or a low-moisture molasses-based tub mineral. Translational Animal Science 3(2):749-760. Download |
Extension Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Griffin, A., Halfen, J., Cavinder, C. A., McGee, M. 2024. Environmental Enrichment for Dairy Cattle: Hair Brushing. Mississippi State University Extension Website |
| 2023 | Griffin, A., Stone, A. E., McGee, M., Cavinder, C. A. 2023. Decreasing Mastitis in the Milking Herd. MSU Extension |
Graduate Students
- Cierra Clayton
- Allison Griffin

