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Melissa Swan

Veterinary · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2008

Publications

17

Citations

323

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2008

Research summary
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Melissa Swan's work spans veterinary and laboratory animal science, covering topics such as animal welfare and housing, genetic and infectious disease conditions in domestic and laboratory animals, and how environmental factors like light and enrichment affect animal stress and behavior. Studies cover a range of species including cats, horses, rats, mice, and parasitic worms, reflecting a broad interest in animal health, welfare, and husbandry practices.

Animal welfare and housingLaboratory animal behavior and stressVeterinary disease and geneticsEnvironmental enrichmentEquine and companion animal health

Publication output has been low and irregular over the past decade, averaging about one paper per year with intermittent gaps (e.g., 2018, 2020-2021) and no clear growth or decline trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications217182019: 2 publications21920212022: 2 publications2222023: 2 publications2232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication2526
Publishes in
  • Animals×1
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science×1
  • Journal of Equine Veterinary Science×1
  • Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science×1
  • Parasitology Research×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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