Devin Holman, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Livestock Microbiology

Lacombe, Alberta

Current research and/or projects

Understanding the dynamics of the swine gut microbiome in response to perturbations and weaning.
Sow milk microbiome and resistome
Nasopharyngeal microbiome of beef cattle and the development of bovine respiratory disease.
Developing antimicrobial alternatives for use in swine production.

Editorial Board Member, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2020-present

Chair, Lacombe Research and Development Centre Animal Care Committee, 2018-present

Ph.D., Microbiology, McGill University

M.Sc., Food Microbiology, Dalhousie University

B.Sc. (Hons.), Environmental Biology, Nova Scotia Agricultural College (Dalhousie University)

ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow, United States Department of Agriculture, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA, USA, 2016-17.

Holman, D.B., Hao, X., Topp, E., Yang, H.E., Alexander, T.W. (2016). Effect of co-composting cattle manure with construction and demolition waste on the archaeal, bacterial, and fungal microbiota, and on antimicrobial resistance determinants, 11(6), 1-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157539
2016 - View publication details
Timsit, E., Workentine, M., Schryvers, A.B., Holman, D.B., van der Meer, F., Alexander, T.W. (2016). Evolution of the nasopharyngeal microbiota of beef cattle from weaning to 40 days after arrival at a feedlot, 187 75-81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.03.020
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Holman, D.B., Timsit, E., Alexander, T.W. (2015). The nasopharyngeal microbiota of feedlot cattle, 5 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep15557
2015 - View publication details
Holman, D.B., McAllister, T.A., Topp, E., Wright, A.D.G., Alexander, T.W. (2015). The nasopharyngeal microbiota of feedlot cattle that develop bovine respiratory disease, 180(1-2), 90-95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.07.031
2015 - View publication details