Animal Medicine
Dusty W. Nagy
Assistant Professor, Food Animal Medicine and Surgery
- DVM, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- MS, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
- PhD, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
- Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM), Large Animal Internal Medicine
Email: NagyD@missouri.edu
Teaching: Dr. Nagy spends the majority of her time seeing patients on the food animal service, treating beef and dairy cattle as well as sheep, goats, and alpacas. Her time is split between the in-house and field service. She has published papers on neonatal health and immunology in camelids. Dr. Dusty Nagy is collaborating with Drs. Anderson and Jones at the Kansas State University and Dr. Melanie Boileau at Oklahoma State University, to create and online specialized alpaca training module. These are internal medicine experts who share an interest in veterinary education and alpaca health issues.
SPECIAL THANKS to Tessa Marshall, who for many years consulted with Osage Alpacas on all matters regarding herd health and animal care. Tessa has returned to New Zealand with her husband to pursue a new career in private practice. BEST OF LUCK!!
Tessa Marshall

Assistant Teaching Professor – Food Animal Medicine & Surgery
•BVSc (Veterinary Science), Massey University, New Zealand
•MS (Veterinary Medicine), University of Illinois
•Diplomate American Board of Veterinary Practitioners – Dairy Practice
Teaching: Marshall provided field service to farms throughout Missouri. Her primary areas of interest are Grazing and Confinement Dairy Herd Health, Small Ruminant and Camelid Medicine, and Herd Health. Dr. Marshall developed herd health programs with student involvement on several farms around Columbia.