Dr. Andrew Johnson of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was inducted into the Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame during the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri.
Known as “The Udder Doctor,” Dr. Johnson is the herd health and wellness veterinarian for Grande Cheese Company and does private consulting on milk quality worldwide. He has written many articles on dairy-related topics for trade journals, veterinary magazines, dairy magazines and newsletters.
A graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Johnson operated his consulting business, Total Herd Management Services, for more than 35 years, consulting dairies in 46 states and 30 countries. His specialties include quality milk production, new parlor design and performance and cow comfort.
Dr. Johnson is a past Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association (WVMA) president and National Mastitis Council (NMC) president and has served on the AABP Board of Directors. He has earned many awards over the years including Wisconsin Veterinarian of the Year, AABP Practictioner of the Year, the AABP award for Excellence in Preventative Medicine, Quality Veterinarian of the Year and the NMC Award of Excellence for Contributions in
Mastitis Prevention and Control. In addition, he was named one of the 20 most influential veterinarians in North America by Bovine Veterinarian magazine in 2013.