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Simon Dufour

ResearcherFaculté de médecine vétérinaireUniversité de Montréal

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Simon Dufour

Researcher

Faculté de médecine vétérinaire

Natural Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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25 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 20 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (6 NSERC), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Dairy cattle Diagnostic Data visualisation Bayesian Epidemiology Infectious diseases Surveillance Best management practices

Latest papers

Assessing implementation of biosecurity practices in Canadian dairy farms: An observational study.
Journal of dairy science · 2026 · senior author
Estimating herd prevalence of major mastitis pathogens in Canadian dairy herds using Bayesian latent class models.
Journal of dairy science · 2026 · senior author
Limited discriminatory power for predicting persistence of S. aureus intramammary infections using MALDI-TOF mass spectra alone.
Journal of dairy science · 2026 · senior author

All 45 publications

Latest funding

Establishing a One Health sentinel cohort for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
Canadian One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Health Research Training Network (CAN-AMR-Net)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$2,700,000
Validation of individual- and herd-level tests for diagnosing leukosis in dairy cattle
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$113,863

All 10 grants and awards

45 publications.

Assessing implementation of biosecurity practices in Canadian dairy farms: An observational study.

Lima-Campêlo VR, Fonseca M, Morin MP, Farison F, Nankam-Nguekap WL, Solano-Suarez KG, Barkema HW, Renaud DL, Kelton DF, Fecteau G, Roy JP, Arango-Sabogal JC, Paradis MÈ, Beauregard N, Racicot M, Aenishaenslin C, Dufour S

Journal of dairy science2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3168/jds.2026-28506 PMID: 42379361

Estimating herd prevalence of major mastitis pathogens in Canadian dairy herds using Bayesian latent class models.

Fonseca M, Roy JP, Albaaj A, Renaud DL, Barkema HW, de Lagarde M, Arango-Sabogal JC, Dufour S

Journal of dairy science2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3168/jds.2026-28861 PMID: 42754029

Limited discriminatory power for predicting persistence of S. aureus intramammary infections using MALDI-TOF mass spectra alone.

Fonseca M, Roy JP, Dufour S

Journal of dairy science2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3168/jds.2026-28844 PMID: 42716288

Evaluation of three bulk tank milk enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays to estimate within-herd prevalence of bovine leukosis virus in dairy farms.

Solano-Suarez KG, Arango-Sabogal JC, Roy JP, Molgat E, Gagnon CA, Buczinski S, Dufour S

Preventive veterinary medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2026.106939 PMID: 42320271

Diagnostic accuracy of a milk pregnancy-associated glycoprotein ELISA accounting for day since last breeding for pregnancy detection in Holstein cows.

Dufour S, Durocher J, Fosgate G, Irons PC, LeBlanc SJ, Molgat E

Preventive veterinary medicine2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2026.106988 PMID: 42641436

Dynamics of intramammary infections and their association with quarter-level somatic cell score, milk yield, and milk components. Part 2: Non-Staphylococcus microorganisms.

Fonseca M, Kurban D, Roy JP, Dufour S

Journal of dairy science2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3168/jds.2025-27764 PMID: 42019610

Dynamics of intramammary infections and their association with quarter-level somatic cell score, milk yield, and milk components. Part 1: Staphylococcal species.

Kurban D, Roy JP, DeVries TJ, Keefe GP, Adkins PRF, Middleton JR, Dufour S

Journal of dairy science2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3168/jds.2025-27763 PMID: 41966397

Predicting Staphylococcus aureus spa types using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and machine learning.

Fonseca M, Roy JP, Quintero AF, Malouin F, Dufour S

Journal of dairy science2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3168/jds.2025-28052 PMID: 41937068

A cross-sectional study on herd-level risk factors associated with Salmonella Dublin in dairy herds from Québec, Canada.

Dufour S, Arsenault J, Um MM, Fecteau G

Preventive veterinary medicine2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2025.106728 PMID: 41172791

Automating classification of veterinary biosecurity recommendations using machine learning.

Lima-Campêlo VR, Fonseca M, Morin MP, Farison F, Nankam Nguekap WL, Solano-Suarez KG, Barkema HW, Shaukat W, Renaud DL, Kelton DF, Fecteau G, Roy JP, Donoso PV, Manac'h SL, Arango-Sabogal JC, Paradis MÈ, Beauregard N, Racicot M, Aenishaenslin C, Dufour S

Preventive veterinary medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2025.106723 PMID: 41101216

Establishing a One Health sentinel cohort for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Avian Influenza OneHealth Research

Principal investigators: Carabin, Hélène; Racicot, Manon; Lessard, Lily; Quach-Thanh, Caroline

Keywords: Agriculture Workers; Backyard Farms; Biosecurity Perceptions And Acceptance; Dairy Cattle; Integrated Surveillance; Mixed Methods; One Health; Zoonotic Influenza

Canadian One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Health Research Training Network (CAN-AMR-Net)

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Training Grant: HRTP - One Health - Antimicrobial Resistance

Principal investigators: Barkema, Herman W; Cheng, Zhenyu; Lee, Amy H; Nguyen, Dao; Otto, Simon J; Wiktorowicz, Mary E

Keywords: Antimicrobial Resistance; Collaboration; Communication; Education; Employment Readiness; Experience; Highly-Qualified Personnel; Knowledge Transfer; One Health; Transdisciplinary

$2,700,000

Validation of individual- and herd-level tests for diagnosing leukosis in dairy cattle

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Dufour, Simon S

Keywords: Bayesian; Bovine leukosis; Bulk milk; Dairy cattle; Diagnostic; ELISA; Latent class model; Milk; qPCR; Within herd prevalence

$113,863

Biosecurity 2.0 for the modern Canadian dairy farm

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Dufour, Simon S

Keywords: best management practices; biosecurity; dairy cattle; data visualisation; diagnostic; disease priorisation; surveillance and control programs

$768,684

Novel methodologies for design and analysis of dairy health surveillance programs

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dufour, Simon

Keywords: epidemiology; infectious diseases; dairy cattle; diagnostic; surveillance; bayesian; data visualisation

$282,000

Validation of bulk tank milk sampling strategies and identification of risk factors for Salmonella Dublin in dairies

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Dufour, Simon

$149,350

Impacts des méthodes de préparation de la litière à base de fumier recyclé sur ses qualités microbiennes, sur la santé des vaches laitières et sur la qualité du lait

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Dufour, Simon

$55,190

NSERC CREATE in Milk Quality

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Jacques, Mario

$1,601,102

Bead-based multiplexing technology ('Luminex') for multidisciplinary studies in veterinary medicine

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Segura, Mariela

$74,232

Factors associated with intra-mammary infections dynamic and development of tailored sampling strategies and analytical methods.

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dufour, Simon

$174,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Simon Dufour

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Assessing implementation of biosecurity practices in Canadian dairy farms: An observational study.

Estimating herd prevalence of major mastitis pathogens in Canadian dairy herds using Bayesian latent class models.

Limited discriminatory power for predicting persistence of S. aureus intramammary infections using MALDI-TOF mass spectra alone.

Evaluation of three bulk tank milk enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays to estimate within-herd prevalence of bovine leukosis virus in dairy farms.

Diagnostic accuracy of a milk pregnancy-associated glycoprotein ELISA accounting for day since last breeding for pregnancy detection in Holstein cows.

Dynamics of intramammary infections and their association with quarter-level somatic cell score, milk yield, and milk components. Part 2: Non-Staphylococcus microorganisms.

Dynamics of intramammary infections and their association with quarter-level somatic cell score, milk yield, and milk components. Part 1: Staphylococcal species.

Predicting Staphylococcus aureus spa types using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and machine learning.

A cross-sectional study on herd-level risk factors associated with Salmonella Dublin in dairy herds from Québec, Canada.

Automating classification of veterinary biosecurity recommendations using machine learning.

Establishing a One Health sentinel cohort for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.

Canadian One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Health Research Training Network (CAN-AMR-Net)

Validation of individual- and herd-level tests for diagnosing leukosis in dairy cattle

Biosecurity 2.0 for the modern Canadian dairy farm

Novel methodologies for design and analysis of dairy health surveillance programs

Validation of bulk tank milk sampling strategies and identification of risk factors for Salmonella Dublin in dairies

Impacts des méthodes de préparation de la litière à base de fumier recyclé sur ses qualités microbiennes, sur la santé des vaches laitières et sur la qualité du lait

NSERC CREATE in Milk Quality

Bead-based multiplexing technology ('Luminex') for multidisciplinary studies in veterinary medicine

Factors associated with intra-mammary infections dynamic and development of tailored sampling strategies and analytical methods.

Frequent collaborators

Jeroen De Buck

Rob Deardon

Mario Jacques

Diego Nobrega

Vineet Saini

Jennifer Ronholm

Simon Dufour

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Assessing implementation of biosecurity practices in Canadian dairy farms: An observational study.

Estimating herd prevalence of major mastitis pathogens in Canadian dairy herds using Bayesian latent class models.

Limited discriminatory power for predicting persistence of S. aureus intramammary infections using MALDI-TOF mass spectra alone.

Evaluation of three bulk tank milk enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays to estimate within-herd prevalence of bovine leukosis virus in dairy farms.

Diagnostic accuracy of a milk pregnancy-associated glycoprotein ELISA accounting for day since last breeding for pregnancy detection in Holstein cows.

Dynamics of intramammary infections and their association with quarter-level somatic cell score, milk yield, and milk components. Part 2: Non-Staphylococcus microorganisms.

Dynamics of intramammary infections and their association with quarter-level somatic cell score, milk yield, and milk components. Part 1: Staphylococcal species.

Predicting Staphylococcus aureus spa types using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and machine learning.

A cross-sectional study on herd-level risk factors associated with Salmonella Dublin in dairy herds from Qu&#xe9;bec, Canada.

Automating classification of veterinary biosecurity recommendations using machine learning.

Establishing a One Health sentinel cohort for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.

Canadian One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Health Research Training Network (CAN-AMR-Net)

Validation of individual- and herd-level tests for diagnosing leukosis in dairy cattle

Biosecurity 2.0 for the modern Canadian dairy farm

Novel methodologies for design and analysis of dairy health surveillance programs

Validation of bulk tank milk sampling strategies and identification of risk factors for Salmonella Dublin in dairies

Impacts des méthodes de préparation de la litière à base de fumier recyclé sur ses qualités microbiennes, sur la santé des vaches laitières et sur la qualité du lait

NSERC CREATE in Milk Quality

Bead-based multiplexing technology ('Luminex') for multidisciplinary studies in veterinary medicine

Factors associated with intra-mammary infections dynamic and development of tailored sampling strategies and analytical methods.

Frequent collaborators

Jeroen De Buck

Rob Deardon

Mario Jacques

Diego Nobrega

Vineet Saini

Jennifer Ronholm

A cross-sectional study on herd-level risk factors associated with Salmonella Dublin in dairy herds from Québec, Canada.