Tim Miller-Morgan

Extension Veterinarian, Aquatic Species; Assistant Professor, Aquatic Animal Health

Oregon Sea Grant, Hatfield Marine Science Center, 2030 SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365-5229

Office Phone:

541-867-0265

Cell Phone:

541-270-4218

Fax:

541-867-0320

Dr. Miller-Morgan's primary focus is on providing educational programming and service to the aquarium industry in Oregon and beyond, to help importers, wholesalers, retailers, and hobbyists succeed in the rearing, husbandry and health care of ornamental aquatic animals in the aquarium or pond environment. He led the development of a two-year Aquarium Science degree and one-year certification program at Oregon Coast Community College, and travels widely to educate aquatic pet owners, breeders, importers and retailers about the proper care and handling of ornamental fish.

Projects/Specialties:

Professional and Research Interests:

Aquatic animal health and husbandry education, with a special emphasis on ornamental fish
Husbandry and health management of captive aquatic animals

Dr. Miller-Morgan manages and serves as clinical veterinarian to the Animal Husbandry program at OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center, which cares for the center's large collection of live fish and invertebrates. He also serves as the clinical veterinarian for all aquatic animal facilities at OSU.

Learn more: Wet Pet Vet (Oregon's Agricultural Progress, winter 2011)

Publications:

Journal articles:

Investigation of koi herpesvirus (KHV) latency in koi. Eide, K., T. Miller-Morgan, J. Heidel, R. Bildfell, L., Jin (2011). Journal of Virology, 85; 10, 4954-4962.
Results of total DNA measurement in Koi by tissue Koi Herpesvirus real-time PCR. Eide, K., T. Miller-Morgan, J. Heidel, R. Bildfell, L., Jin (2010). , Journal of Virological Methods, 172, 1-2, 81-84.
Biosecurity and Ornamental Fish. Miller-Morgan, T. and Jerry Heidel (2009) in Fundamentals of Ornamental Fish Health, Blackwell Publishing, 229pp.
Overview of the Ornamental Fish Industry and Hobby. Miller-Morgan, T. (2009) in Fundamentals of Ornamental Fish Health, Blackwell Publishing, 229pp.
Evaluation of a point-of-care blood analyzer and determination of reference ranges for blood parameters in rockfish. Harrenstein, L. S. Tornquist, T. Miller-Morgan, B. Fodness and K. Clifford (2005) Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 226; 2, 255-265.

Industry publications and presentations:

Miller-Morgan, T., H.E. Roberts, S.A. Smith, E.S. Weber, K.H. Hartman, R.P.E. Yanong. (2011) Resources Available to Practicing Fish and Invertebrate Veterinarians. Veterinary Information Network (login required).
Miller-Morgan, T. (2010) The History of Pet Fish Keeping, Aquatic Section, Proceedings American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Miller-Morgan, T. (2010) An Overview of the Pet Fish Industry, Aquatic Section, Proceedings American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Miller-Morgan, T., J. Heidel (2011) Serving Many Masters: Developing a Veterinary Extension Program to Meet the Needs of the Aquatic Pet Industry, Asian Pacific Aquaculture 20011, Kochi, India, January 17-20, 2011.
Miller-Morgan, T., B. Koike, D. Glaze (2011) Where Schooling Really Counts: Training the Next Generation of Aquatic Health and Husbandry Professionals – Development, Implementation and Impacts of a Unique Training Program in Oregon, USA. Asian Pacific Aquaculture 20011, Kochi, India, January 17-20, 2011.
Miller-Morgan, T., J. Heidel (2011) Cutting Through the Fog and Raising the Bar: Development and Implementation of Retailer Focused CyHV-3 (KHV) Educational Outreach Program and Best Health Management Practices. Asian Pacific Aquaculture 20011, Kochi, India, January 17-20, 2011.
Miller-Morgan, T. (2010) Overview of the U.S. Ornamental Fish Industry – Emerging and Current Issues, Aquarium Industries, Melbourne, Australia.

Extension publications:

Ornamental Fish Health Newsletter (archives, 2002-2007)

Academic Home:

Veterinary Medicine

Web Site:

Sea Grant Ornamental Fish Health Program

Social Media:

Blog: Words from a Wet Vet

Oregon Sea Grant

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