Department of Animal Science

Al-Mamun, H. A., Bernardes, P. A., Lim, D., Park, B., and Gondro, C. (2017). A guide to imputation of low density single nucleotide polymorphism data up to sequence level. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genomics, 1(1), 59-68.

Batistel, F., de Souza, J., & Portela Santos, F. A. (2017). Corn grain-processing method interacts with calcium salts of palm fatty acids supplementation on milk production and energy balance of early-lactation cows grazing tropical pasture. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(7), 5343–5357. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-12503

Berryhill, Grace E.; Lemay, Danielle G.; Trott, Josephine F.; Aimo, Lucila; Lock, Adam L.; Hovey, Russell C. 2017. The Transcriptome of Estrogen-Independent Mammary Growth in Female Mice Reveals That Not All Mammary Glands Are Created Equally. ENDOCRINOLOGY. 158(10), 3126-3139.

Berryhill, G. E., Miszewski, S. G., Trott, J. F., Kraft, J., Lock, A. L., & Hovey, R. C. (2017). Trans-Fatty Acid-Stimulated Mammary Gland Growth in Ovariectomized Mice is Fatty Acid Type and Isomer Specific. Lipids, 52(3), 223–233. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-016-4221-2

Boerman, J. P., de Souza, J., & Lock, A. L. (2017). Milk production and nutrient digestibility responses to increasing levels of stearic acid supplementation of dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(4), 2729–2738. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-12101

Campbell, D., Ali, A., Karcher, D., & Siegford, J. (2017, 11). Laying hens in aviaries with different litter substrates: Behavior across the flock cycle and feather lipid content. POULTRY SCIENCE, 96(11), 3824-3835.

Campbell, D. L. M., Lester-Saenz, A. H., Link, J. E., & Bursian, S. J. (2017). Comparison of wood shavings and chopped straw as bedding material for fur-farmed American mink (Neovison vison). Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 97(1), 10–13. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjas-2016-0098

Canovas, S., Campos, R., Aguilar, E., & Cibelli, J. B. (2017). Progress towards human primordial germ cell specification in vitro. Molecular Human Reproduction, 23(1), 4–15. https://doi.org/10.1093/molehr/gaw069

Casiro, S., Velez-Irizarry, D., Ernst, C. W., Raney, N. E., Bates, R. O., Charles, M. G., & Steibel, J. P. (2017). Genome-wide association study in an F2 Duroc x Pietrain resource population for economically important meat quality and carcass traits. Journal of Animal Science, 95(2), 545–558. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas2016.1003

Castagnino, D. S., Harvatine, K. J., Allen, M. S., Gervais, R., Chouinard, P. Y., & Girard, C. L. (2017). Short communication: Effect of fatty acid supplements on apparent ruminal synthesis of B vitamins in lactating dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(10), 8165–8169. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-13087

Castagnino, D. S., Kammes, K. L., Allen, M. S., Gervais, R., Chouinard, P. Y., & Girard, C. L. (2017). High-concentrate diets based on forages harvested at different maturity stages affect ruminal synthesis of B vitamins in lactating dairy cows. Animal, 11(4), 608–615. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731116001798

Castagnino, D. S., Ying, Y., Allen, M. S., Gervais, R., Chouinard, P. Y., & Girard, C. L. (2017). Short communication: Apparent ruminal synthesis of B vitamins in lactating dairy cows fed Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(10), 8161–8164. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-13146

Cha, W., Mosci, R. E., Wengert, S. L., Vargas, C. V., Rust, S. R., Bartlett, P. C., … Manning, S. D. (2017). Comparing the Genetic Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Campylobacter jejuni Recovered from Cattle and Humans. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, 818. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00818

Channa, A. A., Martins, J. P. N., Jimenez-Krassel, F., & Pursley, J. R. (2017). Inducing sub-luteal circulating concentrations of progesterone and persistent follicles in Holstein heifers and non-lactating cows using a modified CIDR device. Livestock Science, 198, 191–194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2017.02.028

Chen, C., Steibel, J. P., & Tempelman, R. J. (2017). Genome-Wide Association Analyses Based on Broadly Different Specifications for Prior Distributions, Genomic Windows, and Estimation Methods. Genetics, 206(4), 1791–1806. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.117.202259

Chen, Y., Khoo, S. K., Leach, R., & Wang, K. (2017). MTA3 Regulates Extravillous Trophoblast Invasion Through NuRD Complex. Aims Medical Science, 4(1), 17–27. https://doi.org/10.3934/medsci.2017.1.17

Choi, I., Bates, R. O., Raney, N. E., & Ernst, C. W. (2017). Association of a corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 (CRHR2) polymorphism with carcass merit, meat quality, and stress response traits in pigs. Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 97(3), 536–540. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjas-2016-0168

Cunningham, F., Dean, K., Hanson-Dorr, K., Harr, K., Healy, K., Horak, K., … Dorr, B. (2017). Development of methods for avian oil toxicity studies using the double crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 141, 199–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.03.025

Daigneault, M., Harr, K. E., Dean, K. M., & Bursian, S. J. (2017). Assay validation of the cardiac isoform of troponin I in double crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) plasma for diagnosis of cardiac damage. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 141, 52–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.03.006

Daza, K., Steibel, J., Velez-Irizarry, D., Raney, N., Bates, R., & Ernst, C. (2017, 9). Profiling and characterization of a longissimus dorsi muscle microRNA dataset from an F-2 Duroc x Pietrain pig resource population. GENOMICS DATA, 13, 50-53.

de Souza, J., Batistel, F., & Portela Santos, F. A. 2017. Effect of sources of calcium salts of fatty acids on production, nutrient digestibility, energy balance, and carryover effects of early lactation grazing dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(2), 1072–1085. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11636

de Souza, J., J. L. Garver, C. L. Preseault, and A. L. Lock. 2017. Short Communication: Effects of Prill Size of a Palmitic Acid-Enriched Fat Supplement on the Yield of Milk and Milk Components, and Nutrient Digestibility of Dairy Cows. Journal of Dairy Science 100 (1): 379–84. doi:10.3168/jds.2016-11610.

Dholpuria, S., Kumar, M., Kumar, S., Sarwalia, P., Rajput, S., Kumar, R., … Datta, T. K. (2017). Differential Expression of Newly Identified Long Intergenic Non-Coding RNAs in Buffalo Oocytes Indicating Their Possible Role in Maturation and Embryonic Development. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 118(7), 1712–1721. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.25828

Ding, D., Liu, J., Dong, K., Midic, U., Hess, R. A., Xie, H., … Chen, C. (2017). PNLDC1 is essential for piRNA 3 ’ end trimming and transposon silencing during spermatogenesis in mice. Nature Communications, 8, 819. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00854-4

Dong, C., Yang, S., Fan, R., Ji, K., Zhang, J., Liu, X., … Herrid, M. (2017). Functional Role of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 in the Regulation of Melanogenesis and Epidermal Structure. Scientific Reports, 7, 13783. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12567-1

Fathi, M., Ashry, M., Salama, A., & Badr, M. R. (2017). Developmental competence of Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) oocytes selected using brilliant cresyl blue staining. Zygote, 25(4), 529–536. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0967199417000387

Fernandez-Alarcon, M. F., Trottier, N., Steibel, J. P., Lunedo, R., Campos, D. M. B., Santana, A. M., Pizauro, J. M., Furlan, R. L., & Furlan, L. R. (2017). Interference of age and supplementation of direct-fed microbial and essential oil in the activity of digestive enzymes and expression of genes related to transport and digestion of carbohydrates and proteins in the small intestine of broilers. Poultry Science, 96(8), 2920–2930. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pex039

Flakoll, B., Ali, A. B., & Saab, C. Y. (2017). Twitching in veterinary procedures: How does this technique subdue horses? Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research, 18, 23–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2016.12.004

Funkhouser, S. A., Steibel, J. P., Bates, R. O., Raney, N. E., Schenk, D., & Ernst, C. W. (2017). Evidence for transcriptome-wide RNA editing among Sus scrofa PRE-1 SINE elements. Bmc Genomics, 18, 360. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3766-7

Garcia-Baccino, C. A., Munilla, S., Legarra, A., Vitezica, Z. G., Forneris, N. S., Bates, R. O., … Cantet, R. J. C. (2017). Estimates of the actual relationship between half-sibs in a pig population. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 134(2), 109–118. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12236

Gates, L., Langley-Evans, S. C., Kraft, J., Lock, A. L., & Salter, A. M. (2017). Fetal and neonatal exposure to trans-fatty acids impacts on susceptibility to atherosclerosis in apo E*3 Leiden mice. British Journal of Nutrition, 117(3), 377–385. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114517000137

Gualdron-Duarte, L. B., & Allen, M. S. (2017). Increased anaplerosis of the tricarboxylic acid cycle decreased meal size and energy intake of cows in the postpartum period. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(6), 4425–4434. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-12104

Hall, C., & Heleski, C. (2017). The role of the ethogram in equitation science. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 190, 102–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2017.02.013

Hand, J. M., Zhang, K., Wang, L., Koganti, P. P., Mastrantoni, K., Rajput, S. K., Ashry, M., Smith, G.W., Yao, J. (2017). Discovery of a novel oocyte-specific Kruppel-associated box domain-containing zinc finger protein required for early embryogenesis in cattle. Mechanisms of Development, 144, 103–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mod.2017.02.003

Hunniford, M. E., Woolcott, C., Siegford, J., & Widowski, T. M. (2017a). ANIMAL WELL-BEING AND BEHAVIOR Nesting behavior of Hy-Line hens in modified enriched colony cages. Poultry Science, 96(5), 1515–1523. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pew436

Jimenez-Krassel, F., Scheetz, D. M., Neuder, L. M., Pursley, J. R., & Ireland, J. J. (2017). A single ultrasound determination of >= 25 follicles >= 3 mm in diameter in dairy heifers is predictive of a reduced productive herd life. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(6), 5019–5027. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-12277

Juengel, J. L., French, M. C., Quirke, L. D., Kauff, A., Smith, G. W., & Johnstone, P. D. (2017). Differential expression of CART in ewes with differing ovulation rates. Reproduction, 153(4), 471–479. https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-16-0657

Li, Q. F., Liu, Y., Liao, W., & Powers, W. (2017). Microalgal Cultivation Using Animal Production Exhaust Air: Technical and Economic Feasibility. Clean-Soil Air Water, 45(4), 1500309. https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.201500309

Lu, Y., M. J. Vandehaar, D. M. Spurlock, K. A. Weigel, L. E. Armentano, C. R. Staples, E. E. Connor, et al. 2017. Modeling Genetic and Nongenetic Variation of Feed Efficiency and Its Partial Relationships between Component Traits as a Function of Management and Environmental Factors. Journal of Dairy Science 100 (1): 412–27. doi:10.3168/jds.2016-11491.

Marques, R., Cooke, R., Rodrigues, M., Brandao, A., Schubach, K., Lippolis, K., . . . Bohnert, D. (2017, 12). Effects of supplementing calcium salts of polyunsaturated fatty acids to late-gestating beef cows on performance and physiological responses of the offspring. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 95(12), 5347-5357.

Martins, J. P. N., Acevedo, M. J. T., Cunha, T. O., Piterini, C., & Pursley, J. R. (2017). The effect of presynchronization with prostaglandin F-2 alpha and gonadotropinreleasing hormone simultaneously, 7 d before Ovsynch, compared with Presynch-10/0vsynch on luteal function and first-service pregnancies per artificial insemination. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(6), 5107–5116. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11628

Midic, U., Hung, P.-H., Vincent, K. A., Goheen, B., Schupp, P. G., Chen, D. D., Bauer, D. E., VandeVoort, C. A., Latham, K. E. (2017). Quantitative assessment of timing, efficiency, specificity and genetic mosaicism of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing of hemoglobin beta gene in rhesus monkey embryos. Human Molecular Genetics, 26(14), 2678–2689. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddx154

Miller, E. G., Levesque, C. L., Trottier, N. L., & de Lange, C. F. M. (2017). Dynamics of nitrogen retention at two feeding levels in gestating parity 2 and 3 sows. Journal of Animal Science, 95(6), 2701–2710. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas2017.1444

Mmongoyo, J. A., Wu, F., Linz, J. E., Nair, M. G., Mugula, J. K., Tempelman, R. J., & Strasburg, G. M. (2017). Aflatoxin levels in sunflower seeds and cakes collected from micro- and small-scale sunflower oil processors in Tanzania. Plos One, 12(4), e0175801. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175801

MohanKumar, S. M. J., Rajendran, T. D., Vyas, A. K., Hoang, V., Asirvatham-Jeyaraj, N., Veiga-Lopez, A., … MohanKumar, P. S. (2017). Effects of prenatal bisphenol-A exposure and postnatal overfeeding on cardiovascular function in female sheep. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 8(1), 65–74. https://doi.org/10.1017/S204017441600057X

Mossa, F., Jimenez-Krassel, F., Scheetz, D., Weber-Nielsen, M., Evans, A. C. O., & Ireland, J. J. (2017). Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) and fertility management in agricultural species. Reproduction, 154(1), R1–R11. https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-17-0104

Nielsen, B. D., Coleman, R. J., & Warren, L. K. (2017). The Equine Science Society: From the 1st to the 25th Symposium. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 52, 36–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2017.03.216

Odle, J., Jacobi, S. K., Boyd, R. D., Bauman, D. E., Anthony, R. V., Bazer, F. W., … Serazin, A. C. (2017). The Potential Impact of Animal Science Research on Global Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health: A Landscape Review. Advances in Nutrition, 8(2), 362–381. https://doi.org/10.3945/an.116.013896

Potts, S. B., J. P. Boerman, A. L. Lock, M. S. Allen, and M. J. VandeHaar. 2017. Relationship between Residual Feed Intake and Digestibility for Lactating Holstein Cows Fed High and Low Starch Diets. Journal of Dairy Science 100 (1): 265–78. doi:10.3168/jds.2016-11079.

Pu Y, Gingrich J, Steibel JP, Veiga-Lopez A. Sex-specific modulation of fetal adipogenesis by gestational bisphenol A and bisphenol S exposure. Endocrinology 2017, 158:3844-3858.

Pu, Y., & Veiga-Lopez, A. (2017). PPAR gamma agonist through the terminal differentiation phase is essential for adipogenic differentiation of fetal ovine preadipocytes. Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters, 22, UNSP 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11658-017-0037-1

Powers, W., & Capelari, M. (2017). PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT SYMPOSIUM: Measurement and mitigation of reactive nitrogen species from swine and poultry production. Journal of Animal Science, 95(5), 2236–2240. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas2016.1187

Regmi, P., Cox, A. G., Robison, C. I., & Karcher, D. M. (2017). Correlation analysis of cortical geometry of tibia and humerus of white leghorns using clinical quantitative computed tomography and microcomputed tomography scans. Poultry Science, 96(8), 2950–2955. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pex064

Regmi, P., Nelson, N., Haut, R. C., Orth, M. W., & Karcher, D. M. (2017). Influence of age and housing systems on properties of tibia and humerus of Lohmann White hens(1): Bone properties of laying hens in commercial housing systems. Poultry Science, 96(10), 3755–3762. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pex194

Rico, J. E., de Souza, J., Allen, M. S., & Lock, A. L. (2017). Nutrient digestibility and milk production responses to increasing levels of palmitic acid supplementation vary in cows receiving diets with or without whole cottonseed. Journal of Animal Science, 95(1), 436–446. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas2016.1089

Roberts, J. N., May, K. J., & Veiga-Lopez, A. 2017. Time-dependent changes in pregnancy-associated glycoproteins and progesterone in commercial crossbred sheep. Theriogenology, 89, 271–279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.10.029

Ruebel, M. L., Cotter, M., Sims, C. R., Moutos, D. M., Badger, T. M., Cleves, M. A., Shankar, K, Andres, A. (2017). Obesity Modulates Inflammation and Lipid Metabolism Oocyte Gene Expression: A Single-Cell Transcriptome Perspective. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 102(6), 2029–2038. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2016-3524

Ryman, V. E., Packiriswamy, N., Norby, B., Schmidt, S. E., Lock, A. L., & Sordillo, L. M. (2017). Supplementation of linoleic acid (C18:2n-6) or a-linolenic acid (C18:3n-3) changes microbial agonist-induced oxylipid biosynthesis. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(3), 1870–1887. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11599

Seck, M., Linton, J. A. V., Allen, M. S., Castagnino, D. S., Chouinard, P. Y., & Girard, C. L. (2017). Apparent ruminal synthesis of B vitamins in lactating dairy cows fed diets with different forage-to-concentrate ratios. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(3), 1914–1922. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-12111

Sinedino, L. D. P., Honda, P. M., Souza, L. R. L., Lock, A. L., Boland, M. P., Staples, C. R., … Santos, J. E. P. (2017). Effects of supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid on reproduction of dairy cows. Reproduction, 153(5), 707–723. https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-16-0642

Singh, P., Lee, H. C., Silva, M. P., Chin, K. B., & Kang, I. (2017). Trisodium phosphate dip, hot water dip, and combination dip with/without brushing on broiler carcass decontamination. Food Control, 77, 199–209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.02.015

Smith, A., Witte, E., McGee, D., Knott, J., Narang, K., & Racicot, K. (2017). Cortisol inhibits CSF2 and CSF3 via DNA methylation and inhibits invasion in first-trimester trophoblast cells. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 78(5), e12741. https://doi.org/10.1111/aji.12741

Strieder-Barboza, C., de Souza, J., Lock, A. L., & Contreras, G. A. (2017). Effect of Prepartum Adiposity and Lipolysis on Gestational and Postnatal Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Immune Cell Infiltration. Faseb Journal, 31.

Strucken, E. M., Al-Mamun, H. A., Esquivelzeta-Rabell, C., Gondro, C., Mwai, O. A., & Gibson, J. P. (2017). Genetic tests for estimating dairy breed proportion and parentage assignment in East African crossbred cattle. Genetics Selection Evolution, 49, 67. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-017-0342-1

Strucken, E. M., HAl-Mamun, H. A., de las Heras-Saldana, S., Bedhane, M. N.,  Lim, D., Park, B., and Gondro, C. (2017) Finding the marble – The polygenic architecture of intramuscular fat, Journal of Animal Breeding and Genomics, 1(2), 69-76.

Taxis, Tasia M. & Casas, Eduardo. (2017). MicroRNA expression and implications for infectious diseases in livestock. CAB Reviews. 12. 1-20.

Venegas-Vargas, C., Manning, S. D., Coussens, P. M., Roussey, J. A., Bartlett, P., & Grooms, D. 2017. Bovine Leukemia Virus and Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis Are Not Associated with Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Shedding in Cattle. Journal of Food Protection, 80(1), 86–89. https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-16-090

Villanueva, S., Ali, A. B. A., Campbell, D. L. M., & Siegford, J. M. (2017). Nest use and patterns of egg laying and damage by 4 strains of laying hens in an aviary system. Poultry Science, 96(9), 3011–3020. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pex104

Wang, J., Tang, C., Wang, Q., Su, J., Ni, T., Yang, W., … Wang, Y. (2017). NRF1 coordinates with DNA methylation to regulate spermatogenesis. Faseb Journal, 31(11), 4959–4970. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201700093R

White, R. R., Roman-Garcia, Y., Firkins, J. L., Kononoff, P., VandeHaar, M. J., Tran, H., … Hanigan, M. D. (2017). Evaluation of the National Research Council (2001) dairy model and derivation of new prediction equations. 2. Rumen degradable and undegradable protein. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(5), 3611–3627. 

White, R. R., Roman-Garcia, Y., Firkins, J. L., VandeHaar, M. J., Armentano, L. E., Weiss, W. P., … Hanigan, M. D. (2017). Evaluation of the National Research Council (2001) dairy model and derivation of new prediction equations. 1. Digestibility of fiber, fat, protein, and nonfiber carbohydrate. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(5), 3591–3610. 

Wu, W., Zhou, H.-R., Bursian, S. J., Link, J. E., & Pestka, J. J. (2017). Calcium-Sensing Receptor and Transient Receptor Ankyrin-1 Mediate Emesis Induction by Deoxynivalenol (Vomitoxin). Toxicological Sciences, 155(1), 32–42. 

Yair, R., & Allen, M. S. (2017). The effects of fructose and phosphate infusions on dry matter intake of lactating cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(4), 2651–2659. 

Yang, M. Y., Cushman, R. A., & Fortune, J. E. (2017). Anti-Mullerian hormone inhibits activation and growth of bovine ovarian follicles in vitro and is localized to growing follicles. Molecular Human Reproduction, 23(5), 282–291. 

Yao, C., de los Campos, G., VandeHaar, M. J., Spurlock, D. M., Armentano, L. E., Coffey, M., … Weigel, K. A. (2017). Use of genotype x environment interaction model to accommodate genetic heterogeneity for residual feed intake, dry matter intake, net energy in milk, and metabolic body weight in dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(3), 2007–2016. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11606

Zhenhua, G., Rajput, S. K., Folger, J. K., Di, L., Knott, J. G., & Smith, G. W. (2017). Pre- and Peri-/Post-Compaction Follistatin Treatment Increases In Vitro Production of Cattle Embryos. Plos One, 12(1), e0170808. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170808