College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Animal Science

RECENT FUNDING
Lock, A.; Cotton Incorporated; Maximizing the yields of milk fat and protein utilizing whole cottonseed in dairy cow diets: an early lactation study to determine the interaction between whole cottonseed and supplemental fatty acids.

PUBLICATIONS

Albornoz, R. I., Kennedy, K. M., & Bradford, B. J. (2022). Symposium review: Fueling appetite: Nutrient metabolism and the control of feed intake. Journal of Dairy Science. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22429 

Ding, R., Zhuang, Z., Qiu, Y., Ruan, D., Wu, J., Ye, J., ... Huang, W., ... & Yang, J. (2022). Identify known and novel candidate genes associated with backfat thickness in Duroc pigs by large-scale genome-wide association analysis. Journal of Animal Science, 100(2), skac012. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skac012 

Ding, R., Zhuang, Z., Qiu, Y., Wang, X., Wu, J., Zhou, S., … Huang, W., ... & Yang, J. (2022). A composite strategy of genome-wide association study and copy number variation analysis for carcass traits in a Duroc pig population. BMC genomics, 23(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08804-1 

Emmert, B. J., Robison, C. I., Pritchard, A., & Nielsen, B. D. (2022). Comparison of Bone Mineral Content of the Equine Third Metacarpal to Total Radiographic Bone Aluminum Equivalents From Unprocessed Digital Radiographs. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 110, 103837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103837 

Gabrawy, M. M., Khosravian, N., Morcos, G. S., Morozova, T. V., Jezek, M., Walston, J. D., Huang, W., Abadir, P., & Leips, J. (2022). Genome-wide analysis in Drosophila reveals the genetic basis of variation in age-specific physical performance and response to ACE inhibition. Genes, 13(1), 143. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13010143 

Gauglitz, J. M., West, K. A., Bittremieux, W., Williams, C. L., Weldon, K. C., Panitchpakdi, M., ... Bradford, B.J., … & Dorrestein, P. C. (2022). Enhancing untargeted metabolomics using metadata-based source annotation. Nature biotechnology, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-022-01368-1 

Krusinski, L., Maciel, I. C., Sergin, S., Jambunathan, V., Garg, E., Garmyn, A. J., Singh, S., Bitler, C. A., Rowntree, J. E., & Fenton, J. I. (2022). Effects of Hay, Baleage, and Soybean Hulls Waste Used as Supplemental Feeds on the Nutritional Profile of Grass-Finished Beef. Foods, 11(23), 3856. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11233856 

Liang, D., Sun, Q., Zhu, Z., Wang, C., Ye, S., Li, Z., & Wang, Y. (2022). Xenotransplantation of human spermatogonia into various mouse recipient models. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2022.883314 

Liu, J., Lang, K., Tan, S., Jie, W., Zhu, Y., Huang, S., & Huang, W. (2022). A web-based database server using 43,710 public RNA-seq samples for the analysis of gene expression and alternative splicing in livestock animals. BMC genomics, 23(1), 706. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08881-2 

Liu, J., Yin, F., Lang, K., Jie, W., Tan, S., Duan, R., ... & Huang, W. (2022). MetazExp: a database for gene expression and alternative splicing profiles and their analyses based on 53 615 public RNA-seq samples in 72 metazoan species. Nucleic Acids Research, 50(D1), D1046-D1054. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab933 

Logan, A. A., Nielsen, B. D., Hallock, D. B., Robison, C. I., & Popovich Jr, J. M. (2022). Evaluation of Within-and Between-Session Reliability of the TekscanTM Hoof System With a Glue-on Shoe. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 110, 103862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103862 

McLean, N. L., McGilchrist, N., & Nielsen, B. D. (2022). Dietary Iron Unlikely to Cause Insulin Resistance in Horses. Animals, 12(19), 2510. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12192510 

Meadows, J. D., Breuer, J. A., Lavalle, S. N., Hirschenberger, M. R., Patel, M. M., Nguyen, D., Kim, A., Cassin, J., Gorman, M., Welsh, D., Mellon, P., & Hoffmann, H. M. (2022). Deletion of Six3 in post-proliferative neurons produces weakened SCN circadian output, improved metabolic function, and dwarfism in male mice. Molecular Metabolism, 57, 101431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2021.101431 

Mekonen, T., Tolera, A., Nurfeta, A., Bradford, B., Yigrem, S., & Vipham, J. (2022). Effects of pigeon pea leaves and concentrate mixture on feed intake, milk yield, and composition of crossbred dairy cows fed native pasture hay. animal, 16(10), 100632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2022.100632  

Mekonen, T., Tolera, A., Nurfeta, A., Bradford, B., & Mekasha, A. (2022). Location and plant spacing affect biomass yield and nutritional value of pigeon pea forage. Agronomy Journal, 114(1), 228-247. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20803  

Quanz, S. T., Griswold, K. E., Mamedova, L. K., Kvidera, S. K., Brouk, M. J., Fry, R. S., & Bradford, B. J. (2022). Case Study: Combined risk factors and digestive disorders in mid-lactation Holstein cows. Applied Animal Science, 38(5), 505-517. https://doi.org/10.15232/aas.2022-02313 

Reese, L. A., Jacobs, J., Gembarski, J., Opsommer, C., & Walker, B. (2022). The COVID-19 Animal Fostering Boom: Ephemera or Chimera?. Animals, 12(10), 1325. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12101325 

Reese, L. A., Jacobs, J., Seelenbinder, B., Stedhouwer, T., Velychko, N., & Wathen, L. (2022). The Emotional Aspects of Dog Fostering: Both Ends of the Leash. Anthrozoös, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2022.2141506 

Rodriguez, Z., Kolar, Q. K., Krogstad, K. C., Swartz, T. H., Yoon, I., Bradford, B. J., & Ruegg, P. L. (2022). Evaluation of reticuloruminal temperature for the prediction of clinical mastitis in dairy cows challenged with Streptococcus uberis. Journal of Dairy Science. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22421 

Swartz, T. H., Bradford, B. J., Lemke, M., Mamedova, L. K., Agnew, R., Fehn, J., Owczarzak, E., McGill, J. L., & Estes, K. A. (2022). Effects of prenatal dietary rumen-protected choline supplementation during late gestation on calf growth, metabolism, and vaccine response. Journal of Dairy Science, 105(12), 9639-9651. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22239 

Tonsfeldt, K. J., Mellon, P. L., & Hoffmann, H. M. (2022). Circadian rhythms in the neuronal network timing the luteinizing hormone surge. Endocrinology, 163(2). https://doi.org/10.1210/endocr/bqab268 

Vergara-Hernandez, F. B., Nielsen, B. D., & Colbath, A. C. (2022). Is the Use of Bisphosphonates Putting Horses at Risk? An Osteoclast Perspective. Animals, 12(13), 1722. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12131722 

Vergara-Hernandez, F. B., Nielsen, B. D., Robison, C. I., Fabus, T. A., Kompare, J. L., LeCompte Lazić, R. A., & Colbath, A. C. (2022). Average stride length and stride rate of Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses during racing. Translational Animal Science, 6(1), txab233. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab233 

Zhang, Z., Miao, J., & Wang, Y. (2022). Mitochondrial regulation in spermatogenesis. Reproduction, 163(4), R55-R69. https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-21-0431