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item Assessing endotoxin or Escherichia coli vaccine administration during gestation as a means to alter postnatal immune function in pigs (Sep 2024)
item The influence of cecal microbiota transplantation on chicken injurious behavior: Perspective in human neuropsychiatric research (Aug 2024)
item Effect of a probiotic supplement (Bacillus subtilis) on struggling behavior, immune response, and meat quality of shackled broiler chickens exposed to preslaughter stress (Jul 2024)
item Effect of repeated HPA axis stimulation on hair cortisol concentration, growth, and behavior in preweaned dairy cattle (Jun 2024)
item Validation of an experimental model to induce liver abscesses in steers using an acidotic diet challenge and intraruminal bacterial inoculation (Jun 2024)
item The effects of increasing roughage neutral detergent fiber concentration and bulk density of steam-flaked corn on performance, carcass characteristics, and liver abscesses in finishing beef steers fed diets without tylosin... (Jun 2024)
item Liver abscesses – new perspectives on a historic fed cattle issue (Jun 2024)
item Use of a novel direct-fed microbial as an alternative for tylosin phosphate to control liver abscesses and decrease antimicrobial use in finishing beef steers (Jun 2024)
item Early human contact and housing for pigs - part 2: resilience to routine husbandry practices (Apr 2024)
item Development of an experimental model to induce liver abscesses in steers using an acidotic diet challenge and intraruminal bacterial inoculation (Mar 2024)
item The impact of early-life cecal microbiota transplantation on social stress and injurious behaviors in egg-laying chickens (Feb 2024)
item Rehydration post-transport: duration of oral fluid therapy on behavior, biochemical measures of hydration, and health of neonatal dairy calves (Jan 2024)
item Changing immunity in piglets prior to birth (Jan 2024)
item Longitudinal genomic analyses of automatically-recorded vaginal temperature in lactating sows under heat stress conditions based on random regression models (Dec 2023)
item Investigating the impact of non-additive genetic effects in the estimation of variance components and genomic predictions for heat tolerance and performance traits in crossbred and purebred pig populations (Dec 2023)
item Daylight exposure and circadian clocks in broilers: part I—photoperiod effect on broiler behavior, skeletal health, and fear response (Dec 2023)
item Random metaphylaxis effects on health outcomes, complete blood count, antimicrobial use, and growth performance of high-risk beef steers (Dec 2023)
item Genomic predictions and GWAS for heat tolerance in pigs based on reaction norm models with performance records and data from public weather stations considering censored temperature thresholds (Nov 2023)
item Dairy calf transportation in the United States: challenges and strategies to improve animal welfare (Nov 2023)
item Development of an experimental model to induce liver abscesses in steers using an acidotic diet challenge and oral bacterial inoculation (Nov 2023)
item Evaluation of Post-Transit Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Feedlot Heifers Sourced and Finished in Different Regions of the U.S. (Nov 2023)
item The impact of hair coat color on body temperature in beef cattle (Nov 2023)
item Condition of surplus dairy calves during marketing: A cross-sectional study (Nov 2023)
item Assessing the ability to immunomodulate the innate immune system and oxidative defense system of weaned pigs through prenatal lipopolysaccharide challenge in late gestating sows (Nov 2023)
item Investigating the role of soybean meal and its innate bioactive functional compounds on nursery pig systemic health, inflammatory markers, and gastrointestinal physiology (Nov 2023)
item Evaluation of the use of prenatal immune stimulation on the ability to alter postnatal immune function in weaned pigs (Nov 2023)
item The effects of roughage neutral detergent fiber level and bulk density of steam-flaked corn on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and liver abscesses in finishing beef steers (Nov 2023)
item The use of random metaphylaxis administered 0, 33, 66, or 100% at feedlot arrival on health outcomes, complete blood count, and growth performance of high-risk beef cattle (Nov 2023)
item Using a novel direct-fed microbial as an alternative for tylosin phosphate to control liver abscesses and decrease antimicrobial use in finishing beef steers (Nov 2023)
item Evaluating the influence of soybean meal and its bioactive functional compounds on nutrient utilization, fermentation, and gastrointestinal metabolites of nursery pigs (Nov 2023)
item The effect of a prenatal immune challenge on offspring skeletal muscle characteristics in the longissimus dorsi of weaned pigs (Nov 2023)
item Foraging for collaboration: Beef-forage system strengths unite research and extension efforts in the ASAS Southern Section (Nov 2023)
item Longitudinal assessment of prevalence and incidence of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157 resistance to antimicrobials in feedlot cattle sourced and finished in different regions of the U.S. (Nov 2023)
item Development of a bacteriophage-based feed additive to prevent bovine liver abscesses (Nov 2023)
item Development of a novel, experimental, and minimally invasive model to investigate the genesis and etiology of liver abscesses in cattle (Nov 2023)
item Interactions between corticotropin releasing factor signaling and prophylactic antibiotics on measures of intestinal function in weaned and transported pigs (Oct 2023)
item Genetic parameters for automatically-measured vaginal temperature, respiration efficiency, and other thermotolerance indicators measured on lactating sows under heat stress conditions (Sep 2023)
item Longitudinal assessment of prevalence and incidence of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157 resistance to antimicrobials in feedlot cattle sourced and finished in different regions of the U.S (Sep 2023)
item Using a novel direct-fed microbial as an alternative for tylosin phosphate to control liver abscesses and decrease antimicrobial use in finishing beef (Sep 2023)
item Evaluating bacterial inoculation and dietary changes to study the genesis and prevalence of liver abscesses in cattle (Sep 2023)
item L-glutamine supplementation reduces gastrointestinal permeability and biomarkers of physiological stress in preweaning Holstein heifer calves (Aug 2023)
item Infrared thermography or rectal temperature as qualification for targeted metaphylaxis in high-risk, newly received beef steers and the effects on growth performance, complete blood count, and serum haptoglovin during... (Aug 2023)
item Removing maternal heat stress abatement during gestation modulated postnatal physiology and improved performance of Bos indicus-influenced beef offspring (Aug 2023)
item Longitudinal assessment of prevalence and incidence of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157 resistance to antimicrobials in feedlot cattle sourced and finished in different regions of the U.S. (Aug 2023)
item Differential responses of physiological parameters, production traits, and blood metabolic profiling between first- and second-parity Holstein cows in the comparison of spring versus summer seasons (Jul 2023)
item Evaluation of an endotoxin challenge and intraruminal bacterial inoculation model to induce liver abscesses in Holstein steers (Jul 2023)
item Investigating the effects of jute nesting material and enriched piglet mats on sow welfare and piglet survival (Jul 2023)
item Ante-mortem stress effects the oxidative products and color stability of steaks following retail display (Jul 2023)
item Metabolomic profiling of the longissimus dorsi of weaned piglets following pre- and postnatal lipopolysaccharide challenges (Jun 2023)
item Principal component analysis of measures of meat quality related with incidence of Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) (Jun 2023)
item Evaluating the temperature preferences of sexually mature Duroc, Landrace, and Yorkshire boars (May 2023)
item Animal welfare at slaughter: perceptions and knowledge across cultures (May 2023)
item Cecal microbiota transplantation: Unique influence of cecal microbiota from divergently selected inbred donor lines on cecal microbial profile, serotonergic activity, and aggressive behavior of recipient chickens (May 2023)
item Modulation of the innate immune response to lipopolysaccharide through ghrelin administration in weaned pigs (May 2023)
item Impact of different stressors on physiological and immunological variables in dairy calves (May 2023)
item Impacts of pre- and postpartum heat stress abatement on physiology and performance of grazing Bos indicus-influenced cow-calf pairs (May 2023)
item An updated profile of the bovine acute phase response following an intravenous lipopolysaccharide challenge (Apr 2023)
item Evaluating phenotypes associated with heat tolerance and identifying moderate and severe heat stress thresholds in lactating sows housed in mechanically or naturally ventilated barns during the summer under commercial (Apr 2023)
item Evaluation of Post-Transit Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Feedlot Heifers Sourced and Finished in Different Regions of the U.S. (Apr 2023)
item Longitudinal assessment of prevalence and incidence of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157 in beef heifers sourced and finished in different regions of the United States (Apr 2023)
item Infrared thermography as an alternative technique for measuring body temperature in cattle (Mar 2023)
item Electronic-free Traceable Smart Capsule for Gastrointestinal Microbiome Sampling (Jan 2023)
item Evaluation of the use of prenatal immune stimulation on the ability to alter postnatal immune function in weaned pigs (Oct 2022)