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Research Project: Development of New Technologies and Methods to Enhance the Fertility, Utilization, and Long-Term Storage of Poultry and Swine Germplasm

Location: Animal Biosciences & Biotechnology Laboratory

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Adapting lipidomic sample processing methods for boars housed in commercial settings - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Metabolic shift in porcine spermatozoa during sperm capacitation-induced zinc flux. Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Weide, T., Mills, K.M., Breitzman, M., Kerns, K. 2024. Metabolic shift in porcine spermatozoa during sperm capacitation-induced zinc flux.. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Vol. 25 Issue 14 ; 7919. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147919.

Effect of chronic cyclic heat stress and supplemented inorganic and organic zinc source levels on grow-finish pig growth performance and estimated body composition Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mills, K.M., Mahoney, J.A., Duttlinger, A.W., Elefson, S.H., Radcliffe, J.S., Rambo, Z.J., Richert, B.T. 2024. Effect of chronic cyclic heat stress and supplemented inorganic and organic zinc source levels on grow-finish pig growth performance and estimated body composition. Translational Animal Science. 8. Article etxae029. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txae029.

Turkey hen sperm storage tubule transcriptome response to artificial insemination and the presence of semen Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Diehl, K.M., Hanlon, C., Krasnec, K., Long, J.A. 2024. Turkey hen sperm storage tubule transcriptome response to artificial insemination and the presence of semen. Frontiers in Physiology. 14(1). Article e1305168. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1305168.

Gene expression patterns as a screening tool for assessing turkey ovarian tissue vitrification protocols Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hall, G.B., Shannon, A.E., Hildenberger, D.M., Diehl, K.M., Long, J.A. 2024. Gene expression patterns as a screening tool for assessing turkey ovarian tissue vitrification protocols. Cryobiology. 114 (2024) 104837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104837.

First person—Kayla Mills Reprint Icon - (Abstract Only)
Mills, K.M. 2023. First person—Kayla Mills. Biology Open. https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.060102.

Low colostrum intake results in accumulation of peroxisome lipid substrates in stratified epithelial vaginal tissue of 3 week old gilts Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mills, K.M., Sheets, J., Teeple, K., Mann, A., Suarez-Trujillo, A., Stewart, K., Ferreira, C., Casey, T. 2023. Low colostrum intake results in accumulation of peroxisome lipid substrates in stratified epithelial vaginal tissue of 3 week old gilts. Biology Open. https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.060044.

Global gene expression of the turkey hen reproductive axis during the preovulatory hormonal surge Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Diehl, K.M., Liu, H., Hicks, J., Long, J.A., Porter, T.E. 2023. Global gene expression of the turkey hen reproductive axis during the preovulatory hormonal surge. Poultry Science. 102(4). Article e102547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.102547.