U.S. Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service, Lincoln, Nebraska
Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports
2011
Birth and weaning traits in crossbred cattle from Hereford, Angus, Brahman, Boran, Tuli, and Belgian Blue sires, E. Casas, R. M. Thallman, and L. V. Cundiff
Energy and Nutrient Recovery fromCattle Feedlots, Roger A. Eigenberg, Bryan L. Woodbury, Brent Auvermann, and Mindy J. Spiehs
Energy and Nutrient Recovery fromCattle Feedlots, Roger A. Eigenberg, Bryan L. Woodbury, Brent W. Auvermann, David B. Parker, and Mindy J. Spiehs
Assessment of pubertal development of boars derived from ultrasonographic determination of testicular diameter, J.J. Ford and T.H. Wise
Growth curves of crossbred cows sired by Hereford, Angus, Belgian Blue, Brahman, Boran, and Tuli bulls, and the fraction of mature body weight and height at puberty, Harvey C. Freetly, L. A. Kuehn, and L. V. Cundiff
Determinants of bovine thermal response to heat and solar radiation exposures in a field environment, Brad Scharf, Michael J. Leonard, Robert L. Weaber, Terry L. Mader, G. Leroy Hahn, and Donald E. Spiers
EFFECT OF FEEDING WET DISTILLERS GRAINS WITH SOLUBLES TO BEEF CATTLE ON AIR AND MANURE QUALITY, M. J. Spiehs, D. N. Miller, B. L. Woodbury, R. A. Eigenberg, V. H. Varel, and D. B. Parker
2010
Super Shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by Cattle and the Impact on Beef Carcass Contamination, Terrance M. Arthur, Dayna M. Brichta-Harhay, Joseph M. Bosilevac, Norasak Kalchayanand, Steven D. Shackelford, Tommy L. Wheeler, and Mohammad Koohmaraie
Postweaning growth and carcass traits in crossbred cattle from Hereford, Angus, Brangus, Beefmaster, Bonsmara, and Romosinuano maternal grandsires, E. Casas, R. M. Thallman, L. A. Kuehn, and L. V. Cundiff
Prediction of genetic values for feed intake from individual body weight gain and total feed intake of the pen, A. J. Cooper, C. L. Ferrell, L. V. Cundiff, and L. D. Van Vleck
Tenderness – An Enzymatic View, Caroline M. Kemp, Paul L. Sensky, Ronald G. Bardsley, Peter J. Buttery, and Tim Parr
PRNP Haplotype Associated with Classical BSE Incidence in European Holstein Cattle, Brenda M. Murdoch, Michael L. Clawson, Samuel Yue, Urmila Basu, Stephanie McKay, Matthew Settles, Rossana Capoferri, William W. Laegreid, John L. Williams, and Stephen S. Moore
REVIEW: Preweaning, Postweaning, and Carcass Trait Comparisons for Progeny Sired by Subtropically Adapted Beef Sire Breeds at Various US Locations, F. A. Thrift, J. O. Sanders, M. A. Brown, A. H. Brown Jr, A. D. Herring, D. G. Riley, S. M. DeRouen, J. W. Holloway, W. E. Wyatt, R. C. Vann, C. C. Chase Jr., D. E. Franke, L. V. Cundiff, and J. F. Baker
Proportion of the Litter Farrowed, Litter Size, and Progesterone and Estradiol Effects on Piglet Birth Intervals and Stillbirths, J. L. Vallet, J. R. Miles, T. M. Brown-Brandl, and J. A. Nienaber
Characterization of biological types of cattle (Cycle VIII): Carcass, yield, and longissimus palatability traits, T. L. Wheeler, L. V. Cundiff, S. D. Shackelford, and M. Koohmaraie
Soil-Crop Dynamic Depth Response Determined from TDR of a Corn Silage Field Compared to EMI Measurements, Bryan L. Woodbury, Roger A. Eigenberg, John A. Nienaber, and Mindy J. Spiehs
Repellency of a Wax-Based Catnip-Oil Formulation against Stable Flies, Junwei J. Zhu, Christopher A. Dunlap, Robert W. Behle, Dennis R. Berkebile, and Brian Wienhold
2009
A Genome Wide Survey of SNP Variation Reveals the Genetic Structure of Sheep Breeds, James W. Kijas, David Townly, Brian P. Dalrymple, Michael P. Heaton, Jillian F. Maddox, Annette McGrath, Peter Wilson, Roxann G. Ingersoll, Russell McCulloch, Sean McWilliam, Dave Tang, John McEwan, Noelle Cockett, V. Hutton Oddy, Frank W. Nicholas, Herman Raadsma, and International Sheep Genomics Consortium
Development and Characterization of a High Density SNP Genotyping Assay for Cattle, Lakshmi K. Matukumalli, Cynthia T. Lawley, Robert D. Schnabel, Jeremy F. Taylor, Mark F. Allan, Michael P. Heaton, Jeff O'Connell, Stephen S. Moore, Timothy P. L. Smith, Tad S. Sonstegard, and Curtis P. Van Tassell
A multiway analysis for identifying high integrity bovine BACs, Abhirami Ratnakumar, Wesley Barris, Sean McWilliam, Rudiger Brauning, John C. McEwan, Warren M. Snelling, and Brian P. Dalrymple
Electromagnetic Induction Sensor Data to Identify Areas of Manure Accumulation on a Feedlot Surface, Bryan Woodbury, Scott M. Lesch, Roger A. Eigenberg, Daniel N. Miller, and Mindy J. Spiehs
2008
Enumeration of Salmonella from Poultry Carcass Rinses via Direct Plating Methods, D. M. Brichta-Harhay, T. M. Arthur, and M. Koohmaraie
Association of a Bovine Prion Gene Haplotype with Atypical BSE, Michael L. Clawson, Juergen A. Richt, Thierry Baron, Anne-Gaëlle Biacabe, Stefanie Czub, Michael P. Heaton, Timothy P. L. Smith, and William W. Laegreid
2007
Association of Escherichia coli O157:H7 tir polymorphisms with human infection, James L. Bono, James E. Keen, Michael L. Clawson, Lisa M. Durso, Michael P. Heaton, and William W. Laegreid
Enumeration of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef, Cattle Carcass, Hide and Faecal Samples Using Direct Plating Methods, D. M. Brichta-Harhay, T. M. Arthur, J. M. Bosilevac, M. N. Guerini, N. Kalchayanand, and M. Koohmaraie
Comparative Response of Rams and Bulls to Long-Term Treatment with Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogs, H. Jiménez-Severiano, M. J. D'Occhio, D. D. Lunstra, M. L. Mussard, T. L. Davis, W. J. Enright, and J. E. Kinder
Placental Expression of the Membrane Form of Folate Binding Protein During Pregnancy in Swine, J. G. Kim and J. L. Vallet
Interventions to Reduce/Eliminate Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef, M. Koohmaraie, T. M. Arthur, J. M. Bosilevac, D. M. Brichta-Harhay, N. Kalchayanand, S. D. Shackelford, and T. L. Wheeler
Fine-mapping of a QTL influencing pork tenderness on porcine chromosome 2, Stacey N. Meyers, Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas, and Jonathan E. Beever
Computing numerator relationships between any pair of animals, L. Dale Van Vleck
Comparison of Meat Composition from Offspring of Cloned and Conventionally Produced Boars, S. C. Walker, R. K. Christenson, R. P. Ruiz, D. E. Reeves, S. L. Pratt, F. Arenivas, N. E. Williams, B. L. Bruner, and I. A. Polejaeva
2006
Postweaning growth and carcass traits in crossbred cattle from Hereford, Angus, Norwegian Red, Swedish Red and White, Friesian, and Wagyu maternal grandsires, E. Casas and L. V. Cundiff
Prion gene haplotypes of U.S. cattle, Michael L. Clawson, Michael P. Heaton, John W. Keele, Timothy P. L. Smith, Gregory P. Harhay, and William W. Laegreid
Quantification of Calpastatin Using an Optical Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor, G. H. Geesink, J. G. P. van der Palen, M. P. Kent, E. Veiseth, G. Hemke, and M. Koohmaraie
Linkage disequilibrium across six prion gene regions spanning 20 kbp in U.S. sheep, Benedict T. Green, Michael P. Heaton, Michael L. Clawson, and William W. Laegreid
Lack of Effect of Metyrapone and Exogenous Cortisol on Early Porcine Conceptus Development, H. G. Klemcke, J. L. Vallet, and R. K. Christenson
Contribution of Postmortem Muscle Biochemistry to the Delivery of Consistent Meat Quality with Particular Focus on the Calpain System, M. Koohmaraie and G. H. Geesink
Effects of a Single Foot Rot Incident on Weight Performance of Feedlot Steers, G. K. TIBBETTS, T. M. DEVIN, D. GRIFFIN, J. E. KEEN, and G. P. RUPP
Germplasm Evaluation Program Progress Report No. 23, T. L. Wheeler, Larry V. Cundiff, L. Dale Van Vleck, G.D. Snowder, R. M. Thallman, Steven D. Shackelford, and M. Koohmaraie
Using simulation models to predict feed intake: Phenotypic and genetic relationships between observed and predicted values in cattle, C. B. Williams, G. L. Bennett, T. G. Jenkins, L. V. Cundiff, and C. L. Ferrell
2005
Analyses of thermoregulatory responses of feeder cattle exposed to simulated heat waves, T. M. Brown-Brandl, R. A. Eigenberg, G. L. Hahn, J. A. Nienaber, T. L. Mader, D. E. Spiers, and A. M. Parkhurst
Targeted oligonucleotide-mediated microsatellite identification (TOMMI) from large-insert library clones, Kefei Chen, Christoph Knorr, Kirsten Bornemann-Kolatzki, Jun Ren, Lusheng Huang, Gary A. Rohrer, and Bertram Brenig
Genetic Relationships Between Male and Female Reproductive Traits in Beef Cattle, G. Gargantini, L. V. Cundiff, D. D. Lunstra, and L. D. Van Vleck
Perspectives for artificial insemination and genomics to improve global swine populations, Roger J. Gerrits, Joan K. Lunney, Lawrence A. Johnson, Vernon G. Pursel, Robert R. Kraeling, Gary A. Rohrer, and John R. Dobrinsky
Evidence for a Role for Anti-Müllerian Hormone in the Suppression of Follicle Activation in Mouse Ovaries and Bovine Ovarian Cortex Grafted Beneath the Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane, I. Gigli, R. A. Cushman, C. M. Wahl, and J. E. Fortune
Characterization of 954 bovine full-CDS cDNA sequences, Gregory P. Harhay, Tad S. Sonstegard, John W. Keele, Michael P. Heaton, Michael L. Clawson, Warren M. Snelling, Ralph T. Wiedmann, Curt P. Van Tassell, and Timothy P. L. Smith
Post-Harvest Interventions to Reduce/Eliminate Pathogens in Beef, M. Koohmaraie, T. M. Arthur, J. M. Bosilevac, M. Guerini, S. D. Shackelford, and T. L. Wheeler
Different Levels of Ovine Interferon-t Gene Expressions Are Regulated Through the Short Promoter Region Including Ets-2 Binding Site, Fuko Matsuda-Minehata, Momoko Katsumura, Sho Kijima, Ronald K. Christensen, and Kazuhiko Imakawa
On-line Classification of US Select Beef Carcasses for Longissimus Tenderness Using Visible and Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy, S. D. Shackelford, T. L. Wheeler, and M. Koohmaraie
Allelic Variation in the Erythropoietin Receptor Gene is Associated with Uterine Capacity and Litter Size in Swine, J. L. Vallet, B. A. Freaking, K. A. Leymaster, and R. K. Christenson
Allelic variation in the erythropoietin receptor gene is associated with uterine capacity and litter size in swine, J. L. Vallet, B. A. Freking, K. A. Leymaster, and R. K. Christenson
Characterization of biological types of cattle (Cycle VII): Carcass, yield, and longissimus palatability traits, T. L. Wheeler, L. V. Cundiff, S. D. Shackelford, and M. Koohmaraie
2004
Breed Comparisons of Weight, Weight Adjusted for Condition Score, Height, and Condition Score of Beef Cows, J. A. Arango, L. V. Cundiff, and L. D. Van Vleck
Eugenol Stimulates Lactate Accumulation Yet Inhibits Volatile Fatty Acid Production and Eliminates Coliform Bacteria in Cattle and Swine Waste, V. H. Barel and D. L. Miller
Association of myostatin on early calf mortality, growth, and carcass composition traits in crossbred cattle, E. Casas, G. L. Bennett, T. P.L. Smith, and L. V. Cundiff
Beta-2-microglobulin haplotypes in U.S. beef cattle and association with failure of passive transfer in newborn calves, Michael L. Clawson, Michael P. Heaton, Carol G. Chitko-McKown, James M. Fox, Timothy P. L. Smith, Warren M. Snelling, John W. Keele, and William W. Laegreid
Germplasm Evaluation Program Progress Report No. 22, Larry V. Cundiff, T. L. Wheeler, Keith Gregory, Steven D. Shackelford, M. Koohmaraie, R. M. Thallman, G.D. Snowder, and L. Dale Van Vleck
Comparison of Longhorn- and Red Poll-Sired Calves from Crossbred Dams Calving at Two or Three Years of Age, X H. Liu, A Perez Marquez, L. V. Cundiff, and L. D. Van Vleck
Apoptosis and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, Laura C. Miller and James M. Fox
Interferon type I response in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus-infected U.S. Meat Animal Research Center-145 cells, L. C. Miller, W. W. Laegried, J. L. Bono, C. G. Chitko-McKown, and J. M. Fox
Development of Optimal Protocol for Visible and Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopic Evaluation of Meat Quality, S. D. Shackelford, T. L. Wheeler, and M. Koohmaraie
Eugenol stimulates lactate accumulation yet inhibits volatile fatty acid production and eliminates coliform bacteria in cattle and swine waste, Vincent H. Varel and D. L. Miller
Factors Regulating Lamb Longissimus Tenderness are Affected by Age at Slaughter, E. Veiseth, S. D. Shackelford, T. L. Wheeler, and M. Koohmaraie
Characterization of biological types of cattle (Cycle VI): Carcass, yield, and longissimus palatability traits, T. L. Wheeler, L. V. Cundiff, S. D. Shackelford, and M. Koohmaraie
Soil quality: a review of the science and experiences in the USA, B. J. Wienhold, S. S. Andrews, and D. L. Karlen
2003
Maternal grandsire, granddam, and sire breed effects on growth and carcass traits of crossbred cattle, E. Casas and L. V. Cundiff
Accuracy of predicting weight and percentage of beef carcass retail product using ultrasound and live animal measures, S. P. Greiner, G. H. Rouse, D. E. Wilson, L. V. Cundiff, and T. L. Wheeler
Prediction of retail product weight and percentage using ultrasound and carcass measurements in beef cattle, S. P. Greiner, G. H. Rouse, D. E. Wilson, L. V. Cundiff, and T. L. Wheeler
The relationship between ultrasound measurements and carcass fat thickness and longissimus muscle area in beef cattle, S. P. Greiner, G. H. Rouse, D. E. Wilson, L. V. Cundiff, and T. L. Wheeler
Molecular Cloning and Endometrial Expression of Porcine Amphiregulin, Jong G. Kim, Jeffrey L. Vallet, and Ronald K. Christenson
Frequency of Luteinizing Hormone Pulses in Cattle Influences Duration of Persistence of Dominant Ovarian Follicles, Follicular Fluid Concentrations of Steroids, and Activity of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins, F. N. Kojima, E. G. M. Bergfeld, M. E. Wehrman, A. S. Cupp, K. E. Fike, D. V. Mariscal-Aguayo, T. Sanchez-Torres, M. Garcia-Winder, D. T. Clopton, A. J. Roberts, and J. E. Kinder
Growth and pubertal development in Brahman-, Boran-, Tuli-, Belgian Blue-, Hereford- and Angus-sired F1 bulls, D. D. Lunstra and L. V. Cundiff
Germ Cell Development in Meishan and White Composite Gilts, Susan A. McCoard, Thomas H. Wise, and J. Joe Ford
Theory and application of genome-based approaches to improve the quality and value of beef, Timothy P.L. Smith, R. Mark Thallman, Eduardo Casas, Steven D. Shackelford, Tommy L. Wheeler, and Mohammad Koohmaraie
2002
Characterization of Porcine Uterine Estrogen Sulfotransferase, J. G. Kim, J. L. Vallet, G. A. Rohrer, and R. K. Christenson
Regulation of Endometrial Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) in the Ewe, W. J. McGuire, K. Imakawa, K. Tamura, C. S. R. Meka, and R. K. Christenson
Genetic Parameters of Reproductive Traits in Sheep, A. Rosati, E. Mousa, L. D. Van Vleck, and L. D. Young
Carvacrol and Thymol Reduce Swine Waste Odor and Pathogens: Stability of Oils, Vincent H. Varel
2001
Germplasm Evaluation Program- Progress Report No. 21, Larry V. Cundiff, T. L. Wheeler, Keith Gregory, Steven D. Shackelford, M. Koohmaraie, R. M. Thallman, and L. Dale Van Vleck
Germplasm Evaluation Program- Progress Report No. 20, Larry V. Cundiff, T. L. Wheeler, Steven D. Shackelford, M. Koohmaraie, R. M. Thallman, Keith Gregory, and L. Dale Van Vleck
Improved antimicrobial activity of nisin-incorporated polymer films by formulation change and addition of food grade chelator, C. N. Cutter, J. L. Willett, and G. R. Siragusa
A porcine BAC library with tenfold genome coverage: a resource for physical and genetic map integration, Scott C. Fahrenkrug, Gary A. Rohrer, Brad A. Freking, Timothy P. L. Smith, Kazutoyo Oswoegawa, Chung Li Shu, Joseph J. Catanese, and Pieter J. de Jong
Use of Heart Girth to Predict Body Weight of Working Oxen in the Ethiopian Highlands, M. R. Goe, J. R. Alldredge, and D. Light
A rapid twofold dilution method for microbial enumeration and resuscitation of uninjured and sublethally injured bacteria, D H. Kang and G R. Siragusa
A Rapid Twofold Dilution Method for Microbial Enumeration and Resuscitation of Uninjured and Sublethally Injured Bacteria, D. H. Kang and G. R. Siragusa
Characterization of Uterine Epidermal Growth Factor During Early Pregnancy in Pigs, J. G. Kim, J. L. Vallet, and R. K. Christenson
The Role of Cholecystokinin in the Expression of Seasonal Variation in the Feed Intake and Eating Pattern of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), S. M. Rhind, S. R. McMillen, J. C. Pekas, and E. Duff
Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins in the Bovine Anterior Pituitary, Andrew J. Roberts, Richard N. Funston, and Gary E. Moss
Structure of the Genes for Porcine Endometrial Secreted and Membrane Folate Binding Proteins, J. L. Vallet, T. P. L. Smith, T. S. Sonstegard, M. Heaton, and S. C. Fahrenkrug
Effect of Extraction Buffer on Estimating Calpain and Calpastatin Activity in Postmortem Ovine Muscle, E. Veiseth and M. Koohmaraie
Alternative Embryo Transfer on Day 3 or Day 5 for Reducing the Risk of Multiple Gestations, Hye-Gyun Yoon, San-Hyun Yoon, Weon-Young Son, Jong Gug Kim, Kyung-Soon Im, and Jin-Ho Lim
2000
Mutations in the genome of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus responsible for the attenuation phenotype, R. Allende, G. F. Kutish, W. Laegreid, Z. Lu, T. L. Lewis, D. L. Rock, J. Friesen, J. A. Galeota, A. R. Doster, and Fernando A. Osorio
Genetic diversity and transcriptional analysis of the bys1 gene from Blastomyces dermatitidis, James L. Bono, Basam Jaber, Mark A. Fisher, Raed O. Abuodeh, Erin O’Leary-Jepson, Gene M. Scalarone, and Laurens H. Smith Jr.
Germplasm Evaluation Program Progress Report No. 19, Larry V. Cundiff, Keith Gregory, T. L. Wheeler, Steven D. Shackelford, M. Koohmaraie, Harvey C. Freetly, and D.D. Lunstra
Luteinizing Hormone Secretion as Affected by Hypophyseal Stalk Transection and Estradiol-17β in Ovariectomized Gilts, J. J. Ford, J. G. Berardinelli, R. K. Christenson, and L. L. Anderson
Mapping quantitative trait loci for bovine ovulation rate, Brian W. Kirkpatrick, Becky M. Byla, and Keith E. Gregory
Dehydrogenase and Oxoreductase Activities of Porcine Placental 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase, Harold G. Klemcke
Identification and Characterization of a New Allele for the Beta Subunit of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in Chinese Pig Breeds, M. D. Li, G. A. Rohrer, T. H. Wise, and J. J. Ford