Animal Nutrition

Innovative research in Animal Nutrition advances sustainable livestock production systems.

Faculty and Staff

Tom Crenshaw
Professor – Animal Nutrition

Heather White
Associate Professor – Nutritional Physiology

Jess Reed
Professor – Livestock Production and Nutritional Physiology

Michel Wattiux
Professor – Dairy Systems Management

Luiz Ferraretto
Assistant Professor – Ruminant Nutrition

Steven Ricke
Professor and Director- Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery Program

Vanessa Leone
Assistant Professor – Animal Biologics and Metabolism

Sebastian Arriola Apelo
Assistant Professor – Metabolism

Joao Dorea
Assistant Professor – Precision Management and Data Analytics

Mark Richards
Professor – Meat Science

Milo Wiltbank
Professor – Reproductive Physiology

Laura Hernandez
Associate Professor – Lactation Biology

Dhanu Shanmuganayagam
Assistant Professor – Physiology, Immunology & Nutrition

Selected Peer-Reviewed Articles

2021

Arriola, K. G., A. S. Oliveira, Y. Jiang, D. Kim, H. M. Silva, S. C. Kim, F. X. Amaro, I. M. Ogunade, H. Sultana, A. A. Pech Cervantes, L. F. Ferraretto, D. Vyas and A. T. Adesogan. 2021. Meta-analysis of effects of inoculation with Lactobacillus buchneri with or without other bacteria on silage fermentation, aerobic stability, and performance of dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. In press

Arriola, K. G., D. Vyas, D. Kim, M. C. N. Agarussi, V. P. Silva, M. Flores, Y. Jiang, X. Yanlin, A. A. Pech-Cervantes, L. F. Ferraretto, and A. T. Adesogan. 2021. Effect of Lactobacillus hilgardii, Lactobacillus buchneri or their combination on the fermentation and nutritive value of sorghum silage and corn silage. J. Dairy Sci. In press

Bekiares NA, Chen AS, Shanmuganayagam D, Meyers AD, Crenshaw TD, Krueger CG, Reed JD. Effect of Caloric Restriction on Metabolic Dysfunction of Young Rapacz Familial Hypercholesterolemic Swine (Sus scrofa). Comparative Medicine 2017; 67 (6):1-10.

Diepersloot, E. C., E. M. Paula, H. Sultana, E. van Santen, M. O. Wallau, and L. F. Ferraretto. 2021. Effect of plant density and hybrid relative maturity on yield, nutrient composition, ruminal in vitro neutral detergent fiber digestibility and predicted milk production of dairy cattle in whole-plant corn silage in subtropical conditions. Applied Anim. Sci. 37:106-114.

Diepersloot, E. C., M. R. Pupo, L. G. Ghizzi, J. O.Gusmão, C. Heinzen Jr., C. L. McCary, M. O. Wallau, and L. F. Ferraretto. 2021. Effects of microbial inoculation and sorghum variety on fermentation profile and nutrient composition of whole-plant silage under short term ensiling conditions. Front. Microbiol. 12:660567.

Gomes, A. L. M., A. V. I. Bueno, F. A. Jacovaci, G. Donadel, L. F. Ferraretto, L. G. Nussio, C. C. Jobim, and J. L. P. Daniel. 2020. Short communication: Effects of processing, moisture, and storage length on the fermentation profile, particle size, and ruminal disappearance of reconstituted corn grain. J. Anim. Sci. skaa332.

Gusmão, J. O., L. M. Lima, L. F. Ferraretto, D. R. Casagrande, and T. F. Bernardes. 2021. Effects of hybrid and maturity on the conservation and nutritive value of snaplage. Anim. Feed Sci. Tech. 274:114899.

Lobos, N., M. A. Wattiaux, and G. A. Broderick. 2021. Effect of rumen-protected lysine supplementation on diets based on corn-protein fed to lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 104:6620-6632 https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-19835.

Pszczolkowski VL, Arriola Apelo SI. J Anim Sci Biotechnol. 2020The market for amino acids: understanding supply and demand of substrate for more efficient milk protein synthesis. Nov 12;11(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s40104-020-00514-6.

Pszczolkowski VL, Zhang J, Pignato KA, Meyer EJ, Kurth MM, Lin A, Arriola Apelo SI.Insulin potentiates essential amino acids effects on mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling in MAC-T cells. J Dairy Sci. 2020 Dec;103(12):11988-12002. doi: 10.3168/jds.2020-18920. Epub 2020 Oct 23.

Salvati, G. G. S., W. P. Santos, J. M. Silveira, V.C. Gritti, B. A. V. Arthur, P. A. R. Salvo, L. Fachin, A. P. Ribeiro, N. N. Morais Júnior, L. F. Ferraretto, J. L. P. Daniel, K. A. Beauchemin, F. A. P. Santos, and L. G. Nussio. 2021. Effect of kernel processing and particle size of whole-plant corn silage with vitreous endosperm on dairy cow performance. J. Dairy Sci. 104:1794-1810.

Saylor, B. A., E. C. Diepersloot, C. Heinzen Jr., C. L. McCary, and L. F. Ferraretto. 2021. Effect of kernel breakage on the fermentation profile, nitrogen fractions, an in vitro starch digestibility of whole-plant corn silage and ensiled corn grain. J. Dairy Sci. Comm. In press

Shariat, N.W., K.M. Feye, A.K. Richards, B. Booher, Z. Flores, P.M. Rubinelli, E.G. Olson, and S.C. Ricke. 2021. Incidence of Salmonella serovars isolated from commercial animal feed mills in the United States and serovar identification using CRISPR analysis. J. Appl. Microbiol. 130: 2141-2146. doi:10.1111/jam.14933.

Uddin, M. E.,  H. A. Aguirre-Villegas, R. A. Larson, and M. A. Wattiaux. Carbonprint of milk from Holstein and Jersey cows fed low or high forage diet with alfalfa silage or corn silage as the main forage source. J. Cleaner Production 298:126720 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126720)

2020

Feye, K., C.L. Swaggerty, M.H. Kogut, S.C. Ricke, A. Piva, and E. Grilli. 2020. The biological effects of microencapsulated organic acids and botanicals induces tissue-specific and dose-dependent changes to the Gallus gallus microbiota. BMC Microbiol. 20:332. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-02001-4.

Ricke, S.C., S.I. Lee, S.A. Kim, S.H. Park, and Z. Shi, 2020. Prebiotics and the poultry gastrointestinal tract microbiome. Poultry Sci. 99: 670-677.

Erickson, P. S., J. L. Anderson, K. F. Kalscheur, G. J. Lascano, M. S. Akins, and A. J. Heinrichs. 2020. Symposium Review: Strategies to improve the efficiency and profitability of heifer raising. Journal of Dairy Science 

Gelsinger, S. L., W. K. Coblentz, G. I. Zanton, R. K. Ogden. M. S. Akins. 2020. Physiological effects of starter-induced ruminal acidosis in calves before, during, and after weaning. Journal of Dairy Science. 

Fernandes, T., E. M. Paula, H. Sultana, and L. F. Ferraretto. 2020. Influence of sorghum cultivar, ensiling storage length, and microbial inoculation on fermentation profile, N fractions, starch disappearance and aerobic stability of whole-plant sorghum silage. Anim. Feed Sci. Tech. In press

McCary, C. L., D. Vyas, A. P. Faciola, and L. F. Ferraretto. 2020. Graduate Student Literature Review: Current perspectives of whole-plant sorghum silage production and utilization by lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 103:5783-5790.

Agarussi, M. C. N., V. P. Silva, E. M. Paula, D. Vyas, A. T. Adesogan, O. G. Pereira, and L. F. Ferraretto. 2020. Effects of ensiling of whole-plant corn on silage processing score and fermentation and long-chain fatty acids profiles. Applied Anim. Sci. 36:167-171.

Saylor, B. A., F. Casale, H. Sultana, and L. F. Ferraretto. 2020. Effect of microbial inoculation and particle size on fermentation profile, aerobic stability and ruminal in situ starch disappearance of high-moisture corn ensiled for a short period. J. Dairy Sci. 103:379-395. 

McFadden, J.W., C.L. Girard, S. Tao, Z. Zheng, J.K. Bernard, M. Duplessis, and H.M. White. 2020. Symposium review: one-carbon metabolism and methyl donor nutrition in the dairy cow. J. Dairy Sci. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17319.

H.M. White. 2020. Invited review: Foundation Scholar Review: Influencing hepatic metabolism. J. Dairy Sci. Accepted. 

Caputo Oliveira, R., S.J. Erb., R.S. Pralle., H.T. Holdorf, C.R. Seely, and H.M. White. 2020. Postpartum fermented ammoniated condensed whey supplementation altered nutrient partitioning to support hepatic metabolism. J. Dairy Sci. Accepted.

Dorea, J. R. R., V. N. Gouvêa, D. F. A. Costa, A. V. Pires, and F. A. P. Santos. 2020. Interactions between grazing management and a low-level of energy supplementation on intake and metabolism of beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science. In press.

Danes MAC, Hanigan MD, Arriola Apelo SI, Dias JDL, Wattiaux MA, Broderick GA. Post-ruminal supplies of glucose and casein, but not acetate, stimulate milk protein synthesis in dairy cows through differential effects on mammary metabolism. J Dairy Sci. 2020doi: 10.3168/jds.2019-18086.

Amundson, L. A, and T. D. Crenshaw. 2020. Lessons learned from the hypovitaminosis D kyphotic pig model. J Anim Sci. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa146

Grez Capdeville, M., N. Gross, J. C. Baker, J. A. Shutter, A. R. Haas, M. E. Wilson, and T. D. Crenshaw. 2020. Alleged predisposing dietary factors fail to increase the incidence of osteochondrosis-like lesions in growing pigs at 14 and 24 weeks of age. J Anim Sci 98:1-13 https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa103

Grez Capdeville, M. and T. D. Crenshaw. 2020. Peripartum Ca and P homeostasis in multiparous sows fed adequate or excess dietary Ca. Animal 1-8 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731120000555

Gullickson ER, Krueger CG, Birmingham A, Maranan M, Reed JD. Development of a cranberry standard for quantification of insoluble cranberry (vaccinium macrocarpon ait.) proanthocyanidins. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry. 2020; 68:2900-2905

Arowolo, F. K., X. Yang, M. E. Blaser, A. M. Nicholson, E. Hosokawa, J. R. Booth, C. T. Jobsis, R. L. Russell, J. J. Meudt, J. L. Reichert, T. D. Crenshaw, M. P. Richards, and D. Shanmuganayagam. 2020. Presence of lipid oxidation products in swine diet lowers pork quality and stability during storage. Meat Sci 160:107946. doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2019.107946

Prata, AB, G Madureira, AJ Robl, HS Ribeiro, M Sagae, MCV Elias, C Pimenta, J Barrios, D Hartmman, AA Schneider, GAF Sandoval, MC Wiltbank, and R Sartori 2020 Progesterone-based timed AI protocols for Bos indicus cattle III: Comparison of protocol lengths. Theriogenology 152 29-35. 

Andrade JPN, VE Gomez-León, FS Andrade, BP Carvalho, KL Lacouth, FZ Garcia, JCF Jacob, JNS Sales, MC Wiltbank, and MRB Mello, 2020. Development of a novel 21-day reinsemination program, ReBreed21, in Bos indicus heifers, Theriogenology doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2020.04.021 

Uddin, M. E., R. A. Larson, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2020. Effects of dairy cow manure and dietary forage on greenhouse gas emissions from manure during storage and after field application. J. Cleaner Production. (In press.). 

Uddin, U. Md., O. Santana, K. Weigel, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2020. Enteric methane, lactation performances, digestibility, and metabolism of nitrogen and energy of Holsteins and Jerseys fed 2 levels of forage fiber from alfalfa silage or corn silage. J. Dairy Sci. 103:6087-6099. 

Tricaricio, J., E. Kebreab, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2020. Sustainability of dairy production and consumption in low-income countries with emphasis on productivity and environmental impact. J. Dairy Sci. (In press).  

Danes, M. A. C., M. D. Hanigan, S. I. Arriola Apelo, J. D. L. Dias, M. A. Wattiaux, and G. A. Broderick. 2020. Postabsorptive glucose and casein, but not acetate, stimulate milk protein synthesis in dairy cows through differential effects on mammary metabolism. J. Dairy Sci. 103:6218-6232. 

2019

Williams, K. T., K. A Weigel, W. K. Coblentz, N. M. Esser, H. Schlesser, P. C. Hoffman, M. S. Akins. 2019. Effect of diet energy density and genomic residual feed intake on pre-bred dairy heifer feed efficiency, growth, and manure excretion. Journal of Dairy Science.  

Gelsinger, S. L., W. K. Coblentz, G. I. Zanton, R. K. Ogden, M. S. Akins. 2019. Ruminal in situ disappearance and whole-tract digestion of starter feeds in calves before, during, and after weaning. Journal of Dairy Science.  

Li, L., N. M. Esser, R. K. Ogden, W. K. Coblentz, and M. S. Akins. 2019. Comparison of feeding diets diluted with sorghum-sudangrass silage or low-quality grass on nutrient intake and digestibility and growth performance of Holstein dairy heifers. Journal of Dairy Science. 

Adesogan, A. T., K. G. Arriola, Y. Jiang, A. Oyeabade, E. M. Paula, J. J. Romero, L. F. Ferraretto, and D. Vyas. 2019. Symposium review: Technologies for improving fiber utilization. J. Dairy Sci. 102:5726-5755.

Chandler, T. L. and H. M. White. 2019. Glucose metabolism is differentially altered by choline and methionine in bovine neonatal hepatocytes. PLoS ONE. 14(5):e0217160. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217160.

Weld, K. A., S. J. Erb, and H. M. White. 2019. Short communication: Effect of manipulating fatty acid profile on gluconeogenic gene expression in bovine primary hepatocytes. J. Dairy Sci. 102(8):7576-7582. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-16150. 

Caputo Oliveira, R., K. J. Sailer, H. T. Holdorf, C. R. Seely, R. S. Pralle, M. B. Hall, N. M. Bello, and H. M. White. 2019. Postpartum supplementation of fermented ammoniated condensed whey improved feed efficiency and plasma metabolite profile. J. Dairy Sci. 102(3):2283-2297. *Editor’s Choice for March 2019. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-15519.

Zhang, Q. and H. M. White. 2019. Short communication: The effect of increasing concentrations of different methionine forms and 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid on genes controlling methionine metabolism in primary bovine neonatal hepatocytes. J. Dairy Sci. 102:866-870. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-15098.

Gouvêa, V. N., M. Meschiatti, J. Moraes, C. Batalha, J. R. R. Dorea, T. S. Acedo, L. Tamassia, F. Owens, Santos, F. A. P. 2019. Effects of alternative feed additives and flint corn grain particle size on growth performance, carcass traits and nutrient digestibility of finishing beef cattle. Journal of Agricultural Science.157:456-468.

Qiurong Wang, Chaoqun Zhu., Mingming Sun., Rexiati Maimaiti., Stephen P. Ford, Peter W. Nathanielsz, Jun Ren and Wei Guo.  Maternal obesity impairs fetal cardiomyocytes contractile function in sheep. FASEB J. 2019; 33(2): 2587-2598. PMID: 30289749.

Mingming Sun, Ying Tan, Maimaiti Rexiati, Maolong Dong, and Wei Guo. Obesity is as a Common Soil for Premature Cardiac Aging and Heart Diseases – Role of Autophagy. Biochimica et biophysica acta Mol Basis Dis. 2019, 1865(7): 1898-1904. PMID: 31109454. 

McCue, M., J. L. Reichert, and T. D. Crenshaw. 2019. Impact of dietary vitamin D supplements in nursery diets on subsequent growth and bone responses of pigs during an immune challenge. J Anim Sci. 97: 4895–4903. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz347

Zhouzheng R., D. E. Bütz, M. Ramuta, K. Zhang, Q. Zeng, X. Yang, X. Yang, T. D. Crenshaw, and M. E. Cook. 2019. Effect of anti-fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 antibodies on phosphorus metabolism in laying hens and their progeny chicks. Poult Sci 98:5691-5699. http://dx.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pez353

Alfaro-Viquez E, Esquivel-Alvarado D, Madrigal-Carballo S, Krueger CG, Reed JD. Proanthocyanidin-chitosan composite nanoparticles prevent bacterial invasion and colonization of gut epithelial cells by extra-intestinal pathogenic escherichia coli. Int J Biol Macromol. 2019;135:630-636.

Aguerre, M. J., B. Duval, J. M. Powell, P. Vadas, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2019. Effects of feeding a quebracho-chestnut tannin extract on lactating cow performance and nitrogen utilization efficiency. J. Dairy Sci. 103:2264-2271. 

Santana, O., J. J. Olmos Colmenero, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2019. Replacing alfalfa hay with triticale hay has minimal impacts on lactation performance and nitrogen utilization of dairy cows in a semi-arid region of Mexico J. Dairy Sci. 102:8546-8558. 

Velarde-Guillén, D. Pellerin, C. Benchaar, M. A. Wattiaux, and E. Charbonneau. 2019. Development of an equation to estimate the enteric emissions from Holstein dairy cows in Canada. Canadian Journal of Animal Science (https://doi.org/10.1139/CJAS-2018-0241

Favre, J., T Munoz Castiblanco, D. E. Combs, M. A. Wattiaux, and V. D. Picasso. 2019. Forage Nutritive value and digestibility of Kernza intermediate wheatgrass in monoculture and in mixture with red clover. Animal Feed Science and Technology (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.114298). 

Wattiaux, M. A., M. E. Uddin, P. Letelier, R. D. Jackson, and R. A. Larson. 2019. Invited Review: Emission and mitigation of greenhouse gases from dairy farms: The cows, the manure, and the field. Larson. Applied Animal Sciences 35 (2):238-254. 

(Dataset) Barford, Carol; Sun, Fei, Aguerre, Matias, J. Wattiaux, Michel A. 2019. Data from: Starch and dextrose at 2 levels of rumen-degradable protein in iso-nitrogenous diets: Effects on lactation performance, ruminal measurements, methane emission, digestibility, and nitrogen balance of dairy cows. USDA National Agricultural Library: Ag Data Commons. (http://dx.doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1503442). 

Sun, F., M. J., and M. A. Wattiaux. 2019. Starch and dextrose at 2 levels of rumen degradable protein in iso-nitrogenous diets: Effects on lactation performance, ruminal parameters, methane emission, digestibility, and N balance of dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 102:1281-1293 (http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-15041). 

2018

Ricke, S.C. 2018. Impact of prebiotics on poultry production and food safety. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. 91: 151-159.

Coblentz, W. K. and M. S. Akins. 2018. Silage review: Recent advances and future technologies for baled silages. Journal of Dairy Science. 

Ferraretto, L. F., T. Fernandes, W. I. Silva Filho, H. Sultana and P. Moriel. 2018. Dry matter loss, fermentation profile and aerobic stability of wet brewers grains ensiled with or without increasing concentrations of dry ground corn. Prof. Anim. Sci. 34:642-648.

Fernandes, T., C. L. S. Avila, M. N. Pereira, and L. F. Ferraretto. 2018. Short communication: Effect of washing method, grinding size, and the determination of an indigestible fraction on in situ degradation of starch in mature corn grain. J. Dairy Sci. 101:9052-9057.

Ferraretto, L. F., B. A. Saylor, J. P. Goeser, and K. A. Bryan. 2018. Case-study: Effect of type of processor on corn silage processing score in whole-plant corn silage samples. Prof. Anim. Sci. 34:293-298.

Ferraretto, L. F., W. I. Silva Filho, T. Fernandes, D. H. Kim, and H. Sultana. 2018. Effect of ensiling time on fermentation profile and ruminal in vitro starch digestibility in rehydrated corn with or without varied concentrations of wet brewers grain. J. Dairy Sci. 101:4643-4649

Ferraretto, L. F., R. D. Shaver, and B. D. Luck. 2018. Silage Review: Recent advances and future technologies for whole-plant and fractionated corn silage harvesting: A contemporary review. J. Dairy Sci. 101:3937-3951.

Grant, R. J., and L. F. Ferraretto. 2018. Silage Review: Silage feeding management: silage characteristics and dairy cow feeding behavior. J. Dairy Sci. 101:4111-4121.

Namous H, Peñagaricano F, Del Corvo M, Capra E, Thomas DL, Stella A, Williams JL, Marsan PA, and Khatib H (2018). Integrative analysis of methylomic and transcriptomic data in fetal sheep muscle tissues in response to maternal diet during pregnancy. BMC Genomics 19(1):123.

Oliveira, R. C., Pralle, R. S., L. C. de Resende, C. H. P. C. Nova, V. Caprarulo, J. A. Jendza, A. Troescher, and M. White. 2018. Prepartum supplementation of conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) increased milk energy output and decreased serum fatty acids and β-hydroxybutyrate in early lactation dairy cows. PLoS ONE. 13:e0197733. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197733.

Donnelly, D. M., J. R. R. Dorea, H. Yang, and D. K. Combs. 2018. Technical note: Comparison of dry matter measurements from handheld near-infrared units with oven drying at 60°C for 48 hours and other on-farm methods. Journal of Dairy Science 101:9971-9977. 

Meschiatti., M. A. P., V. N. Gouvêa., L. A. Pellarin., C. D. A. Batalha, M. V. Biehl, T. S. Acedo, J. R. R Dorea, L. F. M. Tamassia, F. N. Owens, and F. A. P. Santos. 2018. Feeding the combination of essential oils and exogenous α-amylase increases performance and carcass production of finishing beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 97,456:471.

Halanski, M. A., B. Hildahl, L. A. Amundson, E. Leiferman, A. Gendron-Fitzpatrick, R. Chaudhary, H. M. Hartwig-Stokes, R. McCabe, R. Lenhart, M.Chin, J. Birstler, T.D. Crenshaw. 2018. Maternal diets deficient in vitamin D increase risk of kyphosis in offspring. A novel kyphotic porcine model. J. Bone Joint Surg. 100:406-415. (doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.17.00182.)

Amundson, L. A., L. L. Hernandez, and T. D. Crenshaw. 2018. Gene expression of MMP9, MMP13, VEGF, and FGF23 in femur and vertebra tissues of the hypovitaminosis D kyphotic pig model. Br J Nutr. 120:404-414. doi: 10.1017/S0007114518001605

Collins, C., M. Boyer, T. D. Crenshaw, and H. L. Ploeg. 2018. Design of a surrogate for evaluation of methods to predict bone bending stiffness. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 88:346-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.08.046

Bekiares N, Krueger CG, Meudt JJ, Shanmuganayagam D, Reed JD. Effect of sweetened dried cranberry consumption on urinary proteome and fecal microbiome in healthy human subjects. Omics: a journal of integrative biology. 2018;22:145-153. PMCID: 5810433

Barone CD, Zajac AM, Manzi-Smith LA, Howell AB, Reed JD, Krueger CG, Petersson KH. Anthelmintic efficacy of cranberry vine extracts on ovine haemonchus contortus. Veterinary parasitology. 2018;253:122-129. PMCID: 6056019

Alfaro-Viquez E, Esquivel-Alvarado D, Madrigal-Carballo S, Krueger CG, Reed JD. Cranberry proanthocyanidin-chitosan hybrid nanoparticles as a potential inhibitor of extra-intestinal pathogenic escherichia coli invasion of gut epithelial cells. Int J Biol Macromol. 2018;111:415-420.

Barros, T., K. Reed, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2018. Short Communication: Milk urea-N as a predictor of N and urea-N excretion in urine of late-lactation dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 102:1601-1607. 5tyfr34

2017

Park, S.H., S.I. Lee, S.A. Kim, K. Christensen, and S.C. Ricke. 2017. Comparison of antibiotic supplementation versus a yeast-based prebiotic on the cecal microbiome of commercial broilers. PLoS ONE 12(8): e0182805. https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0182805.

Park, S.H., S.A. Kim, P.M. Rubinelli, S.M. Roto,and S.C. Ricke. 2017. Microbial compositional changes in broiler chicken cecal contents from birds challenged with different Salmonella vaccine candidate strains. Vaccine 35: 3204-3208.

Rubinelli, P.M., S.A. Kim, S.H. Park, S.M. Roto*, N.J. Nealon, E.P. Ryan, and S.C. Ricke. 2017. Differential effects of rice bran cultivars to limit Salmonella Typhimurium in chicken cecal in vitro incubations and impact on the cecal microbiome and metabolome. PLoS ONE 12(9): e0185002. doi.org/10.137/journal.pone0185002

Su, H., M. S. Akins, N. M. Esser, R. Ogden, W. K. Coblentz, K. F. Kalscheur, and R. Hatfield. 2017. Effects of feeding alfalfa stemlage or wheat straw for dietary energy dilution on nutrient intake and digestibility, growth performance and feeding behavior of Holstein dairy heifers. Journal of Dairy Science.  

Bekiares NA, Chen AS, Shanmuganayagam D, Meyers AD, Crenshaw TD, Krueger CG, Reed JD. Effect of Caloric Restriction on Metabolic Dysfunction of Young Rapacz Familial Hypercholesterolemic Swine (Sus scrofa). Comparative Medicine 2017; 67 (6):1-10. [Link]

Chandler, T. L. and H. M. White. 2017. Choline and methionine differentially alter methyl carbon metabolism in bovine neonatal hepatocytes. PLoS ONE. 12(2): e0171080. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171080.

Zhang, Q. Z. and H. M. White. 2017. Regulation of inflammation, antioxidant production, and methyl-carbon metabolism during methionine supplementation in lipopolysaccharide-challenged neonatal bovine hepatocytes. J. Dairy Sci. 100:1-13. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-12932.

Dorea, J. R. R., E. A. French, L. E. Armentano. 2017. Use of milk fatty acids to estimate plasma non-esterified fatty acid concentrations as an indicator of animal energy balance. Journal of Dairy Science, 100:6164-6176.

Dorea, J. R. R., E. M. A. C. Danés, G. I. Zanton, and L. E. Armentano. 2017. Urinary purine derivatives as a tool to estimate dry matter intake in cattle: a meta-analysis. Journal of Dairy Science, 100:8977-8994.

Darriet, C., D. E. Axe, and T. D. Crenshaw. 2017. Acidogenic mineral additions increased Ca mobilization in prepartum sows. J Anim Sci. 95:212-225. DOI 10.2527/jas2016.0859. 

Williams AR, Klaver EJ, Laan LC, Ramsay A, Fryganas C, Difborg R, Kringel H, Reed JD, Mueller-Harvey I, Skov S, van Die I, Thamsborg SM. Co-operative suppression of inflammatory responses in human dendritic cells by plant proanthocyanidins and products from the parasitic nematode trichuris suis. Immunology. 2017;150:312-328. PMCID: 5290246

Carballo SM, Haas L, Krueger CG, Reed JD. Cranberry proanthocyanidins – protein complexes for macrophage activation. Food & function. 2017;8:3374-3382.

Bekiares NA, Chen AS, Shanmuganayagam D, Meyers AD, Crenshaw TD, Krueger CG, Reed JD. Effect of caloric restriction on metabolic dysfunction of young rapacz familial hypercholesterolemic swine (sus scrofa). Comparative medicine. 2017;67:508-517. PMCID: 5713166

Pellerin, D., E. Charbonneau, L. Fadul-Pacheco, O. Soucy, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2017. Economic impact of reducing nitrogen and phosphorus mass balance on Wisconsin and Québec dairy farms. J. Dairy Sci. 100(10):8614-8629 (http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11984). 

2016

Kwon, Y.M., S.C. Ricke, and R.K. Mandal. 2016. Transposon sequencing: Methods and expanding applications. Appl. Micro. Biotechnol. 100: 31–43.

Akins, M. S. 2016. Dairy Heifer Development and Nutrition Management. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice.  

Polewski MA, Krueger CG, Reed JD, Leyer G. Ability of cranberry proanthocyanidins in combination with a probiotic formulation to inhibit in vitro invasion of gut epithelial cells by extra-intestinal pathogenic e. Coli. J Funct Foods. 2016;25:123-134.

Madrigal-Carballo S, Haas L, Vestling M, Krueger CG, Reed JD. Non-covalent pomegranate (punica granatum) hydrolyzable tannin-protein complexes modulate antigen uptake, processing and presentation by a t-cell hybridoma line co-cultured with murine peritoneal macrophages. International journal of food sciences and nutrition. 2016:1-9.

Krueger CG, Chesmore N, Chen X, Parker J, Khoo C, Marais JPJ, Shanmuganayagam D, Crump P, Reed JD. Critical reevaluation of the 4-(dimethylamino)cinnamaldehyde assay: Cranberry proanthocyanidin standard is superior to procyanidin a2 dimer for accurate quantification of proanthocyanidins in cranberry products. J Funct Foods. 2016;22:13-19. 

Perez, DM, Richards, MP, Parker, RS, Berres, ME, Wright, A, Sifri, M, Sadler, N, Tatiyaborworntham, N, and Li, N. (2016). Role of cytochrome P450 hydroxylases in the decreased accumulation of vitamin E in muscle from turkeys compared to that from chickens. J. Ag Food Chem. 64, 671-680.

2015

Ferraretto, L. F., and R. D. Shaver. 2015. Impact of whole-plant corn silage hybrid type on intake, digestion, ruminal fermentation and lactation performance by dairy cows through a meta-analysis. J. Dairy Sci. 98:2662-2675. 

Polewski MA, Burhans MS, Zhao M, Colman RJ, Shanmuganayagam D, Lindstrom MJ, Ntambi JM, Anderson RM. Plasma diacylglycerol composition is a biomarker of metabolic syndrome onset in rhesus monkeys. Journal of Lipid Research 2015; 56(8):1461-70. [Link]

Létourneau-Montminy, M. P., A. Narcy, J. Y. Dourmad, T. D. Crenshaw, and C. Pomar. 2015.  Modeling the metabolic fate of dietary phosphorus and calcium and the dynamics of body ash content in growing pigs. J Anim Sci. 93: 1200-1217. doi:10.2527/jas2014-8519.

Porras AM, Shanmuganayagam D, Meudt JJ, Krueger CG, Hacker TA, Rahko PS, Reed JD, Masters KS. Development of aortic valve disease in familial hypercholesterolemic swine: Implications for elucidating disease etiology. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2015;4:e002254. PMCID: 4845146

Feliciano RP, Krueger CG, Reed JD. Methods to determine effects of cranberry proanthocyanidins on extraintestinal infections: Relevance for urinary tract health. Molecular nutrition & food research. 2015;59:1292-1306.

Feliciano RP, Heintz JA, Krueger CG, Vestling MM, Reed JD. Fluorescent labeling of cranberry proanthocyanidins with 5-([4,6-dichlorotriazin-2-yl]amino)fluorescein (dtaf). Food chemistry. 2015;166:337-345. 

Arndt, C., J.M. Powell, M. J. Aguerre, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2015. Performance, digestion, nitrogen balance, manure ammonia, enteric methane and carbon dioxide emissions of lactating cows fed varying dietary ratios of alfalfa silage and corn silage. J. Dairy Sci. 98(1):418-430. 

2014

Saengkerdsub, S. and S.C. Ricke.. 2014. Ecology and characteristics of methanogenic archaea in animals and humans. Crit. Revs. Microbiol. 40: 97–116.

Giuberti, G., A. Gallo, F. Masoero, L. F. Ferraretto, P. C. Hoffman, and R. D. Shaver. 2014. Factors affecting starch utilization in large animal food production system: A review. Starch/Starke. 66:72-90.

Peñagaricano F, Wang X, Rosa JM G, Radunz E A, and Khatib H (2014) Maternal nutrition induces gene expression changes in fetal muscle and adipose tissues in sheep. BMC Genomics 15:1034.

Arriola Apelo SI, Bell AL, Estes K, Ropelewski J, de Veth MJ, Hanigan MD. Effects of reduced dietary protein and supplemental rumen-protected essential amino acids on the nitrogen efficiency of dairy cows. J Dairy Sci. 2014 Sep;97(9):5688-99. doi: 10.3168/jds.2013-7833. 

Wiltbank, MC, and JR Pursley 2014 The cow as an induced ovulator: timed AI after synchronization of ovulation. Theriogenology 81 170-185.

2013

Ferraretto, L. F., P. M. Crump, and R. D. Shaver. 2013. Impact of cereal grain type and corn grain harvesting and processing methods on intake, digestion and milk production by dairy cows through a meta-analysis. J. Dairy Sci. 96:533-550.

2012

Ferraretto, L. F., and R. D. Shaver. 2012. Meta-analysis: Effect of corn silage harvest practices on intake, digestion and milk production by dairy cows. Prof. Anim. Sci. 28:141-149.

Tetrick, M. A., T. D. Crenshaw, and N. J.  Benevenga. 2012. Octanoate and nonaoate oxidation increases 50-80% over the first two days of life in piglet triceps brachii and gracilis muscle strips. J Nutr. 142: 999-1003.

2011

Aguerre, M. J., M. A. Wattiaux, J. M. Powell and G. Broderick, and C. Arndt. 2011. Effect of forage to concentrate ratio in dairy cow diets on emission of methane, carbon dioxide and ammonia, lactation performance and manure excretion. J. Dairy Sci. 94:3081-3093. 

2010

Aiyangar, A. K., A. G. Au, T. D. Crenshaw, and H. L. Ploeg. 2010. Recovery of bone strength in young pigs from an induced short-term dietary calcium deficit followed by a calcium replete diet. Medical Engineering and Physics, 32: 1116-1123.

2004

Wattiaux, M. A. and K. L. Karg. 2004. Protein level for alfalfa and corn silage-based diets: II. Nitrogen balance and manure characteristics.  J. Dairy Sci. 87:3492-3502. 

1991

Wattiaux, M. A., D. R. Mertens, and L. D. Satter. 1991. Effect of the source and amount of fiber on digestion and specific gravity kinetics of forages in the rumen. J. Dairy Sci. 74:3872-3883.

Selected Book Chapters

2020

K. M. Feye, A. E. Powell, B. Booher, Z. Flores, P.M. Rubinelli, L.H. Calderwood, K.E. Richardson, P.A. Davis, R. Sellers, and S.C. Ricke. 2020.  Isolation of Salmonella spp. from animal feed. Heide Schatten (Ed.) Salmonella Methods and Protocols (third edition) – Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press, Springer Science+Business Media LLC. pp. 7-16.

2019

Ferraretto, L. F., A. T. Adesogan, K. G. Arriola, E. M. Paula, and D. Vyas. 2019. Strategies to improve fiber digestibility of whole-plant corn silage. Proc. I Simpósio Internacional de Nutrição de Gado de Leite. Uberlandia, MG, Brazil. Pages 47-55.

Ferraretto, L. F. 2019. Length of silage storage: What does it change? Proc. IX Simfor. Viçosa, MG, Brazil. Pages 171-182.

Ferraretto, L. F. 2019. New perspectives on fiber and starch digestibility of corn silage. Proc. Four-State Dairy Nutr. & Mgmt. Conf. Dubuque, IA. Pages 164-169.

Ferraretto, L. F. 2019. Optimizing the role of starch as an energy source for dairy cows. In: Proc. 28th Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, Fort Wayne, IN. Pages 17-26.

Wattiaux, M. A. 2019. Desafío de la Agricultura Ganadea Frente al Cambio Climático. Pg 33-47 In: Experiencias Ganaderas, Agrícolas, y Forestales en la Conservación de Recursos Naturales. ICAR, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEMéx). 

2018

Ferraretto, L. F., E. M. Paula, C. S. Ballard, C. J. Sniffen, and I. Shinzato. 2018. Impact of essential amino acid balancing postpartum on lactation performance by dairy cows. In: Proc. 29th Florida Ruminant Nutrition Symposium, Gainesville, FL. Pages 1-12.

2017

Zhuang, X., C. Zhao, K. Liu,P. Rubinelli, S.C. Ricke, and G.G. Atungulu. 2017. Chapter 10. Cereal grain fractions as potential sources of prebiotics:  Current status, opportunities, and potential applications. In: S.C. Ricke, G.G. Atungulu, S.H. Park, and C.E. Rainwater (Eds.) Food and Feed Safety Systems and Analysis. Elsevier Inc., San Diego, CA pp. 173-191.

Wattiaux, Michel A., Matias A. Aguerre and Sanjeewa D. Ranathunga, ‘Sustainable nutrition management of dairy cattle in intensive systems’, in J. Webster (ed.), Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 3: Dairy herd management and welfare, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2017, Cambridge, United Kingdom (print ISBN: 978 1 78676 052 4). 

Wattiaux, M. A. 2017. Dairy sector across the world: National trends and opportunities for sustainable growth. Pp 3-18 in Large Dairy Herd Management, 3rd ed. American Dairy Science Association (https://doi.org/10.3168/ldhm.01101).  

2016

Ricke, S.C. 2016. Chapter 16.  Gastrointestinal ecology of Salmonella Enteritidis in laying hens and intervention by prebiotic and non-digestible carbohydrate dietary supplementation. In S.C. Ricke and R.K. Gast (Eds.). Producing Safe Eggs-The Microbial Ecology of Salmonella. Elsevier, Inc., San Diego, CA. pp. 323-345.

Santos, F. A. P., R. S. Marques, and J. R. R. Dórea. 2016. Grain Processing for Beef Cattle. In: Millen D, De Beni Arrigoni M, Lauritano Pacheco R, editors. Rumenology. Cham: Springer; p. 213–241.

2012

White, H. M., B. R. Richert, M. A. Latour. Impacts of Nutrition and Environmental Stressors on Lipid Metabolism. Lipid Metabolism. Ed. R. Valenzuela. 2012

2004

Zartman, D. L. and M. A. Wattiaux. 2004. The Dairy Industry (13 pp). In: Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources, Agricultural Sciences, edited by Rattan Lal, in: Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford, UK (http://www.eolss.net

2001

Crenshaw, T. D. (2001). Calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D, and vitamin K in swine nutrition. Swine nutrition. 2nd edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 187-212.

1999

Wattiaux, M. A. 1999. Dairy Essentials: Nutrition & Feeding, Reproduction & Genetic Selection, Lactation & Milking, and Raising Dairy Heifers. UW-Madison Babcock Institute (140 pp). 

1996

Wattiaux, M. A. 1996. Technical Dairy Guide: Dairy Heifer Raising. UW-Madison Babcock Institute (125 pp). 

1995

Wattiaux, M. A.  1995. Technical Dairy Guide: Reproduction and Genetic Selection. UW-Madison Babcock Institute (161 pp). 

Homan, E. J. and M. A. Wattiaux. 1995. Technical Dairy Guide: Lactation and Milking. UW-Madison Babcock Institute (94 pages). 

1994

Wattiaux, M. A. and T. W. Howard. 1994. Technical Dairy Guide: Feeding and Nutrition. UW-Madison Babcock Institute (121 pages).

1991

Crenshaw, T. D. 1991. Sodium, potassium, magnesium and chloride in swine nutrition.  In:  Swine Nutrition. E. R. Miller, D. E. Ullrey and A. J. Lewis (eds.).  Butterworths.  Stoneham, MA.

Selected Conference Proceedings

2020

Steve Ricke: “Metabolism of the Microbiome” Symposium – The Future of the Poultry Gut-Health Nexus: Improving Food Safety. International Association for Food Protection Annual Virtual Meeting, Online, Oct. 26-28, 2020.

2019

Steve Ricke: “Optimizing Feed Additives in Poultry Using Microbiome Analyses”, Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals, Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, St. Louis, MO, Nov. 5, 2019.

Steve Ricke:  “Campylobacter Interventions and the Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiome”, Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Related Organisms Conference- 2019, ICC Belfast, 2 Lanyon Place, Belfast, UK. Sept. 11, 2019.

Steve Ricke: “What is an Ideal Feed Additive for Broilers and How Can We Assess This? Keynote Presentation, 6th International Conference on Poultry Intestinal Health, Auditorium Del Massino Via Massimiliano Massino, 1 00144, Rome, Italy, Apr. 5, 2019.

Four State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference (2019). Alternative forages for dairy heifers    http://fourstatedairy.org/proceedings.html 

Midwest Forage Association Tour de Forage (2019). Sorghum Forage Management

Penn State Dairy Nutrition Workshop (2019). Heifer Nutrition from Weaning to Calving

Heather White. ADSA Foundation Scholar Seminar: Influencing hepatic metabolism: Can fatty acids and methyl donors modulate nutrient partitioning to support metabolic health in the transition dairy cow? Invited talk. ADSA Foundation Scholar and Ruminant Nutrition: Dietary Methyl Donor. Supplementation and Hepatic Health in Transition Dairy Cows Symposium. American Dairy Science Association Meetings, Cincinnati, OH. June 2019

Heather White. Knockdown of patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 increased cellular triglyceride. Metabolic diseases in dairy cows: strategies for their reduction. Discovery Session 55. European Federation of Animal Science, Ghent, Belgium. August 2019

Heather White. Fueling Milk Production: Nutrient Partitioning and Metabolism in Lactating Dairy Cows. Invited Keynote Speaker. Australian Association of Ruminant Nutritionist Annual Meeting. Attwood, Victoria, Australia. October 2019

Heather White. Influencing Hepatic Metabolism: Can Fatty Acids and Methyl Donors Modulate Nutrient Partitioning to Support Metabolic Health in the Transition Dairy Cow? Invited Keynote Speaker. Australian Association of Ruminant Nutritionist Annual Meeting. Attwood, Victoria, Australia. October 2019

Heather White. Fueling Milk Production: Nutrient Partitioning and Metabolism in Lactating Dairy Cows. Invited International Academic Talk. LaTrobe University and AgriBio, Centre for AgriBiosciences. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. October 2019

Grez Capdeville, M. and T. D. Crenshaw. 2019. Evidence-based guides for mineral supplements of sow diets. Am. Assoc. Swine Veter. Conference. Orlando, FL. March 10, 2019.

Gullickson, E., Krueger, C., Polewski, M., Wedde, N., Reed, J. The Effect of Cranberry Proanthocyanidins on Gut Barrier Function and Inflammation in an In Vitro Cell Co-Culture Model. American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 2019 Nutrition Science and Practice Conference, March 23 to 26, 2019, Phoenix AZ. 

Polewski, M., Wedde, N., Krueger, C., and Reed, J. Evaluation of Cranberry Proanthocyanidins in an In Vitro Model of Gut Barrier Dysfunction. 8th Biennial Berry Health Benefits Symposium May 7th-9th, 2019, Portland, OR

2018

Steve Ricke: “Review of Existing In – Feed Solutions to Reduce Antibiotic Dependence on Farm”, Symposium on Interventions to Reduce Antibiotic Resistance and Antibiotic Use in Animal Production, International Association or Food Protection – European Symposium on Food Safety, Stockholm, Sweden, Apr. 26, 2018.

Steve Ricke: “Prebiotics and the Avian Microbiome – Research Strategies and Applications”, Dept. of Pathology, Bacteriology, and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Merelbeke, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Mar. 7, 2018.  

Steve Ricke: “Probiotics in Animal Production – Historical and Current Perspectives”, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, Feb. 2, 2018.

Four State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference (2018). Costs of raising calves using individual or automated feeding 

Heather White. Transition Cow Nutrition and Hepatic Metabolic Health. Standard Dairy Consultants Fall Technical Conference, Syracuse, NY. October 2018

Heather White. In Utero Programming: Feeding for Metabolic Health and Production Now and in the Future. The Future of Food. Dublin, Ireland. November 2018

Dórea, J. R. R., F. A. P. Santos, and D. M. Shaefer. Grazing supplementation for pastured stocker cattle: meta-analysis. In: 2018 Driftless Region Beef Conference, 2018, Dubuque, IA, USA.

Madrigal-Carballo, S,. Alfaro-Viquez, E., Esquivel-Alvarado, D., Chianelli, F., Leon, C., Krueger, C., Reed, J. Tannin-Chitosan composite materials for transdermal delivery of cannabidiol. XXIX International Conference on Polyphenols and 9th Tannin Conference, July 16-20, 2018, Madison, WI

Madrigal-Carballo, S., Alfaro-Viquez, E., Krueger, C., Reed, J. Nanotechnology as a useful tool for polyphenol research and development. XXIX International Conference on Polyphenols and 9th Tannin Conference, July 16-20, 2018, Madison, WI 

Gullickson, E., Birmingham, A., Krueger, C., and Reed, J. The utilization of a cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) proanthocyanidin standard to quantify insoluble proanthocyanidins by butanol-hydrochloric acid method. XXIX International Conference on Polyphenols and 9th Tannin Conference, July 16-20, 2018, Madison, WI

Esquivel-Alvarado, D., Alfaro-Viquez, E., Urena-Saborio, H., Rodriguez, G., Madrigal-Carballo, S., Krueger, C., Reed, J. Characterization of Proanthocyanidin profile of tropical cranberries (Vaccinum consangunium, Vaccinum floribundum, and Vaccinum talamancense) from Costa Rica. XXIX International Conference on Polyphenols and 9th Tannin Conference, July 16-20, 2018, Madison, WI 

Esquivel-Alvarado, D., Alfaro-Viquez, E., Madrigal-Carballo, S., Krueger, C., Berres, M., Reed, J. Computer-based Polyphenol-Fingerprinting™ as innovative analytic method for proanthocyanidins authentication in natural products. XXIX International Conference on Polyphenols and 9th Tannin Conference, July 16-20, 2018, Madison, WI

Madrigal-Carballo, S., Polewski, M., Wedde, N., Esquivel-Alvarado, D., Krueger, C., and Reed, J. Fluorescently Labeled 5-([4,6-dichlorotriazin-2-yl]amino) Fluorescein Cranberry Proanthocyanidins (DTAF-PAC) as a Tool to Understand in vitro Biological Interactions with Extra-intestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC). XXIX International Conference on Polyphenols and 9th Tannin Conference, July 16-20, 2018, Madison, WI 

Alfaro-Viquez, E., Esquivel-Alvarado, D., Polewski, M., Madrigal-Carballo, S., Krueger, C., and Reed, J. Cranberry proanthocyanidin-chitosan composite nanoparticles as potential nanoantibiotics against extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli. XXIX International Conference on Polyphenols and 9th Tannin Conference, July 16-20, 2018, Madison, WI

Polewski, M., Wedde, N., Esquivel-Alvarado, D., Krueger, C., and Reed. J. Isolation and Characterization of Blueberry Polyphenolic Components and their Effects on Gut Barrier Function using an In Vitro Model of Gut Barrier Dysfunction. XXIX International Conference on Polyphenols and 9th Tannin Conference, July 16-20, 2018, Madison, WI

Gullickson, E., Krueger, C., Polewski, M., Wedde, N., Reed, J. (2018, September). The effect of cranberry proanthocyanidins on gut barrier function and inflammation in an in vitro cell co-culture model.Poster session presented at the 36th Annual Fall Symposium for the Wisconsin Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Summit, WI.

Wattiaux, M. A. 2018. Invited Review: Mitigación de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en lecherías (La vaca, el Estiércol, el campo) – Con énfasis sobre la contribución de óxido nitroso en Sistema estabulado de Wisconsin EEUU. Webinar invited presentation CATIE, Fontagro, Nov 13, 2018. 

Wattiaux, M. A., M. E. Uddin, P. Letelier, R. D. Jackson, and R. A. Larson. 2018. Invited Review: Emission and mitigation of greenhouse gases from dairy farms: The cows, the manure, and the field. Invited presentation at the ARPAS symposium: Sustainable Dairy Production at the 2018 ADSA Annual Meeting in Knoxville Tennessee TN. 

2017

Four State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference (2017). Potential for Sorghum Forages for Dairy Heifers in the Midwest

Heather White. Transition Cow Nutrition and Metabolic Health. Invited talk. Pacific Northwest Nutrition Conference, Richland, WA. January 2017

Heather White. Hepatic Methyl Metabolism: Influencing success during the transition to lactation period. Invited talk. Pacific Northwest Nutrition Conference, Richland, WA. January 2017.

Qiurong Wang, Chaoqun Zhu, John F. Odhiambo, Guadalupe L Rodríguez-González, Peter W. Nathanielsz, Stephen P. Ford, Jun Ren and Wei Guo. Maternal Obesity Compromises Mitochondrial Bioenergetic Profile of Term Fetal Sheep Heart. 64th SRI annual Scientific meeting, Orlando, FL. March 15th -18th 2017. (Selected as oral Presentation) 

Ranathunga, S. and M. A. Wattiaux. 2017. Dairy Production Systems: Nitrous oxide emissions and its relationship with dietary crude protein and milk urea-N. Invited presentation 3rd conferencía de gases a efecto invernadero en sistemas agropecuarias de Latinoamérica (GALA); 4-6 October, INIA, La Estanzuela, Colonia, Uruguay. 

Wattiaux, M. A. 2017. Visión general de la alimentación de las vacas lecheras y aspectos particulares de la nutrición proteica / Overview of dairy cow nutrition and particular aspects of protein nutrition. Xl Reunión Científica Anual Asociación Peruana de Producción Animal (APPA), August 1-3 2017, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas (UNTRM) Chachapoyas, Peru. 

Wattiaux, M. A. 2017. Retos de la ganadería ante el cambio climático / Challenges of the livestock facing climate change. 5° Simposio Internacional sobre Producción Animal, 17-18 de Mayo 2017, Temascaltepec, México. 
Wattiaux, M. A. and H. Busse. 2017. How livestock systems could better contribute to health, nutrition and sustainable livelihood in Ethiopia. 25th Annual Conference Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP) August 24-25, 2017, Haramaya Universtity, Ethiopia.

2016

Steve Ricke: “Stacking the Deck in the Gut – Current Status and Future Prospects of Prebiotics”, 59th Annual Meeting Puerto Rico Society of Microbiologists – American Society for Microbiology – Local Branch, Industrial Microbiology – From the Lab Bench to the Production Line and Beyond, Verdanza Hotel, 8020 Tartak Street, Isla Verde Carolina, Puerto Rico, May 27, 2016.

Heather White. Transition Cow Nutrition and Hepatic Metabolic Health. Invited talk. Southwest Nutrition and Management Conference. Phoenix, AZ. February 2016

Heather White. Hepatic Methyl Metabolism: Influencing success during the transition to lactation. Invited talk. Transition Cow Symposium Series. Southwest Nutrition and Management Conference. Phoenix, AZ. February 2016

Heather White. Transition Cow Nutrition: Optimizing Liver Metabolism to Support Milk Production. Purina Nutrition Group. October 2016

Qiurong Wang, Chaoqun Zhu, Nan Hu, Stephen P. Ford, Petr W. Nathanielsz, Jun Ren and Wei Guo. Impact of Maternal Obesity and Overnutrition on Fetal Cardiac Function in Sheep. 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting of Society for Reproductive Investigation, Montreal, Canada, March 15-19, 2016, Abs#476.

Crenshaw, T. D. and L. A. Amundson. 2016. Vitamin D: its role in productivity and animal well-being. Proceedings Congress Latin America Nutrition Association. Cancun, Mexico. October 10-14, 2016. (Crenshaw invited speaker).

Wattiaux, M. A. 2016. Reto de la Ganadería ante el Cambio Climático. Invited Presentation. Foro Ganadería Sustentable en Territorios de Montaña de México. Reto y Oportunidades de Los Sistemas Agrosilvopastoriles en Áreas Protegidas. June 30 – July 3, 2016. 

Wattiaux, M. A. and S. Ranathunga. 2016. Milk urea Nitrogen as a tool to assess efficiency of Nitrogen utilization in dairy cows, pp 79-88 in Proceedings of Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference (Dubuque Iowa, June 15-16, 2016). 

Wattiaux, M. A. 2016. Dairy sector across the world: National trends and opportunities for sustainable growth. Large Dairy Herd Management Conference, Oak Brook, IL, May 1-4, 2016. 

2015

Amundson (Rortvedt), L. A. and T. D. Crenshaw. 2015. Emerging insights into classical cases of nutritionally induced lameness in pigs. Proc 46th Am Assoc Swine Veterinarians meeting. February 28, 2015. Orlando, FL 

Krueger, CG, Alfaro-Viquez, E, Madrigal-Carballo, S, Reed, JD. Tannin-Chitosan Composite Nanoparticles as an Alternative to Antibiotics. 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 22-26, 2015, Denver, CO

Madrigal-Carballo, S, Araya-Matey, J, Esquivel-Alvarado, D, Alfaro-Viquez, E, Krueger, CG, Reed, JD. Secondary liposomes stabilized by the electrostatic deposition of chitosan-tannin composites as potential delivery systems for proteins. 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 22-26, 2015, Denver, CO

Blumberg JB, Basu A, Krueger CG, Lila MA, Neto CC, Novotny JA, Reed JD, Rodriguez-Mateos A, Toner CD. Impact of cranberries on gut microbiota and cardiometabolic health: Proceedings of the cranberry health research conference 2015. Advances in nutrition. 2016;7:759S-770S. PMCID: 4942875

2014

Crenshaw, T. D. and L. A. Rortvedt-Amundson. 2014. Nutritionally induced cellular signals that affect skeletal integrity in swine. Proc 23rd International Pig Veterinary Society, IPVS Congress, Cancun, Mexico, vol. 1:75-83.

Dórea, J. R. R., F. A. P. Santos, and D. M. Shaefer. Grazing supplementation for pastured stocker cattle: meta-analysis. In: 2018 Driftless Region Beef Conference, 2018, Dubuque, IA, USA.

Wattiaux, M.A. 2014. Comparative digestion strategies and protein nutrition of lactating dairy cow, sheep and Goats. Pp 52-68 in Seminario Internacional Ensminger School. Avances en Producción Animal en América Latina. Nov. 5-7, 2014, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Peru. Available at: http://www.lamolina.edu.pe/facultad/zootecnia/AVANCESENPRODUCCIONANIMAL.pdf   

2013

Steve Ricke:  “Application of Genomics and Metabolite Analysis to Assess Poultry Gastrointestinal Ecology Response to Prebiotics”, College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, East Campus, China Agricultural University, No. 17 Quinghua Donglu, Hai Dian District, Beijing, P.R. China, Nov. 14, 2013.

Crenshaw, T. D., J. L. Reichert, J. R. Booth, D. K. Schneider, and L. A. Rortvedt-Amundson. 2013. Clinical diagnosis of skeletal integrity in swine. Leman Swine Veterinary Conference Proceedings. September 17, 2013. St Paul MN.

2009

Crenshaw, T. D. 2009. Nutritional Implications for Osteochondrosis and Related Lameness Problems in Sows. DSM Nutritional Products. European Swine Tours. (Germany, Austria, Spain, England, France and Switzerland).

2004

Wilson, M. E., K. J. Rozeboom, and T. D. Crenshaw. 2004. Boar Nutrition for Optimum Sperm Production. Banff Swine Conference. Banff Canada. Adv. Pork Prod. 15:295-306

Selected Popular Press Articles

2020

Akins, M. and L. Ferraretto. 2020. Fermentation of frozen & thawed corn silage. MFA Forage Focus, March 2020 issue. Pages 14-15.

McCary, C., and L. Ferraretto. 2020. Re-evaluating berry processing score. Hay and Forage Grower, January, 2020 issue. Pages 30-31.

Heather White, Rafael Caputo Oliveira, and Michael de Veth. Feed Efficiency and Metabolic Health: How Might We Improve Them Both in the Transition Dairy Cow? Pp. 88-89. Progressive Dairy. 7 February 2020

2019

Saylor, B., and L. Ferraretto. 2019. Small-grain silage production. Progressive Forage, March 1, 2019 issue. Pages 42-43.

Ferraretto, L. 2019. Low-lignin forages in dairy diets. Hay and Forage Grower, January, 2019 issue. Pages 8-9.

Akins, M. S. Managing limited forage inventory and low starch corn silage. Midwest Forage Association Forage Focus. December 2019

Akins, M. S. Estimate fair price for corn silage. Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin – Dairy’s Bottom Line. September 2019

Akins, M. S. Determining a price to pay for or sell corn silage. Midwest Forage Association Forage Focus. August 2019

Akins, M. S. High fiber forage options for dairy heifers. Progressive Forage.  August 2019

Hribar, C., M. S. Akins, G. Brink, W. Coblentz, J. Bleier, R. Ogden. Dairy heifer growth while grazing meadow fescue or orchardgrass. Midwest Forage Association Forage Focus. May 2019

Akins, M. S. Rear heifers with rotational grazing. Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin – Dairy’s Bottom Line. April 2019

Akins, M. S. and K. Bolsen. Make silage safety priority #1. Midwest Forage Association Forage Focus. March 2019

Michael de Veth and Heather White. Uncovering the Hidden Glucose Source Cows Need. Pp. 53-55. Progressive Dairy. 12 December 2019

Unlock udder complexities. PDPW. December 12 2019 (Article)

2018

Ferraretto, L. 2018. Improving the nutritive value of corn silage. Progressive Forage, December 1, 2018 issue. Pages 16-17.

Ferraretto, L. 2018. Good silage: a matter of fermentation and stability. Hay and Forage Grower, April/May, 2018 issue. Pages 34-35. 

Wallau, M., B. Justesen, L. Ferraretto, A. Blount, and G. Aiken. 2018. Mycotoxins in Florida Pastures. Factsheet for the Beef and Forage Field Day. Kenansville, Osceola Co., FL. April 6, 2018. 

Ferraretto, L. 2018. Longer storage length – What does it change? Vita Plus Forage Foundation Newsletter, January 25th, 2018 issue.

Ferraretto, L. 2018. You can manipulate silage fiber digestibility. Hay and Forage Grower, January, 2018 issue. Page 20-21.

Akins, M. S. and D. Smith. Corn silage mycotoxin management. Midwest Forage Association Forage Focus. December 2018

Akins, M. S. Corn silage harvest management. Midwest Forage Association Forage Focus. August 2018

2017

Ferraretto, L. 2017. Adjust rations for sorghum silage. Hay and Forage Grower, April/May, 2017 issue. Page 24-25.

Ferraretto, L. 2017. Poor kernel processing impacts the bottom line. Hay and Forage Grower, January, 2017 issue. Page 26-27.

Akins, M.S. Forage and Fiber Terminology Reviewed. Midwest Forage Association Forage Focus. August 2017

Akins, M.S. Forage inventory evaluation and planning. Midwest Forage Association Forage Focus. December 2017

Grez, M., and T. D. Crenshaw. 2017. Hypocalcemia in sows at farrowing: Is there a problem? National Hog Farmer – Research Review 2017. December issue, pp 29.

2016

Ricke, S.C.2016. The future of livestock nutrition and alternatives to antibiotics. 77th Minnesota Nutrition Conference Proceedings, pp. 37-45.

Roselinde M.A. Goselink and Heather M. White. Choline Aids Fat Metabolism in Transition Dairy Cows. Vol. 88 No. 01. Feedstuffs. 25 January 2016

2015

Heather M. White. Rumen-protected Choline can Aid Transition Cow Health. Vol. 87 No. 48. Feedstuffs. 21 January 2015

2012

Alali, W., P. Crandall, K. Gibson, D. Jaroni, G. Kostandini, S. Ricke, L. Trimble, S. Angioloni, and M. L. Davis. 2012. From food safety to economics:  Processing your chickens for market.  APPPA Grit Nov/DecIssue 72: 6-8, 10.

2010

Cromwell and NCCC42 Swine Nutrition Committee. December 22, 2010. High Levels of DDGS Analyzed in Grow-Finish Diets. National Hog Farmer. 

2009

Cabrera, V. E., R.D. Shaver, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2009. Free spreadsheet lets you ask feeding “what ifs” Hoard’s Dairyman June 2009:400.   

2008

Wattiaux, M. A., J.J. Olmos Colmenero, and O. Reynoso Campos. 2008. What Dairying is like in Mexico.  National Statistics Cloud the Complexity of the Mexican Dairy Industry. Why Aren’t Mexican Producers Able to Grow Domestic Production to Meet National Demand? Hoard’s Dairyman July 2008:462.   

Wattiaux, M. A., J.J. Olmos Colmenero, and O. Reynoso Campos. 2008. Cómo es la Producción de leche en México. Hoard’s Dairyman en Español October 2008:600-601.   

Wattiaux, M. A., J.J. Olmos Colmenero, J. R. Blazek y M.E. Castellanos Sevilla. 2008. Análisis de eficiencia de la utilización de nitrógeno y fósforo en granjas lecheras de Los Altos de Jasilsco. Gaceta CUALTOS 1 (enero/febrero): 6-7.

2005

Ricke, S.C. 2005. Assessing availability: Non-invasive evaluation of nutrient bioavailability, PetFood Industry 47: 6, 8, and 10.

Wattiaux, M. A. 2005. What can MUNs really tell us? Hoard’s Dairymam. 150:697. 

2001

Ricke, S.C. 2001. Alternatives to antibiotics.  pp. 58-62, In 26th Annual Poultry Service Industry Workshop, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Ricke, S.C. 2001. The state of maturity of the probiotics industry.  pp. 64-67, In 26th Annual Poultry Service Industry Workshop, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

1994

Jones, F.T. and S.C. Ricke.  1994.  Researchers propose tentative HACCP plan for feed manufacturers. Feedstuffs 66 (18): 32, 36-38, 40- 42.

Selected Research Posters

2020

Wythe, L.A., K.M. Feye, D.K. Dittoe, and S. Ricke. 2020.The effects of yeast fermentate prebiotic feed additive on the lactic acid producing bacteria in an in vitro microaerophilic cecal culture model. Poultry Science Association Annual Virtual Meeting, Online, July 20th – 22nd.

Clark, K.M., J.P. Holt, L.E. Anderson, D.K. Dittoe, and S.C. Ricke. 2020. Characterizing sow microbiome and drinking water quality at different production locations. Animal Science Association Annual Virtual Meeting, Online, July 19th – 23rd.

2019

Feye, K.M., P.M. Rubinelli, H.O. Pavlidis, J.A. Byrd, W.E. Chaney, D.R. McIntyre, and S.C. Ricke. 2019. Changes to the microbiome may mediate the anti-Salmonella effects demonstrated by XPCTM, International Poultry Scientific Forum, Atlanta, GA, Feb. 11-12th.

Hribar, C., G. Brink, J. Bleier, M. Casler, W. K. Coblentz, R. K. Ogden, J. S. Cavadini, and M. S. Akins. 2019. Dairy heifer growth while grazing meadow fescue or orchardgrass. American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting

Hribar, C., J. S. Cavadini, and M. S. Akins. 2019. Comparison of growth and relationship with genomic body size for dairy heifers managed in confinement or on pasture. American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting

Li, L., N. M. Esser, R. Ogden, W. K. Coblentz, and M. S. Akins. 2019. Effects of feeding two different types of sorghum-sudangrass silage based diets on nutrient intake and digestibility and growth of Holstein dairy heifers. American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting

Martin, M. J., S. J. Erb, E. T. Ronk, S. J. Bertics, M. R. Moede, K. A. Weigel, and H. M. White. Differences in mammary gland uptake of post-absorptive energy metabolites may contribute to residual feed intake variation. J. Dairy Sci. 102, Suppl. 1:230. 2019

Letelier, P., F. Contreras-Góvea, B. Albarrán-Portillo, F. De Kassia Gomes, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2019. Effects of the interaction between cow phenotypic milk urea nitrogen and dietary crude protein on milk production responses and efficiency. ADSA 2019. 

Uddin, M. E., O. I. Santana, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2019. Nitrogen and energy balance of primiparous Holstein and Jersey cows fed 2 levels and 2 sources of forage neutral detergent fiber. ADSA 2019.  

2018

Micciche, A.C., L.M., Meyer, and S. C. Ricke. 2018. 16S rDNA-based sequencing as a rapid method to identify bacteria cultivated from nonselective aerobic plate bacterial colonies isolated from commercial poultry feed. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, July 22nd – 26th.

Letelier, P., M. Chacón, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2018. Critical evaluation of functional unit and co-products handling methods to assess the environmental impact of dual purpose cattle system: A case study in Costa Rica. 10th International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2-6 September, 2018. 

Reed, K., M. J. Powell, T. Barros, M. Danes, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2018. Kinteics of nitrogen excretion in milk and excretion in urine and faeces of four common dairy feeds intrinsically enriched with 15N. 10th International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2-6 September, 2018. 

Uddin, M. E., O. I. Santana, T. Wickert, D. D’Huyvetter, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2018. Enteric methane emission of lactating Holstein and Jersey cows fed two levels and two sources of forage neutral detergent fibre. 10th International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2-6 September, 2018.

Letelier, P., F. Contreras-Góvea, B. Albarrán-Portillo, F. De Kassia Gomes, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2018. EWffects of dietary crude protein on the performance of cows grouped based on high or low phenotypic milk urea nitrogen. PDPW Business Conference. 

2017

Park, S.H., S.A. Kim, P. Rubinelli, C.A. Baker, and S.C. Ricke. 2017. Effect of Salmonella vaccine strains on broiler chicken cecal microbiota. International Assoc. Food Prot. Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL July, 9-12.

Akins, M.S., K.T. Williams, H. Su, W.K. Coblentz, N.M. Esser, P.C. Hoffman, K.A. Weigel. 2017. Effect of limit feeding and genomic residual feed intake on dairy heifer growth and feed efficiency. American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting

Grisham, A., M. Akins, E. Remick, H. Su, R. Ogden, W. Coblentz. 2017. Effects of irrigation on sorghum forage yield and quality in the central sands region of Wisconsin. American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting

Grisham, A., M. Akins, E. Remick, H. Su, R. Ogden, W. Coblentz. 2017. Nitrogen fertilization effects on sorghum forage yield and quality. American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting

Remick, E., M. Akins, A. Grisham, H. Su, W. Coblentz, R. Ogden. 2017. Evaluation of yield and quality of photoperiod-sensitive sorghums in central Wisconsin. American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting

Williams, K., K. Weigel, W. Coblentz, N. Esser, P. Hoffman, H. Su, M. Akins. 2017. Effect of diet energy level and genomic residual feed intake on pre-bred dairy heifer feed intake and growth. American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting

Aguerre, M. J., F. Sun, J. M. Powell, K. Weigel, A. Pelletier, P. Crump, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2017. Effects of contrasting predicted residual feed intake on performance and CH4 emission of dairy cows fed 2 levels of forage neutral detergent fiber. ADSA. 

2016

Park, S.H., S.I. Lee, and S.C. Ricke. 2016. In-depth analysis of broiler chicken gut microbiome responses over time fed a commercial yeast-based prebiotic. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. General Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, June 16-20.

Williams, K. T., K. A. Weigel, W. K. Coblentz, N. M. Esser, H. Schlesser, P. C. Hoffman, H. Su, and M. S. Akins. 2016. Effect of diet energy level and genomic residual feed intake on dairy heifer performance. American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting

Wattiaux, M. A., J. P. Iñamagua-Uyaguari, F. Casasola-Coto, L. Guerra-Alarcón and A. Jenet. Partial carbon footprint of milk and interaction between enteric methane and nitrous oxide emissions in grazing dairy farms: The case of Costa Rica. ADSA/ASAS 2016. 

Aguerre, M. J., A. Pelletier, J. M. Powell, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2016. Intake, milk production, and methane emission of dairy cows fed diets that differ in ruminal in vitro NDF digestibility. ADSA/ASAS 2016. 

Fadul-Pacheco, L., D. Pellerin, P. Y. Chouinard, M. A. Wattiaux, M. Duplessis, and E. Charbonneau. 2016. Nitrogen efficiency on commercial dairy farms: impact on production performance and herd profitability. ADSA/ASAS 2016. 

Selected Videos

2020

Heather White. The Dual Essentiality of Choline and Methionine. Mini-Symposium: Methyl Donors and 1-C Metabolism in Dairy Cattle. Feedstuffs. 29 April 2020

2018

Dr. Luiz Farreretto: Presentation: Impact of essential amino acid balancing postpartum on lactation performance by dairy cows     

Dr. Luiz Farreretto: Presentation: Keys to improve the nutritive value of corn silage   

2017

Heather White. Choline’s Effect on Liver Metabolism from a Different View. Webinar presented to an EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). Hosted by Balchem Corp., Italy. October 2017

2014

Heather White. Hepatic Methyl Metabolism: Influencing Success During the Transition to Lactation. Cornell Nutrition Conference Transition Cow Mini-Symposium. 23 December 2014

Selected Other Publications

2020

Ricke, S.C. (Ed.) 2020. Improving Gut Health in Poultry. Burleigh Dodd Publishing, Cambridge, UK. 522 pp

Ractopamine Free Swine Project, https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/youthlivestock/ractopamine-free/2020.

2019

Venkitanarayanan, K., S. Thakur, and S.C. Ricke (Eds.) 2019. Food Safety in Poultry Meat Production, Springer Science, New York, NY. 301 pp.

Pandey, A., C. Larroche, C.-G. Dussap, E. Gnansounou, S.K. Khanal, and S. Ricke. (Eds.) 2019. Biofuels: Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes for the Production of Liquid and Gaseous Biofuels. Second Edition. Academic Press, Elsevier, London, UK. 867 pp.

2017

Ricke, S.C. (Ed.) 2017. Achieving Sustainable Production of Poultry Meat- Volume 1 Safety, Quality and Sustainability. Burleigh Dodd Publishing, Cambridge, UK. 480 pp.

Ricke, S.C., G.G. Atungulu, S.H. Park, and C.E. Rainwater (Eds.) 2017. Food and Feed Safety Systems and Analysis. Elsevier Inc., San Diego, CA 406 pp.

Chandler, T. L., R. T. Fugate, J. A. Jendza, A. Troescher, M. White. Conjugated linoleic acid supplementation during the transition period increased milk production in primiparous and multiparous dairy cows. Anim. Feed Sci. and Technol. 224:90-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.12.008. 2017

Producer Guide to Veterinary Feed Directive.    2017

Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Michel Wattiaux, Rebecca A. Larson, Larry Chase, Sanjeewa Ranathunga, Matthew D. Ruark. 2017. Dairy cow nitrogen efficiency. UW-Extension Learning Store UWEX A4131-08, GWQ080 https://learningstore.uwex.edu 

Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca A. Larson, and Matthew D. Ruark, Di Liang, Michel Wattiaux, Larry Chase, Victor Cabrera. 2017. Mitigation of enteric methane emissions from dairy cows. UW-Extension Learning Store UWEX A4131-08, GWQ080 https://learningstore.uwex.edu  

Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca A. Larson, and Matthew D. Ruark, Di Liang, Michel Wattiaux, Larry Chase, Victor Cabrera. 2017. Accounting techniques for enteric methane emissions from dairy cows. UW-Extension Learning Store UWEX A4131-07, GWQ079 https://learningstore.uwex.edu  

Sun, F., M. Aguerre, and M. A. Wattiaux. 2017. Intake and digestibility of nutrients, manure production, and nitrogen excretion as affected by nonfiber carbohydrate sources and rumen degradable protein levels in the diet of dairy cows eXtension: https://articles.extension.org/pages/74268/intake-and-digestibility-of-nutrients-manure-production-and-nitrogen-excretion-as-affected-by-nonfib  

Aguirre-Villegas, H., B. A. Larson, M. D. Ruark, D. Liang, V. Cabrera and M. A. Wattiaux. 2017. Sustainable Dairy Fact Sheet Series: Mitigation of Enteric Methane Emissions from Dairy Cows, eXtension http://articles.extension.org/category/main  

2016

Ricke, S.C. and R.K. Gast (Eds.). 2016. Producing Safe Eggs-The Microbial Ecology of Salmonella. Elsevier, Inc., San Diego, CA. 436 pp.

White, H. M., E. R. Carvalho, S. L. Koser, N. S. Schmelz-Roberts, L. M. Pezzanite, A. C. Slabaugh, P. H. Doane, and S. S. Donkin. Short Communication: Regulation of hepatic gluconeogenic enzymes by dietary glycerol in transition dairy cows. J. Diary Sci. 99:812-817. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2015-9953. 2016

Heather White. Transition Cow Nutrition: Why do methyl donors make a difference? Hubbard Nutrition Group. October 2016

2015

Ricke, S.C., J.R. Donaldson, and C.A. Phillips (Eds.) 2015. Food Safety: Emerging Issues, Technologies and Systems. Academic Press, Elsevier, Inc., Oxford, UK, 449 pp.

2014

White, H. M. Invited Paper Published in Conference Proceedings. Transition Cow Health:  Meeting the demands of lactation while maintaining a healthy liver. Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference. 2014

2012

Ricke, S.C., E.J. Van Loo, M.G. Johnson and C.A. O’Bryan (Eds.), 2012. Organic Meat Production and Processing. Wiley Scientific/IFT, New York, NY 444 pp.

Callaway, T.R. and S.C. Ricke (Eds.), 2012. Direct Fed Microbials/Prebiotics for Animals: Science and Mechanisms of Action, Springer Science, New York, NY, 206 pp.

2011

Pandey, A., C. Larroche, S.C. Ricke, C.-G. Dussap, and E. Gnansounou (Eds.). 2011. Biofuels: Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes, First Edition. Academic Press, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 629 pp.

2010

Ricke, S.C. and F.T. Jones (Eds), 2010.  Perspectives on Food Safety Issues of Food Animal Derived Foods, University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, AR, 362 pp.