Dr. Michael Ballou

Ballou, M.A., G.D. Cruz, W. Pittroff, D.H. Keisler, and E.J. DePeters. 2008. Modifying the acute phase response of Jersey calves by supplementing milk replacer with omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil. J. Dairy Sci. 91:3478-3487.

Ballou, M.A. and E.J. DePeters. 2008.  Supplementing milk replacer with omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil on immunocompetence and health of Jersey calves. J. Dairy Sci. 91:3488-3500.

Ballou, M.A., E.J. DePeters, H. Perez-Monti, S.J. Taylor, and J.W. Pareas. 2008. Effect of saturation ratio of supplemental dietary fat on production performance of lactating Holstein cows in early lactation. Prof. Anim. Sci. 24:120-127.

Dr. Mindy Brashears

Brashears, M.M, J.C. Brooks, and M.F. Miller. 2007. Characterizing the safety and quality of fresh beef cuts subjected to deep muscle marination. Journal of Animal Science, Supplemental 1:85, 200.

Brooks, J.C., M. Alvarado, T.P. Stephens, J.D. Kellermeier, A.W. Tittor, M.F. Miller, and M.M. Brashears. 2008. The spoilage and safety characteristics of ground beef packaged in traditional and modified atmosphere packages. J Food Prot. 71(2): 293-301.

Brooks, J.C., M.M. Brashears, and M.F. Miller. 2007. Is there a link between food safety and food spoilage. Journal of Animal Science, Supplemental 1:85, 137.

Dowd SE, K. Killinger-Mann, J. Blanton, M. San Francisco, and M.M. Brashears. 2007. Positive adaptive state: Microarray evaluation of gene expression in salmonella enterica typhimurium exposed to nalidixic acid. Foodborne Pathog Dis. Summer;4(2):187-200.

Kunze, D. J., G. H. Loneragan, T. M. Platt, M. F. Miller, T. E. Besser, M. Koohmaraie, T. P. Stephens, C. H. Parsons, and M. M. Brashears. 2008. Salmonella enterica burden in harvest-ready cattle populations of the Texas high plains. Appl Environ Microbiol. 74(2)345-351.

Lakins, D., A. Echeverry, C. Z. Alvarado, M.M Brashears, J. C. Brooks, and M. T. Brashears 2008. Quality and mold growth on white enriched bread for military rations following directional microwave treatment. Journal Food Science. 73(3): M99-M103.

Lakins, D., C. Z. Alvarado, L. D. Thompson, M. T. Brashears, J. C. Brooks, and M. M. Brashears. 2008. Reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis in shell eggs using directional microwave technology. Journal Poultry Science. 87:985-991.

Lopez, A.M., G. Poullier, A.M. Luna, C.Z. Alvarado, L.D. Thompson, M.M. Brashears, and J.C. Brooks. 2007. Carbon monoxide in MAP chicken breast fillets and drums as a food safety intervention to reduce pathogen loads and extend shelf-life. J. Anim. Sci., Suppl. 1, Vol. 85.

Mann, J.E. and M.M. Brashears. 2007. Contribution of humidity to the lethality of surface-attached heat-resistant Salmonella during the thermal processing of cooked ready to eat roast beef. 2006. J Food Prot. 70:762-765.

Miller, M.F., G.H. Loneragan, D.D. Harris, K.D. Adams, J.C. Brooks, and M.M. Brashears. 2008. Environmental dust exposure as a factor contributing to an increase in Escherichia coli O157 and Salmonella populations on cattle hides in feed yards. Journal Food Protection, 71(10).

Platt, T.M., G.H. Loneragan, H.M. Scott, B. Norby, D.U. Thompson, M.S. Brown, S.E. Ives, and M.M. Brashears. 2008. Antimicrobial susceptibility of enteric bacteria recovered from feedlot cattle administered chlortetracycline in feed. AJVR. 69(8): 988-996.

Stephens, T. P., G. H. Loneragan, E. Karunasena, and M. M. Brashears.2007. Reduction of Escherichia coli O157 and Salmonella in feces and on hides of feedlot cattle using varying doses of a direct-fed microbial. J Food Prot. 70(10):2386-2391.

Stephens, T. P., G. H. Loneragan, T. W. Thompson, A. Sridhara, L. A. Branham, S. Pitchiah, and M. M. Brashears. 2007. Distribution of Escherichiacoli O157 and Salmonella on hide surfaces, the oral cavity, and in feces of feedlot cattle. J Food Prot. 70(6):1346-1349.

Stephens, T. P., G. H. Loneragan, L. M. Chichester, and M. M. Brashears. 2007 Prevalence and enumeration of E. coli O157 in steers receiving various strains of direct-fed microbials. J Food Prot. 70(5):1252-1255.

Stephens, T. P., G. H. Loneragan, L. A. Branham, S. Pitchiah, and M. M. Brashears. 2007. Development and validation of a most-probable-number immunomagnetic separation methodology of enumerating Escherichia coli O157 in cattle feces. J Food Prot. 70(5):1072-1075.

Thompson, T. W., T. P. Stephens, G. H. Loneragan, M. F. Miller, and M. M. Brashears. 2007. Comparison of rapid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunomagnetic separation methods for detection of Escherichia coli O157 in fecal, hide, carcass, and ground beef samples. J Food Prot.70(10):2230-2234.

Vasconcelos, J. T., N. A. Elam, M. M. Brashears, and M. L. Galyean. 2007. Effects of increasing dose of live cultures of Lactobacillus acidophilus (Strain NP 51) combined with a single dose of Propionibacterium freudenreichii (Strain NP 24) on performance and carcass characteristics of finishing beef steers. J. Anim. Sci. 86(3): 756-762.

Dr. Bradley Johnson

Book Chapters and Invited Reviews

Johnson, B. J., and K. Y. Chung. 2007. Alterations in the physiology of growth of cattle with growth-enhancing compounds. In: Vet. Clin. Food Anim. 23:321-332.

Reinhardt, C. D., and B. J. Johnson. 2008. Growth Promotants for Beef Production - Anabolic Steroids: Performance responses and Mode of Action. Current Veterinary Therapy. D.U. Thomson, Ed. (in press).

Peer-reviewed Manuscripts

Chung, K. Y., and B. J. Johnson. 2008. Application of cellular mechanisms to growth and development of food-producing animals. J. Anim. Sci. 86(E. Suppl.):E226-E235.

Kamanga-Sollo, E., M. E. White, M. R. Hathaway, K. Y. Chung, B. J. Johnson, and W. R. Dayton. 2008. Roles of IGF-I and the estrogen, androgen and IGF-I receptors in estradiol-17 and trenbolone acetate-stimulated proliferation of cultured bovine satellite cells. Dom. Anim. Endocrinol. 35:88-97.

Winterholler, S. J., G. L. Parsons, D. K. Walker, M. J. Quinn, J. S. Drouillard, and B. J. Johnson. 2008. Effect of feedlot management system on response to ractopamine-HCl in yearling steers. J. Anim. Sci. 86:2401-2414.

Brown, K. R., R. D. Goodband, M. D. Tokach, S. S. Dritz, J. L. Nelssen, J. E. Minton, J. J. Higgins, X. Lin, J. Odle, J. C. Woodworth, and B. J. Johnson. 2008. Effects of feeding L-carnitine to gilts through day 70 of gestation on litter traits and the expression of insulin-like growth factor system components and L-carnitine concentration in foetal tissues. J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (In press, DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2007.00762.x)

Kamanga-Sollo, E., M. E. White, K. Y. Chung, B. J. Johnson, and W. R. Dayton. 2008. Potential role of G-protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) in estradiol-17β-stimulated IGF-I mRNA expression in bovine satellite cell cultures. Dom. Anim. Endocrinol. (In press).

Brazle, A. E., B. J. Johnson, S. K. Webel, T. J. Rathbun, and D. L. Davis. 2008. Omega-3 fatty acids in the gravid pig uterus as affected by maternal supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids. J. Anim. Sci. (accepted).

Pampusch, M. S., M. E. White, M. R. Hathaway, T. J. Baxa, K. Y. Chung, S. L. Parr, B. J. Johnson, W. J. Weber, and W. R. Dayton. 2008. Effects of trenbolone acetate (TBA), estradiol (E2) and combined TBA/E2 implants on muscle IGF-I, IGF-I receptor, estrogen receptor-α and androgen receptor mRNA levels in feedlot steers. J. Anim. Sci. (In press)

Winterholler, S. J., G. L. Parsons, C. D. Reinhardt, J. P. Hutcheson, W. T. Nichols, D. A. Yates, R. S. Swingle, and B. J. Johnson. 2007. Response to ractopamine-hydrogen chloride is similar in yearling steers across days on feed. J. Anim. Sci. 85:413-419.

Brown, K. R., R. D. Goodband, M. D. Tokach, S. S. Dritz, J. L. Nelssen, J. E. Minton, J. J. Higgins, J. C. Woodworth, and B. J. Johnson. 2007. Growth characteristics, blood metabolites, and IGF system components in maternal tissues from gilts fed L-carnitine through day 70 of gestation, J. Anim. Sci. 85:1687-1694.

Sissom, E. K., C. D. Reinhardt, J. P. Hutcheson, W. T. Nichols, D. A. Yates, R. S. Swingle, and B. J. Johnson. 2007. Response to ractopamine-HCl in heifers is altered by implant strategy across days on feed. J. Anim. Sci. 85:2125-2132.

Fraser, J. N., B. L. Davis, K. A. Skjolaas, T. E. Burkey, S. S. Dritz, B. J. Johnson, and J. E. Minton, 2007. Effects of feeding Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium or serovar Choleraesuis to weaned pigs on growth performance and circulating insulin-like growth factor-I, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and interleukin-1 beta. J. Anim. Sci. 85:1161-1167.

>Walker, D. K., E. C. Titgemeyer,E. K. Sissom, K. R. Brown, J. J. Higgins, and B. J. Johnson. 2007. Effects of steroidal implantation and ractopamine-HCl on nitrogen retention, blood metabolites, and longissimus mRNA expression of IGF-I in Holstein steers. J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. 91:439-447.

Elwakeel, E. A., E. C. Titgemeyer, B. J. Johnson, C. K. Armendariz, and J. E. Shirley. 2007. Fibrolytic enzymes to increase nutritive value of dairy feedstuffs. J. Dairy Sci. 90:5226-5236.

Arnett, A. M., M. E. Dikeman, C. W. Spaeth, B. J. Johnson, and B. Hildabrand. 2007. Effects of Vitamin A supplementation in young lambs on performance, serum lipid, and longissimus muscle lipid composition. J. Anim. Sci. 85:3062-3071.

Dr. Mhairi Sutherland

Refereed publications

Sutherland MA, McDonald A, McGlone JJ. 2008.  Environmental, trailer, and gender effects on the percentage of dead and non-ambulatory pigs during transport.  Vet. Rec. (in press).

Sutherland MA, Bryer PJ, Davis BL, McGlone JJ. 2008.  Space requirements of weaned pigs during a 60 minute transport in summer.  J. Anim. Sci. (in press).

Sutherland MA, Bryer PJ, Krebs N, McGlone JJ. 2008.  Tail docking in pigs: acute physiological and behavioral responses.  Animal 2: 292-297.

Sutherland MA, Erlandson K, Connor JF, Salak-Johnson JL, Matzat P, Smith JF, McGlone JJ. 2008.  Health of non-ambulatory, non-injured pigs at processing.  Livestock Sci. 116: 237-245.

Rudine AC, Sutherland MA, Hulbert L, Morrow JL, McGlone JJ.  2007.  Diverse production system and social status effects on pig immunity and behavior.  Livestock Sci. 111: 86-95.

Sutherland MA, Niekamp SR, Johnson RW, Van Alstine WG, and Salak-Johnson JL.  2007.  Heat and social rank impact behavior and physiology of PRRS-virus-infected pigs.  Physiol. Behav. 90: 93-100.

Niekamp SR, Sutherland MA, Dahl GE, and Salak-Johnson JL.  2007.  Immune responses of piglets

to weaning stress: Impacts of photoperiod.  J. Anim. Sci. 85:93-100.

Niekamp SR, Sutherland MA, Dahl GE, and Salak-Johnson JL.  2006.  Photoperiod influences the

immune status of multiparous gestating sows and their piglets.  J. Anim. Sci.  84:2072-2082.

Sutherland MA, Niekamp SR, Rodriguez-Zas SL, and Salak-Johnson JL.  2006.  Impacts of chronic stress and social status on various physiological and performance measures in pigs of different breeds.  J. Anim. Sci. 84:588-596. 

Sutherland MA, Rodriguez-Zas SL, Ellis M, and Salak-Johnson JL.  2005.  Breed and age affect baseline immune traits, cortisol, and performance in growing pigs.  J. Anim. Sci. 83:2087-2095.

Sutherland MA, Mellor DJ, Stafford KJ, Gregory NG, Bruce RA, and Ward RN. 2002.  Cortisol responses to dehorning of calves given a 5-hour local anesthetic regimen plus phenylbutazone, ketoprofen or adrenocorticotropic hormone prior to dehorning.  Res. Vet. Sci. 73:115-123.

Sutherland MA, Mellor DJ, Stafford KJ, Gregory NG, Bruce RA, and Ward RN. 2002.  Effect of local anesthetic combined with wound cauterisation on the cortisol response to dehorning in calves.   Aust. Vet. J. 80:165-168.

Sutherland MA, Stafford KJ, Mellor DJ, Gregory NG, Bruce RA, and Ward RN. 2000. Acute cortisol responses and wound healing in lambs after ring castration plus docking with or without application of a castration clamp to the scrotum.  Aust. Vet. J. 78:402-405.

Sutherland MA, Mellor DJ, Stafford KJ, Gregory NG, Bruce RA, Ward RN, and Todd SE.  1999.  Acute cortisol responses of lambs to ring castration and docking after the injection of lignocaine into the scrotal neck or testes at the time of ring application.  Aust. Vet. J. 77:738-741.

Other publications

Sutherland MA, Smith JS, McGlone JJ.  2006.  Data suggests foot, leg problems vary by packing plant.  National Hog Farmer, Dec 15th: 27-28. 

Sutherland MA and McGlone JJ.  2006.  Temperature, humidity can take a toll on market hogs in transit.  National Hog Farmer, Dec 15th: 28-29. 

Sutherland MA and Stafford KJ. 1997.  The fifth freedom: ability to display normal patterns of behaviour.  Vetscript 2, pg2.