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Adam L. Lock is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, alongside significant work in Reproductive Physiology in Livestock and Fatty Acid Research and Health.

Their recent scholarly output includes several publications centered on dairy cow metabolism, nutrient digestibility, and lipid metabolism. Notable papers include:

  • Lipopolysaccharide induces lipolysis and insulin resistance in adipose tissue from dairy cows (2021), published in Journal of Dairy Science
  • Transcriptomic profiling of adipose tissue inflammation, remodeling, and lipid metabolism in periparturient dairy cows (Bos taurus) (2020), published in BMC Genomics
  • Effects of commercially available palmitic and stearic acid supplements on nutrient digestibility and production responses of lactating dairy cows (2020), published in Journal of Dairy Science
  • Nutrient digetibility and production responses of lactating dairy cows when saturated free fatty acid supplements are included in diets: A meta-analysis (2021), published in Journal of Dairy Science
  • Effects of calcium salts of palm fatty acids on nutrient digestibility and production responses of lactating dairy cows: A meta-analysis and meta-regression (2021), published in Journal of Dairy Science

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • J.M. dos Santos Neto
  • Jonas de Souza
  • G. Andres Contreras
  • Crystal Prom
  • Jair Parales-Girón

Adam L. Lock has published mainly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • JDS Communications
  • PLoS ONE

Their research encompasses multiple subfields, especially Agronomy and Crop Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Genetics, Small Animals, and Animal Science and Zoology. The main topics covered by their work include insights into ruminant nutrition, livestock reproductive physiology, fatty acid impacts on health, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, animal health and immunology, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, and some exploration into systemic lupus erythematosus research.

Best Publications

  • Modifying milk fat composition of dairy cows to enhance fatty acids beneficial to human health

    Adam L. Lock;Dale E. Bauman

  • Major advances associated with the biosynthesis of milk.

    D.E. Bauman;I.H. Mather;R.J. Wall;A.L. Lock

  • Seasonal variation in milk conjugated linoleic acid and Δ9-desaturase activity in dairy cows

    A.L Lock;P.C Garnsworthy

  • Biosynthesis of conjugated linoleic acid in ruminants and humans.

    Donald L Palmquist;Adam L Lock;Kevin J Shingfield;Dale E Bauman

  • Nutrigenomics, Rumen-Derived Bioactive Fatty Acids, and the Regulation of Milk Fat Synthesis

    Dale E. Bauman;Kevin John Harvatine;Adam L. Lock

  • Do trans fatty acids from industrially produced sources and from natural sources have the same effect on cardiovascular disease risk factors in healthy subjects? Results of the trans Fatty Acids Collaboration (TRANSFACT) study.

    Jean Michel Chardigny;Frédéric Destaillats;Corinne Malpuech-Brugère;Julie Moulin

  • Effects of Ruminant trans Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: A Comprehensive Review of Epidemiological, Clinical, and Mechanistic Studies

    Sarah K. Gebauer;Jean Michel Chardigny;Jean Michel Chardigny;Marianne Uhre Jakobsen;Benoît Lamarche

  • A reappraisal of the impact of dairy foods and milk fat on cardiovascular disease risk

    J. Bruce German;Robert A. Gibson;Ronald M. Krauss;Paul Nestel

  • Technical note: a rapid lipid separation method for determining fatty acid composition of milk.

    S. Feng;A.L. Lock;P.C. Garnsworthy

  • Independent effects of dietary linoleic and linolenic fatty acids on the conjugated linoleic acid content of cows’ milk

    A.L. Lock;P.C. Garnsworthy

  • Variation of milk citrate with stage of lactation and de novo fatty acid synthesis in dairy cows.

    P.C. Garnsworthy;L.L. Masson;A.L. Lock;T.T. Mottram

  • Trans-9, Cis-11 conjugated linoleic acid reduces milk fat synthesis in lactating dairy cows

    J.W. Perfield;A.L. Lock;J.M. Griinari;A. Sæbø

  • The Anticarcinogenic Effect of trans-11 18:1 Is Dependent on Its Conversion to cis-9, trans-11 CLA by Δ9-Desaturase in Rats

    Adam L. Lock;Benjamin A. Corl;David M. Barbano;Dale E. Bauman

  • Feeding a C16:0-enriched fat supplement increased the yield of milk fat and improved conversion of feed to milk.

    A.L. Lock;C.L. Preseault;J.E. Rico;K.E. DeLand

  • Palmitic acid increased yields of milk and milk fat and nutrient digestibility across production level of lactating cows

    P. Piantoni;A.L. Lock;M.S. Allen

  • Trans-10 Octadecenoic Acid Does Not Reduce Milk Fat Synthesis in Dairy Cows

    Adam L. Lock;Cynthia Tyburczy;Debra A. Dwyer;Kevin J. Harvatine

  • NEW PERSPECTIVES ON LIPID DIGESTION AND METABOLISM IN RUMINANTS

    D. E. Bauman;J. W. Perfield;M. J. de Veth;A. L. Lock

  • Butter Naturally Enriched in Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Vaccenic Acid Alters Tissue Fatty Acids and Improves the Plasma Lipoprotein Profile in Cholesterol-Fed Hamsters

    Adam L. Lock;Claire A. M. Horne;Dale E. Bauman;Andrew M. Salter

  • Dry period plane of energy: Effects on feed intake, energy balance, milk production, and composition in transition dairy cows

    S. Mann;F.A.Leal Yepes;T.R. Overton;J.J. Wakshlag

  • Physiological limitations, nutrient partitioning.

    R. J. Collier;L. H. Baumgard;A. L. Lock;D. E. Bauman

  • A Conjugated Linoleic Acid Supplement Containing trans-10, cis-12 Reduces Milk Fat Synthesis in Lactating Sheep

    A.L. Lock;B.M. Teles;J.W. Perfield;D.E. Bauman

  • Intestinal digestibility of long-chain fatty acids in lactating dairy cows: A meta-analysis and meta-regression.

    J.P. Boerman;J.L. Firkins;N.R. St-Pierre;A.L. Lock

  • Nutrition, metabolism, and fertility in dairy cows: 1. Dietary energy source and ovarian function.

    P.C. Garnsworthy;A. Lock;G.E. Mann;K.D. Sinclair

  • Milk fatty acids and human health: Potential role of conjugated linoleic acid and trans fatty acids

    D. E. Bauman;A. L. Lock;B. A. Corl;C. Ip

  • Optimising milk composition.

    Adam L. Lock;Kevin J. Shingfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Dale E. Bauman
Dale E. Bauman Cornell University
Michael S. Allen
Michael S. Allen Michigan State University
Philip C. Garnsworthy
Philip C. Garnsworthy University of Nottingham
M.J. VandeHaar
M.J. VandeHaar Michigan State University
Lorraine M. Sordillo
Lorraine M. Sordillo Michigan State University
William W. Thatcher
William W. Thatcher University of Florida
C.R. Staples
C.R. Staples University of Florida
Jack R. Harkema
Jack R. Harkema Michigan State University
Elliot Block
Elliot Block Princeton University
José E. P. Santos
José E. P. Santos University of Florida

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