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4272
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1877
National Ranking
539

Overview

B. T. Richert is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Animal Science and Zoology.

Their work extensively covers topics related to Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, and the Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock. Other notable research areas include Meat and Animal Product Quality, Biotin and Related Studies, Gut Microbiota and Health, and Pharmacological Effects and Assays.

Frequent publication venues for B. T. Richert include:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Scientific Reports
  • Meat Science

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by B. T. Richert are:

  • Swine growth promotion with antibiotics or alternatives can increase antibiotic resistance gene mobility potential, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • In utero heat stress alters the postnatal innate immune response of pigs, 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • Evaluation and mitigation of the effects of in utero heat stress on piglet growth performance, postabsorptive metabolism, and stress response following weaning and transport, 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • Effects of increasing dietary L-glutamine to replace antibiotics on pig health and performance following weaning and transport, 2020, Translational Animal Science
  • Ractopamine changes in pork quality are not mediated by changes in muscle glycogen or lactate accumulation postmortem, 2020, Meat Science

Throughout their career, B. T. Richert has collaborated frequently with a group of coauthors, including:

  • A. P. Schinckel
  • Jay S Johnson
  • John Scott Radcliffe
  • Jacob A Richert
  • Alan W Duttlinger

Best Publications

  • Effects of adding fiber sources to reduced-crude protein, amino acid-supplemented diets on nitrogen excretion, growth performance, and carcass traits of finishing pigs.

    J. A. Shriver;S. D. Carter;A. L. Sutton;B. T. Richert

  • Effects of dietary levels of selenium-enriched yeast and sodium selenite as selenium sources fed to growing-finishing pigs on performance, tissue selenium, serum glutathione peroxidase activity, carcass characteristics, and loin quality.

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  • Effects of the interrelationship between zinc oxide and copper sulfate on growth performance of early-weaned pigs

    J W Smith;M D Tokach;R D Goodband;J L Nelssen

  • The effects of ractopamine on the behavior and physiology of finishing pigs

    J. N. Marchant-Forde;D. C. Lay;E. A. Pajor;B. T. Richert

  • Evaluation of the effects of dietary fat, conjugated linoleic acid, and ractopamine on growth performance, pork quality, and fatty acid profiles in genetically lean gilts

    T. E. Weber;B. T. Richert;M. A. Belury;Y. Gu

  • Predominance of a bacteriocin-producing Lactobacillus salivarius component of a five-strain probiotic in the porcine ileum and effects on host immune phenotype

    Maria C. Walsh;Gillian E. Gardiner;Orla M. Hart;Peadar G. Lawlor

  • Development of a model to describe the compositional growth and dietary lysine requirements of pigs fed ractopamine.

    A. P. Schinckel;N. Li;B. T. Richert;P. V. Preckel

  • Valine requirement of the high-producing lactating sow.

    B T Richert;M D Tokach;R D Goodband;J L Nelssen

  • Effects of dietary vitamin E and fat supplementation on pork quality.

    Q. Guo;B. T. Richert;J. R. Burgess;D. M. Webel

  • Effects of temperature stress on growth performance and bacon quality in grow-finish pigs housed at two densities.

    H. M. White;B. T. Richert;A. P. Schinckel;J. R. Burgess

  • Repeated intranasal oxytocin administration in early life dysregulates the HPA axis and alters social behavior.

    Jean-Loup Rault;C. Sue Carter;Joseph P. Garner;Jeremy N. Marchant-Forde

  • Increasing valine, isoleucine, and total branched-chain amino acids for lactating sows

    B.T. Richert;Robert D. Goodband;Michael D. Tokach;Jim L. Nelssen

  • A flooring comparison: The impact of rubber mats on the health, behavior, and welfare of group-housed sows at breeding

    Monica R.P. Elmore;Joseph P. Garner;Anna K. Johnson;Brian T. Richert

  • Effects of stall or small group gestation housing on the production, health and behaviour of gilts

    M.J. Harris;E.A. Pajor;A.D. Sorrells;S.D. Eicher

  • Effects of water and diet acidification with and without antibiotics on weanling pig growth and microbial shedding1,2

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  • Ractopamine induces differential gene expression in porcine skeletal muscles.

    A M Gunawan;B T Richert;A P Schinckel;A L Grant

  • Effects of low-phytic acid corn, low-phytic acid soybean meal, and phytase on nutrient digestibility and excretion in growing pigs.

    B. E. Hill;A. L. Sutton;B. T. Richert

  • Evaluation of conjugated linoleic acid and dietary antibiotics as growth promotants in weanling pigs.

    T E Weber;A P Schinckel;K L Houseknecht;B T Richert

  • Effect of dietary vitamin E supplementation and feeding period on pork quality.

    Q. Guo;B. T. Richert;J. R. Burgess;D. M. Webel

  • Ractopamine treatment biases in the prediction of pork carcass composition.

    A. P. Schinckel;C. T. Herr;B. T. Richert;J. C. Forrest

  • Controlling Salmonella infection in weanling pigs through water delivery of direct-fed microbials or organic acids. Part I: effects on growth performance, microbial populations, and immune status

    M. C. Walsh;M. H. Rostagno;G. E. Gardiner;A. L. Sutton

  • Feeding conjugated linoleic acid partially recovers carcass quality in pigs fed dried corn distillers grains with solubles

    H. M. White;B. T. Richert;J. S. Radcliffe;A. P. Schinckel

  • Effects of a "step-up" ractopamine feeding program, sex, and social rank on growth performance, hoof lesions, and Enterobacteriaceae shedding in finishing pigs.

    R. Poletto;R. Poletto;M. H. Rostagno;B. T. Richert;J. N. Marchant-Forde

  • Including dietary fiber and resistant starch to increase satiety and reduce aggression in gestating sows

    A. Sapkota;J. N. Marchant-Forde;B. T. Richert;D. C. Lay

  • Effect of feeding reduced crude protein and phosphorus diets on weaning-finishing pig growth performance, carcass characteristics, and bone characteristics

    R. B. Hinson;A. P. Schinckel;J. S. Radcliffe;G. L. Allee

  • Behavior and peripheral amine concentrations in relation to ractopamine feeding, sex, and social rank of finishing pigs.

    R. Poletto;Robert L Meisel;B. T. Richert;H. W. Cheng

  • Aggressiveness and brain amine concentration in dominant and subordinate finishing pigs fed the beta-adrenoreceptor agonist ractopamine.

    R. Poletto;H. W. Cheng;R. L. Meisel;J. P. Garner

  • Evaluation of Different Mixed Model Nonlinear Functions on Pigs Fed Low-Nutrient Excretion Diets1

    A.P. Schinckel;S. Pence;M.E. Einstein;R. Hinson

  • The effects of R-salbutamol on growth, carcass measures, and health of finishing pigs.

    J. N. Marchant-Forde;D. C. Lay;R. M. Marchant-Forde;K. A. McMunn

  • Effect of fermentation of cereals on the degradation of polysaccharides and other macronutrients in the gastrointestinal tract of growing pigs.

    D. M. Sholly;D. M. Sholly;H. Jørgensen;A. L. Sutton;B. T. Richert

  • Technical Note: Application of models to estimate daily heat production of lactating sows

    F.A. Cabezón;A.P. Schinckel;B.T. Richert;W.A. Peralta

  • Controlling Salmonella infection in weanling pigs through water delivery of direct-fed microbials or organic acids: Part II. Effects on intestinal histology and active nutrient transport.

    M. C. Walsh;M. H. Rostagno;G. E. Gardiner;A. L. Sutton

  • The effects of direct fed microbials delivered through the feed and/or in a bolus at weaning on growth performance and gut health☆

    M.C. Walsh;K.L. Saddoris;D.M. Sholly;R.B. Hinson

  • Variation in the response of multiple genetic populations of pigs to ractopamine

    A. P. Schinckel;B. T. Richert;C. T. Herr

  • Analysis of lactation feed intakes for sows including data on environmental temperatures and humidity

    F.A. Cabezón;A.P. Schinckel;B.T. Richert;K.R. Stewart

  • Effects of betaine and heat stress on lactation and postweaning reproductive performance of sows

    F.A. Cabezón;K.R. Stewart;A.P. Schinckel;B.T. Richert

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan P. Schinckel
Allan P. Schinckel Purdue University West Lafayette
Mickey A. Latour
Mickey A. Latour Arkansas State University
Todd J. Applegate
Todd J. Applegate University of Georgia
Shawn S. Donkin
Shawn S. Donkin Purdue University West Lafayette
Paul V. Preckel
Paul V. Preckel Purdue University West Lafayette
Ji-Qin Ni
Ji-Qin Ni Purdue University West Lafayette
Robert L. Meisel
Robert L. Meisel University of Minnesota
Galen E. Erickson
Galen E. Erickson University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Charles V Maxwell
Charles V Maxwell University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
K. E. Bach Knudsen
K. E. Bach Knudsen Aarhus University

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