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Overview

Bradley J. Johnson is affiliated with Texas Tech University in the United States and has an extensive research background in agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on animal science and related subfields. Their work covers several interconnected areas, particularly in animal nutrition, physiology, and meat quality.

The main fields of study for Johnson include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broad domains, their research involves several subfields such as:

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Food Science

Johnson's principal research topics span:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Pharmacological Effects and Assays
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Frequent co-authors with whom Johnson has collaborated include:

  • Jhones O Sarturi (19 publications)
  • Dale R. Woerner (18 publications)
  • Zachary K Smith (17 publications)
  • Luke K Fuerniss (15 publications)
  • Barbara Rodrigues (13 publications)

Johnson has published extensively in the following journals:

  • Journal of Animal Science (41 publications)
  • Translational Animal Science (6 publications)
  • Open Journal of Animal Sciences (6 publications)
  • Meat and Muscle Biology (5 publications)
  • Journal of Applied Animal Research (3 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Johnson include:

  • "Mechanisms of steroidal implants to improve beef cattle growth: a review" (2020) published in Journal of Applied Animal Research
  • "Determination of Package and Muscle-Type Influence on Proteolysis, Beef-Flavor-Contributing Free Amino Acids, Final Beef Flavor, and Tenderness" (2020) published in Meat and Muscle Biology
  • "Chromium propionate supplementation alters animal growth performance, carcass characteristics, and skeletal muscle properties in feedlot steers" (2020) published in Translational Animal Science
  • "Comparison of beta-ligands used in cattle production: structures, safety, and biological effects" (2021) published in Journal of Animal Science
  • "Cecal microbiota of feedlot cattle fed a four-species Bacillus supplement" (2022) published in Journal of Animal Science

The body of Johnson's work largely addresses animal growth performance, muscle physiology, pharmacological supplementation, and factors influencing meat quality in livestock, particularly beef cattle. Their research contributes to understanding the biological mechanisms involved in livestock productivity and product quality enhancement.

Best Publications

  • Effect of a Combined Trenbolone Acetate and Estradiol Implant on Feedlot Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Carcass Composition of Feedlot Steers

    B. J. Johnson;P. T. Anderson;J. C. Meiske;William R Dayton

  • Consumer assessment of beef strip loin steaks of varying fat levels.

    T. G. O’Quinn;J. C. Brooks;R. J. Polkinghorne;A. J. Garmyn

  • Daily Injection of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Increases Hepatic Triglycerides and Alters Transcript Abundance of Metabolic Genes in Lactating Dairy Cattle

    Barry J. Bradford;Laman K. Mamedova;J. Ernest Minton;James S. Drouillard

  • Activation state of muscle satellite cells isolated from steers implanted with a combined trenbolone acetate and estradiol implant

    B J Johnson;N Halstead;M E White;M R Hathaway

  • Historical overview of the effect of β-adrenergic agonists on beef cattle production.

    Bradley J. Johnson;Stephen B. Smith;Ki Yong Chung

  • Effect of dietary mannanoligosaccharide and sodium chlorate on the growth performance, acute-phase response, and bacterial shedding of weaned pigs challenged with Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium

    T. E. Burkey;S. S. Dritz;J. C. Nietfeld;B. J. Johnson

  • Fibrolytic enzymes to increase the nutritive value of dairy feedstuffs.

    E.A. Elwakeel;E.C. Titgemeyer;B.J. Johnson;C.K. Armendariz

  • Effects of zilpaterol hydrochloride with or without an estrogen-trenbolone acetate terminal implant on carcass traits, retail cutout, tenderness, and muscle fiber diameter in finishing steers.

    J.D. Kellermeier;A.W. TIttor;J.C. Brooks;M.L. Galyean

  • Response to ractopamine-hydrogen chloride is similar in yearling steers across days on feed.

    S. J. Winterholler;G. L. Parsons;C. D. Reinhardt;J. P. Hutcheson

  • Stimulation of circulating insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBP) due to administration of a combined trenbolone acetate and estradiol implant in feedlot cattle

    B J Johnson;M R Hathaway;P T Anderson;J C Meiske

  • Additive effects of a steroidal implant and zilpaterol hydrochloride on feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and skeletal muscle messenger ribonucleic acid abundance in finishing steers.

    T.J. Baxa;J.P. Hutcheson;M.F. Miller;J.C. Brooks

  • Effects of zilpaterol hydrochloride and days on the finishing diet on feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and tenderness in beef heifers

    R.J. Rathmann;B.C. Bernhard;R.S. Swingle;T.E. Lawrence

  • Time course of changes in growth factor mRNA levels in muscle of steroid-implanted and nonimplanted steers.

    M. S. Pampusch;B. J. Johnson;M. E. White;M. R. Hathaway

  • Roles of IGF-I and the estrogen, androgen and IGF-I receptors in estradiol-17β- and trenbolone acetate-stimulated proliferation of cultured bovine satellite cells

    Ernest I Kamanga-Sollo;Michael E White;Marcia Hathaway;K. Y. Chung

  • Effects of duration of zilpaterol hydrochloride and days on the finishing diet on carcass cutability, composition, tenderness, and skeletal muscle gene expression in feedlot steers.

    R.J. Rathmann;J.M. Mehaffey;T.J. Baxa;W.T. Nichols

  • Perspectives on the application of zilpaterol hydrochloride in the United States beef industry

    Robert J. Delmore;J. M. Hodgen;B. J. Johnson

  • Effect of a combined trenbolone acetate and estradiol implant on steady-state IGF-I mRNA concentrations in the liver of wethers and the longissimus muscle of steers.

    B J Johnson;M E White;M R Hathaway;C J Christians

  • Performance of finishing beef steers in response to anabolic implant and zilpaterol hydrochloride supplementation.

    S.L. Parr;K.Y. Chung;M.L. Galyean;J.P. Hutcheson

  • Potential role of G-protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) in estradiol-17β-stimulated IGF-I mRNA expression in bovine satellite cell cultures

    E. Kamanga-Sollo;M.E. White;K.Y. Chung;B.J. Johnson

  • Effects of flax supplementation and a combined trenbolone acetate and estradiol implant on circulating insulin-like growth factor-I and muscle insulin-like growth factor-I messenger RNA levels in beef cattle.

    J. D. Dunn;B. J. Johnson;J. P. Kayser;A. T. Waylan

  • Effect of feedlot management system on response to ractopamine-HCl in yearling steers.

    S. J. Winterholler;G. L. Parsons;D. K. Walker;M. J. Quinn

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Frequent Co-Authors

James S. Drouillard
James S. Drouillard Kansas State University
W. T. Nichols
W. T. Nichols MSD (United States)
D. A. Yates
D. A. Yates University of Nebraska–Lincoln
J.C. Brooks
J.C. Brooks Texas Tech University
Evan C. Titgemeyer
Evan C. Titgemeyer Kansas State University
Steve S Dritz
Steve S Dritz Kansas State University
James J. Higgins
James J. Higgins Kansas State University
Jack Odle
Jack Odle North Carolina State University
Robert D. Goodband
Robert D. Goodband Kansas State University
Michael D. Tokach
Michael D. Tokach Kansas State University

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