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Burim N. Ametaj

Burim N. Ametaj

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
42
Citations
6954
World Ranking
994
National Ranking
75

Overview

Burim N. Ametaj is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has an extensive research profile in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work primarily focuses on the intersection of livestock physiology, animal health, and molecular biology with a strong emphasis on dairy science and livestock reproductive physiology.

The scientist has published numerous articles with a significant number contributing to the understanding of reproductive physiology in livestock, milk quality, and mastitis in dairy cows. Their research also addresses the effects of environmental stressors on livestock, genetic and phenotypic traits, animal health and immunology, prion diseases and protein misfolding, and ruminant nutrition.

Among the recent papers authored by or related to Burim N. Ametaj are:

  • Ketosis an Old Story Under a New Approach, 2020, Dairy
  • Mastitis: What It Is, Current Diagnostics, and the Potential of Metabolomics to Identify New Predictive Biomarkers, 2022, Dairy
  • Reproductive Tract Infections in Dairy Cows: Can Probiotics Curb Down the Incidence Rate?, 2021, Dairy
  • A Multi-Platform Metabolomics Approach Identifies Urinary Metabolite Signatures That Differentiate Ketotic From Healthy Dairy Cows, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Mastitis: Impact of Dry Period, Pathogens, and Immune Responses on Etiopathogenesis of Disease and its Association with Periparturient Diseases, 2022, Dairy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Burim N. Ametaj include:

  • David S. Wishart
  • Grzegorz Zwierzchowski
  • Guanshi Zhang
  • Rupasri Mandal
  • Roman Wójcik

Their work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Dairy
  • Preprints.org
  • Veterinary Sciences
  • Metabolites
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Burim N. Ametaj's research covers several subfields of study that complement their overarching focus on agricultural and biological sciences. These subfields include agronomy and crop science, molecular biology, small animals, animal science and zoology, and genetics. This multidisciplinary approach supports a comprehensive understanding of livestock health and productivity challenges.

Best Publications

  • Modeling the Adequacy of Dietary Fiber in Dairy Cows Based on the Responses of Ruminal pH and Milk Fat Production to Composition of the Diet

    Q. Zebeli;J. Dijkstra;M. Tafaj;H. Steingass

  • Invited review: Role of physically effective fiber and estimation of dietary fiber adequacy in high-producing dairy cattle.

    Q. Zebeli;Jörg Aschenbach;M. Tafaj;J. Boguhn

  • Effects of garlic and juniper berry essential oils on ruminal fermentation and on the site and extent of digestion in lactating cows.

    W.Z. Yang;C. Benchaar;B.N. Ametaj;A.V. Chaves

  • Feeding High Proportions of Barley Grain Stimulates an Inflammatory Response in Dairy Cows

    D.G.V. Emmanuel;S.M. Dunn;B.N. Ametaj

  • A metabolomics approach to uncover the effects of grain diets on rumen health in dairy cows

    F. Saleem;B.N. Ametaj;S. Bouatra;R. Mandal

  • Metabolomics reveals unhealthy alterations in rumen metabolism with increased proportion of cereal grain in the diet of dairy cows

    Burim N. Ametaj;Qendrim Zebeli;Fozia Saleem;Nikolaos Psychogios

  • Chemical Composition of Commercial Cow's Milk.

    Aidin Foroutan;An Chi Guo;Rosa Vazquez-Fresno;Matthias Lipfert

  • Strong relationships between mediators of the acute phase response and fatty liver in dairy cows

    B. N. Ametaj;B. J. Bradford;G. Bobe;R. A. Nafikov

  • Acidosis and lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli B:055 cause hyperpermeability of rumen and colon tissues.

    D.G.V. Emmanuel;K.L. Madsen;T.A. Churchill;S.M. Dunn

  • Relationships between rumen lipopolysaccharide and mediators of inflammatory response with milk fat production and efficiency in dairy cows.

    Q. Zebeli;B.N. Ametaj

  • Cinnamaldehyde in feedlot cattle diets: intake, growth performance, carcass characteristics, and blood metabolites.

    W. Z. Yang;B. N. Ametaj;C. Benchaar;M. L. He

  • The Bovine Ruminal Fluid Metabolome

    Fozia Saleem;Souhaila Bouatra;An Chi Guo;Nikolaos Psychogios

  • Balancing diets for physically effective fibre and ruminally degradable starch: A key to lower the risk of sub-acute rumen acidosis and improve productivity of dairy cattle☆

    Q. Zebeli;Q. Zebeli;D. Mansmann;D. Mansmann;H. Steingass;B.N. Ametaj

  • Identification of predictive biomarkers of disease state in transition dairy cows

    D. Hailemariam;R. Mandal;F. Saleem;S.M. Dunn

  • Invited review: Role of bacterial endotoxins in the etiopathogenesis of periparturient diseases of transition dairy cows

    Emily F. Eckel;Burim N. Ametaj

  • Nutrition, microbiota, and endotoxin-related diseases in dairy cows

    Burim N. Ametaj;Qendrim Zebeli;Summera Iqbal

  • Characterisation of the bacterial microbiota of the vagina of dairy cows and isolation of pediocin-producing Pediococcus acidilactici

    Yvonne Wang;Burim N Ametaj;Divakar J Ambrose;Michael G Gänzle

  • Dose response to cinnamaldehyde supplementation in growing beef heifers: ruminal and intestinal digestion.

    W. Z. Yang;B. N. Ametaj;C. Benchaar;K. A. Beauchemin

  • Dairy cows affected by ketosis show alterations in innate immunity and lipid and carbohydrate metabolism during the dry off period and postpartum

    Guanshi Zhang;Dagnachew Hailemariam;Elda Dervishi;Seyed Ali Goldansaz

  • Feeding barley grain steeped in lactic acid modulates rumen fermentation patterns and increases milk fat content in dairy cows

    S. Iqbal;Q. Zebeli;A. Mazzolari;G. Bertoni

Frequent Co-Authors

Qendrim Zebeli
Qendrim Zebeli University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
David S. Wishart
David S. Wishart University of Alberta
W.Z. Yang
W.Z. Yang Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Karen A. Beauchemin
Karen A. Beauchemin Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Winfried Drochner
Winfried Drochner University of Hohenheim
Chaouki Benchaar
Chaouki Benchaar Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Michael G. Gänzle
Michael G. Gänzle University of Alberta
Donald C. Beitz
Donald C. Beitz Iowa State University
Barry J. Bradford
Barry J. Bradford Michigan State University
Catherine J. Field
Catherine J. Field University of Alberta

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