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48
Citations
10496
World Ranking
685
National Ranking
52

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Excellence in Nutrition and Meat Sciences, Canadian Society of Animal Science

Overview

Chaouki Benchaar is affiliated with Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Molecular Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Animal Science and Zoology, and Building and Construction.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Turfgrass Adaptation and Management, and Peanut Plant Research Studies.

Benchaar has published several papers in notable journals, particularly within the Journal of Dairy Science, where they hold the largest number of publications. Other frequent publication venues include Animals, Animal Feed Science and Technology, Tropical Animal Health and Production, and the Journal of Dairy Research.

Selected recent publications include:

  • "Invited review: Current enteric methane mitigation options," 2022, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Diet supplementation with thyme oil and its main component thymol failed to favorably alter rumen fermentation, improve nutrient utilization, or enhance milk production in dairy cows," 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Corn silage-based diet supplemented with increasing amounts of linseed oil: Effects on methane production, rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, nitrogen utilization, and milk production of dairy cows," 2021, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Prediction of nitrogen excretion from data on dairy cows fed a wide range of diets compiled in an intercontinental database: A meta-analysis," 2022, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Frequency of diet delivery to dairy cows: Effect on nutrient digestion, rumen fermentation, methane production, nitrogen utilization, and milk production," 2020, Journal of Dairy Science

Frequent coauthors include F. Hassanat, Luís Carlos Vinhas Ítavo, K. A. Beauchemin, Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos, and Camila Celeste Brandão Ferreira Ítavo, reflecting collaborative research efforts in related fields.

In 2020, Benchaar received the award for Excellence in Nutrition and Meat Sciences from the Canadian Society of Animal Science.

Best Publications

  • A review of plant-derived essential oils in ruminant nutrition and production

    C. Benchaar;S. Calsamiglia;A.V. Chaves;G.R. Fraser

  • Mitigation strategies to reduce enteric methane emissions from dairy cows: Update review

    D. Boadi;C. Benchaar;J. Chiquette;D. Massé

  • Effects of essential oils on digestion, ruminal fermentation, rumen microbial populations, milk production, and milk composition in dairy cows fed alfalfa silage or corn silage.

    C. Benchaar;H.V. Petit;R. Berthiaume;D.R. Ouellet

  • Essential oils and opportunities to mitigate enteric methane emissions from ruminants

    Chaouki Benchaar;Henry Greathead

  • Effects of addition of essential oils and monensin premix on digestion, ruminal fermentation, milk production, and milk composition in dairy cows.

    C. Benchaar;H.V. Petit;R. Berthiaume;T.D. Whyte

  • Crushed sunflower, flax, or canola seeds in lactating dairy cow diets: Effects on methane production, rumen fermentation, and milk production

    K.A. Beauchemin;S.M. McGinn;C. Benchaar;L. Holtshausen

  • Evaluation of dietary strategies to reduce methane production in ruminants: A modelling approach

    C. Benchaar;C. Pomar;J. Chiquette

  • 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

  • Invited review: Current enteric methane mitigation options.

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  • Feeding saponin-containing Yucca schidigera and Quillaja saponaria to decrease enteric methane production in dairy cows.

    L. Holtshausen;A.V. Chaves;K.A. Beauchemin;S.M. McGinn

  • Digestion, ruminal fermentation, ciliate protozoal populations, and milk production from dairy cows fed cinnamaldehyde, quebracho condensed tannin, or Yucca schidigera saponin extracts.

    C. Benchaar;T.A. McAllister;P.Y. Chouinard

  • Effects of essential oils and their components on in vitro rumen microbial fermentation

    C. Benchaar;A. V. Chaves;G. R. Fraser;K. A. Beauchemin

  • Effects of cinnamaldehyde, garlic and juniper berry essential oils on rumen fermentation, blood metabolites, growth performance, and carcass characteristics of growing lambs ☆ ☆☆

    A.V. Chaves;K. Stanford;M.E.R. Dugan;L.L. Gibson

  • Prediction of methane production from dairy cows using existing mechanistic models and regression equations.

    C Benchaar;J Rivest;C Pomar;J Chiquette

  • Assessment of the effect of condensed (acacia and quebracho) and hydrolysable (chestnut and valonea) tannins on rumen fermentation and methane production in vitro.

    Fadi Hassanat;Chaouki Benchaar

  • Effects of carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde on intake, rumen fermentation, growth performance, and carcass characteristics of growing lambs

    A.V. Chaves;K. Stanford;L.L. Gibson;T.A. McAllister

  • Replacing alfalfa silage with corn silage in dairy cow diets: Effects on enteric methane production, ruminal fermentation, digestion, N balance, and milk production

    F. Hassanat;R. Gervais;C. Julien;D.I. Massé

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

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

  • Effects of essential oils on proteolytic, deaminative and methanogenic activities of mixed ruminal bacteria

    A. V. Chaves;M. L. He;W. Z. Yang;A. N. Hristov

  • Assessment of the effects of cinnamon leaf oil on rumen microbial fermentation using two continuous culture systems.

    G.R. Fraser;A.V. Chaves;Y. Wang;T.A. McAllister

  • Meta-analysis on the effects of lipid supplementation on methane production in lactating dairy cows

    M. Eugène;D. Massé;J. Chiquette;C. Benchaar

  • Effect of pasture type (alfalfa vs. grass) on methane and carbon dioxide production by yearling beef heifers

    A. V. Chaves;L. C. Thompson;A. D. Iwaasa;S. L. Scott

Frequent Co-Authors

Hélène V. Petit
Hélène V. Petit Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Tim A. McAllister
Tim A. McAllister Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Alexandre V. Chaves
Alexandre V. Chaves University of Sydney
Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos
Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos State University of Maringa
P.Y. Chouinard
P.Y. Chouinard Université Laval
Karen A. Beauchemin
Karen A. Beauchemin Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Lúcia Maria Zeoula
Lúcia Maria Zeoula State University of Maringa
W.Z. Yang
W.Z. Yang Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
R. Berthiaume
R. Berthiaume Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Hélène Lapierre
Hélène Lapierre Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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