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27
Citations
2685
World Ranking
2804
National Ranking
792

Overview

Chris R. Kerth is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States, with a research focus primarily in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work extensively covers Animal Science and Zoology, Food Science, Biotechnology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Plant Science as subfields of study.

The main topics covered by their research include Meat and Animal Product Quality, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods, Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies, and Food Quality and Safety Studies.

Their recent published papers include:

  • A current review of U.S. beef flavor I: Measuring beef flavor, 2024, Meat Science
  • A current review of U.S. beef flavor II: Managing beef flavor, 2023, Meat Science
  • Descriptive beef flavor and texture attributes relationships with consumer acceptance of US light beef eaters, 2023, Meat Science
  • Prediction of beef tenderness and juiciness using consumer and descriptive sensory attributes, 2023, Meat Science
  • 2018 National Beef Flavor Audit: Consumer and Descriptive Sensory Attributes, 2021, Meat and Muscle Biology

Frequent co-authors of Chris R. Kerth include:

  • R. K. Miller
  • Mahesh N. Nair
  • T. G. O'Quinn
  • Jerrad F. Legako
  • Dale R. Woerner

They commonly publish in the following venues:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Meat Science
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Meat and Muscle Biology
  • Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Best Publications

  • Beef flavor: a review from chemistry to consumer.

    Chris R Kerth;Rhonda K Miller

  • Improving pork quality by feeding supranutritional concentrations of vitamin D3.

    B. S. Wilborn;C. R. Kerth;W. F. Owsley;W. R. Jones

  • Improvement of beef tenderness and quality traits with calcium chloride injection in beef loins 48 hours postmortem.

    C R Kerth;M F Miller;C B Ramsey

  • Carcass, sensory, fat color, and consumer acceptance characteristics of Angus-cross steers finished on ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) forage or on a high-concentrate diet.

    C.R. Kerth;K.W. Braden;R. Cox;L.K. Kerth

  • Effect of vitamin D3 supplementation level on the postmortem tenderization of beef from steers.

    J. L. Montgomery;M. A. Carr;C. R. Kerth;G. G. Hilton

  • National Beef Quality Audit–2011: In-plant survey of targeted carcass characteristics related to quality, quantity, value, and marketing of fed steers and heifers,

    M. C. Moore;G. D. Gray;D. S. Hale;C. R. Kerth

  • Slaughter plant location, USDA quality grade, external fat thickness, and aging time effects on sensory characteristics of beef loin strip steak.

    M F Miller;C R Kerth;J W Wise;J L Lansdell

  • Degree of amino acid restrictions during the grower phase and compensatory growth in pigs selected for lean growth efficiency.

    J. Fabian;L. I. Chiba;D. L. Kuhlers;L. T. Frobish

  • National Beef Quality Audit–2016: In-plant survey of carcass characteristics related to quality, quantity, and value of fed steers and heifers

    C. A. Boykin;L. C. Eastwood;M. K. Harris;D. S. Hale

  • Determining Acceptance of Domestic Forage‐ or Grain‐Finished Beef by Consumers from Three Southeastern U.S. States

    Ryan B. Cox;Chris R. Kerth;Jessica G. Gentry;J. Walter Prevatt

  • Warner‐Bratzler Shear Force Repeatability in Beef Longissimus Steaks Cooked With a Convection Oven, Broiler, or Clam‐shell Grill

    C.R. Kerth;L.K. Blair-Kerth;W.R. Jones

  • Grilling temperature effects on tenderness, juiciness, flavor and volatile aroma compounds of aged ribeye, strip loin, and top sirloin steaks.

    Kayley R. Wall;Chris R. Kerth;Rhonda K. Miller;Christine Alvarado

  • Effects of growth implants on consumer perceptions of meat tenderness in beef steers.

    B. L. Barham;J. C. Brooks;J. R. Blanton;A. D. Herring

  • National Beef Quality Audit-2016: Transportation, mobility, and harvest-floor assessments of targeted characteristics that affect quality and value of cattle, carcasses, and by-products.

    L.C. Eastwood;C A. Boykin;M.K. Harris;A.N. Arnold

  • The effects of high levels of supplemental copper on the serum lipid profile, carcass traits, and carcass composition of goat kids.

    S. G. Solaiman;C. E. Shoemaker;W. R. Jones;C. R. Kerth

  • The science of meat quality.

    Chris R. Kerth

  • Vitamin-mineral supplementation and accelerated chilling effects on quality of pork from pigs that are monomutant or noncarriers of the halothane gene.

    C R Kerth;M A Carr;C B Ramsey;J C Brooks

  • Consumer sensory evaluation, fatty acid composition, and shelf-life of ground beef with subcutaneous fat trimmings from different carcass locations.

    Chris R. Kerth;Amanda L. Harbison;Stephen B. Smith;Rhonda K. Miller

  • Determination of volatile aroma compounds in beef using differences in steak thickness and cook surface temperature.

    Chris Kerth

  • National Beef Quality Audit-2011: Harvest-floor assessments of targeted characteristics that affect quality and value of cattle, carcasses, and byproducts.

    R. O. McKeith;G. D. Gray;D. S. Hale;C. R. Kerth

  • Electrical stimulation effects on tenderness of five muscles from Hampshire x Rambouillet crossbred lambs with the callipyge phenotype.

    C R Kerth;T L Cain;S P Jackson;C B Ramsey

  • Retail yields and palatability evaluations of individual muscles from wet-aged and dry-aged beef ribeyes and top sirloin butts that were merchandised innovatively.

    A.M. Smith;K.B. Harris;D.B. Griffin;R.K. Miller

  • Finishing steers on winter annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) with varied levels of corn supplementation I: effects on animal performance, carcass traits, and forage quality.

    S. D. Roberts;C. R. Kerth;K. W. Braden;D. L. Rankins

Frequent Co-Authors

R.K. Miller
R.K. Miller Texas A&M University
J. W. Savell
J. W. Savell Texas A&M University
D. S. Hale
D. S. Hale Texas A&M University
Keith E. Belk
Keith E. Belk Colorado State University
D. D. Johnson
D. D. Johnson University of Florida
T. D. Pringle
T. D. Pringle University of Florida
Stephen B. Smith
Stephen B. Smith Texas A&M University
Steven D. Shackelford
Steven D. Shackelford Agricultural Research Service
M. L. Galyean
M. L. Galyean Texas Tech University
Tommy L. Wheeler
Tommy L. Wheeler United States Department of Agriculture

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