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Craig N. Coon is affiliated with the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on Animal Science and Zoology. Their scientific work encompasses subfields such as Cell Biology, Small Animals, Molecular Biology, and Rheumatology.

The main areas of study for Coon include Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition, as well as Veterinary Medicine and Surgery. Additionally, they have contributed to topics related to Rabbits in Nutrition, Reproduction, and Health, Livestock and Poultry Management, and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders.

Coon has authored several research papers, including:

  • Review: Physiological growth trend of current meat broilers and dietary protein and energy management approaches for sustainable broiler production (2021, animal)
  • Characterizing Woody Breast Myopathy in a Meat Broiler Line by Heat Production, Microbiota, and Plasma Metabolites (2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)
  • Effects of dietary amino acid levels and ambient temperature on mixed muscle protein turnover in Pectoralis major during finisher feeding period in two broiler lines (2020, Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition)
  • Effect of digestible amino acids to energy ratios on performance and yield of two broiler lines housed in different grow-out environmental temperatures (2020, Poultry Science)
  • A commercial grain-free diet does not decrease plasma amino acids and taurine status but increases bile acid excretion when fed to Labrador Retrievers (2020, Translational Animal Science)

Frequently, Coon collaborates with other researchers. Their most common co-authors include Jason W Fowler, Diego Martínez, Jordan Weil, Jessica L Varney, and C. Timlin.

Publication venues where Coon has contributed regularly include the Journal of Animal Science, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Poultry Science, Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, and Animal - Open Space. The Journal of Animal Science accounts for the highest number of their publications.

Best Publications

  • Meat quality of broiler breast fillets with white striping and woody breast muscle myopathies

    V. V. Tijare;F. L. Yang;V. A. Kuttappan;C. Z. Alvarado

  • Effect of Oligosaccharide-Free Soybean Meal on True Metabolizable Energy and Fiber Digestion in Adult Roosters

    C. N. Coon;K. L. Leske;O. Akavanichan;T. K. Cheng

  • A bioassay to determine the effect of phytase on phytate phosphorus hydrolysis and total phosphorus retention of feed ingredients as determined with broilers and laying hens.

    KL Leske;CN Coon

  • Feed Restriction Significantly Alters Lipogenic Gene Expression in Broiler Breeder Chickens

    Mark P. Richards;Stephen M. Poch;Craig N. Coon;Robert W. Rosebrough

  • Developmental Changes of Plasma Insulin, Glucagon, Insulin-like Growth Factors, Thyroid Hormones, and Glucose Concentrations in Chick Embryos and Hatched Chicks

    J.W. Lu;J.P. McMurtry;C.N. Coon

  • Incidence of broiler breast myopathies at 2 different ages and its impact on selected raw meat quality parameters.

    V A Kuttappan;C M Owens;C Coon;B M Hargis

  • The relationship of calcium intake, source, size, solubility in vitro and in vivo, and gizzard limestone retention in laying hens

    Bingfan Zhang;C. N. Coon

  • Effect of Feather Coverage and Temperature on Layer Performance

    Alfredo Peguri;Craig Coon

  • Comparison of hematologic and serologic profiles of broiler birds with normal and severe degrees of white striping in breast fillets

    V. A. Kuttappan;G. R. Huff;W. E. Huff;B. M. Hargis

  • Effect of Environmental Temperature, Dietary Protein, and Energy Levels on Broiler Performance

    Thim K. Cheng;Melvin L. Hamre;Craig N. Coon

  • Effect of Oligosaccharide Additions on Nitrogen-Corrected True Metabolizable Energy of Soy Protein Concentrate

    Korin L. Leske;Curtis J. Jevne;Craig N. Coon

  • The relationship of various tibia bone measurements in hens

    Bingfan Zhang;C. N. Coon

  • Proteomic analysis reveals changes in carbohydrate and protein metabolism associated with broiler breast myopathy.

    Vivek A. Kuttappan;Walter Bottje;Ranjith Ramnathan;Steven D. Hartson

  • Effect of Environmental Stress on the Ascorbic Acid Requirement of Laying Hens

    Thim K. Cheng;Craig N. Coon;Melvin L. Hamre

  • Feed intake regulation for the female broiler breeder: In theory and in practice

    M. P. Richards;R. W. Rosebrough;C. N. Coon;J. P. McMurtry

  • Review: Physiological growth trend of current meat broilers and dietary protein and energy management approaches for sustainable broiler production.

    P. Maharjan;D.A. Martinez;J. Weil;N. Suesuttajit

  • Responses of Broilers to Dietary Protein Levels and Amino Acid Supplementation to Low Protein Diets at Various Environmental Temperatures

    Thim K. Cheng;Melvin L. Hamre;Craig N. Coon

  • The Effect of Different Feed Restriction Programs on Reproductive Performance, Efficiency, Frame Size, and Uniformity in Broiler Breeder Hens

    M. de Beer;C. N. Coon

  • Effect of Calcium Source, Particle Size, Limestone Solubility In Vitro, and Calcium Intake Level on Layer Bone Status and Performance

    Thim K. Cheng;Craig N. Coon

  • Effect of Temperature and Dietary Energy on Layer Performance

    Alfredo Peguri;Craig Coon

  • The development of feedstuff retainable phosphorus values for broilers

    K Leske;C Coon

  • The Relationship of Body Composition, Feed Intake, and Metabolic Hormones for Broiler Breeder Females

    J. M. Sun;M. P. Richards;R. W. Rosebrough;C. M. Ashwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Casey M. Owens
Casey M. Owens University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Kelly S. Swanson
Kelly S. Swanson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Billy M. Hargis
Billy M. Hargis University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Sami Dridi
Sami Dridi University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Nilva Kazue Sakomura
Nilva Kazue Sakomura Sao Paulo State University
J. E. Pettigrew
J. E. Pettigrew University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jason K. Apple
Jason K. Apple University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Narayan C. Rath
Narayan C. Rath University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
W. E. Huff
W. E. Huff University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Carl M Parsons
Carl M Parsons University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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