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David F. Kelton

David F. Kelton

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
72
Citations
17804
World Ranking
140
National Ranking
14

David F. Kelton publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David F. Kelton sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 401 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

David F. Kelton D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David F. Kelton sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 72 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Genetics
  • Pathology

His primary areas of study are Dairy cattle, Herd, Veterinary medicine, Animal science and Mastitis. David F. Kelton interconnects Heritability, Biotechnology, Hoof and Cattle Diseases in the investigation of issues within Dairy cattle. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Postpartum period, Lactation, Milk production and Somatic cell count.

His research on Veterinary medicine frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Lesion. His studies in Animal science integrate themes in fields like Urea, Pregnancy, Insemination and Food science. His Mastitis research incorporates themes from Milk fever, Incidence, Immunology and Disease.

His most cited work include:

  • Major Advances in Disease Prevention in Dairy Cattle (335 citations)
  • Incidence Rate of Clinical Mastitis on Canadian Dairy Farms (302 citations)
  • Recommendations for Recording and Calculating the Incidence of Selected Clinical Diseases of Dairy Cattle (282 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

David F. Kelton focuses on Veterinary medicine, Herd, Animal science, Dairy cattle and Mastitis. His work focuses on many connections between Veterinary medicine and other disciplines, such as Randomized controlled trial, that overlap with his field of interest in Systematic review. David F. Kelton combines subjects such as Paratuberculosis, Milking and Incidence with his study of Herd.

His Animal science research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Genetic correlation and Pregnancy, Ice calving, Lactation. His Dairy cattle study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Biotechnology, Reproduction, Udder, Internal medicine and Cattle Diseases. His Mastitis research includes elements of Milk fever, Dairy industry and Somatic cell count.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Veterinary medicine (38.25%)
  • Herd (35.94%)
  • Animal science (30.41%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Herd (35.94%)
  • Mastitis (15.21%)
  • Protocol (3.23%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Herd, Mastitis, Protocol, Veterinary medicine and Environmental health. His work in the fields of Herd, such as Culling, intersects with other areas such as Welfare. He has included themes like Proteome, Lactation, Milking, Animal science and Dairy industry in his Mastitis study.

His work deals with themes such as Colostrum, Sedation and Ice calving, which intersect with Animal science. His work on Herd health as part of general Veterinary medicine study is frequently linked to Thematic analysis, bridging the gap between disciplines. Dairy cattle is closely attributed to Microbiology in his research.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Control of paratuberculosis: who, why and how. A review of 48 countries (63 citations)
  • A case-crossover analysis of the impact of weather on primary cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome. (48 citations)
  • Herd-Level Mastitis-Associated Costs on Canadian Dairy Farms. (43 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Genetics
  • Pathology

Herd, Veterinary medicine, Paratuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis and Feces are his primary areas of study. His work on Culling as part of general Herd research is frequently linked to National level, bridging the gap between disciplines. His work on Herd health as part of his general Veterinary medicine study is frequently connected to Thematic analysis, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

His work in the fields of Milk elisa overlaps with other areas such as Ontario canada. His Incidence research includes themes of Toxicology, Mastitis, Somatic cell count, Milking and Dairy industry. The study incorporates disciplines such as Bovine respiratory disease and Animal science in addition to Ice calving.

Best Publications

  • Major Advances in Disease Prevention in Dairy Cattle

    S.J. LeBlanc;K.D. Lissemore;D.F. Kelton;T.F. Duffield

  • Invited review: Changes in the dairy industry affecting dairy cattle health and welfare.

    H.W. Barkema;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;J.P. Kastelic;T.J.G.M. Lam

  • Incidence Rate of Clinical Mastitis on Canadian Dairy Farms

    R.G.M. Olde Riekerink;H.W. Barkema;D.F. Kelton;D.T. Scholl

  • Recommendations for recording and calculating the incidence of selected clinical diseases of dairy cattle

    David F. Kelton;Kerry D. Lissemore;Rochelle E. Martin

  • The effect of subclinical ketosis in early lactation on reproductive performance of postpartum dairy cows.

    R.B. Walsh;J.S. Walton;D.F. Kelton;S.J. LeBlanc

  • Use of test day milk fat and milk protein to detect subclinical ketosis in dairy cattle in Ontario.

    T F Duffield;D F Kelton;K E Leslie;K D Lissemore

  • Control of paratuberculosis: who, why and how. A review of 48 countries

    Richard Whittington;Karsten Donat;Maarten F. Weber;David Kelton

  • Genetic parameters for common health disorders of Holstein cows

    H.A. Uribe;B.W. Kennedy;S.W. Martin;D.F. Kelton

  • Invited review: Determinants of farmers' adoption of management-based strategies for infectious disease prevention and control

    Caroline Ritter;Jolanda Jansen;Steven Roche;David F. Kelton

  • Human noroviruses in swine and cattle.

    Kirsten Mattison;Anu Shukla;Angela Cook;Frank Pollari

  • Diagnosing intramammary infections: Evaluation of definitions based on a single milk sample

    I R Dohoo;J Smith;S Andersen;D F Kelton

  • Metabolic parameters in transition cows as indicators for early-lactation culling risk

    T. Roberts;N. Chapinal;N. Chapinal;S.J. LeBlanc;D.F. Kelton

  • Association of cow and quarter-level factors at drying-off with new intramammary infections during the dry period.

    R.T Dingwell;K.E Leslie;Y.H Schukken;J.M Sargeant

  • A review of network analysis terminology and its application to foot-and-mouth disease modelling and policy development.

    C. Dubé;C. Ribble;D. Kelton;B. McNab

  • Herd-Level Mastitis-Associated Costs on Canadian Dairy Farms.

    Mahjoob Aghamohammadi;Denis Haine;David F. Kelton;Herman W. Barkema

  • Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum anovulatory condition in dairy cows.

    R.B. Walsh;D.F. Kelton;T.F. Duffield;K.E. Leslie

  • Evaluation of Five Cowside Tests for Use with Milk to Detect Subclinical Ketosis in Dairy Cows

    T. Geishauser;K. Leslie;D. Kelton;T. Duffield

  • Relationships Between Milk Urea Concentrations and Nutritional Management, Production, and Economic Variables in Ontario Dairy Herds

    Sandra M Godden;K. D. Lissemore;D. F. Kelton;K. E. Leslie

  • Analytical specificity and sensitivity of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for identification of bovine mastitis pathogens.

    MT Koskinen;J Holopainen;S Pyorala;P Bredbacka

  • Herd- and cow-level prevalence of foot lesions in Ontario dairy cattle.

    G. Cramer;K.D. Lissemore;C.L. Guard;K.E. Leslie

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of pasteurization on milk vitamins, and evidence for raw milk consumption and other health-related outcomes.

    Lauren E. MacDONALD;James Brett;David Kelton;Shannon E. Majowicz

  • Milking-to-Milking Variability for Milk Yield, Fat and Protein Percentage, and Somatic Cell Count

    M.A. Quist;S.J. LeBlanc;K.J. Hand;D. Lazenby

  • Health recording in Canadian Holsteins: Data and genetic parameters

    A. Koeck;F. Miglior;F. Miglior;D.F. Kelton;F.S. Schenkel

  • Management of the dry cow in control of peripartum disease and mastitis

    Randy T Dingwell;David F Kelton;Ken E Leslie

  • Comparing network analysis measures to determine potential epidemic size of highly contagious exotic diseases in fragmented monthly networks of dairy cattle movements in Ontario, Canada.

    C. Dubé;C. Ribble;D. Kelton;B. McNab

  • The effect of meloxicam on pain sensitivity, rumination time, and clinical signs in dairy cows with endotoxin-induced clinical mastitis

    C.E. Fitzpatrick;N. Chapinal;N. Chapinal;C.S. Petersson-Wolfe;T.J. DeVries

  • Lifetime effects of infection with bovine leukemia virus on longevity and milk production of dairy cows.

    Omid Nekouei;John VanLeeuwen;Henrik Stryhn;David Kelton

  • The potential for zoonotic transmission of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. from beef and dairy cattle in Ontario, Canada.

    Brent Dixon;Lorna Parrington;Angela Cook;Katarina Pintar

  • A principal component regression based genome wide analysis approach reveals the presence of a novel QTL on BTA7 for MAP resistance in holstein cattle.

    Sameer D. Pant;Flavio S. Schenkel;Chris P. Verschoor;Qiumei You

  • Milk production and somatic cell counts: a cow-level analysis.

    K.J. Hand;A. Godkin;D.F. Kelton

  • Lactation and the Mammary Gland

    David Francis Kelton

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken E. Leslie
Ken E. Leslie University of Guelph
Kerry D. Lissemore
Kerry D. Lissemore University of Guelph
Todd F. Duffield
Todd F. Duffield University of Guelph
Filippo Miglior
Filippo Miglior University of Guelph
Flavio S Schenkel
Flavio S Schenkel University of Guelph
Herman W. Barkema
Herman W. Barkema University of Calgary
Stephen J. LeBlanc
Stephen J. LeBlanc University of Guelph
Olaf Berke
Olaf Berke University of Guelph
Jan M. Sargeant
Jan M. Sargeant University of Guelph
Janusz Jamrozik
Janusz Jamrozik University of Guelph

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