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David G. Renter is affiliated with Kansas State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Microbiology, Small Animals, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers multiple key topics in the field of veterinary and animal science, with extensive contributions to:

  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Pharmacological Effects and Assays
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies

David G. Renter has published numerous papers, with notable recent works including:

  • "Predictive modeling of bovine respiratory disease outcomes in feedlot cattle: A narrative review" (2021, Livestock Science)
  • "Net return distributions when metaphylaxis is used to control bovine respiratory disease in high health-risk cattle" (2020, Translational Animal Science)
  • "Comprehensive Outcomes Affected by Antimicrobial Metaphylaxis of Feedlot Calves at Medium-Risk for Bovine Respiratory Disease from a Randomized Controlled Trial" (2023, Veterinary Sciences)
  • "Estimation of foot-and-mouth disease windborne transmission risk from USA beef feedlots" (2021, Preventive Veterinary Medicine)
  • "A pooled analysis of six large-pen feedlot studies: effects of a noncoated initial and terminal implant compared with a single initial and delayed-release implant on arrival in feedlot heifers" (2020, Translational Animal Science)

Their frequent publication venues indicate a strong presence in the field, including the following journals:

  • Translational Animal Science
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
  • The Bovine Practitioner
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science

The scientist often collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Natalia Cernicchiaro
  • J. P. Hutcheson
  • Lucas M. Horton
  • M. N. Streeter
  • David E. Amrine

David G. Renter's work spans key investigations into disease outcomes in livestock populations, antimicrobial use, and epidemiological risk assessment, contributing to the broader understanding of animal health management and veterinary sciences.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of three-dimensional accelerometers to monitor and classify behavior patterns in cattle

    B. Robert;B. J. White;D. G. Renter;R. L. Larson

  • Bayesian estimation of the performance of using clinical observations and harvest lung lesions for diagnosing bovine respiratory disease in post-weaned beef calves.

    Brad J. White;David G. Renter

  • Diversity, Frequency, and Persistence of Escherichia coli O157 Strains from Range Cattle Environments

    David G. Renter;Jan M. Sargeant;Richard D. Oberst;Mansour Samadpour

  • A Real-Time PCR Assay for the Detection of Salmonella in a Wide Variety of Food and Food-Animal Matrices†

    V. M. Bohaychuk;G. E. Gensler;M. E. McFALL;R. K. King

  • Analysis of modern technologies commonly used in beef cattle production: conventional beef production versus nonconventional production using meta-analysis.

    B. W. Wileman;D. U. Thomson;C. D. Reinhardt;D. G. Renter

  • Effects of feeding wet corn distillers grains with solubles with or without monensin and tylosin on the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibilities of fecal foodborne pathogenic and commensal bacteria in feedlot cattle

    M. E. Jacob;J. T. Fox;S. K. Narayanan;J. S. Drouillard

  • ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7 IN FREE-RANGING DEER IN NEBRASKA

    David G. Renter;Jan M. Sargeant;Scott E. Hygnstorm;Jeff D. Hoffman

  • Serial evaluation of physiologic, pathological, and behavioral changes related to disease progression of experimentally induced Mannheimia haemolytica pneumonia in postweaned calves.

    Gregg A. Hanzlicek;Brad J. White;Derek Mosier;David G. Renter

  • Feed additives for swine: Fact sheets – prebiotics and probiotics, and phytogenics

    Jay Y. Jacela;Joel M. DeRouchey;Michael D. Tokach;Robert D. Goodband

  • Feed additives for swine: Fact sheets – high dietary levels of copper and zinc for young pigs, and phytase

    Jay Y. Jacela;Joel M. DeRouchey;Michael D. Tokach;Robert D. Goodband

  • Associations between the distance traveled from sale barns to commercial feedlots in the United States and overall performance, risk of respiratory disease, and cumulative mortality in feeder cattle during 1997 to 2009

    N. Cernicchiaro;B. J. White;D. G. Renter;A. H. Babcock

  • Effects of Dried Distillers' Grain on Fecal Prevalence and Growth of Escherichia coli O157 in Batch Culture Fermentations from Cattle†

    M. E. Jacob;J. T. Fox;J. S. Drouillard;D. G. Renter

  • Feedlot health and performance effects associated with the timing of respiratory disease treatment.

    A. H. Babcock;B. J. White;S. S. Dritz;D. U. Thomson

  • Evaluation of two-dimensional accelerometers to monitor behavior of beef calves after castration

    Brad J White;Johann F Coetzee;David G Renter;Abram H Babcock

  • A Comparison of Culture- and PCR-Based Methods to Detect Six Major Non-O157 Serogroups of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Cattle Feces.

    Lance W. Noll;Pragathi B. Shridhar;Diana M. Dewsbury;Xiaorong Shi

  • Summer and Winter Prevalence of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145, and O157 in Feces of Feedlot Cattle

    Diana M.A. Dewsbury;David G. Renter;Pragathi B. Shridhar;Lance W. Noll

  • Potential associations between fecal shedding of Salmonella in feedlot cattle treated for apparent respiratory disease and subsequent adverse health outcomes

    Mohammad Jahangir Alam;David G. Renter;Samuel E. Ives;Daniel U. Thomson

  • Associations between weather conditions during the first 45 days after feedlot arrival and daily respiratory disease risks in autumn-placed feeder cattle in the United States.

    N. Cernicchiaro;D. G. Renter;B. J. White;A. H. Babcock

  • Evaluation of economic and performance outcomes associated with the number of treatments after an initial diagnosis of bovine respiratory disease in commercial feeder cattle.

    Natalia Cernicchiaro;Brad J. White;David G. Renter;Abram H. Babcock

  • Comparison of tulathromycin and tilmicosin on the prevalence and severity of bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattle in association with feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and economic factors.

    T. C. Tennant;S. E. Ives;L. B. Harper;D. G. Renter

  • Efficacy of a vaccine and a direct-fed microbial against fecal shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a randomized pen-level field trial of commercial feedlot cattle.

    Charley A. Cull;Zachary D. Paddock;T.G. Nagaraja;Nora M. Bello

  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157: epidemiology and ecology in bovine production environments.

    David G Renter;Jan M Sargeant

Frequent Co-Authors

Tiruvoor G. Nagaraja
Tiruvoor G. Nagaraja Kansas State University
Jan M. Sargeant
Jan M. Sargeant University of Guelph
Michael D. Tokach
Michael D. Tokach Kansas State University
Robert D. Goodband
Robert D. Goodband Kansas State University
Joel M. DeRouchey
Joel M. DeRouchey Kansas State University
W. T. Nichols
W. T. Nichols MSD (United States)
James S. Drouillard
James S. Drouillard Kansas State University
Steve S Dritz
Steve S Dritz Kansas State University
Bruce A. Wagner
Bruce A. Wagner Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
David A. Dargatz
David A. Dargatz Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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