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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Zinpro Award for Excellence in Dairy Science, American Dairy Science Association
  • 2011 - Award of Honor, American Dairy Science Association
  • 2010 - Morrison Award, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2001 - American Dairy Science Association Fellowship Award
  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1985 - American Feed Industry Association Award, American Dairy Science Association

Overview

Donald C. Beitz is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these broader fields, Beitz has contributed extensively to subfields such as Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Cancer Research.

Beitz's research topics focus on areas including Meat and Animal Product Quality, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Extracellular Vesicles in Disease, MicroRNA in Disease Regulation, and Cancer-Related Molecular Mechanisms Research.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Beitz include:

  • Non-coding RNA in raw and commercially processed milk and putative targets related to growth and immune-response, 2021, BMC Genomics
  • Science dialogue mapping of knowledge and knowledge gaps related to the effects of dairy intake on human cardiovascular health and disease, 2020, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • Non-Coding RNA in Raw and Commercially Processed Milk and Putative Targets Related to Growth and Immune-Response, 2020, Research Square (Research Square)
  • Effects of Elevating Zinc Supplementation on the Health and Production Parameters of High-Producing Dairy Cows, 2024, Animals
  • Role of glucuronidated 25-hydroxyvitamin D on colon gene expression in mice, 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Prominent frequent co-authors collaborating with Beitz include:

  • Eric D. Testroet
  • Stephanie Clark
  • Andrew W. Brown
  • Janaka Wickramasinghe
  • Ranga Appuhamy

Beitz's work is frequently published in venues such as:

  • Animals
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • BMC Genomics
  • Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Throughout their career, Beitz has received several awards including the Zinpro Award for Excellence in Dairy Science from the American Dairy Science Association (2012), the Award of Honor from the same association (2011), and the Morrison Award from the American Society of Animal Science (2010). Earlier recognitions include a Fellowship Award from the American Dairy Science Association (2001), fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1990, and the American Feed Industry Association Award from the American Dairy Science Association in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Invited Review: Pathology, Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment of Fatty Liver in Dairy Cows *

    G. Bobe;J.W. Young;D.C. Beitz

  • Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism in Farm Animals

    Rafael A. Nafikov;Donald C. Beitz

  • Physical and sensory properties of dairy products from cows with various milk fatty acid compositions.

    She Chen;Gerd Bobe;Shelly Zimmerman;Earl G. Hammond

  • Adipose Tissue Growth and Cellularity: Changes in Bovine Adipocyte Size and Number

    Danilo S. Cianzio;David G. Topel;Garnett B. Whitehurst;Donald C. Beitz

  • Separation and Quantification of Bovine Milk Proteins by Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

    Gerd Bobe;Donald C. Beitz;and Albert E. Freeman;Gary L. Lindberg

  • Strong relationships between mediators of the acute phase response and fatty liver in dairy cows

    B. N. Ametaj;B. J. Bradford;G. Bobe;R. A. Nafikov

  • Replacement of bovine mitochondrial DNA by a sequence variant within one generation.

    C M Koehler;G L Lindberg;D R Brown;D C Beitz

  • Colonic anti-inflammatory mechanisms of conjugated linoleic acid.

    J Bassaganya-Riera;R Hontecillas;D.C Beitz

  • The use of vitamin D3 to improve beef tenderness.

    Jayden L. Montgomery;Frederick C. Parrish Jr.;Donald C. Beitz;Ronald L. Horst

  • DNA polymorphisms in bovine fatty acid synthase are associated with beef fatty acid composition.

    S. Zhang;T. J. Knight;J. M. Reecy;D. C. Beitz

  • Prevention of Parturient Paresis by a Prepartum, Calcium-Deficient Diet,

    R.L. Goings;N.L. Jacobson;D.C. Beitz;E.T. Littledike

  • Resveratrol promotes atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic rabbits.

    Ted Wilson;Travis J. Knight;Donald C. Beitz;Douglas S. Lewis

  • Metabolic changes in dairy cows with ketonemia in response to feed restriction and dietary 1,3-butanediol.

    J.K. Drackley;M.J. Richard;D.C. Beitz;J.W. Young

  • Influence of lipid content on pork sensory quality within pH classification

    Steven M. Lonergan;Kenneth J Stalder;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;Travis J. Knight

  • Relationships between prepartal dietary calcium and phosphorus, vitamin D metabolism, and parturient paresis in dairy cows.

    T S Kichura;R L Horst;D C Beitz;E T Littledike

  • Characterization of Eubacterium coprostanoligenes sp. nov., a Cholesterol-Reducing Anaerobe?

    Timothy A. Freier;Donald C. Beitz;Ling Li;Paul A. Hartman

  • Vitamin D metabolites in plasma of cows fed a prepartum low-calcium diet for prevention of parturient hypocalcemia

    H.B. Green;R.L. Horst;D.C. Beitz;E.T. Littledike

  • Effect of milk protein genotypes on milk protein composition and its genetic parameter estimates.

    G. Bobe;D.C. Beitz;A.E. Freeman;G.L. Lindberg

  • Changes in Composition during Development and Maturation of Maize Seeds.

    John Ingle;D. Beitz;R. H. Hageman

  • Metabolic characteristics of induced ketosis in normal and obese dairy cows.

    T.R. Smith;A.R. Hippen;D.C. Beitz;J.W. Young

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald L. Horst
Ronald L. Horst Heartland Assays, LLC
James M. Reecy
James M. Reecy Iowa State University
Timothy A. Reinhardt
Timothy A. Reinhardt Agricultural Research Service
Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan
Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan Iowa State University
Steven M. Lonergan
Steven M. Lonergan Iowa State University
Dorian J. Garrick
Dorian J. Garrick Massey University
Kenneth J. Stalder
Kenneth J. Stalder Iowa State University
Judith R. Stabel
Judith R. Stabel Agricultural Research Service
Jesse P. Goff
Jesse P. Goff Iowa State University
Raluca G. Mateescu
Raluca G. Mateescu University of Florida

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