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Animal Science and Veterinary
USA
2023

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
80
Citations
18109
World Ranking
84
National Ranking
32

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award

Overview

Duane H. Keisler is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on aspects of agricultural and biological sciences, with specific attention to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans subfields including agronomy and crop science, genetics, and animal science and zoology.

The main topics addressed in Keisler's research include reproductive physiology in livestock, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and the effects of environmental stressors on livestock. These themes reflect an emphasis on understanding biological mechanisms that influence livestock productivity and health.

Keisler has contributed to several publications, with notable papers including:

  • Relationship among serum metabolic hormones with pregnancy rates to fixed-time artificial insemination in Bos indicus beef females, 2021, Livestock Science
  • PSII-37 Program Chair Poster Pick: The effect of glucocorticoids on circulating plasma concentrations of ghrelin in sheep, 2020, Journal of Animal Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Keisler comprise:

  • R. F. G. Peres
  • Reinaldo F Cooke
  • Henrique Pedro Dias
  • Ky G Pohler
  • J.L.M. Vasconcelos

Their research has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Livestock Science
  • Journal of Animal Science

The scope of Keisler's work demonstrates an integration of physiological, genetic, and environmental factors relevant to livestock science. Their contributions reflect ongoing investigation into hormonal and genetic influences on reproductive outcomes and animal health under varying environmental conditions.

Best Publications

  • Plasma leptin determination in ruminants: effect of nutritional status and body fatness on plasma leptin concentration assessed by a specific RIA in sheep

    C Delavaud;F Bocquier;Y Chilliard;DH Keisler

  • Effects of controlled heat stress on ovarian function of dairy cattle. 1. Lactating cows.

    S.J. Wilson;R.S. Marion;J.N. Spain;D.E. Spiers

  • Physical characteristics, blood hormone concentrations, and plasma lipid concentrations in obese horses with insulin resistance.

    Nicholas Frank;Sarah B Elliott;Laura E Brandt;Duane H Keisler

  • Prolactin influences autoimmune disease activity in the female B/W mouse.

    R. McMurray;D. Keisler;K. Kanuckel;Shozo Izui

  • INFLUENCE OF BODY CONDITION AT CALVING AND POSTPARTUM NUTRITION ON ENDOCRINE FUNCTION AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF PRIMIPAROUS BEEF COWS

    N. H. Ciccioli;R. P. Wettemann;L. J. Spicer;C. A. Lents

  • Programming of glucose-insulin metabolism in adult sheep after maternal undernutrition

    D. S. Gardner;K. Tingey;B. W. M. Van Bon;S. E. Ozanne

  • Polymorphisms in the bovine leptin promoter associated with serum leptin concentration, growth, feed intake, feeding behavior, and measures of carcass merit.

    J. D. Nkrumah;C. Li;J. Yu;C. Hansen

  • Characterization of ovarian follicular cysts and associated endocrine profiles in dairy cows.

    S A Hamilton;H A Garverick;D H Keisler;Z Z Xu

  • Leptin receptor mRNA is expressed in ewe anterior pituitary and adipose tissues and is differentially expressed in hypothalamic regions of well-fed and feed-restricted ewes.

    C.J. Dyer;J.M. Simmons;R.L. Matteri;D.H. Keisler

  • Follicular function in lactating dairy cows treated with sustained-release bovine somatotropin.

    Crystal J. Kirby;Michael F. Smith;Duane H. Keisler;Matthew C. Lucy

  • Effect of Increasing Energy and Protein Intake on Body Growth and Carcass Composition of Heifer Calves

    E.G. Brown;M.J. VandeHaar;K.M. Daniels;J.S. Liesman

  • Maternal Endocrine Adaptation throughout Pregnancy to Nutritional Manipulation: Consequences for Maternal Plasma Leptin and Cortisol and the Programming of Fetal Adipose Tissue Development

    J. Bispham;G. S. Gopalakrishnan;J. Dandrea;V. Wilson

  • Leptin in horses: Tissue localization and relationship between peripheral concentrations of leptin and body condition

    P. R. Buff;A. C. Dodds;C. D. Morrison;N. C. Whitley

  • Leptin regulates pulsatile luteinizing hormone and growth hormone secretion in the sheep.

    Shoji Nagatani;Yanhua Zeng;Duane H. Keisler;Douglas L. Foster

  • Leptin gene expression, circulating leptin, and luteinizing hormone pulsatility are acutely responsive to short-term fasting in prepubertal heifers: relationships to circulating insulin and insulin-like growth factor I(1).

    M. Amstalden;M.R. Garcia;S.W. Williams;R.L. Stanko

  • Leptin as a predictor of carcass composition in beef cattle

    T. W. Geary;E. L. McFadin;M. D. MacNeil;E. E. Grings

  • Central infusion of leptin into well-fed and undernourished ewe lambs: effects on feed intake and serum concentrations of growth hormone and luteinizing hormone.

    CD Morrison;JA Daniel;BJ Holmberg;J Djiane

  • The relationship between mitochondrial function and residual feed intake in Angus steers

    W. H. Kolath;M. S. Kerley;J. W. Golden;D. H. Keisler

  • Serum leptin and its adipose gene expression during pubertal development, the estrous cycle, and different seasons in cattle

    M. R. Garcia;M. Amstalden;S. W. Williams;R. L. Stanko;R. L. Stanko

  • Circulating concentrations of bovine pregnancy-associated glycoproteins and late embryonic mortality in lactating dairy herds

    K.G. Pohler;M.H.C. Pereira;F.R. Lopes;J.C. Lawrence

  • Effects of Controlled Heat Stress on Ovarian Function of Dairy Cattle. 2. Heifers

    S.J. Wilson;C.J. Kirby;A.T. Koenigsfeld;D.H. Keisler

  • Influence of postpartum weight and body condition change on duration of anestrus by undernourished suckled beef heifers.

    D L Lalman;D H Keisler;J E Williams;E J Scholljegerdes

  • Influence of food restriction on neuropeptide-Y, proopiomelanocortin, and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone gene expression in sheep hypothalami.

    Teresa M. McShane;Sandra L. Petersen;Sue McCrone;D. H. Keisler

  • Effect of dietary energy on milk production and metabolic hormones in thin, primiparous beef heifers.

    D L Lalman;J E Williams;B W Hess;M G Thomas

  • Central actions of neuropeptide-Y may provide a neuromodulatory link between nutrition and reproduction.

    Teresa M. Mcshane;Tammy May;Jess L. Miner;D. H. Keisler

  • Differential effects of estrogen and prolactin on autoimmune disease in the NZB/NZW F1 mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus.

    K B Elbourne;D Keisler;R W McMurray

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary L. Williams
Gary L. Williams Texas A&M University
Luis O. Tedeschi
Luis O. Tedeschi Texas A&M University
H.A. Garverick
H.A. Garverick University of Missouri
William R. Lamberson
William R. Lamberson University of Missouri
Dennis M. Hallford
Dennis M. Hallford New Mexico State University
Arieh Gertler
Arieh Gertler Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Reinaldo F Cooke
Reinaldo F Cooke Texas A&M University
Robert S. Youngquist
Robert S. Youngquist University of Missouri
Juan J. Loor
Juan J. Loor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
George A. Perry
George A. Perry Texas A&M University

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