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30
Citations
3913
World Ranking
2417
National Ranking
685

Overview

E B Kegley is affiliated with the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular emphasis on agronomy and crop science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, animal science and zoology, small animals, and microbiology.

Their work spans several main topics including:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions
  • Microbial Infections and Disease Research
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Botanical Research and Chemistry
  • Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies

Recent papers authored or co-authored by E B Kegley include:

  • Bovine respiratory microbiota of feedlot cattle and its association with disease, 2022, Veterinary Research
  • Effect of bovine respiratory disease on the respiratory microbiome: a meta-analysis, 2023, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Effects of tillage method and seeding rate of wheat pasture on forage production and calf performance, 2022, Applied Animal Science
  • Effects of bambermycin or monensin offered in self-fed mineral supplements on performance of growing steer calves grazing small-grain pastures, 2021, Applied Animal Science
  • Influence of an immune-modulatory feed supplement on performance and immune function of beef cows and calves preweaning, 2020, Journal of Animal Science

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with E B Kegley include Jeremy G Powell, Robin A Cheek, J. L. Reynolds, Shane Gadberry, and Paul A Beck.

The most frequent publication venues for E B Kegley's work are:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Applied Animal Science
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Veterinary Research
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Effect of zinc source (zinc oxide vs zinc proteinate) and level on performance, carcass characteristics, and immune response of growing and finishing steers.

    J. W. Spears;E. B. Kegley

  • Immune response, glucose metabolism, and performance of stressed feeder calves fed inorganic or organic chromium

    E B Kegley;J W Spears

  • Effect of shipping and chromium supplementation on performance, immune response, and disease resistance of steers.

    E B Kegley;J W Spears;T T Brown

  • Effect of dietary mannan oligosaccharides and(or) pharmacological additions of copper sulfate on growth performance and immunocompetence of weanling and growing/finishing pigs

    M. E. Davis;C. V. Maxwell;D. C. Brown;B. Z. de Rodas

  • Effects of supplemental zinc concentration and source on performance, carcass characteristics, and serum values in finishing beef steers.

    K. J. Malcolm-Callis;G. C. Duff;S. A. Gunter;E. B. Kegley

  • Effect of copper level and source (copper lysine vs copper sulfate) on copper status, performance, and immune response in growing steers fed diets with or without supplemental molybdenum and sulfur.

    J D Ward;J W Spears;E B Kegley

  • Bioavailability of feed-grade copper sources (oxide, sulfate, or lysine) in growing cattle.

    E B Kegley;J W Spears

  • Bioavailability of copper proteinate and copper carbonate relative to copper sulfate in cattle.

    J.D. Ward;J.W. Spears;E.B. Kegley

  • Growth performance and health of dairy calves bedded with different types of materials.

    R. Panivivat;E.B. Kegley;J.A. Pennington;D.W. Kellogg

  • Effect of dietary chromium-L-methionine on glucose metabolism of beef steers.

    E B Kegley;D L Galloway;T M Fakler

  • Immune Response and Disease Resistance of Calves Fed Chromium Nicotinic Acid Complex or Chromium Chloride

    E.B. Kegley;J.W. Spears;T.T. Brown

  • Duration of restraint and isolation stress as a model to study the dark-cutting condition in cattle.

    J. K. Apple;E. B. Kegley;D. L. Galloway;T. J. Wistuba

  • Effects of organic forms of zinc on growth performance, tissue zinc distribution, and immune response of weanling pigs.

    E. van Heugten;J. W. Spears;E. B. Kegley;J. D. Ward

  • Effect of phosphorylated mannans and pharmacological additions of zinc oxide on growth and immunocompetence of weanling pigs.

    M. E. Davis;D. C. Brown;C. V. Maxwell;Z. B. Johnson

  • Bioavailability of copper from tribasic copper chloride and copper sulfate in growing cattle

    J.W Spears;E.B Kegley;L.A Mullis

  • Effects of dietary magnesium and short-duration transportation on stress response, postmortem muscle metabolism, and meat quality of finishing swine

    J. K. Apple;E. B. Kegley;C. V. Maxwell;L. K. Rakes

  • The effect of methionine and aflatoxin on immune function in weanling pigs.

    E van Heugten;J W Spears;M T Coffey;E B Kegley

  • Iron methionine as a source of iron for the neonatal pig

    E.B Kegley;J.W Spears;W.L Flowers;W.D Schoenherr

  • Effect of breed-type on performance and carcass traits of intensively managed hair sheep.

    J.M. Burke;J.K. Apple;W.J. Roberts;C.B. Boger

  • Dietary phosphorus and an inflammatory challenge affect performance and immune function of weanling pigs.

    E B Kegley;J W Spears;S K Auman

  • Performance and glucose metabolism in calves fed a chromium-nicotinic acid complex or chromium chloride

    E.B. Kegley;J.W. Spears;J.H. Eisemann

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerry W. Spears
Jerry W. Spears North Carolina State University
Charles V Maxwell
Charles V Maxwell University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Jason K. Apple
Jason K. Apple University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
E. van Heugten
E. van Heugten North Carolina State University
Muquarrab A. Qureshi
Muquarrab A. Qureshi North Carolina State University
Glenn C. Duff
Glenn C. Duff New Mexico State University
Stacey A. Gunter
Stacey A. Gunter Agricultural Research Service

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