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Overview

E. J. Pollak is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States and has contributed to multiple research areas primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several interconnected fields including genetics, public health, agronomy and crop science, general health professions, and radiological and ultrasound technology.

Their research topics cover genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, palliative care and end-of-life issues, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, reproductive physiology in livestock, geriatric care and nursing homes, and family and patient care in intensive care units.

Pollak's recent papers include the following:

  • Genetic parameter estimates for bull prolificacy and its relationship with scrotal circumference in a commercial beef cattle population, 2021, published in Translational Animal Science
  • Developing a Comfort Care Service: A Palliative Care and Hospital Medicine Partnership, 2025, published in Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • PSIII-8 Genetic Parameter Estimates for Bull Prolificacy and Its Relationship with Scrotal Circumference in a Commercial Beef Cattle Population, 2021, published in Journal of Animal Science
  • Improving Access to Inpatient Hospice: Implementation and Impact of a Dedicated Comfort Care Service in a Tertiary Care Hospital, 2025, published in Journal of Palliative Medicine

They have frequently published in the following venues:

  • Translational Animal Science
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Journal of Palliative Medicine

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Pollak include:

  • Chad A Russell
  • Matthew L Spangler
  • Neha Kayastha
  • Yvonne Acker
  • David J. Fisher

The research contributions of E. J. Pollak illustrate a multidisciplinary approach blending genetics in livestock with public health concerns such as palliative and geriatric care. This reflects a broad expertise encompassing both molecular biology and applied health services research.

Best Publications

  • Mixed Model Methodology for Farm and Ranch Beef Cattle Testing Programs

    R. L. Quaas;R. L. Quaas;E. J. Pollak;E. J. Pollak

  • Length of Productive Life of Dairy Cows. 1. Justification of a Weibull Model

    V. Ducrocq;R.L. Quaas;E.J. Pollak;G. Casella

  • Length of Productive Life of Dairy Cows. 2. Variance Component Estimation and Sire Evaluation

    V. Ducrocq;R.L. Quaas;E.J. Pollak;G. Casella

  • Selection Bias and Multiple Trait Evaluation

    E.J. Pollak;J.H.J. van der Werf;R.L. Quaas

  • Variance heterogeneity in direct and maternal weight traits by sex and percent purebred for Simmental-sired calves.

    D. J. Garrick;E. J. Pollak;R. L. Quaas;L. D. Van Vleck

  • Variation in the volume of zebra finch song control nuclei is heritable: developmental and evolutionary implications.

    D C Airey;H Castillo-Juarez;G Casella;E J Pollak

  • Interrelationships of Parturition Problems, Production of Subsequent Lactation, Reproduction, and Age at First Calving

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  • Modified Equations for Sire Models with Groups

    R.L. Quaas;E.J. Pollak

  • Genetic parameters for carcass traits and their live animal indicators in Simmental cattle.

    D. H. Crews;E. J. Pollak;R. L. Weaber;R. L. Quaas

  • Relationship between sire x year interactions and direct-maternal genetic correlation for weaning weight of Simmental cattle.

    C Lee;E J Pollak

  • Genetic analysis of Holstein cattle populations in Brazil and the United States.

    C.N. Costa;R.W. Blake;E.J. Pollak;P.A. Oltenacu

  • Phenotypic ranges and relationships among carcass and meat palatability traits for fourteen cattle breeds, and heritabilities and expected progeny differences for Warner-Bratzler shear force in three beef cattle breeds

    M. E. Dikeman;E. J. Pollak;Z. Zhang;D. W. Moser

  • Estimation of Genetic Trend in selected Population with and Without the use of Control Population

    H. T. Blair;E. J. Pollak

  • DNA-based paternity analysis and genetic evaluation in a large, commercial cattle ranch setting

    A. L. Van Eenennaam;R. L. Weaber;D. J. Drake;M. C. T. Penedo

  • QTLs associated with dry matter intake, metabolic mid-test weight, growth and feed efficiency have little overlap across 4 beef cattle studies.

    Mahdi Saatchi;Jonathan E. Beever;Jared E. Decker;Dan B. Faulkner

  • Comparison of molecular breeding values based on within- and across-breed training in beef cattle

    Stephen D Kachman;Matthew L Spangler;Gary L Bennett;Kathryn J Hanford

  • Effects of Selection on Estimates of Variance Components Using Gibbs Sampling and Restricted Maximum Likelihood

    C.P. Van Tassell;G. Casella;E.J. Pollak

  • Genetic antagonism between body weight and milk production in beef cattle.

    C Lee;E J Pollak

  • Application of an Autoregressive Process to Estimate Genetic Parameters and Breeding Values for Daily Milk Yield in a Tropical Herd of Lucerna Cattle and in United States Holstein Herds

    J.G.V. Carvalheira;R.W. Blake;E.J. Pollak;R.L. Quaas

  • Definition of Group Effects in Sire Evaluation Models

    E.J. Pollak;R.L. Quaas

  • Monte Carlo Study of Genetic Evaluations Using Sequentially Selected Records

    E. J. Pollak;E. J. Pollak;R. L. Quaas;R. L. Quaas

  • Evaluation of Simmental carcass EPD estimated using live and carcass data.

    D. H. Crews;E. J. Pollak;R. L. Quaas

  • Influence of sire misidentification on sire x year interaction variance and direct-maternal genetic covariance for weaning weight in beef cattle.

    C Lee;E J Pollak

  • Estimation of genetic variance and covariance components for weaning weight in Simmental cattle

    C Lee;C P Van Tassell;E J Pollak

  • Parameter estimation for carcass traits including growth information of Simmental beef cattle using restricted maximum likelihood with a multiple-trait model.

    B W Woodward;E J Pollak;R L Quaas

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert W. Blake
Robert W. Blake Cornell University
Michael E. Dikeman
Michael E. Dikeman Kansas State University
P. J. Van Soest
P. J. Van Soest Cornell University
Dorian J. Garrick
Dorian J. Garrick Massey University
L.D. Van Vleck
L.D. Van Vleck United States Department of Agriculture
George Casella
George Casella University of Florida
Vincent Ducrocq
Vincent Ducrocq University of Paris-Saclay
Pascal A. Oltenacu
Pascal A. Oltenacu University of Florida
Naomi R. Wray
Naomi R. Wray University of Queensland
Christian Maltecca
Christian Maltecca North Carolina State University

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