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796

Overview

E. van Heugten is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States and specializes in research within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their primary subfields of study include Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Insect Science, Biochemistry, and Organic Chemistry.

The researcher's work focuses on several key topics in animal science, notably Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Insect Utilization and Effects, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress, and Free Radicals and Antioxidants.

E. van Heugten has contributed to research published predominantly in the Journal of Animal Science, with 21 publications, followed by multiple papers in the Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, the journal Animals, and Applied Animal Science. They have also participated in contributions to the AASV Annual Meeting.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with E. van Heugten include:

  • P. Wilcock
  • Gabriela Martínez
  • Izadora B Batista Kuneff
  • R. D. Boyd
  • David S Rosero

Key recent publications featuring E. van Heugten's research include:

  • "Growth performance, oxidative stress and immune status of newly weaned pigs fed peroxidized lipids with or without supplemental vitamin E or polyphenols," 2020, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology
  • "Improvements in Performance of Nursery Pigs Provided with Supplemental Oil Derived from Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae," 2022, Animals
  • "Growth performance, oxidative stress, and antioxidant capacity of newly weaned piglets fed dietary peroxidized lipids with vitamin E or phytogenic compounds in drinking water," 2020, Applied Animal Science
  • "Sow performance in response to natural betaine fed during lactation and post-weaning during summer and non-summer months," 2020, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology
  • "Supplementation of vitamin E or a botanical extract as antioxidants to improve growth performance and health of growing pigs housed under thermoneutral or heat-stressed conditions," 2024, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology

Best Publications

  • Nutritional strategies to reduce environmental emissions from nonruminants

    P. R. Ferket;E. van Heugten;T. A. T. G. van Kempen;R. Angel

  • Growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and fecal microflora in weanling pigs fed live yeast.

    E. van Heugten;D. W. Funderburke;K. L. Dorton

  • Fermented soybean meal as a vegetable protein source for nursery pigs: I. Effects on growth performance of nursery pigs

    S. W. Kim;E. van Heugten;F. Ji;C. H. Lee

  • Dietary l-Carnitine Improves Nitrogen Utilization in Growing Pigs Fed Low Energy, Fat-Containing Diets

    Kinam Heo;J. Odle;I. K. Han;Wontak Cho

  • 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

  • Immune response and growth of stressed weanling pigs fed diets supplemented with organic or inorganic forms of chromium.

    E V van Heugten;J W Spears

  • Effects of emulsification, fat encapsulation, and pelleting on weanling pig performance and nutrient digestibility

    J. J. Xing;E. van Heugten;D. F. Li;K. J. Touchette

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

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

  • Effects of immune challenge, dietary energy density, and source of energy on performance and immunity in weanling pigs.

    E van Heugten;M T Coffey;J W Spears

  • The effect of dietary protein on performance and immune response in weanling pigs subjected to an inflammatory challenge.

    E van Heugten;J W Spears;M T Coffey

  • Effect of vitamin E on improving fresh pork quality in Berkshire- and Hampshire-sired pigs.

    J. L. Hasty;E. van Heugten;M. T. See;D. K. Larick

  • Growth performance, carcass characteristics, nutrient digestibility and fecal odorous compounds in growing-finishing pigs fed diets containing hydrolyzed feather meal.

    E van Heugten;T A T G van Kempen

  • The nutritional value of degermed, dehulled corn for pigs and its impact on the gastrointestinal tract and nutrient excretion

    A. J. Moeser;I. B. Kim;E. van Heugten;T. A. T. G. Kempen

  • Selecting soybean meal characteristics preferred for swine nutrition.

    T. A. T. G. van Kempen;E. van Heugten;A. J. Moeser;N. S. Muley

  • Impact of dietary lipids on sow milk composition and balance of essential fatty acids during lactation in prolific sows.

    D. S. Rosero;J. Odle;S. M. Mendoza;R. D. Boyd

  • Growth performance, oxidative stress and immune status of newly weaned pigs fed peroxidized lipids with or without supplemental vitamin E or polyphenols

    Y. V. Silva-Guillen;C. Arellano;R. D. Boyd;G. Martinez

  • Effects of dietary supplementation of the osmolyte betaine on growing pig performance and serological and hematological indices during thermoneutral and heat-stressed conditions

    S. M. Mendoza;R. D. Boyd;P. R. Ferket;E. van Heugten

  • Feed preferences and performance of nursery pigs fed diets containing various inclusion amounts and qualities of distillers coproducts and flavor

    B. S. Seabolt;E. van Heugten;S. W. Kim;K. D. Ange-van Heugten

  • Supplementation of organic and inorganic selenium to diets using grains grown in various regions of the United States with differing natural Se concentrations and fed to grower-finisher swine.

    D. C. Mahan;M. Azain;T. D. Crenshaw;G. L. Cromwell

  • Enzyme supplementation to improve the nutritional value of fibrous feed ingredients in swine diets fed in dry or liquid form.

    K. Moran;C. F. M. de Lange;P. Ferket;V. Fellner

  • Distribution of ten antibiotic resistance genes in E. coli isolates from swine manure, lagoon effluent and soil collected from a lagoon waste application field

    A. K. Graves;L. Liwimbi;D. W. Israel;E. van Heugten

  • Fecal and Salivary Cortisol Concentrations in Woolly (Lagothrix ssp.) and Spider Monkeys (Ateles spp.)

    K. D. Ange-van Heugten;E. van Heugten;S. Timmer;G. Bosch

  • Response of the modern lactating sow and progeny to source and level of supplemental dietary fat during high ambient temperatures.

    D. S. Rosero;E. van Heugten;J. Odle;C. Arellano

  • Differences in lean growth performance of pigs sampled from 1980 and 2005 commercial swine fed 1980 and 2005 representative feeding programs

    J.S. Fix;J.P. Cassady;E. van Heugten;D.J. Hanson

  • Manure belts for harvesting urine and feces separately and improving air quality in swine facilities

    J.B. Koger;B.K. O’Brien;R.P. Burnette;P. Kai

  • Evaluation of diabetes determinants in woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha)

    K D Ange-van Heugten;K D Ange-van Heugten;R Burns;M W A Verstegen;W L Jansen

  • Dietary Zinc Effects on Growth Performance and Immune Response of Endotoxemic Growing Pigs

    E. S. Roberts;E. van Heugten;K. Lloyd;G. W. Almond

  • Growth performance and antibiotic tolerance patterns of nursery and finishing pigs fed growth-promoting levels of antibiotics

    J.P. Holt;E. van Heugten;A.K. Graves;M.T. See

  • A Cooperative Study on the Standardized Total-Tract Digestible Phosphorus Requirement of Twenty-Kilogram Pigs

    O. Adeola;M. J. Azain;S. D. Carter;T. D. Crenshaw

  • Effect of Copper Source (Cupric Citrate vs Cupric Sulfate) and Level on Growth Performance and Copper Metabolism in Pigs

    T. A. Armstrong;J. W. Spears;E. van Heugten;T. E. Engle

  • Effect of natural betaine and ractopamine HCl on whole-body and carcass growth in pigs housed under high ambient temperatures.

    S. M. Mendoza;R. D. Boyd;C. E. Zier-Rush;P. R. Ferket

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack Odle
Jack Odle North Carolina State University
Peter R. Ferket
Peter R. Ferket North Carolina State University
Jerry W. Spears
Jerry W. Spears North Carolina State University
Sung Woo Kim
Sung Woo Kim North Carolina State University
Martin W. A. Verstegen
Martin W. A. Verstegen Wageningen University & Research
Gary L. Cromwell
Gary L. Cromwell University of Kentucky
Merlin D Lindemann
Merlin D Lindemann University of Kentucky
C. F. M. de Lange
C. F. M. de Lange University of Guelph
Hans-Henrik Stein
Hans-Henrik Stein University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Charles V Maxwell
Charles V Maxwell University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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