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Edmond A. Pajor

Edmond A. Pajor

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
47
Citations
8741
World Ranking
720
National Ranking
53

Overview

Edmond A. Pajor is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences as well as veterinary fields. Their work spans several subfields, including small animals, animal science and zoology, agronomy and crop science, genetics, and infectious diseases.

The scientist has focused on topics related to animal behavior and welfare studies, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, animal health and immunology, reproductive physiology in livestock, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, animal disease management and epidemiology, and meat and animal product quality.

Frequent coauthors in their research include M. Claire Windeyer, Karin Orsel, Jennifer M. Pearson, Lisa Gamsjäger, and Michel Lévy. These collaborations have supported work published across various journals and venues.

Research outputs have appeared primarily in the following venues:

  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Texas A&M University Libraries

Recent publications by Edmond A. Pajor include:

  • "Benchmarking of farms with automated milking systems in Canada and associations with milk production and quality," 2021, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Assessment of Brix refractometry to estimate immunoglobulin G concentration in beef cow colostrum," 2020, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
  • "Evaluation of 3 refractometers to determine transfer of passive immunity in neonatal beef calves," 2020, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
  • "Farm-level factors associated with lameness prevalence, productivity, and milk quality in farms with automated milking systems," 2021, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Impact of volume, immunoglobulin G concentration, and feeding method of colostrum product on neonatal nursing behavior and transfer of passive immunity in beef calves," 2021, animal

Best Publications

  • A scientific conception of animal welfare that reflects ethical concerns.

    D. Fraser;D. M. Weary;E. A. Pajor;B. N. Milligan

  • Using preference, motivation and aversion tests to ask scientific questions about animals’ feelings

    Richard D. Kirkden;Edmond A. Pajor

  • Prevalence of lameness and associated risk factors in Canadian Holstein-Friesian cows housed in freestall barns.

    L. Solano;H.W. Barkema;E.A. Pajor;S. Mason

  • Consumption of solid food by suckling pigs: individual variation and relation to weight gain

    Edmond A. Pajor;David Fraser;Donald L. Kramer

  • Heat or Insulation: Behavioral Titration of Mouse Preference for Warmth or Access to a Nest

    Brianna N. Gaskill;Brianna N. Gaskill;Christopher J. Gordon;Edmond A. Pajor;Jeffrey R. Lucas

  • Home improvement: C57BL/6J mice given more naturalistic nesting materials build better nests

    Sarah E Hess;Stephanie Rohr;Brett D Dufour;Brianna N Gaskill

  • Impact of nesting material on mouse body temperature and physiology

    Brianna N. Gaskill;Brianna N. Gaskill;Christopher J. Gordon;Edmond A. Pajor;Jeffrey R. Lucas

  • Sow body movements that crush piglets: a comparison between two types of farrowing accommodation

    Daniel M. Weary;Edmond A. Pajor;David Fraser;Anne-Marie Honkanen

  • Prevalence and distribution of foot lesions in dairy cattle in Alberta, Canada.

    L. Solano;H.W. Barkema;S. Mason;E.A. Pajor

  • Risky behaviour by piglets: a trade off between feeding and risk of mortality by maternal crushing?

    Daniel M Weary;Edmond A Pajor;Brian K Thompson;David Fraser

  • The effects of ractopamine on the behavior and physiology of finishing pigs

    J. N. Marchant-Forde;D. C. Lay;E. A. Pajor;B. T. Richert

  • Aversion learning techniques to evaluate dairy cattle handling practices.

    E.A Pajor;J Rushen;A.M.B de Passillé

  • Some like it hot: Mouse temperature preferences in laboratory housing

    Brianna N. Gaskill;Stephanie A. Rohr;Edmond A. Pajor;Jeffrey R. Lucas

  • Supplemental vitamin C and yeast cell wall beta-glucan as growth enhancers in newborn pigs and as immunomodulators after an endotoxin challenge after weaning.

    S. D. Eicher;C. A. McKee;J. A. Carroll;E. A. Pajor

  • Crushing of piglets by sows: effects of litter features, pen features and sow behaviour

    Daniel M Weary;Peter A Phillips;Edmond A Pajor;David Fraser

  • Associations between lying behavior and lameness in Canadian Holstein-Friesian cows housed in freestall barns

    L. Solano;H.W. Barkema;E.A. Pajor;S. Mason

  • Postnatal piglet husbandry practices and well-being: the effects of alternative techniques delivered separately.

    J. N. Marchant-Forde;D. C. Lay;K. A. McMunn;H. W. Cheng

  • Mixing at young ages reduces fighting in unacquainted domestic pigs.

    Anton D Pitts;Daniel M Weary;Edmond A Pajor;David Fraser

  • Alternative housing for sows and litters.: Part 4. Effects of sow-controlled housing combined with a communal piglet area on pre- and post-weaning behaviour and performance

    Daniel M. Weary;Edmond A. Pajor;Marjolaine Bonenfant;David Fraser

  • Lying times of lactating cows on dairy farms with automatic milking systems and the relation to lameness, leg lesions, and body condition score

    R. Westin;A. Vaughan;A.M. de Passillé;T.J. DeVries

  • Conflict and cooperation: sociobiological principles and the behaviour of pigs

    David Fraser;D.L. Kramer;E.A. Pajor;E.A. Pajor;D.M. Weary

  • The relationship between creep feeding behavior of piglets and adaptation to weaning: Effect of diet quality

    David Fraser;E. A. Pajor;J. J. R. Feddes

  • Alternative housing for sows and litters

    Edmond A. Pajor;Daniel M. Weary;Carolina Caceres;David Fraser

  • Technical note: Accuracy of an ear tag-attached accelerometer to monitor rumination and feeding behavior in feedlot cattle

    B. Wolfger;E. Timsit;E. A. Pajor;N. Cook

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein
Karen S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Joseph P. Garner
Joseph P. Garner Stanford University
Trevor J. DeVries
Trevor J. DeVries University of Guelph
David Fraser
David Fraser University of British Columbia
Jeffrey Rushen
Jeffrey Rushen University of British Columbia
Herman W. Barkema
Herman W. Barkema University of Calgary
Stephen J. LeBlanc
Stephen J. LeBlanc University of Guelph
Daniel M. Weary
Daniel M. Weary University of British Columbia
Karin Orsel
Karin Orsel University of Calgary
A.M. de Passillé
A.M. de Passillé University of British Columbia

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