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National Ranking
355

Overview

Elliot Block is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on areas including Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, and Genetics. Their work spans 38 publications primarily concentrated in these fields, reflecting a specialization in livestock biology and crop interactions.

The scientist's research topics cover a wide spectrum of themes related to animal health, nutrition, and physiology. Key areas include:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Elliot Block has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, indicating ongoing research partnerships. Notable frequent coauthors include:

  • I.J. Lean
  • H.M. Golder
  • J. Rehberger
  • Eduardo Colombo
  • Reinaldo F Cooke

Their publications are predominantly found in journals related to animal science and agricultural biology. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • animal
  • Metabolites
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Elliot Block are:

  • Performance, health, and physiological responses of newly received feedlot cattle supplemented with pre- and probiotic ingredients (2021, animal)
  • Effects of mannan-oligosaccharide and Bacillus subtilis supplementation to preweaning Holstein dairy heifers on body weight gain, diarrhea, and shedding of fecal pathogens (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Duration and degree of diet-induced metabolic acidosis prepartum alter tissue responses to insulin in dairy cows (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Characterizing ruminal acidosis risk: A multiherd, multicountry study (2023, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Forming 4-Methylcatechol as the Dominant Bioavailable Metabolite of Intraruminal Rutin Inhibits p-Cresol Production in Dairy Cows (2021, Metabolites)

Best Publications

  • Manipulating dietary anions and cations for prepartum dairy cows to reduce incidence of milk fever.

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  • Hypocalcemia in dairy cows: meta-analysis and dietary cation anion difference theory revisited.

    I.J. Lean;P.J. DeGaris;D.M. McNeil;E. Block

  • Effect of fat additions to diets of dairy cattle on milk production and components: A meta-analysis and meta-regression

    A.R. Rabiee;K. Breinhild;W. Scott;H.M. Golder

  • Prediction of manure and nutrient excretion from dairy cattle.

    T. D. Nennich;J. H. Harrison;L. M. VanWieringen;Deanne Meyer

  • A review of bovine growth hormone

    Jeanne L. Burton;Brian W. McBride;Elliot Block;David R. Glimm

  • Invited review: Recommendations for reporting intervention studies on reproductive performance in dairy cattle: Improving design, analysis, and interpretation of research on reproduction

    Ian J. Lean;Matthew C. Lucy;John P. McNamara;Barry J. Bradford

  • Manipulation of Dietary Cation-Anion Difference on Nutritionally Related Production Diseases, Productivity, and Metabolic Responses of Dairy Cows

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  • Direct-Fed Microbial Supplementation on the Performance of Dairy Cattle During the Transition Period

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  • Meta-analysis of the effects of prepartum dietary cation-anion difference on performance and health of dairy cows.

    J.E.P. Santos;I.J. Lean;H. Golder;E. Block

  • Prediction and Evaluation of Urine and Urinary Nitrogen and Mineral Excretion from Dairy Cattle

    T.D. Nennich;J.H. Harrison;L.M. VanWieringen;N.R. St-Pierre

  • Brown midrib-3 Corn Silage and Heat Extruded Soybeans for Early Lactating Dairy Cows ~

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  • Effects of prepartum dietary cation-anion difference intake on production and health of dairy cows: A meta-analysis.

    I.J. Lean;J.E.P. Santos;E. Block;H.M. Golder

  • EFFECTS OF REDUCING DIETARY CATION-ANION BALANCE FOR PREPARTUM DAIRY COWS WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO HYPOCALCEMIC PARTURIENT PARESIS

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  • Dietary cation-anion difference, acid-base status, mineral metabolism, renal function, and milk production of lactating cows.

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  • Ruminal biohydrogenation in Holstein cows fed soybean fatty acids as amides or calcium salts.

    F.P. Lundy;E. Block;W.C. Bridges;J.A. Bertrand

  • Effects of prepartum dietary cation-anion difference and source of vitamin D in dairy cows: Vitamin D, mineral, and bone metabolism.

    R.M. Rodney;N. Martinez;E. Block;L.L. Hernandez

  • Performance, health, and physiological responses of newly received feedlot cattle supplemented with pre- and probiotic ingredients.

    E.A. Colombo;R.F. Cooke;A.P. Brandão;J.B. Wiegand

  • Effect of supplementing essential fatty acids to pregnant nonlactating Holstein cows and their preweaned calves on calf performance, immune response, and health.

    M. Garcia;L.F. Greco;M.G. Favoreto;R.S. Marsola

  • Effects of prepartum dietary cation-anion difference and source of vitamin D in dairy cows: Health and reproductive responses.

    N. Martinez;R.M. Rodney;E. Block;L.L. Hernandez

  • Effects of insulin, recombinant bovine somatotropin, and their interaction on insulin-like growth factor-I secretion and milk protein production in dairy cows.

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  • Effects of mannan-oligosaccharide and Bacillus subtilis supplementation to preweaning Holstein dairy heifers on body weight gain, diarrhea, and shedding of fecal pathogens

    P.M. Lucey;I.J. Lean;S.S. Aly;H.M. Golder

  • Blood melatonin and prolactin concentrations in dairy cows exposed to 60 Hz electric and magnetic fields during 8 h photoperiods

    M. Rodriguez;D. Petitclerc;J.F. Burchard;D.H. Nguyen

  • Effect of dietary cation-anion difference on acid-base status and dry matter intake in dry pregnant cows.

    R. Zimpel;M.B. Poindexter;A. Vieira-Neto;E. Block

  • Dietary cation-anion difference and dietary protein effects on performance and acid-base status of dairy cows in early lactation.

    W. Hu;M.R. Murphy;P.D. Constable;E. Block

  • Short Communication: Characterization of Madin-Darby Bovine Kidney Cell Line for Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors: Temporal Response and Sensitivity to Fatty Acids

    M. Bionaz;C.R. Baumrucker;E. Shirk;J.P. Vanden Heuvel

  • Effectiveness of potassium carbonate sesquihydrate to increase dietary cation-anion difference in early lactation cows.

    J. Harrison;R. White;R. Kincaid;E. Block

  • Interaction of 5-hydroxy-l-tryptophan and negative dietary cation-anion difference on calcium homeostasis in multiparous peripartum dairy cows.

    C.J. Slater;E.L. Endres;S.R. Weaver;A.A. Cheng

  • Responses of the estrous cycle in dairy cows exposed to electric and magnetic fields (60 Hz) during 8-h photoperiods.

    M Rodriguez;D Petitclerc;J.F Burchard;D.H Nguyen

  • Effect of feeding calcium salts of long-chain fatty acids, from palm fatty acid distillate or soybean oil, to high producing dairy cows on milk yield and composition, and on selected blood and reproductive parameters

    P Mandebvu;C.S Ballard;C.J Sniffen;M.P Carter

  • Rumen digestion kinetics, microbial yield, and omasal flows of nonmicrobial, bacterial, and protozoal amino acids in lactating dairy cattle fed fermentation by-products or urea as a soluble nitrogen source.

    S.W. Fessenden;T.J. Hackmann;D.A. Ross;E. Block

  • Effects of prepartum dietary cation-anion difference and acidified coproducts on dry matter intake, serum calcium, and performance of dairy cows.

    D. J. Rezac;E. Block;D. Weber;M. J. Brouk

  • Programming effect of dietary fatty acids on performance of Holstein heifers from birth through first lactation

    M. Garcia;L.F. Greco;E. Block;J.E.P. Santos

Frequent Co-Authors

José E. P. Santos
José E. P. Santos University of Florida
William W. Thatcher
William W. Thatcher University of Florida
Ian J. Lean
Ian J. Lean University of Sydney
Joseph H. Harrison
Joseph H. Harrison Washington State University
C.R. Staples
C.R. Staples University of Florida
Pietro Celi
Pietro Celi University of Melbourne
Barry J. Bradford
Barry J. Bradford Michigan State University
M.E. Van Amburgh
M.E. Van Amburgh Cornell University
Adam L. Lock
Adam L. Lock Michigan State University
T.C. Jenkins
T.C. Jenkins Clemson University

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