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D-Index
42
Citations
8900
World Ranking
972
National Ranking
290

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Nonruminant Nutrition Research Award, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Gerald C Shurson is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has a strong research presence in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Food Science, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Their work spans key topics including Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Viral Gastroenteritis Research and Epidemiology, Phytase and its Applications, and Trace Elements in Health.

They have contributed to journals such as the Journal of Animal Science, Translational Animal Science, Resources Conservation and Recycling, Animals, and Animal Feed Science and Technology. Their publication record includes over one hundred articles, with frequent contributions to these venues demonstrating a consistent focus on animal science and sustainability.

Selected recent papers include:

  • "What a Waste"-Can We Improve Sustainability of Food Animal Production Systems by Recycling Food Waste Streams into Animal Feed in an Era of Health, Climate, and Economic Crises? (2020, Sustainability)
  • Bioprocessing to upcycle agro-industrial and food wastes into high-nutritional value animal feed for sustainable food and agriculture systems (2023, Resources Conservation and Recycling)
  • A critical analysis of challenges and opportunities for upcycling food waste to animal feed to reduce climate and resource burdens (2024, Resources Conservation and Recycling)
  • Solid-state fermentation of Pleurotus ostreatus to improve the nutritional profile of mechanically-fractionated canola meal (2022, Biochemical Engineering Journal)
  • The Management of Food Waste Recycling for a Sustainable Future: A Case Study on South Korea (2024, Sustainability)

Gerald C Shurson has collaborated extensively with other researchers, most notably:

  • Pedro E Urriola
  • Jae-Cheol Jang
  • L. J. Johnston
  • Chi Chen
  • Bo Hu

Recognition of their contributions includes the Nonruminant Nutrition Research Award from the American Society of Animal Science in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Nutrient database for distiller's dried grains with solubles produced from new ethanol plants in Minnesota and South Dakota.

    M. J. Spiehs;M. H. Whitney;G. C. Shurson

  • BOARD-INVITED REVIEW: The use and application of distillers dried grains with solubles in swine diets

    H. H. Stein;Gerald C Shurson

  • Growth promotion effects and plasma changes from feeding high dietary concentrations of zinc and copper to weanling pigs (regional study).

    G M Hill;G L Cromwell;T D Crenshaw;C R Dove

  • Yeast and yeast derivatives in feed additives and ingredients: Sources, characteristics, animal responses, and quantification methods

    G.C. Shurson

  • Growth performance and carcass characteristics of grower-finisher pigs fed high-quality corn distillers dried grain with solubles originating from a modern Midwestern ethanol plant.

    M. H. Whitney;Gerald C Shurson;Lee J Johnston;D. M. Wulf

  • Effect of pharmacological concentrations of zinc oxide with or without the inclusion of an antibacterial agent on nursery pig performance.

    G M Hill;D C Mahan;S D Carter;G L Cromwell

  • Digestibility of dietary fiber in distillers coproducts fed to growing pigs.

    Pedro E Urriola;Gerald C Shurson;H. H. Stein

  • Growing Chlorella sp. on meat processing wastewater for nutrient removal and biomass production.

    Qian Lu;Wenguang Zhou;Min Min;Xiaochen Ma

  • Effects of feeding diets containing increasing content of corn distillers dried grains with solubles to grower-finisher pigs on growth performance, carcass composition, and pork fat quality.

    G. Xu;Samuel K Baidoo;Lee J Johnston;D. Bibus

  • Determination and prediction of digestible and metabolizable energy from chemical analysis of corn coproducts fed to finishing pigs.

    P. V. Anderson;B. J. Kerr;T. E. Weber;C. J. Ziemer

  • Strategies to improve fiber utilization in swine.

    Brian J Kerr;Gerald C Shurson

  • Characteristics of lipids and their feeding value in swine diets

    Brian J. Kerr;Trey A. Kellner;Gerald C. Shurson

  • Mitigating ammonia nitrogen deficiency in dairy wastewaters for algae cultivation

    Qian Lu;Wenguang Zhou;Min Min;Xiaochen Ma

  • The importance of seminal plasma on the fertility of subsequent artificial inseminations in swine.

    K. J. Rozeboom;M. H. T. Troedsson;H. H. Hodson;G. C. Shurson

  • Effects of a high-fiber diet and frequent feeding on behavior, reproductive performance, and nutrient digestibility in gestating sows.

    J. P. Holt;Lee J Johnston;Samuel K Baidoo;Gerald C Shurson

  • Late estrus or metestrus insemination after estrual inseminations decreases farrowing rate and litter size in swine

    K. J. Rozeboom;M. H.T. Troedsson;Gerald C Shurson;J. D. Hawton

  • Evaluating the quality of feed fats and oils and their effects on pig growth performance.

    Gerald C Shurson;Brian J Kerr;Andrea R Hanson

  • Effects of zeolite a or clinoptilolite in diets of growing swine

    G. C. Shurson;P. K. Ku;E. R. Miller;M. T. Yokoyama

  • Effects of dietary lysine intake during lactation on blood metabolites, hormones, and reproductive performance in primiparous sows.

    H. Yang;J. E. Pettigrew;Lee J Johnston;Gerald C Shurson

  • Growth performance of nursery pigs fed diets containing increasing levels of corn distiller's dried grains with solubles originating from a modern Midwestern ethanol plant.

    M. H. Whitney;G. C. Shurson

  • "what a waste"-can we improve sustainability of food animal production systems by recycling food waste streams into animal feed in an era of health, climate, and economic crises?

    Gerald C. Shurson

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee J Johnston
Lee J Johnston University of Minnesota
Brian J. Kerr
Brian J. Kerr Agricultural Research Service
Chi Chen
Chi Chen University of Minnesota
Samuel K Baidoo
Samuel K Baidoo University of Minnesota
Roger Ruan
Roger Ruan University of Minnesota
William A. Dozier
William A. Dozier Auburn University
Hans-Henrik Stein
Hans-Henrik Stein University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Margareth Øverland
Margareth Øverland Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Sagar M. Goyal
Sagar M. Goyal University of Minnesota
John Deen
John Deen University of Minnesota

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