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2890
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Henry N. Zerby publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Henry N. Zerby sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 73 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Henry N. Zerby D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Henry N. Zerby sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 26 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Henry N. Zerby is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research focuses on several interconnected fields within agricultural and biological sciences and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The researcher's work spans multiple subfields including animal science and zoology, genetics, agronomy and crop science, small animals, and food science. Their main topics of study encompass meat and animal product quality, animal nutrition and physiology, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, animal behavior and welfare studies, food supply chain traceability, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors.

Zerby's publication record features the following recent papers:

  • Effect of energy source and level, animal age, and sex on the flavor profile of sheep meat, 2020, Translational Animal Science
  • Opportunities to improve the accuracy of the United States Department of Agriculture beef yield grade equation through precision agriculture, 2020, Translational Animal Science
  • Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and fatty acid composition of Angus- and Wagyu-sired finishing cattle fed for a similar days on feed or body weight endpoint, 2023, Journal of Animal Science
  • Lipid metabolism mRNA expression and cellularity of intramuscular adipocytes within the Longissimus muscle of Angus- and Wagyu-sired cattle fed for a similar days on feed or body weight endpoint, 2023, Journal of Animal Science
  • The effects of age, sex, and hot carcass weight on cooked lamb flavor and off-flavor in four muscle cuts, 2021, Translational Animal Science

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Zerby include:

  • Jerad R Jaborek
  • F. L. Fluharty
  • S. J. Moeller
  • Alejandro E Relling
  • Macdonald Wick

The main venues of publication where Zerby's work appears are:

  • Translational Animal Science
  • Journal of Animal Science

Henry N. Zerby's research integrates aspects of animal biology with applications in meat science and livestock production, reflecting interdisciplinary expertise across genetics, physiology, and food science domains.

Best Publications

  • Interrelations between the Microbiotas in the Litter and in the Intestines of Commercial Broiler Chickens

    Michael D. Cressman;Zhongtang Yu;Michael C. Nelson;Steven J. Moeller

  • Consumer perceptions of pork eating quality as affected by pork quality attributes and end-point cooked temperature.

    S.J. Moeller;R.K. Miller;K.K. Edwards;H.N. Zerby

  • Effect of source of energy and rate of growth on performance, carcass characteristics, ruminal fermentation, and serum glucose and insulin of early-weaned steers.

    J. P. Schoonmaker;M. J. Cecava;D. B. Faulkner;F. L. Fluharty

  • Effect of a gelatin coating on the shelf life of fresh meat

    M.N. Antoniewski;S.A. Barringer;C.L. Knipe;H.N. Zerby

  • Functional Proteomic Analysis Predicts Beef Tenderness and the Tenderness Differential

    Isain Zapata;Henry N. Zerby;Macdonald Wick

  • Effect of visual marbling on sensory properties and quality traits of pork loin.

    S. Cannata;T.E. Engle;S.J. Moeller;H.N. Zerby

  • The effect of feeding ractopamine (Paylean) on muscle quality and sensory characteristics in three diverse genetic lines of swine

    G. M. Stoller;H. N. Zerby;S. J. Moeller;T. J. Baas

  • Effect of age at feedlot entry on performance and carcass characteristics of bulls and steers.

    J. P. Schoonmaker;S. C. Loerch;F. L. Fluharty;H. N. Zerby

  • Effect of source and amount of energy and rate of growth in the growing phase on performance and carcass characteristics of early- and normal-weaned steers.

    J. P. Schoonmaker;M. J. Cecava;F. L. Fluharty;H. N. Zerby

  • Prepartum dietary energy source fed to beef cows: II. Effects on progeny postnatal growth, glucose tolerance, and carcass composition.

    A. E. Radunz;F. L. Fluharty;A. E. Relling;T. L. Felix

  • Prepartum dietary energy source fed to beef cows: I. Effects on pre- and postpartum cow performance.

    A. E. Radunz;F. L. Fluharty;M. L. Day;H. N. Zerby

  • Effects of increasing dried distillers grains with solubles on performance, carcass characteristics, and digestibility of feedlot lambs

    T. L. Felix;H. N. Zerby;S. J. Moeller;Steven Christopher Loerch

  • Effects of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on fatty acid composition in muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of lambs.

    A. E. Radunz;L. A. Wickersham;S. C. Loerch;F. L. Fluharty

  • Heart fatty acid binding protein is upregulated during porcine adipocyte development

    B. Li;H. N. Zerby;K. Lee

  • B-mode, real-time ultrasound for estimating carcass measures in live sheep: accuracy of ultrasound measures and their relationships with carcass yield and value.

    T. D. Leeds;M. R. Mousel;D. R. Notter;H. N. Zerby

  • Carcass merit and meat quality in Suffolk lambs, Katahdin lambs, and meat-goat kids finished on a grass-legume pasture with and without supplementation.

    K.E. Turner;D.P. Belesky;K.A. Cassida;H.N. Zerby

  • Turkey breast meat functionality differences among turkeys selected for body weight and/or breast yield

    M.S. Updike;H.N. Zerby;J.C. Sawdy;M.S. Lilburn

  • Association of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers in candidate genes and QTL regions with pork quality traits in commercial pigs.

    G.A. Rohrer;D.J. Nonneman;R.K. Miller;H. Zerby

  • Trained sensory perception of pork eating quality as affected by fresh and cooked pork quality attributes and end-point cooked temperature.

    S.J. Moeller;R.K. Miller;T.L. Aldredge;K.E. Logan

  • Winter-feeding systems for gestating sheep I. Effects on pre- and postpartum ewe performance and lamb progeny preweaning performance.

    A. E. Radunz;F. L. Fluharty;H. N. Zerby;S. C. Loerch

  • Prerigor infusion of lamb with sodium chloride, phosphate, and dextrose solutions to improve tenderness.

    M.A. Murphy;H.N. Zerby

  • A randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of dietary energy sources, feed supplements, and the presence of super-shedders on the detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in feedlot cattle using different diagnostic procedures.

    Natalia Cernicchiaro;David L. Pearl;Scott A. McEwen;Henry N. Zerby

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven J. Moeller
Steven J. Moeller The Ohio State University
F. L. Fluharty
F. L. Fluharty The Ohio State University
Steven Christopher Loerch
Steven Christopher Loerch The Ohio State University
David R. Notter
David R. Notter Virginia Tech
Keith E. Belk
Keith E. Belk Colorado State University
R.K. Miller
R.K. Miller Texas A&M University
Thomas E. Wittum
Thomas E. Wittum The Ohio State University
Terry E. Engle
Terry E. Engle Colorado State University
J. D. Tatum
J. D. Tatum Colorado State University
David L. Pearl
David L. Pearl University of Guelph

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