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Ira B. Mandell

Ira B. Mandell

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
25
Citations
2622
World Ranking
2952
National Ranking
167

Ira B. Mandell 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 Ira B. Mandell sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 106 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Ira B. Mandell 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 Ira B. Mandell sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 25 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ira B. Mandell is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on Animal Science and Zoology. Their research portfolio encompasses a broad range of subjects including animal nutrition, physiology, meat and animal product quality, and animal behavior and welfare studies.

Their work prominently addresses topics such as:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Livestock and Poultry Management
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

The scientist has contributed extensively to several publication venues. The most frequent journals that feature their work include:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Canadian Journal of Animal Science
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Meat Science
  • Poultry Science

Recent publications highlight various aspects of animal science and meat quality, such as:

  • In pursuit of a better broiler: growth, efficiency, and mortality of 16 strains of broiler chickens (2020, Poultry Science)
  • In pursuit of a better broiler: carcass traits and muscle myopathies in conventional and slower-growing strains of broiler chickens (2021, Poultry Science)
  • Effects of feeding essential oils and benzoic acid to replace antibiotics on finishing beef cattle growth, carcass characteristics, and sensory attributes (2020, Applied Animal Science)
  • The effects of precisely meeting estimated daily energy and lysine requirements for gestating sows over three consecutive pregnancies on sow reproductive and lactation performance (2021, Translational Animal Science)
  • Genome-wide association study for meat tenderness in beef cattle identifies patterns of the genetic contribution in different post-mortem stages (2022, Meat Science)

Collaborations form an important aspect of their scientific contributions. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Katharine M Wood
  • B. M. Bohrer
  • C. P. Campbell
  • Lee-Anne Huber
  • Justice B Dorleku

Best Publications

  • Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the calpastatin gene with carcass and meat quality traits of beef cattle.

    F. S. Schenkel;S. P. Miller;X. Ye;S. S. Moore

  • Effects of forage vs grain feeding on carcass characteristics, fatty acid composition, and beef quality in Limousin-cross steers when time on feed is controlled.

    I B Mandell;J G Buchanan-Smith;C P Campbell

  • Breed effects on growth performance, carcass characteristics, fatty acid composition, and palatability attributes in finishing steers.

    F L Laborde;I B Mandell;J J Tosh;J W Wilton

  • Effects of fish meal in beef cattle diets on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and fatty acid composition of longissimus muscle.

    I B Mandell;J G Buchanan-Smith;B J Holub;C P Campbell

  • Comparison of alternative beef production systems based on forage finishing or grain-forage diets with or without growth promotants: 2. Meat quality, fatty acid composition, and overall palatability.

    L. Faucitano;P. Y. Chouinard;J. Fortin;I. B. Mandell

  • Relationships among measures of growth performance and efficiency with carcass traits, visceral organ mass, and pancreatic digestive enzymes in feedlot cattle.

    C. J. Mader;Y. R. Montanholi;Y. J. Wang;S. P. Miller

  • Disparity of dietary effects on collagen characteristics and toughness between two beef muscles

    A.C. Archile-Contreras;I.B. Mandell;P.P. Purslow

  • Comparison of alternative beef production systems based on forage finishing or grain-forage diets with or without growth promotants: 1. Feedlot performance, carcass quality, and production costs

    R. Berthiaume;I. Mandell;L. Faucitano;C. Lafrenière

  • Effects of gender and breed on carcass traits, chemical composition, and palatability attributes in Hereford and Simmental bulls and steers

    I.B. Mandell;E.A. Gullett;J.W. Wilton;R.A. Kemp

  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms for feed efficiency and performance in crossbred beef cattle.

    Mohammed K Abo-Ismail;Mohammed K Abo-Ismail;Gordon Vander Voort;James J Squires;Kendall C Swanson;Kendall C Swanson

  • Reliability of temperament tests on finishing pigs in group-housing and comparison to social tests

    Jennifer A. Brown;Cate Dewey;Cornelius F.M. Delange;Ira B. Mandell

  • Effects of diet and slaughter endpoint on carcass composition and beef quality in Charolais cross steers

    I. B. Mandell;E. A. Gullett;J. G. Buchanan-Smith;C. P. Campbell

  • In pursuit of a better broiler: growth, efficiency, and mortality of 16 strains of broiler chickens.

    Stephanie Torrey;Mohsen Mohammadigheisar;Midian Nascimento dos Santos;Daniel Rothschild

  • In pursuit of a better broiler: carcass traits and muscle myopathies in conventional and slower-growing strains of broiler chickens.

    Midian N. Santos;Daniel Rothschild;Tina M. Widowski;Shai Barbut

  • Use of live ultrasound, weight and linear measurements to predict carcass composition of young beef bulls

    R. Bergen;S. P. Miller;I. B. Mandell;W. M. Robertson

  • Road transport conditions of slaughter cattle: effects on the prevalence of dark, firm and dry beef.

    Laura A. Warren;Ira B. Mandell;Ken G. Bateman

  • Genome-wide association analyses for carcass quality in crossbred beef cattle.

    Duc Lu;Duc Lu;Mehdi Sargolzaei;Matthew Kelly;Matthew Kelly;Gordon Vander Voort

  • Effects of source of dietary neutral detergent fiber on chewing behavior in beef cattle fed pelleted concentrates with or without supplemental roughage

    C P Campbell;S A Marshall;I B Mandell;J W Wilton

  • Vitamins E and C may increase collagen turnover by intramuscular fibroblasts. Potential for improved meat quality.

    Anangelina C Archile-Contreras;Ming C Cha;Ira B Mandell;Stephen P Miller

  • Genetic correlations between live yearling bull and steer carcass traits adjusted to different slaughter end points. 2. Carcass fat partitioning.

    R. Bergen;S. P. Miller;J. W. Wilton;I. B. Mandell

  • Effects of diet, breed and slaughter endpoint on growth performance, carcass composition and beef quality traits in Limousin and Charolais steers.

    I. B. Mandell;E. A. Gullett;J. W. Wilton;O. B. Allen

  • The effect of corn or sorghum dried distillers grains plus solubles on growth performance and carcass characteristics of cross-bred beef steers

    K.M. Wood;H. Salim;P.L. McEwen;I.B. Mandell

Frequent Co-Authors

J. W. Wilton
J. W. Wilton University of Guelph
Stephen P. Miller
Stephen P. Miller University of New England
Tina M. Widowski
Tina M. Widowski University of Guelph
Kendall C Swanson
Kendall C Swanson North Dakota State University
C. F. M. de Lange
C. F. M. de Lange University of Guelph
John P. Cant
John P. Cant University of Guelph
Brian W. McBride
Brian W. McBride University of Guelph
Elijah G. Kiarie
Elijah G. Kiarie University of Guelph
Flavio S Schenkel
Flavio S Schenkel University of Guelph
Stephen S. Moore
Stephen S. Moore University of Queensland

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