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D-Index
59
Citations
10686
World Ranking
359
National Ranking
129

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Meats Research Award, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

J. D. Tatum is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with particular attention to Animal Science and Zoology, as well as Food Science. The scientist's work encompasses topics related to Meat and Animal Product Quality, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, and Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods.

Tatum has contributed to the field through scholarly publications, with research appearing in venues such as Meat and Muscle Biology. A notable recent paper is titled Flavor, Tenderness, and Related Chemical Changes of Aged Beef Strip Loins, published in 2020 in Meat and Muscle Biology.

Frequent co-authors in Tatum's research include Blake A. Foraker, Devin A. Gredell, Jerrad F. Legako, Richard D. Stevens, and K. E. Belk.

The scientist has received recognition within their field, having been awarded the Meats Research Award from the American Society of Animal Science in 1998.

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Food Science

  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods

  • Flavor, Tenderness, and Related Chemical Changes of Aged Beef Strip Loins (2020, Meat and Muscle Biology)

  • Blake A. Foraker
  • Devin A. Gredell
  • Jerrad F. Legako
  • Richard D. Stevens
  • K. E. Belk

Best Publications

  • Feedlot cattle with calm temperaments have higher average daily gains than cattle with excitable temperaments

    B D Voisinet;T Grandin;J D Tatum;S F O'Connor

  • Bos indicus-cross feedlot cattle with excitable temperaments have tougher meat and a higher incidence of borderline dark cutters.

    B.D. Voisinet;T. Grandin;S.F. O'Connor;J.D. Tatum

  • Traceability from a US perspective.

    G.C. Smith;J.D. Tatum;K.E. Belk;J.A. Scanga

  • National Beef Quality Audit-2000: survey of targeted cattle and carcass characteristics related to quality, quantity, and value of fed steers and heifers.

    L. G. Garcia;K. L. Nicholson;T. W. Hoffman;T. E. Lawrence

  • Relationships of consumer sensory ratings, marbling score, and shear force value to consumer acceptance of beef strip loin steaks

    W. J. Platter;J. D. Tatum;K. E. Belk;P. L. Chapman

  • Genetic effects on beef tenderness in Bos indicus composite and Bos taurus cattle

    S F O'Connor;J D Tatum;D M Wulf;R D Green

  • Beef customer satisfaction: role of cut, USDA quality grade, and city on in-home consumer ratings.

    T R Neely;C L Lorenzen;R K Miller;J D Tatum

  • Growth and fresh meat quality characteristics of pigs supplemented with vitamin E.

    J E Cannon;J B Morgan;G R Schmidt;J D Tatum

  • Using objective measures of muscle color to predict beef longissimus tenderness.

    D M Wulf;S F O'Connor;J D Tatum;G C Smith

  • Factors contributing to the incidence of dark cutting beef

    J A Scanga;K E Belk;J D Tatum;T Grandin

  • National Beef Quality Audit-1995: survey of producer-related defects and carcass quality and quantity attributes.

    S L Boleman;S J Boleman;W W Morgan;D S Hale

  • Physical and chemical components of the empty body during compensatory growth in beef steers.

    G E Carstens;D E Johnson;M A Ellenberger;J D Tatum

  • Effects of postmortem aging and USDA quality grade on Warner-Bratzler shear force values of seventeen individual beef muscles

    S. L. Gruber;J. D. Tatum;J. A. Scanga;P. L. Chapman

  • Effects of marbling and shear force on consumers' willingness to pay for beef strip loin steaks.

    W. J. Platter;J. D. Tatum;K. E. Belk;S. R. Koontz

  • Injection of beef strip loins with solutions containing sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium lactate, and sodium chloride to enhance palatability.

    D J Vote;W J Platter;J D Tatum;G R Schmidt

  • Performance, carcass, and palatability traits for cull cows fed high-energy concentrate diets for 0, 14, 28, 42 or 56 days

    T D Schnell;K E Belk;J D Tatum;R K Miller

  • Beef customer satisfaction: trained sensory panel ratings and Warner-Bratzler shear force values.

    C. L. Lorenzen;R. K. Miller;J. F. Taylor;T. R. Neely

  • Implant strategies during feeding : Impact on carcass grades and consumer acceptability

    D L Roeber;R C Cannell;K E Belk;R K Miller

  • Carcass Characteristics, Time on Feed and Cooked Beef Palatability Attributes

    J. D. Tatum;G. C. Smith;B. W. Berry;C. E. Murphey

  • Beef customer satisfaction: cooking method and degree of doneness effects on the top round steak.

    T R Neely;C L Lorenzen;R K Miller;J D Tatum

  • Effects of repetitive use of hormonal implants on beef carcass quality, tenderness, and consumer ratings of beef palatability

    W. J. Platter;J. D. Tatum;K. E. Belk;J. A. Scanga

  • Economic implications of improved color stability in beef.

    G. C. Smith;K. E. Belk;J. N. Sofos;J. D. Tatum

  • Genetic influences on beef longissimus palatability in charolais- and limousin-sired steers and heifers.

    D M Wulf;J D Tatum;R D Green;J B Morgan

  • Effects of dietary supplementation of vitamin E on storage and caselife properties of lamb retail cuts

    D M Wulf;J B Morgan;S K Sanders;J D Tatum

  • Effectiveness of USDA instrument-based marbling measurements for categorizing beef carcasses according to differences in longissimus muscle sensory attributes

    M. R. Emerson;D. R. Woerner;K. E. Belk;J. D. Tatum

  • Effects of animal age, marbling score, calpastatin activity, subprimal cut, calcium injection, and degree of doneness on the palatability of steaks from limousin steers.

    D M Wulf;J B Morgan;J D Tatum;G C Smith

  • An evaluation of current and alternative systems for quality grading carcasses of mature slaughter cows.

    G G Hilton;J D Tatum;S E Williams;K E Belk

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith E. Belk
Keith E. Belk Colorado State University
Gary C. Smith
Gary C. Smith Colorado State University
Terry E. Engle
Terry E. Engle Colorado State University
John N. Sofos
John N. Sofos Colorado State University
G. C. Smith
G. C. Smith Texas A&M University
Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin Colorado State University
R.K. Miller
R.K. Miller Texas A&M University
J. W. Savell
J. W. Savell Texas A&M University
J.C. Brooks
J.C. Brooks Texas Tech University
M. L. Galyean
M. L. Galyean Texas Tech University

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