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Animal Science and Veterinary
USA
2023

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
80
Citations
20304
World Ranking
81
National Ranking
29

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - ASAS Fellow: Research Category, American Society of Animal Science
  • 1990 - Meats Research Award, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

J. W. Savell is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States and primarily conducts research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Physiology, Food Science, Small Animals, and Genetics. The scientist's research frequently addresses topics related to Meat and Animal Product Quality, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Birth, Development, and Health, and Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock.

Several papers authored or co-authored by J. W. Savell have been published in well-known academic journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Dietary glycine supplementation enhances postweaning growth and meat quality of pigs with intrauterine growth restriction, 2023, Journal of Animal Science
  • Efficacy of antimicrobial interventions in reducing Salmonella enterica, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Campylobacter, and Escherichia coli biotype I surrogates on non-chilled and chilled, skin-on and skinless pork, 2020, Meat Science
  • Dietary glycine supplementation enhances glutathione availability in tissues of pigs with intrauterine growth restriction, 2024, Journal of Animal Science
  • National Beef Tenderness Survey-2022: Consumer Sensory Panel Evaluations and Warner-Bratzler Shear Force of Beef Steaks From Retail and Foodservice, 2024, Meat and Muscle Biology
  • National Beef Quality Audit-2022: in-plant assessments of quality and yield determining carcass characteristics of fed steers and heifers, 2024, Translational Animal Science

J. W. Savell has published multiple articles in several frequent venues. These include:

  • Translational Animal Science
  • Meat and Muscle Biology
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Meat Science
  • Livestock Science

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Kerri B. Gehring
  • D. B. Griffin
  • G. G. Mafi
  • C. R. Kerth
  • Chandler C Steele

Throughout their career, J. W. Savell has received recognition from the American Society of Animal Science. Awards include the ASAS Fellow: Research Category in 2014 and the Meats Research Award in 1990.

Best Publications

  • Consumer evaluation of beef of known categories of tenderness.

    S J Boleman;S L Boleman;R K Miller;J F Taylor

  • National beef tenderness survey.

    J B Morgan;J W Savell;D S Hale;R K Miller

  • Microbiological Effects of Acid Decontamination of Beef Carcasses at Various Locations in Processing.

    R. K. Prasai;G. R. Acuff;L. M. Lucia;D. S. Hale

  • The chilling of carcasses.

    J.W. Savell;S.L. Mueller;B.E. Baird

  • Biochemical and physical factors affecting discoloration characteristics of 19 bovine muscles.

    D.R. McKenna;P.D. Mies;B.E. Baird;K.D. Pfeiffer

  • Warner–Bratzler shear evaluations of 40 bovine muscles

    J.B. Belew;J.C. Brooks;D.R. McKenna;J.W. Savell

  • IDENTIFICATION OF THRESHOLD LEVELS FOR WARNER-BRATZLER SHEAR FORCE IN BEEF TOP LOIN STEAKS

    S.D. Shackelford;J.B. Morgan;H.R. Cross;J.W. Savell

  • National Consumer Retail Beef Study: Palatability Evaluations of Beef Loin Steaks that Differed in Marbling

    J.W. Savell;R.E. Branson;H.R. Cross;D.M. Stiffler

  • Heritabilities and phenotypic and genetic correlations for bovine postrigor calpastatin activity, intramuscular fat content, Warner-Bratzler shear force, retail product yield, and growth rate

    S. D. Shackelford;M. Koohmaraie;L. V. Cundiff;K. E. Gregory

  • Influence of animal temperament and stress responsiveness on the carcass quality and beef tenderness of feedlot cattle

    D.A. King;C.E. Schuehle Pfeiffer;R.D. Randel;T.H. Welsh

  • Comparison of Methods for Decontamination from Beef Carcass Surfaces.

    M. D. Hardin;G. R. Acuff;L. M. Lucia;J. S. Oman

  • National Beef Tenderness Survey-1998.

    J C Brooks;J B Belew;D B Griffin;B L Gwartney

  • 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

  • Mechanisms associated with the variation in tenderness of meat from brahman and hereford cattle

    T. L. Wheeler;J. W. Savell;H. R. Cross;D. K. Lunt

  • Meat tenderness and the calpain proteolytic system in longissimus muscle of young bulls and steers.

    J B Morgan;T L Wheeler;M Koohmaraie;J W Savell

  • NATIONAL CONSUMER RETAIL BEEF STUDY: INTERACTION OF TRIM LEVEL, PRICE AND GRADE ON CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF BEEF STEAKS AND ROASTS

    J. W. Savell;H. R. Cross;J. J. Francis;J. W. Wise

  • 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

  • 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

  • Dry versus wet aging of beef: Retail cutting yields and consumer palatability evaluations of steaks from US Choice and US Select short loins

    R.D. Smith;K.L. Nicholson;J.D.W. Nicholson;K.B. Harris

  • EFFECT OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON PALATABILITY OF BEEF, LAMB AND GOAT MEAT

    J. W. Savell;G. C. Smith;T. R Dutson;Z. L. Carpenter

Frequent Co-Authors

G. C. Smith
G. C. Smith Texas A&M University
H.R. Cross
H.R. Cross Texas A&M University
R.K. Miller
R.K. Miller Texas A&M University
D. S. Hale
D. S. Hale Texas A&M University
Gary R. Acuff
Gary R. Acuff Texas A&M University
D. D. Johnson
D. D. Johnson University of Florida
Keith E. Belk
Keith E. Belk Colorado State University
Stephen B. Smith
Stephen B. Smith Texas A&M University
David K. Lunt
David K. Lunt Texas A&M University
Z. L. Carpenter
Z. L. Carpenter Texas A&M University

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