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Jan C. Plaizier

Jan C. Plaizier

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
44
Citations
10284
World Ranking
846
National Ranking
60

Overview

Jan C. Plaizier is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Canada, focusing research within the scope of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work is concentrated in several subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Infectious Diseases, and Food Science.

The primary topics covered in their research include Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Gut Microbiota and Health, Plant and Fungal Interactions, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens Research, Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock.

Frequent coauthors in Jan C. Plaizier's research include:

  • Ehsan Khafipour
  • I. Yoon
  • Paula Azevedo
  • Sharon Y Mowete
  • Hooman Derakhshani

Their research has been published in several venues, with multiple papers appearing in the Journal of Animal Science. Other publication venues include Animal Microbiome, BMC Veterinary Research, Animals, and Frontiers in Microbiology.

Significant recent papers authored or coauthored by Jan C. Plaizier include:

  • "Composition and co-occurrence patterns of the microbiota of different niches of the bovine mammary gland: potential associations with mastitis susceptibility, udder inflammation, and teat-end hyperkeratosis," 2020, Animal Microbiome
  • "Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products (SCFP) stabilize the ruminal microbiota of lactating dairy cows during periods of a depressed rumen pH," 2020, BMC Veterinary Research
  • "A Grain-Based SARA Challenge Affects the Composition of Epimural and Mucosa-Associated Bacterial Communities throughout the Digestive Tract of Dairy Cows," 2021, Animals
  • "Postbiotics from Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation stabilize rumen solids microbiota and promote microbial network interactions and diversity of hub taxa during grain-based subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) challenges in lactating dairy cows," 2024, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "236 Effects of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Products (SCFP) and Subacute Ruminal Acidosis (SARA) on Co-occurrence Patterns and Hub Taxa of Rumen Liquid Microbiota in Lactating Dairy Cows," 2021, Journal of Animal Science

Best Publications

  • Subacute ruminal acidosis in dairy cows: the physiological causes, incidence and consequences.

    J.C. Plaizier;D.O. Krause;G.N. Gozho;B.W. McBride

  • A grain-based subacute ruminal acidosis challenge causes translocation of lipopolysaccharide and triggers inflammation.

    E. Khafipour;D.O. Krause;J.C. Plaizier

  • Subacute Ruminal Acidosis Induces Ruminal Lipopolysaccharide Endotoxin Release and Triggers an Inflammatory Response

    G.N. Gozho;J.C. Plaizier;D.O. Krause;A.D. Kennedy

  • Rumen microbiome composition determined using two nutritional models of subacute ruminal acidosis.

    Ehsan Khafipour;Shucong Li;Jan C. Plaizier;Denis O. Krause

  • Comparison of techniques for measurement of rumen pH in lactating dairy cows

    T. Duffield;J.C. Plaizier;A. Fairfield;R. Bagg

  • Subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA), endotoxins and health consequences

    J.C. Plaizier;E. Khafipour;S. Li;G.N. Gozho

  • Ruminal lipopolysaccharide concentration and inflammatory response during grain-induced subacute ruminal acidosis in dairy cows

    G.N. Gozho;D.O. Krause;J.C. Plaizier

  • Effects of subacute ruminal acidosis challenges on fermentation and endotoxins in the rumen and hindgut of dairy cows.

    S. Li;E. Khafipour;D.O. Krause;A. Kroeker

  • Effects of a Subacute Ruminal Acidosis Model on the Diet Selection of Dairy Cows

    J.E. Keunen;J.C. Plaizier;L. Kyriazakis;T.F. Duffield

  • Alfalfa pellet-induced subacute ruminal acidosis in dairy cows increases bacterial endotoxin in the rumen without causing inflammation.

    E. Khafipour;D.O. Krause;J.C. Plaizier

  • Invited review: Microbiota of the bovine udder: Contributing factors and potential implications for udder health and mastitis susceptibility

    Hooman Derakhshani;Kelsey B. Fehr;Shadi Sepehri;David Francoz

  • Review: Enhancing gastrointestinal health in dairy cows

    J. C. Plaizier;M. Danesh Mesgaran;H. Derakhshani;H. Golder

  • Rumen lipopolysaccharide and inflammation during grain adaptation and subacute ruminal acidosis in steers.

    G.N. Gozho;D.O. Krause;J.C. Plaizier

  • Development of ruminal and fecal microbiomes are affected by weaning but not weaning strategy in dairy calves

    Sarah J. Meale;Shucong Li;Paula Azevedo;Hooman Derakhshani

  • Changes in Microbiota in Rumen Digesta and Feces Due to a Grain-Based Subacute Ruminal Acidosis (SARA) Challenge

    Jan C. Plaizier;Shucong Li;Anne Mette Danscher;Hooman Derakshani

  • Estimation of Economic Values of Indices for Reproductive Performance in Dairy Herds Using Computer Simulation

    J.C.B. Plaizier;G.J. King;J.C.M. Dekkers;K. Lissemore

  • Short communication: infrared thermography and visual examination of hooves of dairy cows in two stages of lactation.

    A. Nikkhah;J.C. Plaizier;M.S. Einarson;R.J. Berry

  • Indicators of induced subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) in Danish Holstein cows

    Anne Mette Danscher;Shucong Li;Pia H Andersen;Ehsan Khafipour

  • Effects of grain feeding on microbiota in the digestive tract of cattle

    E. Khafipour;S. Li;H.M. Tun;H. Derakhshani

  • Weaning age influences the severity of gastrointestinal microbiome shifts in dairy calves

    Sarah Jade Meale;S. C. Li;P. Azevedo;H. Derakhshani

  • Short Communication: Effect of Subacute Ruminal Acidosis on In Situ Fiber Digestion in Lactating Dairy Cows

    H. Krajcarski-Hunt;J.C. Plaizier;J.-P. Walton;R. Spratt

Frequent Co-Authors

Ehsan Khafipour
Ehsan Khafipour Cargill (United States)
Brian W. McBride
Brian W. McBride University of Guelph
Denis Krausé
Denis Krausé University of Manitoba
Todd F. Duffield
Todd F. Duffield University of Guelph
P. Dick
P. Dick Paul Dick and Associates
Michael A. Steele
Michael A. Steele University of Guelph
R. Bagg
R. Bagg Eli Lilly (United States)
Kerry D. Lissemore
Kerry D. Lissemore University of Guelph
Herman W. Barkema
Herman W. Barkema University of Calgary
Juan J. Loor
Juan J. Loor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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