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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
22
Citations
3100
World Ranking
3096
National Ranking
174

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Biochemistry
  • Ecology
  • Botany

Her primary scientific interests are in Rumen, Beef cattle, Animal science, Mean squared prediction error and Methane production. Part of her project on Rumen includes research on Biochemistry, Fermentation and Food science. Her work in Neutral Detergent Fiber and Dry matter is related to Animal science.

Her work deals with themes such as Enteric fermentation and Pollutant, which intersect with Neutral Detergent Fiber. Her Methane production research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Kyoto Protocol and Greenhouse gas. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Statistics and Regression.

Her most cited work include:

  • Prediction of Methane Production from Dairy and Beef Cattle (293 citations)
  • Aspects of rumen microbiology central to mechanistic modelling of methane production in cattle (162 citations)
  • Ruminal pH regulation and nutritional consequences of low pH (152 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her main research concerns Animal science, Rumen, Food science, Dry matter and Dairy cattle. Her Animal science research incorporates themes from Digestion, Biotechnology, Excretion and Methane. Her Rumen study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Silage, Agronomy and Lactic acid.

Jennifer L. Ellis combines subjects such as Stoichiometry and Fatty acid with her study of Food science. In the field of Dry matter, her study on Neutral Detergent Fiber overlaps with subjects such as Lactation. Jennifer L. Ellis integrates many fields, such as Dairy cattle and Composition, in her works.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Animal science (58.90%)
  • Rumen (65.75%)
  • Food science (35.62%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Rumen (65.75%)
  • Animal science (58.90%)
  • Dairy cattle (35.62%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Jennifer L. Ellis mostly deals with Rumen, Animal science, Dairy cattle, Biochemistry and Food science. Fermentation covers she research in Rumen. Her research in Animal science intersects with topics in Forage and Uterus.

Her Dairy cattle research includes elements of Extracellular, Dry matter and Intracellular. Her research integrates issues of Blood flow, Concordance correlation coefficient and Beef cattle in her study of Dry matter. As a part of the same scientific family, Jennifer L. Ellis mostly works in the field of Food science, focusing on Lactobacillus plantarum and, on occasion, Neutral Detergent Fiber.

Between 2015 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • The effect of lactic acid bacteria included as a probiotic or silage inoculant on in vitro rumen digestibility, total gas and methane production (28 citations)
  • The effect of lactic acid bacteria included as a probiotic or silage inoculant on in vitro rumen digestibility, total gas and methane production (28 citations)
  • Effects of lactic acid bacteria silage inoculation on methane emission and productivity of Holstein Friesian dairy cattle (21 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Biochemistry
  • Ecology
  • Botany

Her primary areas of study are Rumen, Food science, Microbial inoculant, Lactobacillus buchneri and Silage. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Neutral Detergent Fiber and Lactic acid. Her study on Neutral Detergent Fiber is covered under Dry matter.

Jennifer L. Ellis has included themes like Fermentation and Botany in her Lactic acid study. Her work in Microbial inoculant is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Lactobacillus plantarum. Her Substrate degradation study spans across into fields like Digestion, Biochemistry, Volatile fatty acids, Intake rate and Microbial metabolism.

Best Publications

  • Prediction of Methane Production from Dairy and Beef Cattle

    J.L. Ellis;E. Kebreab;N.E. Odongo;B.W. McBride

  • Ruminal pH regulation and nutritional consequences of low pH

    J. Dijkstra;J. L. Ellis;E. Kebreab;A. B. Strathe

  • Aspects of rumen microbiology central to mechanistic modelling of methane production in cattle

    J.L. Ellis;J. Dijkstra;E. Kebreab;A. Bannink

  • Evaluation of enteric methane prediction equations for dairy cows used in whole farm models

    J. L. Ellis;A. Bannink;E. Kebreab

  • Cranial dimensions and forces of biting in the domestic dog.

    Jennifer Lynn Ellis;Jeffrey Thomason;Ermias Kebreab;Kasim Zubair

  • Quantifying the effect of monensin dose on the rumen volatile fatty acid profile in high-grain-fed beef cattle.

    J. L. Ellis;J. Dijkstra;A. Bannink;E. Kebreab

  • Modeling methane production from beef cattle using linear and nonlinear approaches.

    J. L. Ellis;E. Kebreab;N. E. Odongo;N. E. Odongo;K. Beauchemin

  • Effects of dietary starch content and rate of fermentation on methane production in lactating dairy cows.

    B. Hatew;S.C. Podesta;H. Van Laar;W.F. Pellikaan

  • Calibration of estimated biting forces in domestic canids: comparison of post-mortem and in vivo measurements

    Jennifer Lynn Ellis;Jeffrey J. Thomason;Ermias Kebreab

  • Effect of high-sugar grasses on methane emissions simulated using a dynamic model

    J.L. Ellis;J.L. Ellis;J. Dijkstra;A.J. Parsons

  • Simulating the effects of grassland management and grass ensiling on methane emission from lactating cows.

    A. Bannink;M. C. J. Smits;E. Kebreab;Jonathan A. N. Mills

  • Challenges in ruminant nutrition: towards minimal nitrogen losses in cattle

    J. Dijkstra;C. K. Reynolds;E. Kebreab;A. Bannink

  • Review: Synergy between mechanistic modelling and data-driven models for modern animal production systems in the era of big data.

    J.L. Ellis;M. Jacobs;J. Dijkstra;H. van Laar

  • The effect of lactic acid bacteria included as a probiotic or silage inoculant on in vitro rumen digestibility, total gas and methane production

    J.L. Ellis;J.L. Ellis;A. Bannink;I.K. Hindrichsen;R.D. Kinley

  • Effects of lactic acid bacteria silage inoculation on methane emission and productivity of Holstein Friesian dairy cattle

    J.L. Ellis;J.L. Ellis;I.K. Hindrichsen;G. Klop;R.D. Kinley

  • The Contribution of Mathematical Modeling to Understanding Dynamic Aspects of Rumen Metabolism.

    André Bannink;Henk J. van Lingen;Jennifer L. Ellis;Jennifer L. Ellis

  • Meta-analysis to predict the effects of temperature stress on meat quality of poultry.

    Emily M. Leishman;Jennifer Ellis;Nienke van Staaveren;Shai Barbut

  • The effect of high-sugar grass on predicted nitrogen excretion and milk yield simulated using a dynamic model

    J.L. Ellis;J.L. Ellis;J. Dijkstra;A. Bannink;A.J. Parsons

  • A meta-analysis on the effect of environmental enrichment on feather pecking and feather damage in laying hens.

    Nienke van Staaveren;Jennifer Ellis;Christine F. Baes;Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek

  • Productions efficiency of ruminants: feed, nitrogen and methane

    J. Dijkstra;J.L. Ellis;A.B. Strathe

  • Meta-analysis of factors that affect the utilization efficiency of phosphorus in lactating dairy cows.

    G. Klop;J.L. Ellis;A. Bannink;E. Kebreab

  • Evaluation of net energy expenditures of dairy cows according to body weight changes over a full lactation.

    J.L. Ellis;F. Qiao;J.P. Cant

  • Effects of nutritional strategies on simulated nitrogen excretion and methane emission in dairy cattle.

    J. Dijkstra;J. L. Ellis;E. Kebreab

  • Modeling methane production from beef cattle using linear and nonlinear approaches [Erratum: 2009 May, v. 87, no. 5, p. 1849.]

    J.L. Ellis;E. Kebreab;N.E. Odongo;K. Beauchemin

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Dijkstra
Jan Dijkstra Wageningen University & Research
A. Bannink
A. Bannink Wageningen University & Research
Ermias Kebreab
Ermias Kebreab University of California, Davis
Secundino López
Secundino López University of Leon
Christopher K. Reynolds
Christopher K. Reynolds University of Reading
Nicholas E. Odongo
Nicholas E. Odongo Pwani University
Brian W. McBride
Brian W. McBride University of Guelph
Karen A. Beauchemin
Karen A. Beauchemin Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Walter J. J. Gerrits
Walter J. J. Gerrits Wageningen University & Research
Erasmus K. Okine
Erasmus K. Okine University of Lethbridge

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