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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Gary L. Cromwell Award for Minerals Nutrition, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2004 - American Feed Industry Association Award in Ruminant Nutrition Research, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Joel S. Caton is affiliated with North Dakota State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Immunology, and Ecology. The scientist's work addresses topics including Birth, Development, and Health, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics.

Joel S. Caton has contributed to several research publications, with recent papers covering diverse aspects of animal science and reproductive biology. Notable publications include:

  • International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology: Maternal nutrient supply-Impacts on physiological and whole-animal outcomes in offspring, 2024, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Review: Micronutrient supply, developmental programming, and strategic supplementation in ruminant livestock, 2025, animal
  • Energy and protein requirements of Holstein × Gyr crossbred heifers, 2020, animal
  • Effects of fetal and maternal genotype on placentome morphology in sheep, 2020, Theriogenology
  • O23 Maternal nutrient restriction in beef heifers during early gestation increases B12 and folate concentrations in fetal allantoic fluids, 2022, Animal - science proceedings

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as animal, Animal - science proceedings, Journal of Dairy Science, Theriogenology, and Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering.

Joel S. Caton has collaborated with various researchers, including Lawrence P. Reynolds, Matthew S. Crouse, Carl R. Dahlen, Alison K. Ward, and Wellison J. S. Diniz.

Throughout their career, Joel S. Caton received recognition in the field of animal science, including the Gary L. Cromwell Award for Minerals Nutrition from the American Society of Animal Science in 2013, and the American Feed Industry Association Award in Ruminant Nutrition Research from the same society in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Influence of energy supplementation on grazing ruminants: requirements and responses

    J S Caton;D V Dhuyvetter

  • Evidence for altered placental blood flow and vascularity in compromised pregnancies.

    Lawrence P. Reynolds;Joel S. Caton;Dale A. Redmer;Anna T. Grazul-Bilska

  • Effects of dietary fiber on intestinal growth, cell proliferation, and morphology in growing pigs.

    L Jin;L P Reynolds;D A Redmer;J S Caton

  • Animal models of placental angiogenesis.

    L P Reynolds;P P Borowicz;K A Vonnahme;M L Johnson

  • Uteroplacental vascular development and placental function: an update.

    Lawrence P. Reynolds;Pawel P. Borowicz;Joel S. Caton;Kimberly A. Vonnahme

  • Developmental programming: the concept, large animal models, and the key role of uteroplacental vascular development.

    L. P. Reynolds;P. P. Borowicz;J. S. Caton;K. A. Vonnahme

  • Placental angiogenesis in sheep models of compromised pregnancy

    Lawrence P Reynolds;Pawel P Borowicz;Kimberly A Vonnahme;Mary Lynn Johnson

  • Effect of supranutritional and organically bound selenium on performance, carcass characteristics, and selenium distribution in finishing beef steers.

    T. L. Lawler;J. B. Taylor;J. W. Finley;J. S. Caton

  • Forage and Nitrogen Yield of Barley—Pea and Oat—Pea Intercrops

    Patrick M. Carr;Glenn B. Martin;Joel S. Caton;W. W. Poland

  • Effects of gestational plane of nutrition and selenium supplementation on mammary development and colostrum quality in pregnant ewe lambs.

    T. J. Swanson;C. J. Hammer;J. S. Luther;D. B. Carlson

  • Melatonin supplementation alters uteroplacental hemodynamics and fetal development in an ovine model of intrauterine growth restriction

    Caleb O. Lemley;Allison M. Meyer;Leticia E. Camacho;Tammi L. Neville

  • Effect of early gestational undernutrition on angiogenic factor expression and vascularity in the bovine placentome

    K. A. Vonnahme;M. J. Zhu;P. P. Borowicz;T. W. Geary

  • Role of the pre- and post-natal environment in developmental programming of health and productivity.

    Lawrence P. Reynolds;Joel S. Caton

  • Developmental Programming of Fetal Growth and Development.

    Lawrence P. Reynolds;Pawel P. Borowicz;Joel S. Caton;Matthew S. Crouse

  • Influence of Protein Supplementation on Forage Intake, in Situ Forage Disappearance, Ruminal Fermentation and Digesta Passage Rates in Steers Grazing Dormant Blue Grama Rangeland

    J. S. Caton;A. S. Freeman;M. L. Galyean

  • Effects of selenium supply and dietary restriction on maternal and fetal body weight, visceral organ mass and cellularity estimates, and jejunal vascularity in pregnant ewe lambs.

    J. J. Reed;M. A. Ward;K. A. Vonnahme;T. L. Neville

  • Effects of increasing level of corn distillers dried grains with solubles on intake, digestion, and ruminal fermentation in steers fed seventy percent concentrate diets.

    J. L. Leupp;G. P. Lardy;K. K. Karges;M. L. Gibson

  • Nutritional plane and selenium supply during gestation affect yield and nutrient composition of colostrum and milk in primiparous ewes.

    A. M. Meyer;J. J. Reed;T. L. Neville;J. F. Thorson

  • Overfeeding and underfeeding have detrimental effects on oocyte quality measured by in vitro fertilization and early embryonic development in sheep

    A.T. Grazul-Bilska;E. Borowczyk;J.J. Bilski;L.P. Reynolds

  • Influence of energy source on forage intake, digestibility, in situ forage degradation, and ruminal fermentation in beef steers fed medium-quality brome hay

    D. A. Carey;J. S. Caton;M. Biondini

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence P. Reynolds
Lawrence P. Reynolds North Dakota State University
Dale A. Redmer
Dale A. Redmer North Dakota State University
Marc L. Bauer
Marc L. Bauer North Dakota State University
Kendall C Swanson
Kendall C Swanson North Dakota State University
M. L. Galyean
M. L. Galyean Texas Tech University
John W. Finley
John W. Finley United States Department of Agriculture
Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho
Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Luis O. Tedeschi
Luis O. Tedeschi Texas A&M University
Robin C. Anderson
Robin C. Anderson United States Department of Agriculture
C. R. Krehbiel
C. R. Krehbiel Texas Tech University

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