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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
53
Citations
14521
World Ranking
486
National Ranking
31

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

John R. Pluske focuses on Weaning, Animal science, Food science, Microbiology and Digestion. His Weaning research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Gastrointestinal tract, Low protein and Small intestine. The various areas that John R. Pluske examines in his Animal science study include Feces, Starch, Growing region, Weight gain and Diarrhea.

Many of his research projects under Food science are closely connected to Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli with Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His studies deal with areas such as Porcine intestinal spirochaetosis, Intestinal mucosa, Immune system, Pathogenic bacteria and Resistant starch as well as Microbiology. John R. Pluske has included themes like Lactation and Lactase in his Internal medicine study.

His most cited work include:

  • Factors influencing the structure and function of the small intestine in the weaned pig: a review (765 citations)
  • A review of interactions between dietary fibre and the intestinal mucosa, and their consequences on digestive health in young non-ruminant animals (635 citations)
  • Gastrointestinal health and function in weaned pigs: a review of feeding strategies to control post‐weaning diarrhoea without using in‐feed antimicrobial compounds (328 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Animal science, Weaning, Food science, Internal medicine and Microbiology. His work focuses on many connections between Animal science and other disciplines, such as Feed conversion ratio, that overlap with his field of interest in Lysine. His work is dedicated to discovering how Weaning, Gastrointestinal tract are connected with Physiology and other disciplines.

His Food science research incorporates elements of Nutrient and Agronomy. His Internal medicine study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Endocrinology. He works mostly in the field of Microbiology, limiting it down to topics relating to Large intestine and, in certain cases, Small intestine.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Animal science (45.68%)
  • Weaning (36.22%)
  • Food science (27.30%)

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

  • Weaning (36.22%)
  • Animal science (45.68%)
  • Food science (27.30%)

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

John R. Pluske mostly deals with Weaning, Animal science, Food science, Soil indicators and Gastrointestinal tract. His study of Creep feeding is a part of Weaning. John R. Pluske studies Animal science, namely Post weaning.

His work deals with themes such as Minimum inhibitory concentration, Effluent and Medium chain fatty acid, which intersect with Food science. His Soil indicators study combines topics in areas such as Aggression and Animal welfare. His Gastrointestinal tract research includes elements of Disease status, Mannitol, Physiology and Enteric disease.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Gastrointestinal tract (gut) health in the young pig. (94 citations)
  • Post-weaning and whole-of-life performance of pigs is determined by live weight at weaning and the complexity of the diet fed after weaning (30 citations)
  • Invited review: Aspects of gastrointestinal tract growth and maturation in the pre- and postweaning period of pigs (28 citations)

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

John R. Pluske mainly investigates Animal science, Weaning, Immunology, Lactation and Colostrum. His Animal science research integrates issues from Veterinary medicine and Inflammatory response. His Weaning study combines Internal medicine and Endocrinology studies.

His Endocrinology research includes themes of Carbohydrate and Sugar absorption. His research on Immunology also deals with topics like

  • Feed conversion ratio that connect with fields like Apolipoprotein A1, Tryptophan, Urea and Methionine,
  • Amino acid which is related to area like Arachidonic acid, Proteolysis, Microbiology, Immune system and Antibody. His Lactation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Herd, Immunoglobulin G, Net energy and Lactose.

Best Publications

  • Factors influencing the structure and function of the small intestine in the weaned pig: a review

    John R. Pluske;David J. Hampson;Ian H. Williams

  • A review of interactions between dietary fibre and the intestinal mucosa, and their consequences on digestive health in young non-ruminant animals

    L Montagne;J.R Pluske;D.J Hampson

  • Gastrointestinal health and function in weaned pigs: a review of feeding strategies to control post‐weaning diarrhoea without using in‐feed antimicrobial compounds

    J. M. Heo;F. O. Opapeju;J. R. Pluske;J. C. Kim

  • Strategic use of feed ingredients and feed additives to stimulate gut health and development in young pigs.

    C.F.M. de Lange;J. Pluske;J. Gong;J. Gong;C.M. Nyachoti

  • Gastrointestinal tract (gut) health in the young pig

    John R. Pluske;Diana L. Turpin;Jae Cheol Kim;Jae Cheol Kim

  • Maintenance of villous height and crypt depth in piglets by providing continuous nutrition after weaning

    J. R. Pluske;I. H. Williams;F. X. Aherne

  • Maintenance of villus height and crypt depth, and enhancement of disaccharide digestion and monosaccharide absorption, in piglets fed on cows' whole milk after weaning

    John R. Pluske;Melinda J. Thompson;Craig S. Atwood;Peter H. Bird

  • Environmentally-acquired bacteria influence microbial diversity and natural innate immune responses at gut surfaces

    Imke E Mulder;Bettina Schmidt;Christopher R Stokes;Marie Lewis

  • Nutritional influences on some major enteric bacterial diseases of pig.

    John R Pluske;David W Pethick;Deborah E Hopwood;David J Hampson

  • Nutrition and pathology of weaner pigs: Nutritional strategies to support barrier function in the gastrointestinal tract

    J.C. Kim;C.F. Hansen;B.P. Mullan;J.R. Pluske

  • Villous height and crypt depth in piglets in response to increases in the intake of cows' milk after weaning

    J. R. Pluske;I. H. Williams;F. X. Aherne

  • Feed- and feed additives-related aspects of gut health and development in weanling pigs

    John R Pluske

  • Molecular techniques, wildlife management and the importance of genetic population structure and dispersal: a case study with feral pigs

    Jordan O. Hampton;Peter B. S. Spencer;Deryn L. Alpers;Laurie E. Twigg

  • The Low Feed Intake in Newly-weaned Pigs: Problems and Possible Solutions

    G. Z. Dong;J. R. Pluske

  • Effects of feeding low protein diets to piglets on plasma urea nitrogen, faecal ammonia nitrogen, the incidence of diarrhoea and performance after weaning.

    Jung-Min Heo;Jae-Cheol Kim;Christian Fink Hansen;Bruce P Mullan

  • Feeding a diet with decreased protein content reduces indices of protein fermentation and the incidence of postweaning diarrhea in weaned pigs challenged with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli.

    J. M. Heo;J. C. Kim;C. F. Hansen;B. P. Mullan

  • The incidence of swine dysentery in pigs can be reduced by feeding diets that limit the amount of fermentable substrate entering the large intestine

    John R. Pluske;Peter M. Siba;David W. Pethick;Zorica Durmic

  • A chemical analysis of samples of crude glycerol from the production of biodiesel in Australia, and the effects of feeding crude glycerol to growing-finishing pigs on performance, plasma metabolites and meat quality at slaughter

    C. F. Hansen;A. Hernandez;B. P. Mullan;K. Moore

  • Restricting Microbial Exposure in Early Life Negates the Immune Benefits Associated with Gut Colonization in Environments of High Microbial Diversity

    Imke E. Mulder;Bettina Schmidt;Marie Lewis;Margaret Delday

  • Establishment of normal gut microbiota is compromised under excessive hygiene conditions.

    Bettina Schmidt;Imke E. Mulder;Corran C. Musk;Rustam I. Aminov

  • Weaning the pig: Concepts and consequences

    J.R. Pluske;J. Le Dividich;M.W.A. Verstegen

Frequent Co-Authors

B.P. Mullan
B.P. Mullan Government of Western Australia
David J. Hampson
David J. Hampson Murdoch University
Frank R. Dunshea
Frank R. Dunshea University of Melbourne
David W. Pethick
David W. Pethick Murdoch University
D.N. D'Souza
D.N. D'Souza SunPork Group
Patrick C. H. Morel
Patrick C. H. Morel Massey University
C. F. M. de Lange
C. F. M. de Lange University of Guelph
Martin W. A. Verstegen
Martin W. A. Verstegen Wageningen University & Research
Mingan Choct
Mingan Choct University of New England
John K Htoo
John K Htoo Evonik (Germany)

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