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Animal Science and Veterinary
Canada
2026

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109
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Canada Leader Award
  • 2014 - Canadian Society of Animal Science Fellowship Award
  • 2011 - The Bertebos Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry For her pioneering research into reducing the environmental impact of ruminant animals without having a negative impact on productivity and animal husbandry.
  • 2009 - Excellence in Nutrition and Meat Sciences, Canadian Society of Animal Science
  • 2005 - DuPont Pioneer Forage Award, American Dairy Science Association
  • 1995 - Young Scientist Award, Canadian Society of Animal Science

Overview

Karen A. Beauchemin is affiliated with Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada. Their research focuses primarily on agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on agronomy and crop science, ecology, animal science and zoology, genetics, and environmental chemistry.

Their work covers several main topics including ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, reproductive physiology in livestock, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, anaerobic digestion and biogas production, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, and odor and emission control technologies.

Publishing extensively, Beauchemin has contributed to key journals in the field. Frequent venues for publication include the Journal of Animal Science, Journal of Dairy Science, Animals, Frontiers in Animal Science, and the Canadian Journal of Animal Science.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Karen A. Beauchemin include:

  • Review: Fifty years of research on rumen methanogenesis: lessons learned and future challenges for mitigation, 2020, animal
  • Invited review: Current enteric methane mitigation options, 2022, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Seaweed and Seaweed Bioactives for Mitigation of Enteric Methane: Challenges and Opportunities, 2020, Animals
  • Quantification of methane emitted by ruminants: a review of methods, 2022, Journal of Animal Science
  • A Review of 3-Nitrooxypropanol for Enteric Methane Mitigation from Ruminant Livestock, 2021, Animals

Collaboration with frequent co-authors highlights an active research network. Notable collaborators include Tim A. McAllister, Wenzhu Yang, Robert J. Gruninger, G.B. Penner, and Stephanie A. Terry.

Throughout their career, Karen A. Beauchemin has been recognized with multiple awards including the Canadian Society of Animal Science Fellowship Award (2014), The Bertebos Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (2011) for research on reducing the environmental impact of ruminant animals, Excellence in Nutrition and Meat Sciences from the Canadian Society of Animal Science (2009), the DuPont Pioneer Forage Award from the American Dairy Science Association (2005), and the Young Scientist Award from the Canadian Society of Animal Science (1995).

Best Publications

  • Nutritional management for enteric methane abatement: A review

    K. A. Beauchemin;M. Kreuzer;F. O'Mara;T. A. McAllister

  • A review of plant-derived essential oils in ruminant nutrition and production

    C. Benchaar;S. Calsamiglia;A.V. Chaves;G.R. Fraser

  • Use of Exogenous Fibrolytic Enzymes to Improve Feed Utilization by Ruminants

    K. A. Beauchemin;D. Colombatto;D. P. Morgavi;W. Z. Yang

  • Methane emissions from beef cattle: Effects of monensin, sunflower oil, enzymes, yeast, and fumaric acid.

    S. M. McGinn;K. A. Beauchemin;T. Coates;D. Colombatto

  • Use of condensed tannin extract from quebracho trees to reduce methane emissions from cattle.

    K. A. Beauchemin;S. M. McGinn;T. F. Martinez;T. A. McAllister

  • Review: Fifty years of research on rumen methanogenesis: lessons learned and future challenges for mitigation

    K.A. Beauchemin;E.M. Ungerfeld;R.J. Eckard;M. Wang

  • Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from beef production in western Canada: A case study

    Karen A. Beauchemin;H. Henry Janzen;Shannan M. Little;Tim A. McAllister

  • METHANE EMISSIONS FROM BEEF CATTLE: EFFECTS OF FUMARIC ACID, ESSENTIAL OIL AND CANOLA OIL

    K. A. Beauchemin;S. M. McGinn

  • Characterization of the core rumen microbiome in cattle during transition from forage to concentrate as well as during and after an acidotic challenge.

    Renee M. Petri;Tyler Schwaiger;Greg B. Penner;Karen A. Beauchemin

  • Methane emissions from feedlot cattle fed barley or corn diets.

    K. A. Beauchemin;S. M. McGinn

  • Effect of concentrate level and feeding management on chewing activities, saliva production, and ruminal pH of lactating dairy cows.

    M. Maekawa;K. A. Beauchemin;David A. Christensen

  • Effects of physically effective fiber on intake, chewing activity, and ruminal acidosis for dairy cows fed diets based on corn silage.

    K.A. Beauchemin;W.Z. Yang

  • Invited review: Current perspectives on eating and rumination activity in dairy cows.

    K.A. Beauchemin

  • Effects of an enzyme feed additive on extent of digestion and milk production of lactating dairy cows.

    W.Z. Yang;K.A. Beauchemin;L.M. Rode

  • Methane emissions from dairy cows measured using the sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) tracer and chamber techniques.

    C. Grainger;T. Clarke;S.M. McGinn;M.J. Auldist

  • Potential use of Acacia mearnsii condensed tannins to reduce methane emissions and nitrogen excretion from grazing dairy cows.

    C. Grainger;T. Clarke;M J Auldist;K A Beauchemin

  • Frequency of feed delivery affects the behavior of lactating dairy cows.

    T.J. DeVries;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;K.A. Beauchemin

  • Fibrolytic enzyme supplements for dairy cows in early lactation.

    L.M. Rode;W.Z. Yang;K.A. Beauchemin

  • Crushed sunflower, flax, or canola seeds in lactating dairy cow diets: Effects on methane production, rumen fermentation, and milk production

    K.A. Beauchemin;S.M. McGinn;C. Benchaar;L. Holtshausen

  • Effects of bacterial direct-fed microbials on ruminal fermentation, blood variables, and the microbial populations of feedlot cattle

    G. R. Ghorbani;D. P. Morgavi;K. A. Beauchemin;J. A. Z. Leedle

  • Effect of rapid or gradual grain adaptation on subacute acidosis and feed intake by feedlot cattle.

    D. W. Bevans;K. A. Beauchemin;K. S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein;J. J. McKinnon

  • An evaluation of the accuracy and precision of a stand-alone submersible continuous ruminal pH measurement system.

    G.B. Penner;K.A. Beauchemin;T. Mutsvangwa

  • Fibrolytic enzymes increase fiber digestibility and growth rate of steers fed dry forages

    K. A. Beauchemin;L. M. Rode;V. J. H. Sewalt

  • Effects of particle size of alfalfa-based dairy cow diets on chewing activity, ruminal fermentation, and milk production.

    K.A. Beauchemin;W.Z. Yang;L.M. Rode

  • Severity of ruminal acidosis in primiparous holstein cows during the periparturient period.

    G.B. Penner;K.A. Beauchemin;T. Mutsvangwa

  • Effects of grain processing, forage to concentrate ratio, and forage particle size on rumen pH and digestion by dairy cows.

    W.Z. Yang;K.A. Beauchemin;L.M. Rode

  • Effects of bacterial direct-fed microbials and yeast on site and extent of digestion, blood chemistry, and subclinical ruminal acidosis in feedlot cattle.

    K. A. Beauchemin;W. Z. Yang;D. P. Morgavi;G. R. Ghorbani

  • Synergy Between Ruminal Fibrolytic Enzymes and Enzymes from Trichoderma Longibrachiatum

    D.P. Morgavi;K.A. Beauchemin;V.L. Nsereko;L.M. Rode

  • Effect of bunk management on feeding behavior, ruminal acidosis and performance of feedlot cattle: A review

    K. S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein;K. A. Beauchemin;D. J. Gibb;D. H. Crews

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim A. McAllister
Tim A. McAllister Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
W.Z. Yang
W.Z. Yang Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Sean M. McGinn
Sean M. McGinn Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
L.M. Rode
L.M. Rode Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Masahito Oba
Masahito Oba University of Alberta
Diego P. Morgavi
Diego P. Morgavi INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Zhiliang Tan
Zhiliang Tan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chaouki Benchaar
Chaouki Benchaar Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
H. Henry Janzen
H. Henry Janzen Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Le Luo Guan
Le Luo Guan University of Alberta

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