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Karin E. Schütz

Karin E. Schütz

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
35
Citations
5459
World Ranking
1695
National Ranking
23

Overview

Karin E. Schütz is affiliated with AgResearch in New Zealand, with a research focus primarily in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary fields. Their work spans multiple subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Physiology, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Schütz's research addresses various topics, including:

  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Agriculture and Farm Safety

The scientist has contributed to prominent publication venues with multiple articles in:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
  • Animal Frontiers
  • Animal Production Science

Sample publications by Karin E. Schütz include:

  • Effects of changing milking and feeding times on the behaviour, body temperature, respiration rate and milk production of dairy cows on pasture, 2023, Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • Behavior of dairy cows managed outdoors in winter: Effects of weather and paddock soil conditions, 2022, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Development of a heat load index for grazing dairy cattle, 2022, New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
  • Sampling strategy and measurement device affect vaginal temperature outcomes in lactating dairy cattle, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Effects of provision of drinking water on the behavior and growth rate of group-housed calves with different milk allowances, 2022, Journal of Dairy Science

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • N. R. Cox
  • F.J. Huddart
  • D. E. Dalley
  • Paul Edwards
  • J. Jago

Best Publications

  • Effect of solar radiation on dairy cattle behaviour, use of shade and body temperature in a pasture-based system

    Cassandra B. Tucker;Cassandra B. Tucker;Andrea R. Rogers;Karin E. Schütz

  • A global search reveals epistatic interaction between QTL for early growth in the chicken.

    Örjan Carlborg;Susanne Kerje;Karin Schütz;Lina Jacobsson

  • The Dominant white, Dun and Smoky Color Variants in Chicken Are Associated With Insertion/Deletion Polymorphisms in the PMEL17 Gene

    Susanne Kerje;Preety Sharma;Ulrika Gunnarsson;Hyun Kim

  • The amount of shade influences the behavior and physiology of dairy cattle.

    Karin E Schütz;A R Rogers;Y A Poulouin;Y A Poulouin;N R Cox

  • Melanocortin 1‐receptor (MC1R) mutations are associated with plumage colour in chicken

    Susanne Kerje;Jenny Lind;Karin Schütz;Per Jensen

  • The twofold difference in adult size between the red junglefowl and White Leghorn chickens is largely explained by a limited number of QTLs.

    Susanne Kerje;Örjan Carlborg;Lina Jacobsson;Karin Schütz

  • Effects of Resource Allocation on Behavioural Strategies: A Comparison of Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) and Two Domesticated Breeds of Poultry

    Karin E. Schutz;Per Jensen

  • Domestication effects on foraging strategy, social behaviour and different fear responses: a comparison between the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) and a modern layer strain

    Karin E Schütz;Björn Forkman;Per Jensen

  • Dairy cows prefer shade that offers greater protection against solar radiation in summer: Shade use, behaviour, and body temperature

    Karin E. Schütz;Andrea R. Rogers;Neil R. Cox;Cassandra B. Tucker

  • How important is shade to dairy cattle? Choice between shade or lying following different levels of lying deprivation

    Karin E. Schütz;Neil R. Cox;Lindsay R. Matthews

  • QTL analysis of a red junglefowl x White Leghorn intercross reveals trade-off in resource allocation between behavior and production traits.

    Karin Schütz;Susanne Kerje;Örjan Carlborg;Lina Jacobsson

  • Major growth QTLs in fowl are related to fearful behavior: possible genetic links between fear responses and production traits in a red junglefowl x white leghorn intercross.

    Karin E. Schütz;Susanne Kerje;Lina Jacobsson;Björn Forkman

  • Dairy cattle prefer shade over sprinklers: Effects on behavior and physiology

    K.E. Schütz;A.R. Rogers;N.R. Cox;J.R. Webster

  • Chicken genomics: feather-pecking and victim pigmentation.

    Linda Keeling;Leif Andersson;Leif Andersson;Karin E. Schütz;Karin E. Schütz;Susanne Kerje;Susanne Kerje

  • Calving body condition score affects indicators of health in grazing dairy cows

    J.R. Roche;K.A. Macdonald;K.E. Schütz;L.R. Matthews

  • Feather pecking in chickens is genetically related to behavioural and developmental traits

    Per Jensen;L. Keeling;K. Schutz;L. Andersson;L. Andersson

  • Body condition score at calving affects systemic and hepatic transcriptome indicators of inflammation and nutrient metabolism in grazing dairy cows.

    H. Akbar;T.M. Grala;M. Vailati Riboni;F.C. Cardoso

  • Using water to cool cattle: Behavioral and physiological changes associated with voluntary use of cow showers

    A. Legrand;K.E. Schütz;C.B. Tucker

  • The genetic architecture of a female sexual ornament

    Dominic Wright;Susanne Kerje;Susanne Kerje;Helena Brändström;Karin Schütz;Karin Schütz

  • RED JUNGLE FOWL HAVE MORE CONTRAFREELOADING THAN WHITE LEGHORN LAYERS: EFFECT OF FOOD DEPRIVATION AND CONSEQUENCES FOR INFORMATION GAIN

    Christina E. S. Lindqvist;Karin E. Schütz;P. E. R. Jensen

  • Cooling cows efficiently with water spray: Behavioral, physiological, and production responses to sprinklers at the feed bunk.

    Jennifer M. Chen;Karin E. Schütz;Cassandra B. Tucker

  • Cooling cows efficiently with sprinklers: Physiological responses to water spray

    Jennifer M. Chen;Karin E. Schütz;Cassandra B. Tucker

  • Responses to short-term exposure to simulated rain and wind by dairy cattle: time budgets, shelter use, body temperature and feed intake.

    K. E. Schütz;K. V. Clark;N. R. Cox;L. R. Matthews

  • A field study of the behavioral and physiological effects of varying amounts of shade for lactating cows at pasture

    K.E. Schütz;N.R. Cox;C.B. Tucker

  • Quantitative trait loci analysis of egg and meat production traits in a red junglefowl × White Leghorn cross

    Dominic Wright;Susanne Kerje;K. Lundström;J. Babol

Frequent Co-Authors

Cassandra B. Tucker
Cassandra B. Tucker University of California, Davis
Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University
Per Jensen
Per Jensen Linköping University
Örjan Carlborg
Örjan Carlborg Uppsala University
Tommaso Pizzari
Tommaso Pizzari University of Oxford
Björn Forkman
Björn Forkman University of Copenhagen
Robert Fredriksson
Robert Fredriksson Uppsala University
John R. Roche
John R. Roche University of Auckland

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