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36
Citations
5693
World Ranking
1583
National Ranking
461

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Rockefeller Prentice Award in Animal Breeding and Genetics, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2018 - ASAS Fellow: Extension Category, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2011 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation In recognition of his application of atomic, molecular and plasma physics in the industrial and commercial sector and of his pioneering work in the area of plasmas created in liquids

Overview

Kenneth J. Stalder is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research predominantly covers Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant number of publications also in the Veterinary field.

Their work addresses several specialized subfields, including Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Ecology. The main topics of their research focus on Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals.

Some of the frequent publication venues for Kenneth J. Stalder include:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Iowa State University animal industry report
  • Journal of Swine Health and Production
  • Applied Animal Science
  • Translational Animal Science

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Anna K. Johnson
  • Locke A. Karriker
  • Suzanne T. Millman
  • Cassandra Jass
  • Suppasit Plaengkaeo

Selected recent papers by Kenneth J. Stalder include:

  • Genetic Basis of Blood-Based Traits and Their Relationship With Performance and Environment in Beef Cattle at Weaning, 2020, Frontiers in Genetics
  • Comparison of heat lamps and heat mats in the farrowing house: effect on piglet production, energy use, and piglet and sow behavior through live observation, 2020, Journal of Swine Health and Production
  • Measuring birth weight and umbilical cord diameter at birth to predict subsequent performance in swine, 2020, Translational Animal Science
  • Dietary lysine-to-energy ratios for managing growth and pubertal development in replacement gilts, 2020, Applied Animal Science
  • Estimating breed composition for pigs: A case study focused on Mangalitsa pigs and two methods, 2021, Livestock Science

Kenneth J. Stalder has received several awards, including:

  • Rockefeller Prentice Award in Animal Breeding and Genetics, American Society of Animal Science, 2020
  • ASAS Fellow: Extension Category, American Society of Animal Science, 2018
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2011, with citation recognizing the application of atomic, molecular, and plasma physics in industrial and commercial sectors and pioneering work on plasmas created in liquids

Best Publications

  • The influence of ultimate pH and intramuscular fat content on pork tenderness and tenderization.

    R. L. J. M. van Laack;S. G. Stevens;K. J. Stalder

  • Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Loci for Body Composition and Structural Soundness Traits in Pigs

    Bin Fan;Suneel K. Onteru;Zhi-Qiang Du;Dorian J. Garrick

  • A whole-genome association study for pig reproductive traits.

    Onteru Sk;Fan B;Fan B;Du Zq;Garrick Dj

  • Genetics of length of productive life and lifetime prolificacy in the Finnish Landrace and Large White pig populations.

    Timo Serenius;K. J. Stalder

  • Financial impact of average parity of culled females in a breed-to-wean swine operation using replacement gilt net present value analysis

    Kenneth J. Stalder;R. Curt Lacy;Timothy L. Cross;Glenn E. Conatser

  • Nitrogen-Corrected Apparent Metabolizable Energy Value of Crude Glycerol for Laying Hens

    P.J. Lammers;B.J. Kerr;M.S. Honeyman;K. Stalder

  • Influence of lipid content on pork sensory quality within pH classification

    Steven M. Lonergan;Kenneth J Stalder;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;Travis J. Knight

  • Effects of breed, sex, and halothane genotype on fatty acid composition of pork longissimus muscle.

    S. Zhang;Travis J. Knight;Kenneth J Stalder;Rodney N. Goodwin

  • Effect of long-term selection for increased leanness on meat and eating quality traits in Duroc swine.

    C R Schwab;T J Baas;K J Stalder;J W Mabry

  • Selection for sow longevity.

    Timo Serenius;K. Stalder

  • The value of precision feeding technologies for grow–finish swine

    Jarkko K. Niemi;Marja-Liisa Sevón-Aimonen;Kyösti Pietola;Kenneth J. Stalder

  • Factors associated with fatigued, injured, and dead pig frequency during transport and lairage at a commercial abattoir.

    R. F. Fitzgerald;K. J. Stalder;J. O. Matthews;C. M. Schultz Kaster

  • Breed differences and genetic parameters of myoglobin concentration in porcine longissimus muscle

    D. W. Newcom;K. J. Stalder;T. J. Baas;R. N. Goodwin

  • Whole-genome association analyses for lifetime reproductive traits in the pig.

    Suneel K. Onteru;B. Fan;B. Fan;Marja Tellervo Nikkila;Dorian J. Garrick

  • Genetic and phenotypic relationships between individual subcutaneous backfat layers and percentage of longissimus intramuscular fat in Duroc swine.

    D. W. Newcom;T. J. Baas;C. R. Schwab;K. J. Stalder

  • Pharmacokinetics of flunixin meglumine in mature swine after intravenous, intramuscular and oral administration

    Monique D. Pairis-Garcia;Locke A. Karriker;Anna K. Johnson;Butch Kukanich

  • Association of calf growth traits with production characteristics in dairy cattle

    D.L. Van De Stroet;D.L. Van De Stroet;J.A. Calderón Díaz;J.A. Calderón Díaz;K.J. Stalder;A.J. Heinrichs

  • Effect of piglet birth weight on weights at weaning and 42 days post weaning

    Alison L. Smith;Kenneth J. Stalder;Timo V. Serenius;Tom J. Baas

  • Nitrogen Excretion and Ammonia Emissions from Pigs Fed Modified Diets

    D. M. Panetta;Wendy J. Powers;Hongwei Xin;Brian J. Kerr

  • National Pork Producers Council Maternal Line National Genetic Evaluation Program: A comparison of sow longevity and trait associations with sow longevity

    T. Serenius;K. J. Stalder;T. J. Baas;J. W. Mabry

  • Large-scale association study for structural soundness and leg locomotion traits in the pig.

    Bin Fan;Bin Fan;Suneel K Onteru;Benny E Mote;Timo Serenius

  • A descriptive survey of lesions from cull sows harvested at two Midwestern U.S. facilities.

    M. Knauer;K.J. Stalder;L. Karriker;T.J. Baas

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Baas
Thomas J. Baas Iowa State University
Max F. Rothschild
Max F. Rothschild Iowa State University
Suzanne T. Millman
Suzanne T. Millman Iowa State University
Steven M. Lonergan
Steven M. Lonergan Iowa State University
Jack C. M. Dekkers
Jack C. M. Dekkers Iowa State University
John F. Patience
John F. Patience Iowa State University
Donald C. Beitz
Donald C. Beitz Iowa State University
Jason W. Ross
Jason W. Ross Iowa State University
Brian J. Kerr
Brian J. Kerr Agricultural Research Service
John J. McGlone
John J. McGlone Texas Tech University

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