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Overview

Kevin J. Shingfield was affiliated with Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focused on agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science.

Their work touched on several subfields, including:

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Ecology
  • Pollution

The main topics Kevin J. Shingfield investigated involved:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Turfgrass Adaptation and Management

Some notable recent papers authored include:

  • "Full adoption of the most effective strategies to mitigate methane emissions by ruminants can help meet the 1.5 °C target by 2030 but not 2050" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Between-cow variation in milk fatty acids associated with methane production" (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Effects of Starch Level and a Mixture of Sunflower and Fish Oils on Nutrient Intake and Digestibility, Rumen Fermentation, and Ruminal Methane Emissions in Dairy Cows" (2021), published in Animals
  • "Supplementation with Sunflower/Fish Oil-Containing Concentrates in a Grass-Based Beef Production System: Influence on Fatty Acid Composition, Gene Expression, Lipid and Colour Stability and Sensory Characteristics of Longissimus Muscle" (2022), published in Foods

The publication venues frequently featuring Shingfield's research were:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • PLoS ONE
  • Animals
  • Foods

Frequent co-authors included:

  • A.R. Bayat (with two collaborations)
  • Heidi Leskinen (two collaborations)
  • Claudia Arndt
  • A.N. Hristov
  • William J. Price

Best Publications

  • Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range

    Gemma Henderson;Faith Cox;Siva Ganesh;Arjan Jonker

  • Increasing the concentrations of beneficial polyunsaturated fatty acids in milk produced by dairy cows in high-forage systems

    Richard J. Dewhurst;K. J. Shingfield;Michael R. F. Lee;Nigel D. Scollan

  • Recent developments in altering the fatty acid composition of ruminant-derived foods

    Kevin John Shingfield;M Bonnet;Nigel David Scollan

  • Evaluation of Milk Urea Nitrogen as a Diagnostic of Protein Feeding

    Juha Nousiainen;Kevin Shingfield;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Biosynthesis of conjugated linoleic acid in ruminants and humans.

    Donald L Palmquist;Adam L Lock;Kevin J Shingfield;Dale E Bauman

  • Effect of dietary fish oil on biohydrogenation of fatty acids and milk fatty acid content in cows

    K. J. Shingfield;S. Ahvenjärvi;V. Toivonen;A. Ärölä

  • Role of trans fatty acids in the nutritional regulation of mammary lipogenesis in ruminants

    Kevin John Shingfield;L Bernard;C Leroux;Y. Chilliard

  • A heritable subset of the core rumen microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity and emissions

    R. John Wallace;Goor Sasson;Philip C. Garnsworthy;Ilma Tapio

  • Examination of the persistency of milk fatty acid composition responses to fish oil and sunflower oil in the diet of dairy cows.

    K. J. Shingfield;C. K. Reynolds;G. Hervas;J. M. Griinari

  • Trans fatty acids and bioactive lipids in ruminant milk.

    K. J. Shingfield;Y. Chilliard;V. Toivonen;P. Kairenius

  • Prediction of enteric methane production, yield, and intensity in dairy cattle using an intercontinental database

    Mutian Niu;Ermias Kebreab;Alexander N. Hristov;Joonpyo Oh

  • Role of biohydrogenation intermediates in milk fat depression

    Kevin J. Shingfield;J. Mikko Griinari

  • Invited review: Nitrogen in ruminant nutrition: A review of measurement techniques.

    A.N. Hristov;A. Bannink;L.A. Crompton;P. Huhtanen

  • Isomers of conjugated linoleic acids are synthesized via different mechanisms in ruminal digesta and bacteria

    R. John Wallace;Nest McKain;Kevin J. Shingfield;Estelle Devillard

  • Design, implementation and interpretation of in vitro batch culture experiments to assess enteric methane mitigation in ruminants—a review

    D. R. Yáñez-Ruiz;A. Bannink;J. Dijkstra;Ermias Kebreab

  • EXAMINATION OF THE PERSISTENCY OF MILK FATTY ACID COMPOSITION RESPONSES TO PLANT OILS IN COWS GIVEN DIFFERENT BASAL DIETS, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON TRANS-C18:1 FATTY ACIDS AND ISOMERS OF CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID

    A Roy;A Ferlay;Kevin Shingfield;Y Chilliard

  • Review of current in vivo measurement techniques for quantifying enteric methane emission from ruminants

    K. J. Hammond;L. A. Crompton;A. Bannink;J. Dijkstra

  • Effect of forage type and proportion of concentrate in the diet on milk fatty acid composition in cows given sunflower oil and fish oil

    K. J. Shingfield;Chris K. Reynolds;B. Lupoli;V. Toivonen

  • Metabolism of conjugated linoleic acids and 18 : 1 fatty acids by ruminal bacteria: products and mechanisms.

    Nest McKain;Kevin J. Shingfield;R. John Wallace

  • Symposium review: Uncertainties in enteric methane inventories, measurement techniques, and prediction models

    A. N. Hristov;Ermias Kebreab;M. Niu;J. Oh

  • Metatranscriptomics Reveals the Active Bacterial and Eukaryotic Fibrolytic Communities in the Rumen of Dairy Cow Fed a Mixed Diet.

    Sophie Comtet-Marre;Nicolas Parisot;Pascale Lepercq;Frédérique Chaucheyras-Durand

  • Influence of fish oil on ruminal biohydrogenation of C18 unsaturated fatty acids

    I Wasowska;M R G Maia;K M Niedźwiedzka;M Czauderna

  • Effect of plant oils in the diet on performance and milk fatty acid composition in goats fed diets based on grass hay or maize silage.

    Laurence Bernard;Kevin J. Shingfield;Jacques Rouel;Anne Ferlay

  • Effect of lauric acid and coconut oil on ruminal fermentation, digestion, ammonia losses from manure, and milk fatty acid composition in lactating cows.

    A. N. Hristov;M. Vander Pol;M. Agle;S. Zaman

  • Effect of forage conservation method, concentrate level and propylene glycol on the fatty acid composition and vitamin content of cows' milk

    Kevin J Shingfield;Pirjo Salo-Väänänen;Eero Pahkala;Vesa Toivonen

  • Effect of incremental levels of sunflower-seed oil in the diet on ruminal lipid metabolism in lactating cows

    K. J. Shingfield;S. Ahvenjärvi;V. Toivonen;A. Vanhatalo

Frequent Co-Authors

Aila Vanhatalo
Aila Vanhatalo University of Helsinki
Vesa Toivonen
Vesa Toivonen MTT Agrifood Research
Seppo Ahvenjärvi
Seppo Ahvenjärvi Natural Resources Institute Finland
Pekka Huhtanen
Pekka Huhtanen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Seija Jaakkola
Seija Jaakkola University of Helsinki
Christopher K. Reynolds
Christopher K. Reynolds University of Reading
Gonzalo Hervás
Gonzalo Hervás Spanish National Research Council
Yves Chilliard
Yves Chilliard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Pablo G. Toral
Pablo G. Toral Spanish National Research Council
Johanna Vilkki
Johanna Vilkki University of Turku

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