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Overview

Kim Ominski is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Canada and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Animal Science and Zoology, Food Science, and Plant Science.

Their main areas of study cover topics including:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Bioenergy Crop Production and Management
  • Pharmacological Effects and Assays

Kim Ominski has contributed to a substantial number of publications in several key scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Canadian Journal of Animal Science
  • Agricultural Systems
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Livestock Science

Among their recent papers, the following are notable:

  • "Utilization of by-products and food waste in livestock production systems: a Canadian perspective," 2021, Animal Frontiers
  • "Assessing feed security for beef production within livestock-intensive regions," 2021, Agricultural Systems
  • "Effects of post-pyrolysis treated biochars on methane production, ruminal fermentation, and rumen microbiota of a silage-based diet in an artificial rumen system (RUSITEC)," 2020, Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • "Accelerated discovery of novel glycoside hydrolases using targeted functional profiling and selective pressure on the rumen microbiome," 2021, Microbiome
  • "The role of livestock in sustainable food production systems in Canada," 2021, Canadian Journal of Animal Science

The scientist also collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Tim A. McAllister
  • E. J. McGeough
  • Genet Mengistu
  • Marcos R. C. Cordeiro
  • Getahun Legesse

Best Publications

  • Efficacy of ionophores in cattle diets for mitigation of enteric methane.

    H. Guan;K. M. Wittenberg;K. H. Ominski;D. O. Krause

  • Reducing GHG emissions through genetic improvement for feed efficiency: effects on economically important traits and enteric methane production

    J. A. Basarab;K. A. Beauchemin;V. S. Baron;K. H. Ominski

  • Effect of low and high forage diet on enteric and manure pack greenhouse gas emissions from a feedlot

    D. A. Boadi;K. M. Wittenberg;S. L. Scott;D. Burton

  • Effects of Chop Length of Alfalfa and Corn Silage on Milk Production and Rumen Fermentation of Dairy Cows

    S.K. Bhandari;K.H. Ominski;K.M. Wittenberg;J.C. Plaizier

  • Condensed tannin concentrations found in vegetative and mature forage legumes grown in western Canada

    N. C. Berard;Y. Wang;K. M. Wittenberg;D. O. Krause

  • Effects of the chop lengths of alfalfa silage and oat silage on feed intake, milk production, feeding behavior, and rumen fermentation of dairy cows.

    S.K. Bhandari;S. Li;K.H. Ominski;K.M. Wittenberg

  • Utilization of by-products and food waste in livestock production systems: a Canadian perspective

    Kim Ominski;Tim McAllister;Kim Stanford;Genet Mengistu

  • Effect of Environmental Factors and Influence of Rumen and Hindgut Biogeography on Bacterial Communities in Steers

    Gustavo A. Romero-Pérez;Kim H. Ominski;Tim A. McAllister;Denis O. Krause

  • Bacterial communities of an agricultural soil amended with solid pig and dairy manures, and urea fertilizer

    Ainsley C. Hamm;Mario Tenuta;Denis O. Krause;Kim H. Ominski

  • Greenhouse gas emissions of Canadian beef production in 1981 as compared with 2011

    G. Legesse;K. A. Beauchemin;K. H. Ominski;E. J. McGeough

  • Evaluating greenhouse gas mitigation practices in livestock systems: an illustration of a whole-farm approach

    A. A. Stewart;S. M. Little;K. H. Ominski;K. M. Wittenberg

  • Targeted 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing to characterize microbial communities during composting of livestock mortalities.

    V.L. Tkachuk;D.O. Krause;N.C. Knox;A.C. Hamm

  • Effect of engineered biocarbon on rumen fermentation, microbial protein synthesis, and methane production in an artificial rumen (RUSITEC) fed a high forage diet

    Atef M Saleem;Atef M Saleem;Gabriel O Ribeiro;Wenzhu Z Yang;Tao Ran;Tao Ran

  • Screening of condensed tannins from Canadian prairie forages for anti-Escherichia coli O157:H7 with an emphasis on purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea Vent).

    Y. Wang;L. Jin;K. H. Ominski;M. He

  • Effect of post-weaning residual feed intake classification on grazed grass intake and performance in pregnant beef heifers

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  • The relationship between scrotal circumference at weaning and at one year of age in beef bulls.

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  • Assessing feed security for beef production within livestock-intensive regions

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  • Comparison of techniques for estimation offorage dry matter intake bygrazing beef cattle

    M. Undi;C. Wilson;K. H. Ominski;K. M. Wittenberg

  • Enteric methane emissions from backgrounded cattle consuming all-forage diets

    K. H. Ominski;D. A. Boadi;K. M. Wittenberg

  • Greenhouse gas emission of Canadian cow-calf operations: A whole-farm assessment of 295 farms

    Aklilu W. Alemu;Aklilu W. Alemu;Brian D. Amiro;Shabtai Bittman;Douglas MacDonald

  • Potential to reduce Escherichia coli shedding in cattle feces by using sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) forage, tested in vitro and in vivo.

    Natalie C. Berard;Richard A. Holley;Tim A. McAllister;Kim H. Ominski

  • Estimates of enteric methane emissions from cattle in Canada using the IPCC Tier-2 methodology

    K. H. Ominski;D. A. Boadi;K. M. Wittenberg;D. L. Fulawka

  • Sainfoin production in western Canada: a review of agronomic potential and environmental benefits.

    Steve C. Sheppard;Doug J. Cattani;Kim H. Ominski;Bill Biligetu

  • Pasture productivity, cattle productivity and metabolic status following fertilization of a grassland with liquid hog manure: A three-year study

    C. Wilson;M. Undi;M. Tenuta;K M Wittenberg

  • Relationship between residual feed intake classification as a heifer and lifetime productivity of beef cattle

    Carson Callum;Kim Ominski;Gary H Crow;Francis Zvomuya

  • Utilization of liquid hog manure to fertilize grasslands in southeast Manitoba: impact of application timing and forage harvest strategy on nutrient utilization and accumulation

    C. Wilson;M. Undi;M. Tenuta;D. Tremorin

  • Productivity-Enhancing Technologies. Can Consumer Choices Affect the Environmental Footprint of Beef?

    Isaac A. Aboagye;Marcos R. C. Cordeiro;Tim A. McAllister;Kim H. Ominski

  • Estimation of carbon dioxide production and energy expenditure of grazing cattle by the sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) tracer gas technique

    A. A. Stewart;M. Undi;C. Wilson;K. H. Ominski

  • A study of the effectiveness of a needle-free injection device compared with a needle and syringe used to vaccinate calves against bovine viral diarrhea and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis viruses.

    Michel R. Rey;Michael Undi;Juan C. Rodriguez-Lecompte;Tomy Joseph

  • Evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions from HOG manure application in a Canadian cow-calf production system using whole-farm models

    Aklilu W. Alemu;Kim H. Ominski;Mario Tenuta;Brian D. Amiro

  • Economic and greenhouse gas emission impacts of doubling of forage area in Manitoba, Canada1

    Suren Kulshreshtha;Charles Grant;Brian Amiro;Kim Ominski

  • Utilization of fortified cubes to deliver trace minerals and monensin in forage-based diets

    K. H. Ominski;D. A. Boadi;K. M. Wittenberg

  • Nitrogen budget estimated for 908 cow-calf, backgrounding and finishing beef operations across Canada

    S. C. Sheppard;S. Bittman;K. H. Ominski

  • Effect of trenbolone acetate, melengestrol acetate, and ractopamine hydrochloride on the growth performance of beef cattle

    Gabriel de Oliveira Ribeiro;Gabriel de Oliveira Ribeiro;Stephanie A. Terry;Martin Hünerberg;Kim Ominski

  • Efficacy of needle-free injection on antibody production against Clostridium chauvoei in beef calves under field conditions.

    Michel Rey;Juan Rodriguez-Lecompte;Michael Undi;Tomy Joseph

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim A. McAllister
Tim A. McAllister Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Mario Tenuta
Mario Tenuta University of Manitoba
Denis Krausé
Denis Krausé University of Manitoba
Brian D. Amiro
Brian D. Amiro University of Manitoba
Karen A. Beauchemin
Karen A. Beauchemin Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
John A. Basarab
John A. Basarab University of Alberta
Wenzhu Yang
Wenzhu Yang Lethbridge Research and Development Centre
Francis J. Larney
Francis J. Larney Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Graham Plastow
Graham Plastow University of Alberta
Vern S. Baron
Vern S. Baron Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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