M.D. Hanigan

M.D. Hanigan publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where M.D. Hanigan sits on this spectrum.

M.D. Hanigan D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where M.D. Hanigan sits on this spectrum.

Research.com Recognitions

• 2017 - American Feed Industry Association Award, American Dairy Science Association

Best Publications

• Review: Ammonia emissions from dairy farms and beef feedlots1

  A. N. Hristov;M. Hanigan;A. Cole;R. Todd

  513
  Citations

• Milk protein synthesis as a function of amino acid supply.

  L. Doepel;L. Doepel;D. Pacheco;J.J. Kennelly;M.D. Hanigan

  238
  Citations

• A model to describe growth patterns of the mammary gland during pregnancy and lactation.

  J. Dijkstra;M.S. Dhanoa;J.A. Maas

  219
  Citations

• Amino acid exchange by the mammary gland of lactating goats when histidine limits milk production.

  B.J. Bequette;M.D. Hanigan;A.G. Calder;C.K. Reynolds

  172
  Citations

• Regulation of protein synthesis in mammary glands of lactating dairy cows by starch and amino acids

  Unknown

  158
  Citations

• An evaluation of postabsorptive protein and amino acid metabolism in the lactating dairy cow.

  M.D. Hanigan;J.P. Cant;D.C. Weakley;J.L. Beckett

  156
  Citations

• Isoleucine, leucine, methionine, and threonine effects on mammalian target of rapamycin signaling in mammary tissue.

  S.I. Arriola Apelo;L.M. Singer;X.Y. Lin;M.L. McGilliard

  116
  Citations

• Effects of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling and essential amino acids on mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling and protein synthesis rates in mammary cells.

  J.A.D.R.N. Appuhamy;W.A. Nayananjalie;E.M. England;D.E. Gerrard

  116
  Citations

• Interactions of energy and predicted metabolizable protein in determining nitrogen efficiency in the lactating dairy cow

  Unknown

  95
  Citations

• Effects of jugular-infused lysine, methionine, and branched-chain amino acids on milk protein synthesis in high-producing dairy cows

  Unknown

  94
  Citations

• Cow and herd variation in milk urea nitrogen concentrations in lactating dairy cattle.

  M. Aguilar;M.D. Hanigan;H.A. Tucker;B.L. Jones

  89
  Citations

• Alternative models for analyses of liver and mammary transorgan metabolite extraction data

  M. D. Hanigan;D. Wray-Cahen;D. E. Beever

  85
  Citations

• Insulin Regulates Milk Production and Mammary Gland and Hind-Leg Amino Acid Fluxes and Blood Flow in Lactating Goats

  Unknown

  85
  Citations

• Effects of reduced dietary protein and supplemental rumen-protected essential amino acids on the nitrogen efficiency of dairy cows

  Unknown

  84
  Citations

• The genetic and biological basis of feed efficiency in mid-lactation Holstein dairy cows

  L. C. Hardie;M. J. VandeHaar;R. J. Tempelman;K. A. Weigel

  84
  Citations

• Whole blood and plasma amino acid uptakes by lactating bovine mammary glands.

  M.D. Hanigan;C.C. Calvert;E.J. DePeters;B.L. Reis

  83
  Citations

• A model of ruminal volatile fatty acid absorption kinetics and rumen epithelial blood flow in lactating Holstein cows

  A.C. Storm;N.B. Kristensen;M.D. Hanigan

  80
  Citations

• Effects of ruminal ammonia and butyrate concentrations on reticuloruminal epithelial blood flow and volatile fatty acid absorption kinetics under washed reticulorumen conditions in lactating dairy cows.

  A.C. Storm;M.D. Hanigan;N.B. Kristensen

  79
  Citations

• Dietary calcium has little effect on mineral balance and bone mineral metabolism through twenty weeks of lactation in Holstein cows

  M.S. Taylor;K.F. Knowlton;M.L. McGilliard;W.S. Swecker

  78
  Citations

• Evaluation of Models for Balancing the Protein Requirements of Dairy Cows

  R.A. Kohn;K.F. Kalscheur;M. Hanigan

  77
  Citations