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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
40
Citations
5195
World Ranking
1214
National Ranking
359

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

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

    Unknown

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Unknown

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

    Unknown

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

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

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

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

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

    Unknown

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

    Unknown

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

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