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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Animal Industry Innovation Service Award, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2014 - Gary L. Cromwell Award for Minerals Nutrition, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2014 - ASAS Fellow: Research Category, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2008 - Animal Management Award, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2001 - American Feed Industry Association Award in Nonruminant Nutrition Research, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Merlin D Lindemann is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a primary focus on Animal Science and Zoology. Their work spans 49 publications in this main field, including 36 in subfields such as Animal Science and Zoology, alongside research touching Plant Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Small Animals, and Biochemistry.

Their research interests emphasize Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food, Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress, Iron Metabolism and Disorders, and Trace Elements in Health.

Research by Merlin D Lindemann is frequently published in journals related to animal science, with notable venues including:

  • Journal of Animal Science (24 publications)
  • Translational Animal Science (3 publications)
  • Journal of Swine Health and Production (2 publications)
  • AASV Annual Meeting (2 publications)
  • Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias (2 publications)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Lindemann demonstrate the breadth of their investigations, such as:

  • Assessment of visceral organ growth in pigs from birth through 150 kg, 2021, Journal of Animal Science
  • Effects of dietary vitamin E and fat supplementation in growing-finishing swine fed to a heavy slaughter weight of 150 kg: I. Growth performance, lean growth, organ size, carcass characteristics, primal cuts, and pork quality, 2022, Journal of Animal Science
  • Effect of Folic Acid Supplementation and Dietary Protein Level on Growth Performance, Serum Chemistry and Immune Response in Weanling Piglets Fed Differing Concentrations of Aflatoxin, 2020, Toxins
  • Effects of iron dosage administered to newborn piglets on hematological measures, preweaning and postweaning growth performance, and postweaning tissue mineral content, 2021, Journal of Swine Health and Production
  • Bioavailability of the calcium salt of dl-methionine hydroxy analog compared with dl-methionine for nitrogen retention and the preference of nursery pigs for diets based on the 2 forms of methionine, 2020, Journal of Animal Science

Lindemann has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Tyler B Chevalier
  • G. Rentfrow
  • Duncan B Paczosa
  • H. J. Monegue
  • Young Dal Jang

Throughout their career, Merlin D Lindemann has received multiple awards from the American Society of Animal Science, reflecting recognized contributions in the field:

  • Animal Industry Innovation Service Award, 2019
  • ASAS Fellow: Research Category, 2014
  • Gary L. Cromwell Award for Minerals Nutrition, 2014
  • Animal Management Award, 2008
  • American Feed Industry Association Award in Nonruminant Nutrition Research, 2001

Best Publications

  • Brewers dried yeast as a source of mannan oligosaccharides for weanling pigs.

    L. A. White;M. C. Newman;G. L. Cromwell;M. D. Lindemann

  • Dietary chromium picolinate additions improve gain:feed and carcass characteristics in growing-finishing pigs and increase litter size in reproducing sows.

    M D Lindemann;C M Wood;A F Harper;E T Kornegay

  • Effect of age, weaning and diet on digestive enzyme levels in the piglet.

    M. D. Lindemann;S. G. Cornelius;S. M. El Kandelgy;R. L. Moser

  • Effectiveness of different types of clay for reducing the detrimental effects of aflatoxin-contaminated diets on performance and serum profiles of weanling pigs

    T C Schell;M D Lindemann;E T Kornegay;D J Blodgett

  • Effects of spray-dried animal plasma and immunoglobulins on performance of early weaned pigs,

    J. L. Pierce;G. L. Cromwell;M. D. Lindemann;L. E. Russell

  • Potential ameliorators of aflatoxicosis in weanling/growing swine.

    M D Lindemann;D J Blodgett;E T Kornegay;G G Schurig

  • Evaluation of copper sulfate and a copper lysine complex as growth promoters for weanling swine.

    G A Apgar;E T Kornegay;M D Lindemann;D R Notter

  • Effects of level of supplemental phytase on ileal digestibility of amino acids, calcium, and phosphorus in dehulled soybean meal for growing pigs.

    S L Traylor;G L Cromwell;M D Lindemann;D A Knabe

  • Effectiveness of Natuphos phytase in improving the bioavailabilities of phosphorus and other nutrients in soybean meal-based semipurified diets for young pigs.

    Z Yi;E T Kornegay;V Ravindran;M D Lindemann

  • Tribasic copper chloride and copper sulfate as copper sources for weanling pigs

    G L Cromwell;M D Lindemann;H J Monegue;D D Hall

  • Effect of feeding organic acids on selected intestinal content measurements at varying times postweaning in pigs.

    C R Risley;E T Kornegay;M D Lindemann;C M Wood

  • Effects of feeding aflatoxin-contaminated diets with and without clay to weanling and growing pigs on performance, liver function, and mineral metabolism

    T C Schell;M D Lindemann;E T Kornegay;D J Blodgett

  • Stimulation of growth by intravenous injection of copper in weanling pigs.

    W. Zhou;E. T. Kornegay;M. D. Lindemann;J.W.G.M. Swinkels

  • Characterization of creep feed consumption and its subsequent effects on immune response, scouring index and performance of weanling pigs.

    K. L. Barnett;E. T. Kornegay;C. R. Risley;M. D. Lindemann

  • Performance and nutrient digestibility in weanling pigs as influenced by yeast culture additions to starter diets containing dried whey or one of two fiber sources.

    E T Kornegay;D Rhein-Welker;M D Lindemann;C M Wood

  • Effect of dietary ractopamine on tenderness and postmortem protein degradation of pork muscle.

    Y.L. Xiong;M.J. Gower;C. Li;C.A. Elmore

  • The role of feed consumption and feed efficiency in copper-stimulated growth.

    W. Zhou;E. T. Kornegay;H. van Laar;J.W.G.M. Swinkels

  • Soybean meal from Roundup Ready or conventional soybeans in diets for growing-finishing swine

    G L Cromwell;M D Lindemann;J H Randolph;G R Parker

  • Effects of chromium nanocomposite supplementation on blood metabolites, endocrine parameters and immune traits in finishing pigs

    M.Q. Wang;M.Q. Wang;Z.R. Xu;Z.R. Xu;L.Y. Zha;L.Y. Zha;M.D. Lindemann

  • Effectiveness of a zinc amino acid chelate and zinc sulfate in restoring serum and soft tissue zinc concentrations when fed to zinc-depleted pigs.

    J.W.G.M. Swinkels;E.T. Kornegay;W. Zhou;M.D. Lindemann

  • Supplemental chromium picolinate influences nitrogen balance, dry matter digestibility, and carcass traits in growing-finishing pigs.

    E T Kornegay;Z Wang;C M Wood;M D Lindemann

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary L. Cromwell
Gary L. Cromwell University of Kentucky
E. T. Kornegay
E. T. Kornegay Virginia Tech
Beob Gyun Kim
Beob Gyun Kim Konkuk University
Brian J. Kerr
Brian J. Kerr Agricultural Research Service
David R. Notter
David R. Notter Virginia Tech
Charles V Maxwell
Charles V Maxwell University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
E. van Heugten
E. van Heugten North Carolina State University
Hans-Henrik Stein
Hans-Henrik Stein University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Johan W. Schrama
Johan W. Schrama Wageningen University & Research
Sung Woo Kim
Sung Woo Kim North Carolina State University

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