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Citations
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2890
National Ranking
821

Overview

Michael Ballou is affiliated with Texas Tech University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary fields. The main topics of their work include animal health and immunology, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, reproductive physiology in livestock, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, as well as Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research.

Ballou's frequent publication venues reflect a focus on animal science, with the majority of their work appearing in the Journal of Dairy Science, Journal of Animal Science, and Translational Animal Science. Additional publications are found in Applied Animal Science and Frontiers in Animal Science.

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Applied Animal Science
  • Frontiers in Animal Science

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Ballou are:

  • The association of cow-related factors assessed at metritis diagnosis with metritis cure risk, reproductive performance, milk yield, and culling for untreated and ceftiofur-treated dairy cows (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Overview of common practices in calf raising facilities (2022, Translational Animal Science)
  • Effect of injectable trace mineral supplementation on peripheral polymorphonuclear leukocyte function, antioxidant enzymes, health, and performance in dairy cows in semi-arid conditions (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Crossbreeding beef sires to dairy cows: cow, feedlot, and carcass performance (2022, Translational Animal Science)
  • Association of blood calcium concentration in the first 3 days after parturition and energy balance metabolites at day 3 in milk with disease and production outcomes in multiparous Jersey cows (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)

Ballou collaborates frequently with several researchers, indicating a network of scientific interaction in related fields. The most frequent co-authors are:

  • V.S. Machado
  • J. A. Carroll
  • Emily M. Davis
  • Nicole C Burdick Sanchez
  • P.R. Menta

The subfields of Ballou's research include agronomy and crop science, small animals, infectious diseases, animal science and zoology, and genetics. This breadth of subfields complements the interdisciplinary nature of their research topics, particularly in livestock health and production systems.

Best Publications

  • Effect of timing of first clinical mastitis occurrence on lactational and reproductive performance of Holstein dairy cows.

    J.E.P Santos;R.L.A Cerri;M.A Ballou;G.E Higginbotham

  • Rumen-protected methionine compared with rumen-protected choline improves immunometabolic status in dairy cows during the peripartal period.

    Z. Zhou;O. Bulgari;M. Vailati-Riboni;E. Trevisi

  • Effects of dietary supplemental fish oil during the peripartum period on blood metabolites and hepatic fatty acid compositions and total triacylglycerol concentrations of multiparous Holstein cows

    Michael Ballou;R C Gomes;S O Juchem;E J DePeters

  • Innate immune responses of temperamental and calm cattle after transportation

    Lindsey E. Hulbert;Jeff A. Carroll;Nicole C. Burdick;Ronald D. Randel

  • Effects of altering the ratio of dietary n-6 to n-3 fatty acids on performance and inflammatory responses to a lipopolysaccharide challenge in lactating Holstein cows

    L F Greco;J T Neves Neto;A Pedrico;R A Ferrazza

  • The effects of early weaning on innate immune responses of Holstein calves.

    Lindsey E Hulbert;Lindsey E Hulbert;C J Cobb;J A Carroll;M A Ballou

  • Effects of changing milk replacer feedings from twice to once daily on Holstein calf innate immune responses before and after weaning

    L.E. Hulbert;L.E. Hulbert;C.J. Cobb;J.A. Carroll;M.A. Ballou

  • Effect of the level of maternal energy intake prepartum on immunometabolic markers, polymorphonuclear leukocyte function, and neutrophil gene network expression in neonatal Holstein heifer calves1

    J Osorio;Erminio Trevisi;M Ballou;Giuseppe Bertoni

  • Supplementing milk replacer with omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil on immunocompetence and health of Jersey calves.

    Michael Ballou;E J DePeters

  • Temperament influences endotoxin-induced changes in rectal temperature, sickness behavior, and plasma epinephrine concentrations in bulls.

    Nicole C Burdick;Jeffery A Carroll;Lindsey E Hulbert;Jeffery W Dailey

  • Social stressors and their effects on immunity and health of periparturient dairy cows1

    Ricardo C. Chebel;Ricardo C. Chebel;Paula R.B. Silva;Márcia I. Endres;Michael A. Ballou

  • Oral administration of Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii reduces mortality associated with immune and cortisol responses to Escherichia coli endotoxin in pigs1

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  • GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM: Inflammation: Role in the etiology and pathophysiology of clinical mastitis in dairy cows1

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  • Dietary lipid during the transition period to manipulate subcutaneous adipose tissue peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ co-regulator and target gene expression

    E. Schmitt;M.A. Ballou;M.N. Correa;E.J. DePeters

  • Elevated plasma haptoglobin concentrations following parturition are associated with elevated leukocyte responses and decreased subsequent reproductive efficiency in multiparous Holstein dairy cows

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  • Nutraceuticals

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  • Plane of nutrition during the preweaning period but not the grower phase influences the neutrophil activity of Holstein calves.

    B.S. Obeidat;B.S. Obeidat;C.J. Cobb;M.D. Sellers;A.R. Pepper-Yowell

  • Group housing of Holstein calves in a poor indoor environment increases respiratory disease but does not influence performance or leukocyte responses

    C.J. Cobb;B.S. Obeidat;B.S. Obeidat;M.D. Sellers;A.R. Pepper-Yowell

  • Modifying the Acute Phase Response of Jersey Calves by Supplementing Milk Replacer with Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Fish Oil

    Michael Ballou;G D Cruz;W Pittroff;D H Keisler

  • The association of cow-related factors assessed at metritis diagnosis with metritis cure risk, reproductive performance, milk yield, and culling for untreated and ceftiofur-treated dairy cows.

    V.S. Machado;M.L. Celestino;E.B. Oliveira;E.B. Oliveira;F.S. Lima

  • Supplemental fish oil does not alter immune competence or the pathophysiological response to an intramammary infusion of endotoxin in peri-partum multiparous Holstein cows.

    Michael A Ballou;Rodrigo C Gomes;Edward J DePeters

  • Maintenance of brucellosis in Yellowstone bison: linking seasonal food resources, host–pathogen interaction, and life-history trade-offs

    John J. Treanor;Chris Geremia;Michael A. Ballou;Duane H. Keisler

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward J. DePeters
Edward J. DePeters University of California, Davis
Duane H. Keisler
Duane H. Keisler University of Missouri
Fabio S. Lima
Fabio S. Lima University of California, Davis
Klibs N. Galvão
Klibs N. Galvão University of Florida
Philip H. Crowley
Philip H. Crowley University of Kentucky

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