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D-Index
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3054
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171

Michael E. R. Dugan 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 Michael E. R. Dugan sits on this spectrum.

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Michael E. R. Dugan 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 Michael E. R. Dugan sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Excellence in Nutrition and Meat Sciences, Canadian Society of Animal Science
  • 1999 - Young Scientist Award, Canadian Society of Animal Science

Overview

Michael E. R. Dugan is affiliated with Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada in Canada. Their research primarily spans areas within animal science and related interdisciplinary fields.

Their recent scholarly contributions include publications on meat and animal product quality, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, as well as analytical and sensor technologies applied in animal science. The following papers are representative of their output:

  • Prediction of Carcass Composition and Meat and Fat Quality Using Sensing Technologies: A Review, 2021, Meat and Muscle Biology
  • Breed dependent regulatory mechanisms of beneficial and non-beneficial fatty acid profiles in subcutaneous adipose tissue in cattle with divergent feed efficiency, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • 400 Effect of pH on in vitro ruminal metabolism of trans-10 18:1 and trans-11 18:1, 2024, Journal of Animal Science
  • 350 Enhancing the nutritional value of red meats through genetic and feeding strategies, 2020, Journal of Animal Science

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Stephanie Lam
  • M. Juárez
  • N. Prieto
  • Payam Vahmani
  • Patricia L.A. Leighton

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Meat and Muscle Biology
  • Scientific Reports

Their main research topics include:

  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health

Subfields of study relevant to their research cover:

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Genetics
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

Michael E. R. Dugan has been recognized with awards such as the Excellence in Nutrition and Meat Sciences from the Canadian Society of Animal Science in 2011 and the Young Scientist Award from the same society in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range

    Gemma Henderson;Faith Cox;Siva Ganesh;Arjan Jonker

  • The effect of conjugated linoleic acid on fat to lean repartitioning and feed conversion in pigs

    M. E. R. Dugan;J. L. Aalhus;A. L. Schaefer;J. K. G. Kramer

  • Relationship of texture profile analysis and Warner-Bratzler shear force with sensory characteristics of beef rib steaks.

    W.R Caine;J.L Aalhus;D.R Best;M.E.R Dugan

  • The effects of feeding conjugated linoleic acid on subsequent pork quality

    M. E. R. Dugan;J. L. Aalhus;L. E. Jeremiah;J. K. G. Kramer

  • Assessment of the relationship between chemical components and palatability of major beef muscles and muscle groups

    L.E. Jeremiah;M.E.R. Dugan;J.L. Aalhus;L.L. Gibson

  • Assessment of the chemical and cooking properties of the major beef muscles and muscle groups.

    L.E. Jeremiah;M.E.R. Dugan;J.L. Aalhus;L.L. Gibson

  • The labile lipid fraction of meat: from perceived disease and waste to health and opportunity.

    C. Mapiye;N. Aldai;T.D. Turner;J.L. Aalhus

  • Erratum: Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range

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  • Survey of the fatty acid composition of Canadian beef: Backfat and longissimus lumborum muscle

    N. Aldai;M E.R. Dugan;D C Rolland;J K.G. Kramer

  • Detection of transgenic and endogenous plant DNA in digesta and tissues of sheep and pigs fed roundup ready canola meal

    Ranjana Sharma;Dana Damgaard;Trevor W Alexander;Mike E R Dugan

  • The effects of feeding flaxseed to beef cows given forage based diets on fatty acids of longissimus thoracis muscle and backfat.

    R. T. Nassu;M. E. R. Dugan;M. L. He;M. L. He;T. A. McAllister

  • Use of near infrared spectroscopy for estimating meat chemical composition, quality traits and fatty acid content from cattle fed sunflower or flaxseed.

    N. Prieto;N. Prieto;Ó. López-Campos;J.L. Aalhus;M.E.R. Dugan

  • Length of concentrate finishing affects the fatty acid composition of grass-fed and genetically lean beef: an emphasis on trans-18:1 and conjugated linoleic acid profiles

    N. Aldai;M. E. R. Dugan;J. K. G. Kramer;A. Martínez

  • Association analyses of single nucleotide polymorphisms in bovine stearoyl-CoA desaturase and fatty acid synthase genes with fatty acid composition in commercial cross-bred beef steers

    C. Li;C. Li;Noelia Aldai;M. Vinsky;M. E. R. Dugan

  • Assessment of palatability attributes of the major beef muscles

    L.E. Jeremiah;L.L. Gibson;J.L. Aalhus;M.E.R. Dugan

  • Production of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) enriched bacon.

    William Jon Meadus;Pascale Duff;Bethany Uttaro;Jennifer Lynn Aalhus

  • Feeding wheat dried distillers grains with solubles improves beef trans and conjugated linoleic acid profiles.

    Michael E R Dugan;Noelia Aldai;John K G Kramer;D J Gibb

  • Effects of feeding steers extruded flaxseed on its own before hay or mixed with hay on animal performance, carcass quality, and meat and hamburger fatty acid composition.

    P. Vahmani;D.C. Rolland;T.A. McAllister;H.C. Block

  • Effects of corn-, wheat- or triticale dry distillers’ grains with solubles on in vitro fermentation, growth performance and carcass traits of lambs.

    L E McKeown;A V Chaves;M Oba;M E.R. Dugan

  • Increasing omega-3 levels through dietary co-extruded flaxseed supplementation negatively affects pork palatability.

    M. Juárez;M.E.R. Dugan;N. Aldai;J.L. Aalhus

  • Genome-wide association and genomic prediction of breeding values for fatty acid composition in subcutaneous adipose and longissimus lumborum muscle of beef cattle.

    Liuhong Chen;Liuhong Chen;Chinyere Ekine-Dzivenu;Michael D. Vinsky;John A. Basarab

  • A mapping method for the description of Warner-Bratzler shear force gradients in beef Longissimus thoracis et lumborum and Semitendinosus.

    J.A.M. Janz;J.L. Aalhus;M.E.R. Dugan;M.A. Price

  • Effects of feeding different levels of conjugated linoleic acid and total oil to pigs on live animal performance and carcass composition

    M. E. R. Dugan;J. L. Aalhus;K. A. Lien;A. L. Schaefer

  • Effects of dry-ageing on pork quality characteristics in different genotypes.

    Manuel Juárez;William R. Caine;Mike E.R. Dugan;Nick Hidiroglou

  • Non-conjugated cis/trans 18:2 in Beef Fat are Mainly Δ-9 Desaturation Products of trans-18:1 Isomers.

    P. Vahmani;D. C. Rolland;K. E. Gzyl;M. E. R. Dugan

  • Subcutaneous Adipose Fatty Acid Profiles and Related Rumen Bacterial Populations of Steers Fed Red Clover or Grass Hay Diets Containing Flax or Sunflower-Seed

    Renee M. Petri;Cletos Mapiye;Mike E. R. Dugan;Tim A. McAllister

  • Dietary influence on the m. longissimus dorsi fatty acid composition of lambs in relation to protein source

    T.D. Turner;L. Karlsson;C. Mapiye;D.C. Rolland

  • Enhancing pork loin quality attributes through genotype, chilling method and ageing time

    Manuel Juárez;William R. Caine;Ivy L. Larsen;Wayne M. Robertson

  • Effect of α-tocopherol tissue levels on beef quality.

    R T Nassu;Michael E R Dugan;Manuel Juárez;J A Basarab

  • Effects of dietary sunflower seeds and tylosin phosphate on production variables, carcass characteristics, fatty acid composition, and liver abscess incidence in crossbred steers.

    P. S. Mir;M. E. R. Dugan;M. L. He;T. Entz

  • Association analyses of DNA polymorphisms in bovine SREBP-1, LXRα, FADS1 genes with fatty acid composition in Canadian commercial crossbred beef steers.

    C. Han;M. Vinsky;N. Aldai;M.E.R. Dugan

  • Authentication of barley-finished beef using visible and near infrared spectroscopy (Vis-NIRS) and different discrimination approaches

    W. Barragán;J.L. Aalhus;G. Penner;M.E.R. Dugan

  • Individual trans 18:1 Isomers are Metabolised Differently and Have Distinct Effects on Lipogenesis in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes

    P. Vahmani;W. J. Meadus;T. D. Turner;T. D. Turner;P. Duff

  • Sequential Feeding of Lipid Supplement Enriches Beef Adipose Tissues with 18:3n-3 Biohydrogenation Intermediates

    P. Vahmani;J. L. Aalhus;D. C. Rolland;T. A. McAllister

  • Effect of Propionibacterium freudenreichii on ruminal fermentation patterns, methane production and lipid biohydrogenation of beef finishing diets containing flaxseed oil in a rumen simulation technique

    S. J. Meale;S. J. Meale;S. Ding;S. Ding;M. L. He;M. E. R. Dugan

  • Physicochemical properties of breast meat from water-stressed naked-neck and Ovambo chickens

    N Chikumba;M Chimonyo;C Mapiye;M E R Dugan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer L. Aalhus
Jennifer L. Aalhus Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Tim A. McAllister
Tim A. McAllister Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Cletos Mapiye
Cletos Mapiye Stellenbosch University
John K. G. Kramer
John K. G. Kramer Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
John A. Basarab
John A. Basarab University of Alberta
John J. McKinnon
John J. McKinnon University of Saskatchewan
Vern S. Baron
Vern S. Baron Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Changxi Li
Changxi Li Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Ruurd T. Zijlstra
Ruurd T. Zijlstra University of Alberta
Kim Stanford
Kim Stanford University of Lethbridge

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