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N.B. Williamson

N.B. Williamson

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
31
Citations
3002
World Ranking
2348
National Ranking
38

Overview

N.B. Williamson is affiliated with Massey University in New Zealand and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

The scientist's work encompasses several subfields, including Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Food Science, Molecular Biology, and Oncology. Their research topics are diverse and include Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Biopolymer Synthesis and Applications, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Breast Implant and Reconstruction, and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock.

The following are recent research publications by N.B. Williamson:

  • Effect of bismuth subnitrate on in vitro growth of major mastitis pathogens, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Cellular Response of Neutrophils to Bismuth Subnitrate and Micronized Keratin Products In Vitro, 2020, Veterinary Sciences
  • (005) Young Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Mice Have Increased Penile and Vaginal Adrenergic Contraction, 2025, The Journal of Sexual Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Williamson include:

  • Shirli Notcovich
  • Jimena Yapura
  • Y.H. Schukken
  • C. Heuer
  • Steve Flint

Among the venues where the scientist's work has been published are:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Veterinary Sciences
  • The Journal of Sexual Medicine

Best Publications

  • A study of oestrous behaviour and oestrus detection methods in a large commercial dairy herd. I. The relative efficiency of methods of oestrus detection.

    NB Williamson;RS Morris;DC Blood;CM Cannon

  • Patterns of follicular development during periods of anovulation in pasture-fed dairy cows after calving

    S McDougall;C.R Burke;K.L Macmillan;N.B Williamson

  • Effect of Selenium and Iodine Supplementation on Growth Rate and on Thyroid and Somatotropic Function in Dairy Calves at Pasture

    Jeffrey Wichtel;A. L. Craigie;D. A. Freeman;H. Varela-Alvarez

  • A study of oestrous behaviour and oestrus detection methods in a large commercial dairy herd. II. Oestrous signs and behaviour patterns

    N B Williamson;R S Morris;D C Blood;C M Cannon

  • Calculating selected reproductive indices: recommendations of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners

    John Fetrow;David McClary;Robert Harman;Ken Butcher

  • Effect of intraruminal monensin capsules on reproductive performance and milk production of dairy cows fed pasture.

    D.P. Hayes;D.U. Pfeiffer;N.B. Williamson

  • Efficacy of a Neospora caninum killed tachyzoite vaccine in preventing abortion and vertical transmission in dairy cattle.

    J.F. Weston;C. Heuer;N.B. Williamson

  • A health program for commercial dairy herds. 1. Objectives and methods.

    Blood Dc;Morris Rs;Williamson Nb;Cannon Cm

  • Genomic typing of Streptococcus uberis isolates from cases of mastitis, in New Zealand dairy cows, using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

    Vicki L Douglas;Stan G Fenwick;Dirk U Pfeiffer;Norman B Williamson

  • A longitudinal study of Neospora caninum infection on a dairy farm in New Zealand.

    D. U. Pfeiffer;N. B. Williamson;M. P. Reichel;Jeffrey Wichtel

  • The use of PCR to detect Neospora caninum DNA in the blood of naturally infected cows.

    C.M Okeoma;N.B Williamson;W.E Pomroy;K.M Stowell

  • The incidence and aetiology of clinical bovine mastitis on 14 farms in Northland, New Zealand

    K R Petrovski;C Heuer;T J Parkinson;N B Williamson

  • GnRH induces ovulation of a dominant follicle in primiparous dairy cows undergoing anovulatory follicle turnover

    S. McDougall;N.B. Williamson;K.L. Macmillan

  • The role of Neospora caninum in three cases of unexplained ewe abortions in the southern North Island of New Zealand

    L. Howe;D.M. West;M.G. Collett;G. Tattersfield

  • A health program for commercial dairy herds. 4. Changes in mastitis prevalence

    R. S. Morris;D. C. Blood;N. B. Williamson;C. M. Cannon

  • The effect of intra-ruminal selenium pellets on growth rate, lactation and reproductive efficiency in dairy cattle.

    Jeffrey Wichtel;A. L. Craigie;H. Varela-Alvarez;N. B. Williamson

  • Some risk factors associated with clinical lameness in dairy herds in Minnesota and Wisconsin

    Scott J Wells;Ava M Trent;W. E. Marsh;N. B. Williamson

  • Improving Parity-Two Litter Size in Swine

    W.E.M. Morrow;A. D. Leman;N. B. Williamson;R. Moser

  • The effect of stocking rate and breed on the period of postpartum anoestrum in grazing dairy cattle

    McDougall S;Burke Cr;Williamson Nb;Macmillan Kl

  • The effect of estradiol benzoate administration on estrous response and synchronized pregnancy rate in dairy heifers after treatment with exogenous progesterone

    D. W. Hanlon;N. B. Williamson;Jeffrey Wichtel;I. J. Steffert

  • Automatic recording of daily walkover liveweight of dairy cattle at pasture in the first 100 days in milk.

    J.I. Alawneh;M.A. Stevenson;N.B. Williamson;N. Lopez-Villalobos

  • The effect of pretreatment with progesterone on the oestrous response to oestradiol-17Beta benzoate in the post-partum dairy cow

    McDougall S;Burke Cr;Macmillan Kl;Williamson Nb

  • Ovulatory responses and plasma luteinizing hormone concentrations in dairy heifers after treatment with exogenous progesterone and estradiol benzoate

    D. W. Hanlon;N. B. Williamson;Jeffrey Wichtel;I. J. Steffert

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Stevenson
Mark Stevenson University of Melbourne
Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos
Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos Massey University
W.E. Pomroy
W.E. Pomroy Massey University
R.S. Morris
R.S. Morris Massey University
Dirk U. Pfeiffer
Dirk U. Pfeiffer City University of Hong Kong
K.L. Macmillan
K.L. Macmillan University of Melbourne
Scott McDougall
Scott McDougall Massey University
D.M. West
D.M. West Massey University
Cord Heuer
Cord Heuer Massey University
S. T. Morris
S. T. Morris Massey University

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