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Animal Science and Veterinary
Sweden
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
72
Citations
17026
World Ranking
142
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2016 - Journal of Dairy Science Highly Cited Awards, American Dairy Science Association

Overview

Pekka Huhtanen is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research focuses primarily on Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, covering diverse topics related to agriculture sustainability, environmental impact, genetics, and physiology in livestock.

The scientist has published 43 works within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable contributions in several subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, and Environmental Chemistry. Their topics of research include:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Frequent publication venues for Pekka Huhtanen include:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Livestock Science
  • animal

They have co-authored many papers with several researchers, including:

  • A.R. Bayat
  • Mohammad Ramin
  • Peter Lund
  • Abdulai Guinguina
  • S.J. Krizsan

Some recent publications by Pekka Huhtanen include:

  • Between-cow variation in the components of feed efficiency (2020), Journal of Dairy Science
  • The effects of gradual replacement of barley with oats on enteric methane emissions, rumen fermentation, milk production, and energy utilization in dairy cows (2021), Journal of Dairy Science
  • Prediction of nitrogen excretion from data on dairy cows fed a wide range of diets compiled in an intercontinental database: A meta-analysis (2022), Journal of Dairy Science
  • The effects of energy metabolism variables on feed efficiency in respiration chamber studies with lactating dairy cows (2020), Journal of Dairy Science
  • Effects of ruminal protozoa on methane emissions in ruminants-A meta-analysis (2022), Journal of Dairy Science

Pekka Huhtanen received the Journal of Dairy Science Highly Cited Awards from the American Dairy Science Association in 2016.

Best Publications

  • The use of internal markers to predict total digestibility and duodenal flow of nutrients in cattle given six different diets.

    P. Huhtanen;K. Kaustell;S. Jaakkola

  • Evaluation of Milk Urea Nitrogen as a Diagnostic of Protein Feeding

    Juha Nousiainen;Kevin Shingfield;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Effect of dietary fish oil on biohydrogenation of fatty acids and milk fatty acid content in cows

    K. J. Shingfield;S. Ahvenjärvi;V. Toivonen;A. Ärölä

  • A meta-analysis of the effects of dietary protein concentration and degradability on milk protein yield and milk N efficiency in dairy cows.

    Pekka Huhtanen;A. N. Hristov

  • A heritable subset of the core rumen microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity and emissions

    R. John Wallace;Goor Sasson;Philip C. Garnsworthy;Ilma Tapio

  • Development of equations for predicting methane emissions from ruminants

    M. Ramin;P. Huhtanen

  • An evaluation of the performance and efficiency of nitrogen utilization in cattle fed tropical grass pastures with supplementation

    Edenio Detmann;Ériton E.L. Valente;Erick D. Batista;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Evaluation of the factors affecting silage intake of dairy cows: a revision of the relative silage dry-matter intake index

    Pekka Huhtanen;Marketta Rinne;Juha Nousiainen

  • Prediction of enteric methane production, yield, and intensity in dairy cattle using an intercontinental database

    Mutian Niu;Ermias Kebreab;Alexander N. Hristov;Joonpyo Oh

  • Recent developments in forage evaluation with special reference to practical applications

    Pekka Huhtanen;Juha Nousiainen;Marketta Rinne

  • Invited review: Nitrogen in ruminant nutrition: A review of measurement techniques.

    A.N. Hristov;A. Bannink;L.A. Crompton;P. Huhtanen

  • Silage review: Unique challenges of silages made in hot and cold regions

    T.F. Bernardes;J.L.P. Daniel;A.T. Adesogan;T.A. McAllister

  • Comparison of methods to determine methane emissions from dairy cows in farm conditions.

    P. Huhtanen;E. H. Cabezas-Garcia;S. Utsumi;S. Zimmerman

  • Response of dairy cows fed grass silage diets to abomasal infusions of histidine alone or in combinations with methionine and lysine.

    Aila Vanhatalo;Pekka Huhtanen;Vesa Toivonen;Tuomo Varvikko

  • Omasal sampling technique for assessing fermentative digestion in the forestomach of dairy cows.

    Pekka Huhtanen;Phil G. Brotz;Larry D. Satter

  • Determination of reticulo-rumen and whole-stomach digestion in lactating cows by omasal canal or duodenal sampling

    Seppo Ahvenjärvi;Aila Vanhatalo;Pekka Huhtanen;Tuomo Varvikko

  • Prediction of the relative intake potential of grass silage by dairy cows

    Pekka Huhtanen;Hannele Khalili;Jouni I Nousiainen;Marketta Rinne

  • Evaluation of canola meal as a protein supplement for dairy cows: A review and a meta-analysis

    P. Huhtanen;M. Hetta;C. Swensson

  • The AAT/PBV protein evaluation system for ruminants. A revision

    T. Hvelplund

  • Utilization and Partition of Dietary Nitrogen in Dairy Cows Fed Grass Silage-Based Diets

    Pekka Huhtanen;Jouni I. Nousiainen;Marketta Rinne;Kimmo Kytölä

  • Digestive processes of dairy cows fed silages harvested at four stages of grass maturity.

    Marketta Rinne;Pekka Huhtanen;Seija Jaakkola

Frequent Co-Authors

Seppo Ahvenjärvi
Seppo Ahvenjärvi Natural Resources Institute Finland
Seija Jaakkola
Seija Jaakkola University of Helsinki
Aila Vanhatalo
Aila Vanhatalo University of Helsinki
Kevin J. Shingfield
Kevin J. Shingfield Aberystwyth University
Vesa Toivonen
Vesa Toivonen MTT Agrifood Research
Alexander N. Hristov
Alexander N. Hristov Pennsylvania State University
Martin Riis Weisbjerg
Martin Riis Weisbjerg Aarhus University
Peter Udén
Peter Udén Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jan Dijkstra
Jan Dijkstra Wageningen University & Research
Tim A. McAllister
Tim A. McAllister Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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