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R. Berthiaume is affiliated with Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant work in agronomy and crop science, molecular biology, animal science and zoology, forestry, and genetics.

The scientist's main fields of study are:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields include:

  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Forestry
  • Genetics

Their research covers various topics, notably:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica
  • Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Recent publications by R. Berthiaume include:

  • Milk production responses and rumen fermentation of dairy cows supplemented with summer brassicas, 2020, animal
  • Milk production responses, rumen fermentation, and blood metabolites of dairy cows fed increasing concentrations of forage rape (Brassica napus ssp. Biennis), 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Effects of forage finishing methods with alfalfa on cattle growth performance and beef carcass characteristics, eating quality, and nutrient composition, 2020, Canadian Journal of Animal Science
  • Effect of dietary inclusion of winter brassica crops on milk production, feeding behavior, rumen fermentation, and plasma fatty acid profile in dairy cows, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Effects of feeding graded levels of black spruce needles and branches on beef cow performance and health during mid to late gestation, 2020, Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Óscar Balocchi
  • Rubén Pulido
  • Pilar Sepúlveda-Varas
  • D. Pacheco
  • Juan Pablo Keim

R. Berthiaume has published mostly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Canadian Journal of Animal Science
  • animal
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Plant Breeding

Best Publications

  • Effects of essential oils on digestion, ruminal fermentation, rumen microbial populations, milk production, and milk composition in dairy cows fed alfalfa silage or corn silage.

    C. Benchaar;H.V. Petit;R. Berthiaume;D.R. Ouellet

  • Effects of addition of essential oils and monensin premix on digestion, ruminal fermentation, milk production, and milk composition in dairy cows.

    C. Benchaar;H.V. Petit;R. Berthiaume;T.D. Whyte

  • Feeding micronized and extruded flaxseed to dairy cows: effects on blood parameters and milk fatty acid composition.

    C. Gonthier;A.F. Mustafa;D.R. Ouellet;P.Y. Chouinard

  • Fate of Supplementary B-Vitamins in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Dairy Cows*

    D.E. Santschi;R. Berthiaume;J.J. Matte;A.F. Mustafa

  • The route of absorbed nitrogen into milk protein

    H. Lapierre;R. Berthiaume;G. Raggio;M. C. Thivierge

  • Intestinal disappearance and mesenteric and portal appearance of amino acids in dairy cows fed ruminally protected methionine.

    R. Berthiaume;P. Dubreuil;M. Stevenson;B.W. McBride

  • Effects of feeding micronized and extruded flaxseed on ruminal fermentation and nutrient utilization by dairy cows.

    C. Gonthier;A.F. Mustafa;R. Berthiaume;H.V. Petit

  • Effect of Level of Metabolizable Protein on Splanchnic Flux of Amino Acids in Lactating Dairy Cows

    G. Raggio;D. Pacheco;R. Berthiaume;G.E. Lobley

  • What is the true supply of amino acids for a dairy cow

    H. Lapierre;D. Pacheco;R. Berthiaume;D.R. Ouellet

  • Comparative studies of microbial populations in the rumen, duodenum, ileum and faeces of lactating dairy cows.

    J.C. Frey;A.N. Pell;R. Berthiaume;H. Lapierre

  • Comparison of alternative beef production systems based on forage finishing or grain-forage diets with or without growth promotants: 2. Meat quality, fatty acid composition, and overall palatability.

    L. Faucitano;P. Y. Chouinard;J. Fortin;I. B. Mandell

  • Alfalfa cut at sundown and harvested as baleage increases bacterial protein synthesis in late-lactation dairy cows.

    A.F. Brito;G.F. Tremblay;H. Lapierre;A. Bertrand

  • Alfalfa cut at sundown and harvested as baleage improves milk yield of late-lactation dairy cows.

    A.F. Brito;G.F. Tremblay;A. Bertrand;Y. Castonguay

  • Ruminal degradability and intestinal digestibility of protein and amino acids in treated soybean meal products.

    S.I. Borucki Castro;L.E. Phillip;H. Lapierre;P.W. Jardon

  • Effects of water soluble carbohydrate content on ensiling characteristics, chemical composition and in vitro gas production of forage millet and forage sorghum silages

    S. Amer;F. Hassanat;R. Berthiaume;P. Seguin

  • Effect of Ruminally Protected Methionine on Splanchnic Metabolism of Amino Acids in Lactating Dairy Cows

    R. Berthiaume;M.C. Thivierge;R.A. Patton;P. Dubreuil

  • Effects of iodine intake and teat-dipping practices on milk iodine concentrations in dairy cows

    S.I. Borucki Castro;R. Berthiaume;A. Robichaud;P. Lacasse

  • Comparison of alternative beef production systems based on forage finishing or grain-forage diets with or without growth promotants: 1. Feedlot performance, carcass quality, and production costs

    R. Berthiaume;I. Mandell;L. Faucitano;C. Lafrenière

  • Effects of the forage to concentrate ratio on B-vitamin concentrations in different ruminal fractions of dairy cows

    D. E. Santschi;J. Chiquette;R. Berthiaume;R. Martineau

  • Effects of partial replacement of dietary starch from barley or corn with lactose on ruminal function, short-chain fatty acid absorption, nitrogen utilization, and production performance of dairy cows

    G.E. Chibisa;P. Gorka;G.B. Penner;R. Berthiaume

  • Effects of nonstructural carbohydrate concentration in alfalfa on fermentation and microbial protein synthesis in continuous culture.

    R. Berthiaume;C. Benchaar;A.V. Chaves;G.F. Tremblay

  • Responses of the bovine mammary glands to absorptive supply of single amino acids

    J. P. Cant;R. Berthiaume;H. Lapierre;P. H. Luimes

  • Effects of lasalocid or monensin supplementation on digestion, ruminal fermentation, blood metabolites, and milk production of lactating dairy cows.

    R. Martineau;C. Benchaar;H.V. Petit;H. Lapierre

  • Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy prediction of neutral detergent-soluble carbohydrates in timothy and alfalfa.

    Z. Nie;G.F. Tremblay;G. Bélanger;R. Berthiaume

Frequent Co-Authors

Hélène Lapierre
Hélène Lapierre Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
David Pacheco
David Pacheco New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC)
Doris Pellerin
Doris Pellerin Université Laval
Gerald E. Lobley
Gerald E. Lobley University of Aberdeen
Yves Castonguay
Yves Castonguay Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Pascal Dubreuil
Pascal Dubreuil University of Montreal
Hélène V. Petit
Hélène V. Petit Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Chaouki Benchaar
Chaouki Benchaar Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Arif F Mustafa
Arif F Mustafa McGill University
P.Y. Chouinard
P.Y. Chouinard Université Laval

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