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Secundino López

Secundino López

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
46
Citations
8892
World Ranking
762
National Ranking
31

Secundino López 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 Secundino López sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 275 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Secundino López 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 Secundino López sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Secundino López is affiliated with the University of Leon in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Surgery, Food Science, and Genetics. Their work primarily spans topics related to ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, animal nutrition and physiology, reproductive physiology in livestock, essential oils and antimicrobial activity, agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, and the effects of environmental stressors on livestock.

They have published research in several scientific journals, with frequent venues including:

  • Animals
  • Agriculture
  • International Surgery Journal
  • CABI Reviews
  • Scientific Reports

Their research often intersects with multiple disciplines within agricultural and animal sciences, reflecting interdisciplinary efforts across their areas of study.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Essential Oils in Livestock: From Health to Food Quality (2021, Antioxidants)
  • Dietary supplemental plant oils reduce methanogenesis from anaerobic microbial fermentation in the rumen (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Effect of treating olive cake with fibrolytic enzymes on feed intake, digestibility and performance in growing lambs (2020, Animal Feed Science and Technology)
  • Effects of Hybrid and Grain Maturity Stage on the Ruminal Degradation and the Nutritive Value of Maize Forage for Silage (2020, Agriculture)
  • Effects of Thymbra capitata essential oil on in vitro fermentation end-products and ruminal bacterial communities (2023, Scientific Reports)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Secundino López include:

  • J. France
  • H. Ammar
  • J.L. Ellis
  • M.S. Dhanoa
  • R. Sanderson

Best Publications

  • Estimating the extent of degradation of ruminant feeds from a description of their gas production profiles observed in vitro: derivation of models and other mathematical considerations.

    J. Dijkstra;M. S. Dhanoa;S. Lopez

  • Manipulation of rumen fermentation and methane production with plant secondary metabolites

    Raúl Bodas;Nuria Prieto;R. García-González;Sonia Andrés

  • Ruminal pH regulation and nutritional consequences of low pH

    J. Dijkstra;J. L. Ellis;E. Kebreab;A. B. Strathe

  • Modelling the implications of feeding strategy on rumen fermentation and functioning of the rumen wall

    A. Bannink;S. Lopez;W.J.J. Gerrits

  • A generalized Michaelis-Menten equation for the analysis of growth.

    S. López;W. J. J. Gerrits;M. S. Dhanoa

  • Propionate precursors and other metabolic intermediates as possible alternative electron acceptors to methanogenesis in ruminal fermentation in vitro

    C J Newbold;S López;N Nelson;J O Ouda

  • In vitro screening of the potential of numerous plant species as antimethanogenic feed additives for ruminants

    R. Bodas;S. López;M. Fernández;R. García-González

  • Moringa oleifera leaf meal as a protein source in lactating goat's diets: Feed intake, digestibility, ruminal fermentation, milk yield and composition, and its fatty acids profile

    A. E. Kholif;G. A. Gouda;T. A. Morsy;A. Z. M. Salem

  • Effect of adding acetogenic bacteria on methane production by mixed rumen microorganisms

    S Lopez;F.M McIntosh;R.J Wallace;C.J Newbold

  • Relationship between diet composition and body mass index in a group of Spanish adolescents

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  • Application of the gas production technique to feed evaluation systems for ruminants

    J. Dijkstra;E. Kebreab;A. Bannink

  • Essential Oils in Livestock: From Health to Food Quality.

    Ralph Nehme;Sonia Andrés;Renato B. Pereira;Meriem Ben Jemaa

  • Comparison of mathematical models to describe disappearance curves obtained using the polyester bag technique for incubating feeds in the rumen.

    S López;M S Dhanoa;F Mould

  • Assessment of nutritive value of cereal and legume straws based on chemical composition and in vitro digestibility

    Secundino López;D. R. Davies;Francisco Javier Giráldez;Francisco Javier Giráldez;M. S. Dhanoa

  • Effect of DL-malate on mixed ruminal microorganism fermentation using the rumen simulation technique (RUSITEC)

    M.D Carro;S López;C Valdés;F.J Ovejero

  • Screening the activity of plants and spices for decreasing ruminal methane production in vitro

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  • Predicting the profile of nutrients available for absorption: from nutrient requirement to animal response and environmental impact.

    J. Dijkstra;E. Kebreab;J.A.N. Mills;W.F. Pellikaan

  • Estimating the extent of degradation of ruminant feeds from a description of their gas production profiles observed in vitro: comparison of models.

    M. S. Dhanoa;S. Lopez;J. Dijkstra;D. R. Davies

  • Chemical composition and digestibility of some browse plant species collected from Algerian arid rangelands

    S. Boufennara;Secundino López;H. Bousseboua;Raúl Bodas

  • Effects of volatile fatty acid supply on their absorption and on water kinetics in the rumen of sheep sustained by intragastric infusions.

    S. López;F. D. D. Hovell;J. Dijkstra

  • Influence of exogenous enzymes in presence of Salix babylonica extract on digestibility, microbial protein synthesis and performance of lambs fed maize silage

    K. I. Valdés;A. Z. M. Salem;Secundino López;M. U. Alonso

  • Chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of some Spanish browse plant species.

    Hajer Ammar;Secundino López;Jesús S González;María J Ranilla

  • A REVIEW OF MATHEMATICAL FUNCTIONS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF GROWTH IN POULTRY

    H. Darmani Kuhi;T. Porter;Secundino López;E. Kebreab

  • Effects of different levels of an enzyme mixture on in vitro gas production parameters of contrasting forages

    G. Jalilvand;N. E. Odongo;Secundino López;A. Naserian

  • In vitro rumen methane output of red clover and perennial ryegrass assayed using the gas production technique (GPT)

    A. Navarro-Villa;A. Navarro-Villa;M. O'Brien;Secundino López;T. M. Boland

  • Dietary supplemental plant oils reduce methanogenesis from anaerobic microbial fermentation in the rumen.

    Julio Ernesto Vargas;Julio Ernesto Vargas;Sonia Andrés;Lorena López-Ferreras;Lorena López-Ferreras;Timothy J. Snelling;Timothy J. Snelling

  • Effect of Sunflower and Marine Oils on Ruminal Microbiota, In vitro Fermentation and Digesta Fatty Acid Profile

    Julio E. Vargas;Julio E. Vargas;Sonia Andrés;Timothy J. Snelling;Timothy J. Snelling;Lorena López-Ferreras;Lorena López-Ferreras

  • Flexible alternatives to the Gompertz equation for describing growth with age in turkey hens

    T. Porter;E. Kebreab;H. Darmani Kuhi;Secundino López

  • Effect of natural extracts of Salix babylonica and Leucaena leucocephala on nutrient digestibility and growth performance of lambs

    A. Z. M. Salem;A. Z. M. Salem;M. Olivares;Secundino López;M. González-Ronquillo

  • The effect of earthworm (Eisenia foetida) meal with vermi-humus on growth performance, hematology, immunity, intestinal microbiota, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of broiler chickens

    Z. Bahadori;L. Esmaielzadeh;M. A. Karimi-Torshizi;A. Seidavi

  • Screening Plants and Plant Products for Methane Inhibitors

    Secundino López;Harinder P.S. Makkar;Carla R. Soliva

  • Effects of inactivated and live cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on in vitro ruminal fermentation of diets with different forage: concentrate ratio

    F. Opsi;R. Fortina;S. Tassone;Raúl Bodas

  • Modifications of a gas production technique for assessing in vitro rumen methane production from feedstuffs

    A. Navarro-Villa;A. Navarro-Villa;M. O'Brien;Secundino López;T. M. Boland

  • On the analysis of Canadian Holstein dairy cow lactation curves using standard growth functions.

    S. López;N. E. Odongo;R. A. McBride

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco Javier Giráldez
Francisco Javier Giráldez Spanish National Research Council
Abdelfattah Z.M. Salem
Abdelfattah Z.M. Salem Autonomous University of Mexico State
Ermias Kebreab
Ermias Kebreab University of California, Davis
Jan Dijkstra
Jan Dijkstra Wageningen University & Research
Ahmed E. Kholif
Ahmed E. Kholif National Research Centre, Egypt
J.L. Ellis
J.L. Ellis University of Guelph
A. B. Strathe
A. B. Strathe University of Copenhagen
A. Bannink
A. Bannink Wageningen University & Research
Nicholas E. Odongo
Nicholas E. Odongo Pwani University
Padraig O'Kiely
Padraig O'Kiely Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

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