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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Bouffault International Animal Agriculture Award, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

T. Sahlu is affiliated with the American Institute for Economic Research in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields related to Veterinary science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, and Parasitology.

The scientist's investigations emphasize helminth infection and control, coccidia and coccidiosis research, research on leishmaniasis studies, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, parasitic infections and diagnostics, as well as animal nutrition and physiology.

Publications by T. Sahlu include studies appearing in various journals. Notable papers include:

  • Clinical features and treatment outcomes of visceral leishmaniasis patients admitted to three centers in Oromia, Ethiopia (2020) in The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
  • Genetic Selection for Resistance to Gastrointestinal Parasitism in Meat Goats and Hair Sheep through a Performance Test with Artificial Infection of Haemonchus contortus (2021) in Animals
  • Genetic Markers for Resistance to Gastrointestinal Parasites in Sheep and Goats from the Southern Region of the United States (2022) in EDIS
  • PSXIV-19 Heritability for growth and resistance to gastrointestinal parasitism in meat goats and hair sheep (2021) in Journal of Animal Science
  • PSXIV-18 Genetic improvement for resistance to gastrointestinal parasitism in growing meat goats and hair sheep through a centralized performance test in the southcentral USA (2021) in Journal of Animal Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with T. Sahlu include:

  • Yoko Tsukahara
  • T.A. Gipson
  • R. Puchała
  • A.L. Goetsch
  • Steven Hart

Common venues for publication encompass:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
  • Animals
  • EDIS

T. Sahlu received the Bouffault International Animal Agriculture Award from the American Society of Animal Science in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Fatty acid composition of goat muscles and fat depots: a review.

    V V Banskalieva;T Sahlu;AL Goetsch

  • The effect of a condensed tannin-containing forage on methane emission by goats

    R. Puchala;B. R. Min;A. L. Goetsch;T. Sahlu

  • Methane emission by goats consuming diets with different levels of condensed tannins from lespedeza

    G. Animut;R. Puchala;A.L. Goetsch;A.K. Patra

  • The effect of short-term consumption of a forage containing condensed tannins on gastro-intestinal nematode parasite infections in grazing wether goats

    B.R. Min;W.E. Pomroy;S.P. Hart;T. Sahlu

  • Nutrient requirements of goats: developed equations, other considerations and future research to improve them

    T Sahlu;A.L Goetsch;J Luo;J Luo;I.V Nsahlai

  • The effect of grazing forage containing condensed tannins on gastro-intestinal parasite infection and milk composition in Angora does.

    B.R. Min;S.P. Hart;D. Miller;G.M. Tomita

  • Growth and slaughter traits of Boer x Spanish, Boer x Angora, and Spanish goats consuming a concentrate-based diet.

    M R Cameron;J Luo;T Sahlu;S P Hart

  • Methane emission by goats consuming different sources of condensed tannins

    G. Animut;R. Puchala;A.L. Goetsch;A.K. Patra

  • Grazing behavior and energy expenditure by sheep and goats co-grazing grass/forb pastures at three stocking rates

    G. Animut;G. Animut;A.L. Goetsch;G.E. Aiken;R. Puchala

  • Performance and forage selectivity of sheep and goats co-grazing grass/forb pastures at three stocking rates

    G. Animut;G. Animut;A.L. Goetsch;G.E. Aiken;R. Puchala

  • The effect of diets on milk production and composition, and on lactation curves in pastured dairy goats.

    B.R. Min;S.P. Hart;T. Sahlu;L.D. Satter

  • Prediction of metabolizable energy requirements for maintenance and gain of preweaning, growing and mature goats

    J Luo;J Luo;A.L Goetsch;T Sahlu;I.V Nsahlai

  • The nutritional control of the growth and properties of mohair and wool fibers: a comparative review.

    P J Reis;T Sahlu

  • Dairy goat performance with different dietary concentrate levels in late lactation.

    A.L Goetsch;G Detweiler;T Sahlu;R Puchala

  • Effects of all-milk diet on weight gain, organ development, carcass characteristics and tissue composition, including fatty acids and cholesterol contents, of growing male goats

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  • Effects of zinc-methionine on performance of Angora goats

    R Puchala;T Sahlu;J.J Davis

  • Lactational and Chemical Evaluation of Soybean Meals Heat-treated by Two Methods

    T. Sahlu;D.J. Schingoethe;A.K. Clark

  • Effects of dietary protein concentration on postweaning growth of Boer crossbred and Spanish goat wethers

    I. Prieto;A. L. Goetsch;V. Banskalieva;M. Cameron

  • Dietary protein and chromium tripicolinate in Suffolk wether lambs: effects on production characteristics, metabolic and hormonal responses, and immune status.

    L. R. Gentry;J. M. Fernandez;T. L. Ward;T. W. White

  • Maintenance energy requirements of goats: predictions based on observations of heat and recovered energy

    J Luo;J Luo;A.L Goetsch;I.V Nsahlai;I.V Nsahlai;Z.B Johnson

  • Metabolizable energy requirements of lactating goats

    I.V Nsahlai;I.V Nsahlai;A.L Goetsch;J Luo;J Luo;Z.B Johnson

  • Nitrogen metabolism and blood metabolites in three goat breeds fed increasing amounts of protein

    T. Sahlu;S.P. Hart;J.M. Fernandez

  • Relationships among forage chemistry, rumination and retention time with intake and digestibility of hay by goats

    S.W Coleman;S.P Hart;T Sahlu

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur L. Goetsch
Arthur L. Goetsch American Institute for Economic Research
Ignatius V. Nsahlai
Ignatius V. Nsahlai University of KwaZulu-Natal
M. L. Galyean
M. L. Galyean Texas Tech University
Samuel W. Coleman
Samuel W. Coleman United States Department of Agriculture
Harvey C. Freetly
Harvey C. Freetly Agricultural Research Service
Calvin L. Ferrell
Calvin L. Ferrell Agricultural Research Service
L.D. Satter
L.D. Satter University of Wisconsin--Madison
T. D. Bidner
T. D. Bidner Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
W.E. Pomroy
W.E. Pomroy Massey University

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