KISSPEPTIN

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Kisspeptin receptor agonist (FTM080) increased plasma concentrations of luteinizing hormone in anestrous ewes (with Kelly A. Chameroy, Rebecca R. Payton, Shinya Oishi, Nobutaka Fujii, and Joseph A. Daniel), Society for Theriogenology / American College of Theriogenologists Annual Symposia (2013)

Kisspeptin (KP) and the KP receptor (Kiss1r) are integral to central regulation of the gonadotropic-axis....

 

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Effect of Kisspeptin on Regulation of Growth Hormone (with Joseph A. Daniel, Robyn R. Wilborn, Herris S. Maxwell, Barbara P. Steele, and James L. Sartin), Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology (2011)

Kisspeptin ( KP ), a neuroendocrine regulator of reproduction, is hypothesized to be an integrator...

 

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Interaction of Kisspeptin and the somatotropic axis, NeuroEndoNow (2010)

In addition to activating the gonadotropic axis, kisspeptin can activate the somatotropic axis in ruminants....

 

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Interaction of Kisspeptin and the somatotropic axis (with Joseph A. Daniel, Robyn R. Wilborn, Herris S. Maxwell, Barbara P. Steele, and James L. Sartin), Neuroendocrinology (2010)

Kisspeptin, a regulator of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, has been hypothesized as an integrator of nutrition and...

 

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Kisspeptin, a novel hypothalamic regulator of the somatotropic and gonadotropic axes in ruminants (2009)

Reproductive inefficiency in dairy cows is a worldwide problem. Factors that improve reproductive performance even...

 

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Interaction of Estrogen and Progesterone on Kisspeptin-10-Stimulated Luteinizing Hormone and Growth Hormone in Ovariectomized Cows (with Joseph A. Daniel, Robyn R. Wilborn, Soren P. Rodning, Herris S. Maxwell, Barbara P. Steele, and James L. Sartin), Neuroendocrinology (2008)

Background/Aims: Growth hormone (GH) is necessary for optimal reproductive efficiency and its secretion is influenced...

 

HERITABLE CONGENITAL DEFECTS

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Diploid-Triploid Mixoploidy in an Intersex Goat - Theriogenology Question of the Month (with Elizabeth A. Coffman, Kathryn Y. Bray, Erica L. Himmelreich, and Herris S. Maxwell), Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (2013)
 

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Heritable Birth Defects in Cattle, Applied Reproductive Strategies Proceedings (2010)

Inherited congenital anomalies are probably present in all breeds of cattle and propagated as a...

 

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Update on heritable congenital defects in cattle, Clinical Theriogenology (2010)

Inherited congenital anomalies are probably present in all breeds of cattle and propagated as a...

 

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Heritable bovine fetal abnormalities (with Lana Kaiser and Herris S. Maxwell), Theriogenology (2008)

The etiologies for congenital bovine fetal anomalies can be divided into heritable, toxic, nutritional, and...

 

INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY

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Comparative aspects of the endotoxin- and cytokine-induced endocrine cascade influencing neuroendocrine control of growth and reproduction in farm animals (with Joseph A. Daniel, Robyn R. Wilborn, Ted H. Elsasser, Jeff A. Carroll, and James L. Sartin), REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS (2008)

Disease in animals is a well-known inhibitor of growth and reproduction. Earlier studies were initiated...

 

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Interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha mediation of endotoxin action on growth hormone. (with J A. Daniel, T H. Elsasser, A Martinez, B P. Steele, and J L. Sartin), American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism (2005)

In humans and sheep, endotoxin (LPS) administration results in increased growth hormone (GH) concentrations. To...

 

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Endotoxin inhibition of luteinizing hormone in sheep, Domestic Animal Endocrinology (2003)

Administration of endotoxin suppresses circulating concentration of luteinizing hormone (LH) in a number of species,...

 

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Estradiol plus progesterone treatment modulates select elements of the proinflammatory cytokine cascade in steers: attenuated nitric oxide and thromboxane B2 production in endotoxemia (with J L. Sartin, T H. Elsasser, S Kahl, J Baker, J A. Daniel, D D. Schwartz, and B Steele), Journal of Animal Science (2003)

Estradiol plus progesterone (EP) implants have been shown to favorably alter the time course or...

 

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Regulation of the growth hormone and luteinizing hormone response to endotoxin in sheep (with J A. Daniel, C G. Wagner, and J L. Sartin), Domestic Animal Endocrinology (2002)

Infectious disease processes cause physiological adaptations in animals to reorder nutrient partitioning and other functions...

 

APPETITE

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Neural regulation of feed intake: Modification by hormones, fasting, and disease (with James L. Sartin and Joseph A. Daniel), Journal of Animal Science (2011)

Appetite is a complex process that results from the integration of multiple signals at the...

 

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Selected hormonal and neurotransmitter mechanisms regulating (with James L. Sartin, Joseph A. Daniel, and Robyn R. Wilborn), Animal (2010)

Appetite control is a major issue in normal growth and in suboptimal growth performance settings....

 

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Central role of the melanocortin-4 receptors in appetite regulation after endotoxin (with James L. Sartin, D L. Marks, Chris D. McMahon, Joseph A. Daniel, P Levasseur, C G. Wagner, and Barbara P. Steele), JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE (2008)

Melanocortin-4 receptors (MC4R) are key factors in the depression of appetite during disease. This study...

 

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Long-term feed intake regulation in sheep is mediated by opioid receptors (with F Y. Obese, Barbara P. Steele, Fran C. Buonomo, and James L. Sartin), Journal of Animal Science (2007)

These experiments were conducted to determine if 1) syndyphalin-33 (SD33), a mu-opioid receptor ligand, affects...

 

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Intracerebroventricular melanin-concentrating hormone stimulates food intake in sheep (with Joseph A. Daniel, Chris D. McMahon, Fran C. Buonomo, Christen G. Wagner, Barbara Steele, and James L. Sartin), Domestic Animal Endocrinology (2005)

Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) stimulates feeding when injected intracerebroventricularly (ICV) in rats. At present it is...

 

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Leptin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF), and CD14 in ovine adipose tissue and changes in circulating TNF in lean and fat sheep. (with J A. Daniel, T H. Elsasser, C D. Morrison, D H. Keisler, B Steele, D Pugh, and J L. Sartin), Journal of Animal Science (2003)

Four studies were designed to determine whether 1) tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) and the Lipopolysaccharide...

 

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Effect of body fat mass and nutritional status on 24-hour leptin profiles in ewes (with J A. Daniel, J A. Baker, B Steele, C D. Morrison, D H. Keisler, and J L. Sartin), Journal of Animal Science (2002)

This study was designed to determine the effect of feeding or fasting of fat or...

 

BOVINE MAMMARY DEVELOPMENT

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Short communication: relationship between body growth and mammary development in dairy heifers (with L F. Silva, M J. VandeHaar, R P. Radcliff, and H A. Tucker), Journal of Dairy Science (2002)

Our objective was to determine if prepubertal rate of body weight (BW) gain, independent of...

 

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Effect of dietary protein on prepubertal mammary development in rapidly growing dairy heifers (with M J. VandeHaar, L F. Silva, and H A. Tucker), Journal of Dairy Science (2002)

The objective was to determine whether increased dietary protein would enhance mammary development in prepubertal...

 

PREGNANCY DIAGNOSIS IN RUMINANTS

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Review of pregnancy diagnosis techniques in cattle and small ruminants (with Elizabeth A. Coffman), Clinical Theriogenology (2010)

Pregnancy diagnosis is a common management practice for ruminants and there are a number of...

 

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Pregnancy-associated glycoproteins and pregnancy wastage in cattle (with Herris S. Maxwell), Theriogenology (2008)

Accurate diagnosis of non-pregnancy and prompt re-enlistment of ‘‘non-pregnant’’ cattle into an appropriate breeding protocol...

 

ANIMAL STRESS AND WELL-BEING

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Effect of meloxicam on gain and behavior of calves castrated by banding pre-weaning (with Joseph A. Daniel and Peter D. Krawczel), ADSA-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting (2013)

The objective was to determine if oral meloxicam (M; a non-steroid anti-inflammatory) administered at castration...

 

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Effect of meloxicam on gain and inflammatory response of calves castrated by banding post-weaning (with Peter D. Krawczel, Jeff A. Carroll, Nicole C. Burdick Sanchez, Jeff W. Dailey, Joseph A. Daniel, and Johann F. Coetzee), ADSA-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting (2013)

Castration may detrimentally affect the health and performance of weaned calves, and painful procedures are...

 

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Meloxicam mediates short-term behavioral changes of castrated calves (with Peter D. Krawczel, Jeff A. Carroll, Nicole C. Burdick Sanchez, Jeff W. Dailey, Joseph A. Daniel, and Johann F. Coetzee), ADSA-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting (2013)

Castration may detrimentally affect the health and performance of weaned calves and painful procedures are...

 

Impact of water and feed deprivation on physiological parameters in steers (with Joseph A. Daniel, Paul H. Walz, Jeff A. Carroll, and Ted H. Elsasser) (2012)

A report in rats demonstrated that dehydration as the result of 8 d of water...

 

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Electroejaculation increased vocalization and plasma concentrations of cortisol and progesterone, but not substance P, in beef bulls (with Elizabeth A. Coffman, Johann F. Coetzee, and Joseph A. Daniel), Theriogenology (2012)

Electroejaculation is a reliable method of obtaining a semen sample for a bull breeding soundness...

 

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Effects of electroejaculation on plasma concentrations of cortisol and substance P in beef bulls (with Elizabeth A. Coffman, Johann Coetzee, and Joseph A. Daniel), 7th International Congress on Farm Animal Endocrinology (2011)

Evaluating a semen sample is an integral part of the bull breeding soundness examination. Electroejaculation...

 

POSTERS

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Kisspeptin receptor agonist (FTM080) increased plasma concentrations of luteinizing hormone in anestrous ewes (with Kelly A. Chameroy, Rebecca R. Payton, Shinya Oishi, Nobutaka Fujii, and Joseph A. Daniel), Society for Theriogenology / American College of Theriogenologists Annual Symposia (2013)

Kisspeptin (KP) and the KP receptor (Kiss1r) are integral to central regulation of the gonadotropic-axis....

 

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Effect of meloxicam on gain and behavior of calves castrated by banding pre-weaning (with Joseph A. Daniel and Peter D. Krawczel), ADSA-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting (2013)

The objective was to determine if oral meloxicam (M; a non-steroid anti-inflammatory) administered at castration...

 

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Effect of meloxicam on gain and inflammatory response of calves castrated by banding post-weaning (with Peter D. Krawczel, Jeff A. Carroll, Nicole C. Burdick Sanchez, Jeff W. Dailey, Joseph A. Daniel, and Johann F. Coetzee), ADSA-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting (2013)

Castration may detrimentally affect the health and performance of weaned calves, and painful procedures are...

 

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Meloxicam mediates short-term behavioral changes of castrated calves (with Peter D. Krawczel, Jeff A. Carroll, Nicole C. Burdick Sanchez, Jeff W. Dailey, Joseph A. Daniel, and Johann F. Coetzee), ADSA-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting (2013)

Castration may detrimentally affect the health and performance of weaned calves and painful procedures are...

 

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Heifer estrous cycle stage impacts luteinizing and growth hormone response to kisspeptin (with Joseph A. Daniel, Robyn R. Wilborn, Barbara P. Steele, and James L. Sartin) (2011)

The reproductive neuropeptide, kisspeptin (KP), may have a role in regulation of growth hormone (GH)...

 

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The Effect of Kisspeptin Receptor Agonist (FTM080) on Luteinizing Hormone in Sheep (with Joseph A. Daniel, Maria Hes, Barbara P. Steele, James L. Sartin, S. Oishi, and N. Fujii), 7th International Congress on Farm Animal Endocrinology (2011)

Kisspeptin receptor (Kiss1r) agonists with increased half-life and similar efficacy to kisspeptin (KP) in vitro...

 

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Changes in plasma concentrations of growth hormone and luteinizing hormone in ewes following central and peripheral treatment with kisspeptin (with Joseph A. Daniel, Barbara P. Steele, and James L. Sartin) (2010)

Kisspeptin (KP), a neuroendocrine regulator of gonadotropin releasing hormone, has been hypothesized as an integrator...

 

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Changes in plasma concentrations of leptin in ewes during pregnancy (with Joseph A. Daniel, A B. Milam, M E. Gafnea, and D H. Keisler) (2010)

Previous research has demonstrated circulating concentrations of leptin increase in ewes during mid pregnancy then...

 

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Effect of leukemia inhibitory factor on feed intake and body temperature in sheep (with James L. Sartin, D L. Marks, Joseph A. Daniel, and Barbara P. Steele) (2010)

Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) has been suggested to function as a potent inhibitor of feed...

 

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The Effects of Lactation and Negative Energy Balance on Kisspeptin-Stimulated Luteinizing Hormone and Growth Hormone in Dairy Cows (with Joseph A. Daniel, Robyn R. Wilborn, Herris S. Maxwell, Barbara P. Steele, and James L. Sartin) (2008)

Kisspeptin, a neuroendocrine regulator of gonadotropin releasing hormone, is hypothesized to integrate nutrition and hormones...

 

Mobile Teaching and Learning

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Development of a Mobile Teaching and Learning Module for VM893 (Field Services) with (2011)

The goal of this project is to develop a teaching and learning module with interactive...

 

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Fewer grads choosing to become rural vets, knoxnews.com (2010)
 

NEWSLETTERS

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Farm Focus - Spring 2010 (with Matt Welborn, Maria Prado, and Amy Plummer) (2010)
 

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Farm Focus - Fall 2009 (with Matt Welborn, Maria Prado, and Amy Plummer) (2009)
 

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Farm Focus - Spring 2009 (with Matt Welborn, Maria Prado, and Amy Plummer) (2009)
 

MISC

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Bovine Trichomoniasis in Tennessee (with Clare Scully), Tennessee Cattle Business (2012)
 

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Faculty Appreciation Week College Kudos: College of Veterinary Medicine (2011)

Brian Whitlock doesn’t remember exactly when he decided to become a veterinarian. It’s just who...

 

BOVINE REPRODUCTION

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Bovine Trichomoniasis in Tennessee (with Clare Scully), Tennessee Cattle Business (2012)
 

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Physiologic and antinociceptive effects following intramuscular administration of xylazine hydrochloride in combination with tiletamine-zolazepam in llamas (with R Seddighi, Sarah B. Elliot, Christine Egger, and Thomas J. Doherty), American Journal of Veterinary Research (2013)

Objective-To evaluate antinociceptive and selected effects associated with IM administration of xylazine hydrochloride in combination...