Works (31)

Updated: August 11th, 2023 21:15

2019 journal article

Assessment of ovulation synchronization protocols in goats and use of pregnancy specific protein B (PSPB) enzyme linked immunsorbent assay (ELISA) to determine kid number at birth

DOMESTIC ANIMAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, 67, 54–62.

By: A. Llanes n, C. Whisnant n, W. Knox n & C. Farin n

author keywords: Pregnancy; Artificial insemination; PSPB; Ovulation synchronization; Small ruminants
MeSH headings : Animals; Delayed-Action Preparations; Dinoprost / administration & dosage; Drug Delivery Systems / instrumentation; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / veterinary; Equipment Reuse / veterinary; Estrus Synchronization / methods; Female; Gestational Age; Goats / blood; Goats / physiology; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / administration & dosage; Insemination, Artificial / methods; Insemination, Artificial / veterinary; Litter Size; Ovulation / physiology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Pregnancy-Specific beta 1-Glycoproteins / analysis; Progesterone / administration & dosage
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 29, 2019

2017 journal article

Site of PGF 2α injection does not alter effectiveness of the Select Synch + controlled internal drug release and timed artificial insemination protocol

Theriogenology, 87, 161–166.

By: C. Pickworth n, L. Bell n, W. Greene*, C. Whisnant n & D. Poole n

author keywords: Estrus synchronization; Quality assurance; Beef production; Injection site
MeSH headings : Animals; Cattle / physiology; Dinoprost / administration & dosage; Dinoprost / pharmacology; Drug Administration Schedule; Estrus Detection / instrumentation; Female; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / administration & dosage; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / pharmacology; Insemination, Artificial / veterinary; Pregnancy; Progesterone / pharmacology; Time Factors
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Comparison of pregnancy rates in beef cattle after a fixedtime Al with once-or twice-used controlled internal drug release devices

THERIOGENOLOGY, 85(3), 447–451.

By: A. Muth-Spurlock n, D. Poole n & C. Whisnant n

author keywords: Controlled internal drug release; Artificial insemination; Estrus synchronization; Beef cattle
MeSH headings : Animals; Cattle / physiology; Dinoprost / administration & dosage; Dinoprost / adverse effects; Drug Delivery Systems / instrumentation; Drug Delivery Systems / veterinary; Estrus Synchronization / methods; Female; Food Quality; Infusion Pumps, Implantable; Injections, Intramuscular / adverse effects; Insemination, Artificial / methods; Insemination, Artificial / veterinary; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Rate; Progesterone / blood; Red Meat
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Herbage selection, intake and digestibility in grazing beef cattle

LIVESTOCK SCIENCE, 174, 39–45.

By: S. Reis*, G. Huntington n, M. Hopkins n, S. Whisnant n & P. Paulino

author keywords: Beef cows; Pasture; Intake selection; Alkane
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Maternal serum progesterone concentration and early conceptus development of bovine embryos produced in vivo or in vitro

DOMESTIC ANIMAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, 52, 75–81.

By: C. Barnwell n, P. Farin n, C. Whisnant n, J. Alexander n & C. Farin n

author keywords: Cattle; Embryo; Conceptus; Progesterone; In vitro production; Embryo transfer
MeSH headings : Animals; Blastocyst / physiology; Cattle / embryology; Embryo Transfer / veterinary; Embryonic Development / physiology; Female; Fertilization in Vitro / veterinary; Gestational Age; Male; Pregnancy; Progesterone / blood; Superovulation
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Antiluteogenic effects of serial prostaglandin F-2 alpha administration in cycling mares

THERIOGENOLOGY, 82(9), 1241–1245.

By: E. Coffman*, C. Pinto*, H. Snyder*, C. Leisinger*, K. Cole* & C. Whisnant n

author keywords: PGF(2 alpha); Mare; Fertility; Progesterone; Antiluteogenesis
MeSH headings : Analysis of Variance; Animals; Dinoprost / pharmacology; Estrus / drug effects; Fertility; Horses / metabolism; Horses / physiology; Luteolysis / drug effects; Luteolytic Agents / pharmacology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Serum Leptin as an Indicator of Fat Levels in White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the Southeastern USA

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, 50(4), 887–890.

By: M. Chitwood, S. Phillips n, S. Whisnant n, J. Tyndall n, M. Lashley* & C. DePerno*

author keywords: Body fat; fat index; leptin; Odocoileus virginianus; white-tailed deer
MeSH headings : Adipose Tissue / physiology; Animals; Deer / blood; Deer / physiology; Female; Leptin / blood; Pregnancy; Southeastern United States
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Effect of physical and inhaled euthanasia methods on hormonal measures of stress in pigs

Journal of Swine Health and Production, 21(5), 261–269.

By: R. Meyer, J. Whitley, W. Morrow, L. Stikeleather, C. Baird, J. Rice, B. Halbert, D. Styles, C. Whisnant

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

NCSynch: A novel, progestagen-free protocol for ovulation synchronization and timed artificial insemination in goats

SMALL RUMINANT RESEARCH, 110(1), 42–45.

By: E. Bowdridge n, W. Knox n, C. Whisnant n & C. Farin n

author keywords: Goat; Estrus synchronization; Ovulation synchronization; Timed artificial insemination
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Chromium propionate enhances insulin sensitivity in growing cattle

JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 95(4), 2037–2045.

By: J. Spears n, C. Whisnant n, G. Huntington n, K. Lloyd n, R. Fry n, K. Krafka, A. Lamptey, J. Hyda

author keywords: chromium; insulin sensitivity; cattle
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood Glucose / analysis; Cattle / growth & development; Diet / veterinary; Dietary Supplements; Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / blood; Female; Glucose / administration & dosage; Glucose Tolerance Test; Insulin / blood; Propionates / administration & dosage; Zea mays
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Effects of stress associated with weaning on the adaptive immune system in pigs

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 90(2), 649–656.

By: A. Kick n, M. Tompkins n, W. Flowers n, C. Whisnant n & G. Almond n

author keywords: cortisol; immune cell; pig; weaning
MeSH headings : Adaptive Immunity / immunology; Animals; Animals, Suckling / blood; Animals, Suckling / immunology; B-Lymphocytes / immunology; Blood Cell Count / veterinary; Body Weight / immunology; Female; Flow Cytometry / veterinary; Hydrocortisone / blood; Least-Squares Analysis; Male; Neutrophils / immunology; Random Allocation; Swine / blood; Swine / immunology; T-Lymphocytes / immunology; Weaning
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Endocrine response to acute stress in pigs with differing backtest scores

LIVESTOCK SCIENCE, 145(1-3), 140–144.

By: B. Velie n, J. Cassady n & C. Whisnant n

author keywords: Pigs; Behavior; Stress; Cortisol; Epinephrine; Norepinephrine
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Comparison of Various Extenders for Storage of Cooled Stallion Spermatozoa for 72 Hours

JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE, 30(4), 200–204.

By: L. LeFrapper*, L. Walston & C. Whisnant*

author keywords: Stallion; Semen, Motility; Extenders, Storage
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Effect of media, sera and hormones on in vitro maturation and fertilization of water buffalos (Bubalus bubalis)

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 9(1), 27–31.

By: A. Hammam, C. Whisnant*, A. Elias, S. Zaabel, A. Hegab & E. Abu-El Naga

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Effects of feeding pattern on ghrelin and insulin secretion in pigs

DOMESTIC ANIMAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, 39(2), 90–96.

By: C. Reynolds n, A. Elias n & C. Whisnant n

author keywords: Ghrelin; Insulin; Glucose; Pigs
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Physiological; Animals; Appetite Regulation / physiology; Circadian Rhythm / physiology; Feeding Behavior / physiology; Ghrelin / blood; Insulin / blood; Male; Random Allocation; Statistics, Nonparametric; Swine
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Intake, Digestibility, and Nitrogen Balance of Steers Fed Gamagrass Baleage Topdressed at Two Rates of Nitrogen and Harvested at Sunset and Sunrise

CROP SCIENCE, 50(1), 427–437.

By: A. Sauve n, G. Huntington n, C. Whisnant n & J. Burns n

Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 article

SUBCUTANEOUS ADMINISTRATION OF FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE FOR SUPEROVULATION OF HOLSTEIN COWS

REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT, Vol. 21, pp. 243–244.

By: P. Farin n, K. Dowdall n, J. Hicks n, C. Farin n & C. Whisnant n

Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Evaluation of hormone treatments in a modified ovulation synchronization protocol in dairy heifers

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 7(2), 154–159.

By: C. Rose, W. Tucker, S. Willard, A. Williams, J. Fuquay, P. Ryan, C. Whisnant

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Pharmacokinetics of carbetocin, a long-acting oxytocin analogue, following intravenous administration in horses

EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL, 40(7), 658–661.

By: A. Schramme n, C. Pinto n, J. Davis n, C. Whisnant n & M. Whitacre n

author keywords: horse; oxytocin; pharmacokinetics; carbetocin
MeSH headings : Animals; Area Under Curve; Female; Half-Life; Heart Rate / drug effects; Horse Diseases / blood; Horse Diseases / drug therapy; Horses / blood; Injections, Intravenous / veterinary; Oxytocin / adverse effects; Oxytocin / analogs & derivatives; Oxytocin / pharmacokinetics; Oxytocin / therapeutic use; Pain / chemically induced; Pain / epidemiology; Pain / veterinary; Radioimmunoassay / veterinary; Respiration / drug effects
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Effect of chromium supplementation and copper status on glucose and lipid metabolism in Angus and Simmental beef cows

ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 128(3-4), 253–265.

By: H. Stahlhut n, C. Whisnant n, K. Lloyd n, E. Baird n, L. Legleiter n, S. Hansen n, J. Spears n

author keywords: chromium; cattle; copper; glucose tolerance
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Effect of chromium supplementation and copper status on performance and reproduction of beef cows

ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 128(3-4), 266–275.

By: H. Stahlhut n, C. Whisnant n & J. Spears n

author keywords: chromium; cattle; reproduction; performance
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Feeding a low manganese diet to heifers during gestation impairs fetal growth and development

JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 89(11), 4305–4311.

By: S. Hansen n, J. Spears n, K. Lloyd n & C. Whisnant n

author keywords: fetal development; heifer; manganese; reproduction
MeSH headings : Animal Feed / analysis; Animals; Body Weight / drug effects; Cattle / physiology; Cholesterol / blood; Diet / veterinary; Female; Fetal Development / drug effects; Fetal Development / physiology; Lactation; Manganese / administration & dosage; Manganese / blood; Manganese / deficiency; Pregnancy
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Growth, reproductive performance, and manganese status of heifers fed varying concentrations of manganese

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 84(12), 3375–3380.

By: S. Hansen n, J. Spears n, K. Lloyd n & C. Whisnant n

author keywords: cattle; growth; manganese; reproduction
MeSH headings : Animal Feed; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animals; Cattle; Diet; Dietary Supplements; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Manganese / pharmacology; Reproduction / drug effects; Trace Elements / pharmacology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Pigs weaned from the sow at 10 days of age respond to dietary energy source of manufactured liquid diets and exogenous porcine somatotropin

Journal of Animal Science, 83(5), 1002–1009.

By: W. Oliver n, K. Touchette, J. Coalson, C. Whisnant n, J. Brown n, S. Oliver n, J. Odle n, R. Harrell n

MeSH headings : Animal Feed / analysis; Animals; Blood Urea Nitrogen; Diet / veterinary; Dietary Fats / administration & dosage; Dietary Fats / pharmacology; Female; Growth Hormone / administration & dosage; Growth Hormone / pharmacology; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / analysis; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / drug effects; Leptin / blood; Male; Random Allocation; Swine / blood; Swine / growth & development; Time Factors; Weaning; Weight Gain / drug effects; Weight Gain / physiology
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Effect of divergent selection for testosterone production on testicular morphology and daily sperm production in boars

Journal of Animal Science, 82(8), 2259–2263.

By: S. Walker n, O. Robison n, C. Whisnant n & J. Cassady n

MeSH headings : Animals; Cell Count / veterinary; Follicle Stimulating Hormone / blood; Leydig Cells / cytology; Male; Organ Size; Selection, Genetic; Seminiferous Tubules / anatomy & histology; Seminiferous Tubules / physiology; Sertoli Cells / cytology; Sperm Count / veterinary; Spermatogenesis / genetics; Spermatogenesis / physiology; Swine / anatomy & histology; Swine / genetics; Swine / physiology; Testis / anatomy & histology; Testis / cytology; Testis / physiology; Testosterone / blood; Testosterone / genetics
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2003 journal article

The effects of GnRH administration postinsemination on serum concentrations of progesterone and pregnancy rates in dairy cattle exposed to mild summer heat stress

THERIOGENOLOGY, 59(8), 1799–1810.

By: S. Willard*, S. Gandy*, S. Bowers*, K. Graves*, A. Elias n & C. Whisnant n

author keywords: GnRH; heat stress; dairy cattle; progesterone; corpus luteum
MeSH headings : Animals; Body Temperature; Cattle / physiology; Corpus Luteum / anatomy & histology; Corpus Luteum / physiology; Female; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / administration & dosage; Hot Temperature; Humidity; Insemination, Artificial / veterinary; Pregnancy; Progesterone / blood; Seasons; Temperature
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2002 journal article

Effect of short-term feed restriction and refeeding on serum concentrations of leptin, luteinizing hormone and insulin in ovariectomized gilts

DOMESTIC ANIMAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, 22(2), 73–80.

By: C. Whisnant n & R. Harrell n

MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Food; Food Deprivation; Insulin / blood; Leptin / blood; Luteinizing Hormone / blood; Ovariectomy; Periodicity; Swine / blood
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2002 journal article

Evaluation of steroid microspheres for control of estrus in cows and induction of puberty in heifers

THERIOGENOLOGY, 58(6), 1229–1235.

By: C. Whisnant n & P. Burns

author keywords: microspheres; progesterone; puberty; cattle
MeSH headings : Animals; Cattle / physiology; Dinoprost / administration & dosage; Estradiol / administration & dosage; Estrus / drug effects; Female; Microspheres; Ovulation / drug effects; Progesterone / administration & dosage; Progesterone / blood; Sexual Maturation / drug effects
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

Effectiveness of a commercial early conception factor test for use in cattle

Professional Animal Scientists, 17(1), 51.

By: C. Whisnant n, L. Pagels n & M. Daves n

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

Effects of monensin and forage: concentrate ratio on feed intake, endocrine, and ovarian function in beef heifers

ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE, 67(3-4), 171–180.

By: B. Reed* & C. Whisnant*

author keywords: beef heifers; monensin; follicle development; feed intake
MeSH headings : Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents / pharmacology; Cattle / physiology; Diet; Eating / drug effects; Estradiol / blood; Female; Hormones / blood; Insulin / blood; Monensin / pharmacology; Ovary / drug effects; Ovary / physiology; Progesterone / blood
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

Expression of connexin 43 mRNA and protein in developing follicles of prepubertal porcine ovaries

COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 130(1), 43–55.

By: C. Melton*, G. Zaunbrecher*, G. Yoshizaki*, R. Patino*, S. Whisnant n, A. Rendon*, V. Lee*

author keywords: follicular development; connexin 43; ovary; gap junctions; granulosa cells; prepubertal ovarian development; porcine ovary
MeSH headings : Age Factors; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Base Sequence; Blotting, Northern; Blotting, Western; Cell Communication; Connexin 43 / biosynthesis; DNA, Complementary / metabolism; Female; Granulosa Cells / metabolism; Immunohistochemistry; In Situ Hybridization; Molecular Sequence Data; Ovarian Follicle / metabolism; Ovary / metabolism; RNA, Messenger / metabolism; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Swine
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018