Works (33)
Updated: July 6th, 2023 21:15
2022 journal article
Metabolic and antioxidant status during transition is associated with changes in the granulosa cell transcriptome in the preovulatory follicle in high-producing dairy cows at the time of breeding
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 105(8), 6956–6972.
author keywords: high-yielding dairy cow; beta-carotene; nonesterified fatty acids; metabolic stress; folliculogenesis
MeSH headings : Animals; Antioxidants / metabolism; Breeding; Cattle; Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; Female; Granulosa Cells / metabolism; Humans; Lactation / physiology; Postpartum Period / metabolism; Transcriptome
www.journalofdairyscience.org (publisher PDF)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 22, 2022
2021 journal article
Review: Perspective on high-performing dairy cows and herds
Animal.
MeSH headings : Animals; Cattle / genetics; Dairying; Farms; Female; Lactation; Milk; Reproduction
Source: ORCID
Added: May 30, 2023
2019 article
How reproductive management technologies will shape the dairy industry 50 years from now.
Britt, J. H. (2019, July). JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, Vol. 97, pp. 117–117.
author keywords: future dairy herd
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 12, 2019
2018 review
Invited review: Learning from the future-A vision for dairy farms and cows in 2067
[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 101(5), 3722–3741.
author keywords: dairy; future; technology; management
MeSH headings : Animals; Asia; Cattle / genetics; Cattle / growth & development; Cattle / metabolism; Dairying / economics; Dairying / methods; Dairying / trends; Farms / economics; Female; Milk / economics; Milk / metabolism
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
A 100-Year Review: Practical female reproductive management
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 100(12), 10292–10313.
author keywords: dairy cow; management; reproduction; technology
MeSH headings : Animals; Cattle / physiology; Dairying / methods; Female; Insemination, Artificial / veterinary; Pregnancy; Reproduction / physiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 review
Nutrition and maternal metabolic health in relation to oocyte and embryo quality: critical views on what we learned from the dairy cow model
[Review of ]. REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT, 27(4), 693–703.
author keywords: research models
MeSH headings : Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / physiology; Animals; Cattle; Dairying; Embryo, Mammalian / metabolism; Embryonic Development / physiology; Female; Fertility / physiology; Humans; Lactation / physiology; Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / physiology; Models, Animal; Oocytes / metabolism; Pregnancy
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 review
INVITED REVIEW: Animal science departments of the future
[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 86(11), 3235–3244.
author keywords: animal science department; contemporary food animal production; funding; land-grant college; university
MeSH headings : Animal Husbandry / education; Animal Husbandry / trends; Animals; Food Industry / education; Food Industry / trends; Humans; Universities / trends
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2001 journal article
Alteration of activation, growth, and atresia of bovine preantral follicles by long-term treatment of cows with estradiol and recombinant bovine somatotropin
BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 65(2), 581–586.
author keywords: apoptosis; estradiol; follicle; growth hormone; ovary
MeSH headings : Animals; Apoptosis; Cattle / physiology; Drug Implants; Estradiol / administration & dosage; Estradiol / pharmacology; Female; Follicular Atresia / drug effects; Human Growth Hormone / administration & dosage; Human Growth Hormone / pharmacology; Immunohistochemistry; Ovarian Follicle / chemistry; Ovarian Follicle / drug effects; Ovarian Follicle / physiology; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / analysis
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2001 journal article
Effect of long-term treatment with recombinant bovine somatotropin and estradiol on hormone concentrations and ovulatory response of superovulated cattle
THERIOGENOLOGY, 55(7), 1533–1547.
author keywords: cattle; follicle; superovulation; growth hormone; estradiol
MeSH headings : Animals; Body Weight; Cattle / physiology; Drug Implants; Estradiol / administration & dosage; Estradiol / blood; Female; Follicle Stimulating Hormone / pharmacology; Follicular Fluid / chemistry; Growth Hormone / administration & dosage; Growth Hormone / blood; Hormones / blood; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / analysis; Ovulation / drug effects; Recombinant Proteins / administration & dosage; Superovulation
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2001 journal article
Ovarian follicular development following administration of progesterone or aspiration of ovarian follicles in Holstein cows
THERIOGENOLOGY, 55(3), 805–821.
author keywords: ovarian follicle aspiration; FSH; progesterone; synchronization; ultrasonography
MeSH headings : Animals; Biopsy, Needle / veterinary; Cattle / physiology; Dinoprost / pharmacology; Estradiol / blood; Estrus; Estrus Synchronization / blood; Female; Follicle Stimulating Hormone / blood; Ovarian Follicle / drug effects; Ovarian Follicle / growth & development; Ovary / diagnostic imaging; Ovulation; Progesterone / pharmacology; Ultrasonography
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2001 journal article
The effect of early postnatal treatment with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on the developmental profiles of testicular steroid hormones in the intact male pig
Journal of Animal Science, 79(4), 1003–1010.
MeSH headings : Adipose Tissue / chemistry; Androstenes / analysis; Animals; Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate / analysis; Leuprolide / pharmacology; Male; Organ Size / drug effects; Random Allocation; Submandibular Gland / chemistry; Swine / growth & development; Testis / growth & development; Testis / metabolism; Testosterone / blood
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2000 journal article
Evaluation of numbers of microscopic and macroscopic follicles in cattle selected for twinning
Journal of Animal Science, 78(6), 1564–1567.
MeSH headings : Animals; Breeding; Cattle / anatomy & histology; Cattle / genetics; Cattle / physiology; Female; Ovarian Follicle / anatomy & histology; Ovary / anatomy & histology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Multiple / physiology; Surface Properties; Twins
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2000 journal article
In vivo oxytocin release from microdialyzed bovine corpora lutea during spontaneous and prostaglandin-induced regression
BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 62(3), 726–730.
MeSH headings : Animals; Cattle; Corpus Luteum / drug effects; Corpus Luteum / metabolism; Dinoprost / pharmacology; Female; Microdialysis; Oxytocin / metabolism
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2000 journal article
Influence of vitamin A injection before mating on oocyte development, follicular hormones, and ovulation in gilts fed high-energy diets
Journal of Animal Science, 78(6), 1598–1607.
MeSH headings : Animal Feed; Animals; Dinoprost / metabolism; Embryonic and Fetal Development / drug effects; Energy Metabolism; Estradiol / metabolism; Female; Follicle Stimulating Hormone / blood; Granulosa Cells / drug effects; Granulosa Cells / metabolism; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / metabolism; Luteinizing Hormone / blood; Oocytes / drug effects; Oocytes / growth & development; Ovulation / drug effects; Progesterone / metabolism; Sexual Behavior, Animal / drug effects; Swine / metabolism; Vitamin A / pharmacology
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1999 journal article
Control of the weaning-to-estrus interval in sows using gonadotropins and prostaglandins during lactation
Journal of Animal Science, 77(9), 2533–2539.
MeSH headings : Animals; Chorionic Gonadotropin / pharmacology; Corpus Luteum / drug effects; Dinoprost / pharmacology; Estrus / drug effects; Female; Lactation; Ovulation Induction; Progesterone / pharmacology; Swine / physiology; Time Factors; Weaning
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1999 journal article
Effects of active immunization against growth-hormone releasing factor on puberty and reproductive development in gilts
Journal of Animal Science, 77(7), 1807–1814.
MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Growth Hormone / blood; Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / immunology; Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / physiology; Humans; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / metabolism; Recombinant Proteins / immunology; Reproduction / immunology; Sexual Maturation / immunology; Swine / growth & development; Swine / immunology; Vaccination
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1999 journal article
Estimates of pregnancy outcomes based on selection of bovine embryos produced in vivo or in vitro
THERIOGENOLOGY, 52(4), 659–670.
author keywords: cattle; embryo quality; evaluators; pregnancy rates; model
MeSH headings : Animals; Cattle; Embryo Transfer / veterinary; Embryonic and Fetal Development; Female; Fertilization in Vitro / veterinary; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome / veterinary; Probability; Video Recording
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1999 journal article
Superovulatory response of one ovary is related to the micro- and macroscopic population of follicles in the contralateral ovary of the cow
BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 60(2), 349–354.
MeSH headings : Animals; Cattle / physiology; Corpus Luteum / physiology; Female; Follicle Stimulating Hormone / pharmacology; Ovarian Follicle / anatomy & histology; Ovarian Follicle / drug effects; Ovariectomy; Superovulation
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1999 journal article
Technical note: Use of slow-release estradiol and prostaglandin F-2 alpha to induce pseudopregnancy and control estrus in gilts
Journal of Animal Science, 77(11), 2883–2885.
MeSH headings : Animals; Delayed-Action Preparations; Dinoprost / administration & dosage; Dinoprost / pharmacology; Estradiol / administration & dosage; Estradiol / pharmacology; Estrus / drug effects; Female; Pseudopregnancy / chemically induced; Swine
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1999 journal article
Use of an ovarian biopsy to predict surface follicle numbers on the bovine ovary.
Biology of Reproduction, 60(1999), 107.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
1997 journal article
Evidence that injection of vitamin A before mating may improve embryo survival in gilts fed normal or high-energy diets
Journal of Animal Science, 75(4), 1071–1077.
MeSH headings : Animals; Aromatase / analysis; Diet / veterinary; Embryo, Mammalian / drug effects; Embryo, Mammalian / enzymology; Embryo, Mammalian / physiology; Embryonic and Fetal Development / drug effects; Embryonic and Fetal Development / physiology; Energy Intake / physiology; Estradiol / blood; Female; Gestational Age; Injections / methods; Injections / veterinary; Litter Size / drug effects; Ovulation / physiology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Animal / physiology; Progesterone / blood; Swine / blood; Swine / embryology; Swine / physiology; Vitamin A / administration & dosage; Vitamin A / pharmacology
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1997 journal article
Role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone pulse frequency in differential regulation of gonadotropins in the gilt
BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 56(4), 1012–1019.
MeSH headings : Activity Cycles; Animals; Antibody Formation; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Follicle Stimulating Hormone / blood; Follicle Stimulating Hormone / metabolism; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / administration & dosage; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / analogs & derivatives; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / immunology; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / pharmacology; Luteinizing Hormone / blood; Luteinizing Hormone / metabolism; Ovariectomy; Radioimmunoassay; Swine
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1995 journal article
An update on current concepts of reproductive physiology and endocrinology
Cattle Practice, 3(1), 71.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
1995 journal article
Relationships between postpartum nutrition, weight loss and fertility
Cattle Practice, 3(1), 79.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
1995 journal article
The relationship between postpartum estrous cycles, estrus cycle length, and early embryonic death
Cattle Practice, 3(1), 85.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
1991 journal article
Maximizing fertility and fecundity in the sow
Revista Brasileira De Reproducao Animal, (3), 22.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
1991 journal article
ROLES OF ESTRADIOL AND GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING-HORMONE IN CONTROLLING NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK ASSOCIATED WITH THE LUTEINIZING-HORMONE SURGE IN OVARIECTOMIZED PIGS
BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 45(3), 478–485.
MeSH headings : Animals; Estradiol / blood; Estradiol / pharmacology; Feedback; Female; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / analogs & derivatives; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / immunology; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / pharmacology; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / physiology; Immunization, Passive; Kinetics; Luteinizing Hormone / metabolism; Ovariectomy; Swine / physiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1989 journal article
Induction of fertile estrus in prepuberal gilts by treatment with a combination of pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin and human chorionic gonadotropin
Journal of Animal Science, 67(5), 1148.
MeSH headings : Analysis of Variance; Animals; Chorionic Gonadotropin / pharmacology; Estrus Synchronization / drug effects; Female; Fertility / drug effects; Gonadotropins, Equine / pharmacology; Litter Size / drug effects; Pregnancy; Swine / physiology
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1986 journal article
DETERMINANTS OF ESTROUS BEHAVIOR IN LACTATING HOLSTEIN COWS
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 69(8), 2195–2202.
MeSH headings : Animals; Cattle / physiology; Environment; Estradiol / pharmacology; Estrus; Female; Lactation; Ovariectomy; Pregnancy; Progesterone / pharmacology; Seasons
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1985 journal article
ENHANCED REPRODUCTION AND ITS ECONOMIC-IMPLICATIONS
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 68(6), 1585–1592.
MeSH headings : Animals; Cattle / physiology; Cloprostenol / pharmacology; Dairying / economics; Dinoprost; Embryo Transfer; Estrus Detection; Estrus Synchronization; Female; Fertility; Genetic Engineering / veterinary; Insemination, Artificial / veterinary; Lactation; Milk / metabolism; Pregnancy; Prostaglandins F / pharmacology; Reproduction / drug effects
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1983 journal article
Characterization of summer infertility of sows in large confinement units
Theriogenology, 20(1), 133.
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1982 journal article
EFFECT OF ALTERING SUCKLING INTERVALS OF EARLY-WEANED PIGS ON REBREEDING PERFORMANCE OF SOWS
THERIOGENOLOGY, 18(2), 201–207.
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
1979 journal article
New concepts in managing dairy cattle reproduction
Animal Reproduction : Invited Papers, 63.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
Employment
Updated: March 30th, 2020 08:21
2015 - present
North Carolina Biotechnology Center Asheville, NC, US
Chairman, Advisory Committee
Western Region
2012 - 2013
North Carolina Biotechnology Center Asheville, NC, US
Interim Director Western REgion
2004 - 2007
University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN, US
Executive Vice President and COO
UT System Administration
1998 - 2004
University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN, US
Vice President for the Institute of Agricultue for the UT System
Institute of Agriculture
1992 - 1998
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Associate Dean, Research & Gradute Programs
College of Veterinary Medicine
1977 - 1992
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Assoc. Professor and Professor and Director
Animal Science and Physiology
1970 - 1977
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, US
Assistant and Associate Professor & acting deparment head
Dairy
Education
Updated: May 10th, 2017 16:35
1968 - 1971
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Doctor of Philosophy
Physiology
1966 - 1969
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Master of Science
Animal Science
1962 - 1966
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY, US
Bachelor of Science
Agriculture and Biology (double major)
