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Latest papers
Multi-omics analysis provides new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying colostral immunoglobulin G absorption in the gut of neonatal goat kids.
Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2025
Cross-sectional study investigating the components and quality of colostrum and colostrum replacement products fed to Ontario dairy goat kids.
Journal of dairy science · 2024
Bacteria colonization and gene expression related to immune function in colon mucosa is associated with growth in neonatal calves regardless of live yeast supplementation.
Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2024 · senior author
Latest funding
- $81,555
Hot paws, cool dog: Investigating the potential benefit of dietary yeast extracts in a canine model of environmental heat stress, exercise performance, and metabolism
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $135,767
Early life nutrition in crossbred calves
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $950,218
Optimization of purebred and crossbred dairy calf performance, health, and welfare
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
12 publications.
Multi-omics analysis provides new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying colostral immunoglobulin G absorption in the gut of neonatal goat kids.
Yang C, Cheng Y, Zhang T, Gebeyew K, Fischer-Tlustos A, Guan L, Steele M, Tan Z, He Z
Cross-sectional study investigating the components and quality of colostrum and colostrum replacement products fed to Ontario dairy goat kids.
Graydon O, Jansen J, Fischer A, Lawson K, Paibomesai M, Steele M, Bauman C
Bacteria colonization and gene expression related to immune function in colon mucosa is associated with growth in neonatal calves regardless of live yeast supplementation.
Nishihara K, Villot C, Cangiano L, Guan LL, Steele M
Varied microbial community assembly and specialization patterns driven by early life microbiome perturbation and modulation in young ruminants.
Pan Z, Ma T, Steele M, Guan LL
Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii accelerates intestinal microbiota maturation and is correlated with increased secretory IgA production in neonatal dairy calves.
Rostoll Cangiano L, Villot C, Amorin-Hegedus R, Malmuthuge N, Gruninger R, Guan LL, Steele M
Reduction in mucosa thickness is associated with changes in immune function in the colon mucosa during the weaning transition in Holstein bull dairy calves.
Nishihara K, van Niekerk J, He Z, Innes D, Guan LL, Steele M
Transcriptome profiling revealed that key rumen epithelium functions change in relation to short-chain fatty acids and rumen epithelium-attached microbiota during the weaning transition.
Nishihara K, van Niekerk J, Innes D, He Z, Cánovas A, Guan LL, Steele M
Metagenomic analysis provides bases on individualized shift of colon microbiome affected by delaying colostrum feeding in neonatal calves.
Song Y, Wen S, Li F, Fischer-Tlustos A, He Z, Guan LL, Steele M
Case-control study of behavior data from automated milk feeders in healthy or diseased dairy calves.
Morrison JL, Winder CB, Medrano-Galarza C, Denis P, Haley D, LeBlanc SJ, Costa J, Steele M, Renaud DL
Transcriptome analysis revealed that delaying first colostrum feeding postponed ileum immune system development of neonatal calves.
Song Y, Sun H, He Z, Fischer-Tlustos A, Ma T, Steele M, Guan LL
Hot paws, cool dog: Investigating the potential benefit of dietary yeast extracts in a canine model of environmental heat stress, exercise performance, and metabolism
Principal investigators: Shoveller, Anna AK
Keywords: canine; dietary yeast extracts; gut health; heat tolerance; immune function; nutrient absorption
Early life nutrition in crossbred calves
Principal investigators: Steele, Michael MA
Keywords: animal production; beef; beef on dairy; calves; early life programming; gut; metabolism; nutrition; physiology; ruminant
Optimization of purebred and crossbred dairy calf performance, health, and welfare
Principal investigators: Steele, Michael MA
Keywords: calf health; colostrum; crossbred dairy calf; genetics; plane of milk nutrition; purebred dairy calf; veal calf
Maternal and Lactocrine Programming of the Neonatal Gut
Principal investigators: Steele, Michael
Keywords: ruminant; nutrition; physiology; maternal programming; neonatal programming; colostrum; milk; gut health; gut function; metabolism
The impact of prepartum energy intake on colostrum quality and calf performance
Principal investigators: Steele, Michael M
Finding solutions to alleviate gastrointestinal health in dairy cows and calves
Principal investigators: Steele, Michael MA
Keywords: Dairy cow; gut health; immune response; inflammation; leaky gut; preweaning calf; probiotic supplementation; probiotic yeast; Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii; transition cow
The unexplored bioactivity of colostrum
Principal investigators: Steele, Michael MA
Keywords: bioactive compounds; colostrum; dairy calf; gut development; gut health; immunoglobulin
Finding innovations to improve calf gastrointestinal health
Principal investigators: Steele, Michael
Colostrum - more than immunoglobulins_x000d_
Principal investigators: Steele, Michael
The effects of neomycin in milk replacer on gut microbiology, function, and health in dairy calves
Principal investigators: Steele, Michael
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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