Research
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Latest papers
Chronic ergot exposure in adult bulls suppresses prolactin but minimally impacts results of typical breeding soundness exams.
Theriogenology · 2023
Feeding yearling Angus bulls low-level ergot daily for 9 weeks decreased serum prolactin concentrations and had subtle effects on sperm end points.
Theriogenology · 2021
Sustained low-dose ergot alkaloids minimally affect post-thaw sperm characteristics in mature and yearling Angus bulls.
Theriogenology · 2021
Latest funding
- $90,250
Establishing canola meal as the protein supplement of choice for growing beef cattle and dairy heifers
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
- $118,700
Strategically blended high fat pellets for pregnant beef cows derived from by-product feeds using flax or canola as a fat source
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
- $46,000
Nutritional evaluation of barley forage varieties for silage
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
9 publications.
Chronic ergot exposure in adult bulls suppresses prolactin but minimally impacts results of typical breeding soundness exams.
Cowan VE, Chohan M, Blakley BR, McKinnon J, Anzar M, Singh J
Feeding yearling Angus bulls low-level ergot daily for 9 weeks decreased serum prolactin concentrations and had subtle effects on sperm end points.
Chohan MR, Munro BJ, Cowan VE, Anzar M, Blakley B, McKinnon J, Kastelic JP, Rivera-Acuña F, Singh J
Sustained low-dose ergot alkaloids minimally affect post-thaw sperm characteristics in mature and yearling Angus bulls.
Chohan MR, Singh J, Cowan VE, Munro BJ, Blakley B, McKinnon J, Kastelic JP, Anzar M
Arterial Responses in Periparturient Beef Cows Following a 9-Week Exposure to Ergot (Claviceps purpurea) in Feed.
Cowan V, Grusie T, McKinnon J, Blakley B, Singh J
Effects of Feeding a Mycotoxin Binder on Nutrient Digestibility, Alkaloid Recovery in Feces, and Performance of Lambs Fed Diets Contaminated with Cereal Ergot.
Stanford K, Swift ML, Wang Y, McAllister TA, McKinnon J, Blakley B, Chaves AV
Arterial Responses to Acute Low-Level Ergot Exposure in Hereford Cows.
Cowan VE, Neumann A, McKinnon J, Blakley BR, Grusie TJ, Singh J
Effects of Continuously Feeding Diets Containing Cereal Ergot Alkaloids on Nutrient Digestibility, Alkaloid Recovery in Feces, and Performance Traits of Ram Lambs.
Coufal-Majewski S, Stanford K, McAllister T, Wang Y, Blakley B, McKinnon J, Swift ML, Chaves AV
Impacts of Cereal Ergot in Food Animal Production.
Coufal-Majewski S, Stanford K, McAllister T, Blakley B, McKinnon J, Chaves AV, Wang Y
In-depth study of the protein molecular structures of different types of dried distillers grains with solubles and their relationship to digestive characteristics.
Liu B, Thacker P, McKinnon J, Yu P
Establishing canola meal as the protein supplement of choice for growing beef cattle and dairy heifers
Principal investigators: McKinnon, John
Strategically blended high fat pellets for pregnant beef cows derived from by-product feeds using flax or canola as a fat source
Principal investigators: McKinnon, John
Nutritional evaluation of barley forage varieties for silage
Principal investigators: McKinnon, John
Determining the incidence, prevalence, and severity of ruminal acidosis in feedlot cattle
Principal investigators: Penner, Gregory
Evaluation of wheat-based distillers' grains form Ethanol plants for feedlot cattle
Principal investigators: McKinnon, John
Feed Technology Research Facility
Principal investigators: Laarveld, Bernard
Keywords: agriculture, bioprocessing, crops, animals, bioproducts, feeds, nutrition, animal health, food safety
Amino acid utilization and peripheral tissue metabolism in ruminants fed full-fat canola-based diets
Principal investigators: Mutsvangwa, Timothy
Use of synchrotron radiation FTIR microspectroscopy for nutritional evaluation of livestock feeds
Principal investigators: McKinnon, John
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Jaswant Singh and John McKinnon: 5 shared papers
- Kim Stanford and John McKinnon: 3 shared papers
- John Kastelic and Jaswant Singh: 2 shared papers
- John Kastelic and John McKinnon: 2 shared papers
- Kim Stanford and John Kastelic: 1 shared paper
- Peiqiang Yu and John McKinnon: 1 shared paper
- Department
- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
- Biological Sciences Department
- Production Animal Health/Veterinary Medicine
- Other
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