Selected Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications (2011-2014)

 

2014

  1. Moraes, L.E., A. B Strathe, J. G Fadel, D. P Casper, and E. Kebreab. 2014. Prediction of enteric methane emissions from cattle. Global Change Biol., in press.
  2. Hristov AN, Johnson KA, Kebreab E. 2014. Livestock methane emissions in the United States. PNAS. 111(14):E1320.
  3. Hansen, A. V., A. B. Strathe, P. K. Theil, and E. Kebreab. 2014. Energy and nutrient deposition and excretion in the reproducing sow: Model development and evaluation. J. Anim. Sci., in press.
  4. Bougouin, A., J.A.D.R.N. Appuhamy, E. Kebreab, J. Dijkstra and J. France. Effect size estimates for phytase supplementation on phosphorus retention in broilers and layers: a meta-analysis. Poultry Sci., in press.
  5. Ellis, J.L., J. Dijkstra, A. Bannink, E. Kebreab, S. Archibeque, C. Benchaar, K. Beauchemin, D. J. Nkrumah and J. France. 2014. Improving the prediction of methane production and representation of rumen fermentation for finishing beef cattle within a mechanistic model. Can. J. Anim. Sci., in press.
  6. Arias, R. A., A. Catrileo, R. Larraín, R. Vera, A. Velásquez, M. Toneatti, J. France, J. Dijkstra and E. Kebreab. 2014. Assessment of methane emissions from representative Chilean beef finishing systems using a mechanistic model. J. Agric. Sci., in press.
  7. Jordan, N., J. Grossman, P. Lawrence, A. Harmon, W. Dyer, B. Maxwell, K.V. Cadieux, R. Galt, A. Rojas, C. Byker, S. Ahmed, T. Bass, E. Kebreab, V. Singh, T. Michaels, and C. Tzenis. 2014. New Curricula For Undergraduate Food-Systems Education: A Sustainable Agriculture Education Perspective. NACTA Journal, in press.
  8. Rendón-Huerta, J.A., J. M. Pinos-Rodríguez, J. C. García-López, L. G. Yáñez-Estrada and E. Kebreab. 2013. Trends of greenhouse gas emissions by dairy cattle in México between 1970 and 2010. Anim. Prod. Sci. 54: 292-298.

2013

  1. Asgedom, H., M. Tenuta, D. N. Flaten, X. Gao, E. Kebreab. 2013. Nitrous oxide emissions from a clay soil receiving granular urea formulations and dairy manure. Agronomy J. 105:1-13.
  2. Hristov, A.N., J. Oh, J. L. Firkins, J. Dijkstra, E. Kebreab, G. Waghorn, H. P. S. Makkar, A. T. Adesogan, W. Yang, C. Lee, P. J. Gerber, B. Henderson, and J. M. Tricarico. 2013. Mitigation of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from animal operations: I. A review of enteric methane mitigation options. J. Anim. Sci. 91, 5045–5069.
  3. Hristov, A.N., T. Ott, J. Tricarico, A. Rotz, G. Waghorn, A. Adesogan, J. Dijkstra, F. Montes, J. Oh, E. Kebreab, S.J. Oosting, P. J. Gerber, B. Henderson, H. P. S. Makkar and J. L. Firkins. 2013. Mitigation of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from animal operations: III. A review of animal management mitigation options. J. Anim. Sci. 91, 5095–5113.
  4. Kebreab, E. A. V Hansen and A. B Leytem. 2013. Feed management practices to reduce manure phosphorus excretion in dairy cattle. Adv. Anim. Biosci. 4 s1:37-41.
  5. von Keyserlingk, M.A.G., N. P. Martin, E. Kebreab, K. F. Knowlton, R. J. Grant, M. Stephenson, C. J. Sniffen, J. P. Harner, III, A. D. Wright, and S. I. Smith. 2013. Invited Review: Sustainability of the U.S. dairy industry. J. Dairy Sci. 96:5405-5425.
  6. France, J. S. Lopez, E. Kebreab and J. Dijkstra. 2013. Interpreting experimental data on egg production – applications of dynamic differential equations. Poult. Sci., 92:2498-2508.
  7. Appuhamy J.A.D.R, A. B. Strathe, S. Jayasundara, C. Wagner-Riddle, J. Dijkstra, J. France, and E. Kebreab 2013. Anti-methanogenic effects of monensin in dairy and beef cattle: a meta-analysis. J. Dairy Sci. 96 (8): 5161-5173.
  8. Appuhamy, J.A.D.R., E. Kebreab and J. France. 2013. A mechanistic model for predicting age-specific diabetes prevalence using body mass index effects on diabetes incidence. Annals of Epidemiology, 23(5): 220-234.
  9. Dias, R. S., S. López, R. M. Patiño, T. S. Silva, J. C. Silva Filho, D. M. S. S. Vitti, M. R. S. R. Peçanha, E. Kebreab and J. France. 2013. Calcium and phosphorus utilization in growing sheep supplemented with dicalcium phosphate. J. Agric Sci. 151:424-433.
  10. Gerber, P. J., A. N. Hristov, B. Henderson, H. Makkar, J. Oh, C. Lee, R. Meinen, F. Montes, T. Ott, J. Firkins, A. Rotz, C. Dell, A. T. Adesogan, W. Z. Yang, J. M. Tricarico, E. Kebreab, G. Waghorn, J. Dijkstra and S. Oosting. 2013. Technical options for the mitigation of direct methane and nitrous oxide emissions from livestock: a review. Animal, 7:s2, 220–234.
  11. Klop, G., J.L. Ellis, A. Bannink, A.B. Strathe, E. Kebreab, J. France, J. Dijkstra. 2013. Meta-analysis of factors that affect the utilization efficiency of phosphorus in lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 96:3936–3949.

2012

  1. Kebreab E., A.V. Hansen and A.B. Strathe. 2012. Animal production for efficient phosphate utilization: from optimized feed to high efficiency livestock.Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 23:872-877.
  2. Darmani Kuhi, H., E. Kebreab and J. France. 2012. Application of law of diminishing returns to partitioning metabolizable energy and crude protein intake between maintenance and growth in egg type pullets. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 21:540-547.
  3. Dias, R. S., S. López, R. M. Patiño, T. S. Silva, J. C. Silva Filho, D. M. S. S. Vitti,M. R. S. R. Peçanha, E. Kebreab and J. France. 2012. Calcium and phosphorus utilization in growing sheep supplemented with dicalcium phosphate. J. Agric Sci., in press.
  4. Hansen, A.V., A. B. Strathe, E. Kebreaband P.K. Theil. 2012. Predicting milk yield and composition in lactating sows – A Bayesian approach. J. Anim. Sci.90:2285–2298.
  5. Strathe, A. B., H. Jørgensen, E. Kebreab and A. Danfær. 2012. Energy partitioning in growing pigs – a Bayesian perspective. J. Agric. Sci., 150:764-774.
  6. Ellis, J. L., J. Dijkstra, A. Bannink, E. Kebreab, S. E. Hook, S. Archibeque and J. France. 2011. Quantifying the effect of monensin dose on the rumen volatile fatty acid profile in high grain fed beef cattle. J. Anim. Sci., 90:2717-2726.
  7. Dumas, A., S. López, E. Kebreab, M. Gendron, J.H.M. Thornley and J. France (2012) Selection of growth functions for describing length-at-age relationships in fish species displaying different life history traits: unexpected alternatives to the von Bertalanffy equation and advantages of a pluralistic statistical approach. CAB Reviews 7, No 038:1-14.
  8. Legesse, G., J. A. Small, S. L. Scott, E. Kebreab, G. H. Crow, H. C. Block, C. D. Robins, and W. P. McCaughey. 2012. Effects of alternative summer-pasture and winter-feeding systems for beef cows on cow/calf productivity. Can. J. Anim. Sci.92: 89-102.
  9. Ellis, J. L., J. Dijkstra, J. France, A. J. Parsons, G. R. Edwards, S. Rasmussen, E. Kebreab and A. Bannink. 2012. Evaluation of high-sugar grasses on methane emissions simulated using a dynamic model. J. Dairy Sci. 95:272-285.
  10. Dijkstra, J., J.L. Ellis, E. Kebreab, A.B. Strathe, S. Lopez, J. France, and A. Bannink 2012. Ruminal pH regulation and nutritional consequences of low pH. Anim. Feed Sci. Tech. 172:22-33.

 

2011

  1. Ellis, J. L., J. Dijkstra, J. France, A. J. Parsons, G. R. Edwards, S. Rasmussen, E. Kebreab and A. Bannink. 2011. Evaluation of high sugar grasses on methane emissions simulated using dynamic model. J. Dairy Sci., in press.
  2. Neijat, M., J.D. House, W. Guenter, and E. Kebreab. 2011. Calcium and phosphorus dynamics in commercial laying hens housed in either conventional or enriched cage systems. Poult. Sci., in press.
  3. Dias, R.S., S. López, R.M.P. Patiño, T.S. Silva, J.C. Silva Filho, D.M.S.S. Vitti , M.R.S.R. Peçanha, E. Kebreab, and J. France. 2011. An extended model of P metabolism in growing ruminants. J. Anim. Sci., in press.
  4. Tomich, T.P., S. Brodt, H. Ferris, R. Galt, W. R. Horwath, E. Kebreab, J.H.J. Leveau, D. Liptzin, M. Lubell, P. Merel, R.W. Michelmore, T. Rosenstock, K. Scow, J. Six, N. Williams, L. Yang. 2011. Agroecology: A Preview. Ann. Rev. Environ. Resources, 36, in press.
  5. E. Kebreab, A.B. Strathe, A. Yitbarek, C.M. Nyachoti, J. Dijkstra, S. Lopez and J. France. 2011. Modeling the efficiency of phosphorus utilization in growing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 89: 2774-2781.
  6. Modaresi, J., M. H. Fathi Nasri, L. Rashidi, O. Dayani, and E. Kebreab. 2011. Short communication: Effects of pomegranate seed pulp supplementation on concentrations of conjugated linoleic acid and punicic acid in goat’s milk. J. Dairy Sci. 94:4075-4080.
  7. Strathe, A.B., J. Dijkstra, J. France, S. Lopez, T. Yan, and E. Kebreab. 2011. A Bayesian approach to analyzing energy balance data from lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci., 94:2520-2531.
  8. Alemu, A.W., J. Dijkstra, A. Bannink, J. France and E. Kebreab. 2011. Rumen stoichiometric models and their contribution and challenges in predicting enteric methane production. Anim. Feed Sci. Tech. 166-167:761-778.
  9. Alemu, A.W., K. Ominski, and E. Kebreab. 2011. Trends of enteric methane emissions from Manitoba beef cattle. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 91:305-321.
  10. Asgedom, H. and E. Kebreab. 2011. Beneficial management practices and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in the Canadian Prairie agriculture: a review. Agronomy, 31:433–451.
  11. Darmani Kuhi, H., F. Rezaee, A. Faridi, J. France, M. Mottaghitalab and E. Kebreab. 2011. Application of the law of diminishing returns for partitioning metabolizable energy and crude protein intake between maintenance and growth in growing male and female broiler breeder pullets. J. Agric. Sci. 149, 385–394.
  12. Legesse, G., J. A. Small, S. L. Scott, G. H. Crow, H. C. Block, A. W. Alemu, C. D. Robins and E. Kebreab. 2011. Evaluation of enteric methane emissions from alternative cow-calf production systems. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 166-167:678-687.
  13. Strathe, A.B., A. Lemme, J.K. Htoo and E. Kebreab. 2011. Meta-analysis of performance data to estimate digestible methionine requirements for laying hens using multivariate nonlinear mixed effect models. Poult. Sci. 90:1496-1507.
  14. Cooprider, K.L., F.M. Mitloehner, T.R. Famula, E. Kebreab, and A.L. Van Eenennaam. 2011. Feedlot efficiency implications on greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability. J. Anim. Sci. 89:2643-2656.
  15. Morvay, Y., A. Bannink, J. France, E. Kebreab and J. Dijkstra. 2011. Evaluation of models to predict the stoichiometry of volatile fatty acid profiles in rumen fluid of dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci. 94:3063-3080.
  16. Ellis, J. L., J. Dijkstra, A. Bannink, A. J. Parsons, S. Rasmussen, G. R. Edwards, E. Kebreab and J. France. 2011. Evaluation of high sugar grasses fed to dairy cows and their effects on environmental pollutants using dynamic modelling. J. Dairy Sci. 94:3105-3118.
  17. Neijat, M., J.D. House, W. Guenter, and E. Kebreab. 2011. Production performance and nitrogen balance of Shaver White layers housed in enriched or conventional caged systems. Poult. Sci., 90:543-554.