List of works - John Killefer

Carcass fat quality of pigs is not improved by adding corn germ, beef tallow, palm kernel oil, or glycerol to finishing diets containing distillers dried grains with solubles.

scientific article published on 5 March 2013

Carcass, meat quality, and sensory characteristics of heavy body weight pigs fed ractopamine hydrochloride (Paylean).

scientific article published on 2 September 2008

Characterization of loin shape from Duroc and Duroc composite finishing gilts

scientific article published on October 13, 2010

Comparative effects of ractopamine hydrochloride and zilpaterol hydrochloride on growth performance, carcass traits, and longissimus tenderness of finishing steers.

scientific article published on 30 December 2009

Comparison of varying doses and durations of ractopamine hydrochloride on late-finishing pig carcass characteristics and meat quality.

scientific article published on 11 February 2011

Continuous infusion of 20-hydroxyecdysone increased mass of triceps brachii in C57BL/6 mice.

scientific article published on 12 April 2012

Contribution of lean, fat, muscle color and degree of doneness to pork and beef species flavor

scientific article published on 14 December 2008

Effect of antioxidant inclusion and oil quality on broiler performance, meat quality, and lipid oxidation

scientific article published in April 2011

Effect of distillers dried grains with solubles and ractopamine (Paylean) on quality and shelf-life of fresh pork and bacon.

scientific article published on 20 April 2010

Effect of ractopamine hydrochloride (Optaflexx) dose on live animal performance, carcass characteristics and tenderness in early weaned beef steers

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

Effect of ractopamine level, gender, and duration of ractopamine on belly and bacon quality traits ⬇️

scientific article published on June 3, 2008

Effect of zilpaterol hydrochloride supplementation of beef steers and calf-fed Holstein steers on the color stability of top sirloin butt steaks.

scientific article published on 14 August 2009

Effects of feeding zilpaterol hydrochloride for twenty to forty days on carcass cutability and subprimal yield of calf-fed Holstein steers.

scientific article published on 2 July 2009

Effects of increasing lysine on carcass composition and cutting yields of immunologically castrated male pigs

scientific article published on 07 March 2011

Effects of multiple concurrent stressors on rectal temperature, blood acid-base status, and longissimus muscle glycolytic potential in market-weight pigs.

scientific article

Effects of oxidized corn oil and a synthetic antioxidant blend on performance, oxidative status of tissues, and fresh meat quality in finishing barrows

scientific article published on 31 July 2012

Effects of slaughter time post-second injection on carcass cutting yields and bacon characteristics of immunologically castrated male pigs.

scientific article published on 2 September 2011

Effects of supplementing feedlot steers and heifers with zilpaterol hydrochloride on Warner-Bratzler shear force interrelationships of steer and heifer longissimus lumborum and heifer triceps brachii and gluteus medius muscles aged for 7, 14 and 21d

scientific article published on 6 February 2010

Eighteen polymorphic microsatellite markers for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

scientific article published on 01 February 2002

Evaluating an objective method to measure fresh pork loin firmness.

scientific article published on 13 March 2007

Expression of a 64 kD adipocyte-specific plasma membrane protein in genetically lean but not obese porcine adipocytes

scientific article published on 01 November 1990

Feeding zilpaterol hydrochloride to calf-fed Holsteins has minimal effects on semimembranosus steak color.

scientific article published on 17 July 2009

Fresh meat and further processing characteristics of ham muscles from finishing pigs fed ractopamine hydrochloride

scientific article published on 03 September 2010

Intramuscular fat content has little influence on the eating quality of fresh pork loin chops

scientific article published on 21 December 2007

Muscle gene expression associated with increased marbling in beef cattle.

scientific article published in April 2011

Myostatin expression and possible functions in animal muscle growth.

scientific article

Predicting red meat yields in carcasses from beef-type and calf-fed Holstein steers using the United States Department of Agriculture calculated yield grade.

scientific article published on 26 February 2010

Production of a novel monoclonal antibody to porcine adipocyte plasma membrane

scientific article published on 01 June 1990

The effect of pH on shelf-life of pork during aging and simulated retail display.

scientific article published on 25 December 2008

The effect of photoperiod and food intake on daily changes in plasma calcitonin in broiler breeder hens.

scientific article published in September 1997

The effect of processing techniques and brine formulations on the development of surface sheen in enhanced beef strip loin steaks

scientific article published on 10 December 2010

The effect of ractopamine hydrochloride (Paylean(®)) on lean carcass yields and pork quality characteristics of heavy pigs fed normal and amino acid fortified diets

scientific article published on 11 October 2008

The effect of zilpaterol hydrochloride on meat quality of calf-fed Holstein steers

scientific article

The effects of high pressure processing on pork quality, palatability, and further processed products

scientific article published on 01 December 2010

The influence of early post-mortem enhancement and accelerated chilling on pork quality

scientific article published on 14 September 2007

Thirty-five polymorphic microsatellite markers for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

scientific article published on 01 October 2001

Varying the temperature of the liquid used for high-pressure processing of prerigor pork: effects on fresh pork quality, myofibrillar protein solubility, and frankfurter textural properties

scientific article published on 10 November 2011

List of works by John Killefer

Carcass fat quality of pigs is not improved by adding corn germ, beef tallow, palm kernel oil, or glycerol to finishing diets containing distillers dried grains with solubles.

Carcass, meat quality, and sensory characteristics of heavy body weight pigs fed ractopamine hydrochloride (Paylean).

Characterization of loin shape from Duroc and Duroc composite finishing gilts

Comparative effects of ractopamine hydrochloride and zilpaterol hydrochloride on growth performance, carcass traits, and longissimus tenderness of finishing steers.

Comparison of varying doses and durations of ractopamine hydrochloride on late-finishing pig carcass characteristics and meat quality.

Continuous infusion of 20-hydroxyecdysone increased mass of triceps brachii in C57BL/6 mice.

Contribution of lean, fat, muscle color and degree of doneness to pork and beef species flavor

Effect of antioxidant inclusion and oil quality on broiler performance, meat quality, and lipid oxidation

Effect of distillers dried grains with solubles and ractopamine (Paylean) on quality and shelf-life of fresh pork and bacon.

Effect of ractopamine hydrochloride (Optaflexx) dose on live animal performance, carcass characteristics and tenderness in early weaned beef steers

Effect of ractopamine level, gender, and duration of ractopamine on belly and bacon quality traits ⬇️

Effect of zilpaterol hydrochloride supplementation of beef steers and calf-fed Holstein steers on the color stability of top sirloin butt steaks.

Effects of feeding zilpaterol hydrochloride for twenty to forty days on carcass cutability and subprimal yield of calf-fed Holstein steers.

Effects of increasing lysine on carcass composition and cutting yields of immunologically castrated male pigs

Effects of multiple concurrent stressors on rectal temperature, blood acid-base status, and longissimus muscle glycolytic potential in market-weight pigs.

Effects of oxidized corn oil and a synthetic antioxidant blend on performance, oxidative status of tissues, and fresh meat quality in finishing barrows

Effects of slaughter time post-second injection on carcass cutting yields and bacon characteristics of immunologically castrated male pigs.

Effects of supplementing feedlot steers and heifers with zilpaterol hydrochloride on Warner-Bratzler shear force interrelationships of steer and heifer longissimus lumborum and heifer triceps brachii and gluteus medius muscles aged for 7, 14 and 21d

Eighteen polymorphic microsatellite markers for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Evaluating an objective method to measure fresh pork loin firmness.

Expression of a 64 kD adipocyte-specific plasma membrane protein in genetically lean but not obese porcine adipocytes

Feeding zilpaterol hydrochloride to calf-fed Holsteins has minimal effects on semimembranosus steak color.

Fresh meat and further processing characteristics of ham muscles from finishing pigs fed ractopamine hydrochloride

Intramuscular fat content has little influence on the eating quality of fresh pork loin chops

Muscle gene expression associated with increased marbling in beef cattle.

Myostatin expression and possible functions in animal muscle growth.

Predicting red meat yields in carcasses from beef-type and calf-fed Holstein steers using the United States Department of Agriculture calculated yield grade.

Production of a novel monoclonal antibody to porcine adipocyte plasma membrane

The effect of pH on shelf-life of pork during aging and simulated retail display.

The effect of photoperiod and food intake on daily changes in plasma calcitonin in broiler breeder hens.

The effect of processing techniques and brine formulations on the development of surface sheen in enhanced beef strip loin steaks

The effect of ractopamine hydrochloride (Paylean(®)) on lean carcass yields and pork quality characteristics of heavy pigs fed normal and amino acid fortified diets

The effect of zilpaterol hydrochloride on meat quality of calf-fed Holstein steers

The effects of high pressure processing on pork quality, palatability, and further processed products

The influence of early post-mortem enhancement and accelerated chilling on pork quality

Thirty-five polymorphic microsatellite markers for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Varying the temperature of the liquid used for high-pressure processing of prerigor pork: effects on fresh pork quality, myofibrillar protein solubility, and frankfurter textural properties