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Shawn Donkin
 

Shawn S Donkin

Professor of Animal Sciences

Department: Animal Sciences
Phone: 765.494.4847
Fax: 765.494.9346
Office: LILY 3-227
E-mail: sdonkin@purdue.edu

Area of Expertise: Ruminant Nutrition and Physiology

 

Education: B.S., McGill University; M.S., The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Post-doctoral training: The Pennsylvania State University; University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research Program

Teaching

  • ANSC 44400 - Dairy Management
  • ANSC 52400 - Ruminant Nutrition and Physiology
  • ANSC 62600 (F&N 60600) - Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology II
  • Animal Sciences Honors Program Coordinator
 

- Recent Publications

Li, J., M. E. Byrne, E. Chang, Y. Jiang, , K. K. Buhman, J. R. Burgess, & D. Teegarden. (2008). 1a,25-dihydroxyvitamin D Hydroxylase in Adipocytes. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol., 112:122-126.

Schmelz, N. S., R. P. Lemenager, D. Buckmaster, S. Lake, M. M. Schutz, & (2008). Feeding Value of Wet Distillers Grains for Lactating Dairy Cows When Co-ensiled with Corn Silage or Haycrop Silage.

,, & P. Doane (2008). Glycerol: the New Corn for Dairy Cattle.

, (2008). Glycerol: The new corn in dairy cattle rations?. Glycerol: The new corn in dairy cattle rations?, 10.

White, H. M., B. T. Richert, J. S. Radcliffe, A. P. Schinckel, J. R. Burgess, S. L. Koser, , & M. A. Latour (2008). Feeding CLA partially recovers carcass quality in pigs fed dried distillers grains with solubles. J Anim. Sci, doi:10.2527/jas.2007-0734.

Hazelton, S. M., C. A. Bidwell, & (2008). Translational efficiency of bovine pyruvate carboxylase 5’ untranslated region mRNA variants. J Anim. Sci, 86:3401-3408.

White, H. M., J. R. Burgess , A. P. Schinckel, , & M. A. Latour. (2008). Effects of temperature stress on growth performance and bacon quality in grow-finish pigs housed at two densities. J Anim. Sci., 86:1789-1798.

Hazelton, S. M., C. A. Bidwell, & (2008). Cloning the genomic sequence and identification of promoter regions of bovine pyruvate carboxylase. J Dairy Sci, 91:91-99.

, (2008). Effect of Temporary Glycosuria on Molasses Consumption in Holstein Calves. J Dairy Sci., 91:3607-3610.

Siddiqui, S. M. K., E. Chang, J. Li, C. Burlage, M. Zou, K. K. Buhman, S. L. Koser, , & D. Teegarden (2008). Dietary intervention with vitamin D, calcium, and whey protein reduced fat mass and increased lean mass in rats. Nutrition Research, 11:783 - 790.

 

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- Awards & Honors

Outstanding Graduate Mentor (2008). Purdue University, Department of Animal Sciences.

Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor (2008). Purdue University, Department of Animal Sciences.

ANSC Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor, 2002 (2005). Department of Animal Sciences.

 

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