College of Agricultural Sciences

R. F. Cooke, Arthington, J. D., Staples, C. R., Thatcher, W. W., and Lamb, G. C., “Effects of supplement type on performance, reproductive, and physiological responses of Brahman-crossbred females”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 85, no. 10, p. 2564, 2007.

J. D. Arthington, Qiu, X., Cooke, R. F., Vendramini, J. M. B., Araujo, D. B., Chase, C. C., and Coleman, S. W., “Effects of preshipping management on measures of stress and performance of beef steers during feedlot receiving”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 86, no. 8, pp. 2016 - 2023, 2008.

R. F. Cooke, Arthington, J. D., Araujo, D. B., Lamb, G. C., and Ealy, A. D., “Effects of supplementation frequency on performance, reproductive, and metabolic responses of Brahman-crossbred females”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 86, no. 9, pp. 2296 - 2309, 2008.

R. F. Cooke, Arthington, J. D., Araujo, D. B., Lamb, G. C., and Ealy, A. D., “Effects of supplementation frequency on performance, reproductive, and metabolic responses of Brahman-crossbred females”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 86, no. 9, pp. 2296 - 2309, 2008.

R. F. Cooke, Arthington, J. D., Austin, B. R., and Yelich, J. V., “Effects of acclimation to handling on performance, reproductive, and physiological responses of Brahman-crossbred heifers”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 87, no. 10, pp. 3403 - 3412, 2009.

R. F. Cooke, Arthington, J. D., Araujo, D. B., and Lamb, G. C., “Effects of acclimation to human interaction on performance, temperament, physiological responses, and pregnancy rates of Brahman-crossbred cows”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 87, no. 12, pp. 4125 - 4132, 2009.

C. N. Lopes, Scarpa, A. B., Cappellozza, B. Ieda, Cooke, R. F., and Vasconcelos, J. L. M., “Effects of rumen-protected polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on reproductive performance of Bos indicus beef cows”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 87, no. 12, pp. 3935 - 3943, 2009.

F. Victor Rod Vieira, Lopes, C. N., Cappellozza, B. Ieda, Scarpa, A. B., Cooke, R. F., and Vasconcelos, J. L. M., “Effects of intravenous glucose infusion and nutritional balance on serum concentrations of nonesterified fatty acids, glucose, insulin, and progesterone in nonlactating dairy cows”, Journal of Dairy Science, vol. 93, no. 7, pp. 3047 - 3055, 2010.

D. B. Araujo, Cooke, R. F., Hansen, G. R., Staples, C. R., and Arthington, J. D., “Effects of rumen-protected polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on performance and physiological responses of growing cattle after transportation and feedlot entry”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 88, no. 12, pp. 4120 - 4132, 2010.

J. B. Pescara, Filho, O. Gá, Losi, T. C., Cooke, R. F., and Vasconcelos, J. L. M., “Serum progesterone concentration and conception rate of beef cows supplemented with ground corn after a fixed-time artificial insemination protocol”, Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 130 - 135, 2010.

J. L. M. Vasconcelos, Cooke, R. F., Jardina, D. T. G., Aragon, F. L., Veras, M. B., Soriano, S., Sobreira, N., and Scarpa, A. B., “Associations among milk production and rectal temperature on pregnancy maintenance in lactating recipient dairy cows”, Animal Reproduction Science, vol. 127, no. 3-4, pp. 140 - 147, 2011.

R. O. Rodrigues, Trevisanuto, C., Cooke, R. F., and Vasconcelos, J. L. M., “Effects of body weight loss on serum progesterone concentrations of non-lactating dairy cows”, Theriogenology, vol. 75, no. 1, pp. 131 - 137, 2011.

R. F. Cooke, Bohnert, D. W., Meneghetti, M., Losi, T. C., and Vasconcelos, J. L. M., “Effects of temperament on pregnancy rates to fixed-timed AI in Bos indicus beef cows”, Livestock Science, vol. 142, no. 1-3, pp. 108 - 113, 2011.

R. F. Cooke and Bohnert, D. W., “Technical note: Bovine acute-phase response after corticotrophin-release hormone challenge”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 89, no. 1, pp. 252 - 257, 2011.

R. F. Cooke, Carroll, J. A., Dailey, J., Cappellozza, B. Ieda, and Bohnert, D. W., “Bovine acute-phase response after different doses of corticotropin-releasing hormone challenge”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 90, no. 7, pp. 2337 - 2344, 2012.

B. Ieda Cappellozza, Cooke, R. F., Bohnert, D. W., Cherian, G., and Carroll, J. A., “Effects of camelina meal supplementation on ruminal forage degradability, performance, and physiological responses of beef cattle”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 90, no. 11, pp. 4042 - 4054, 2012.

P. Moriel, Cooke, R. F., Bohnert, D. W., Vendramini, J. M. B., and Arthington, J. D., “Effects of energy supplementation frequency and forage quality on performance, reproductive, and physiological responses of replacement beef heifers”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 90, no. 7, pp. 2371 - 2380, 2012.

C. L. Francisco, Cooke, R. F., Marques, R. S., Mills, R. R., and Bohnert, D. W., “Effects of temperament and acclimation to handling on feedlot performance of Bos taurus feeder cattle originated from a rangeland-based cow-calf system”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 90, no. 13, pp. 5067 - 5077, 2012.

R. S. Marques, Cooke, R. F., Francisco, C. L., and Bohnert, D. W., “Effects of twenty-four hour transport or twenty-four hour feed and water deprivation on physiologic and performance responses of feeder cattle”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 90, no. 13, pp. 5040 - 5046, 2012.

P. G. M. A. Martins, Arthington, J. D., Cooke, R. F., Lamb, C. G., újo, D. B., Torres, C. A. A., ães, J. D., and Mancio, A. B., “Evaluation of beef cow and calf separation systems to improve reproductive performance of first-calf cows”, Livestock Science, vol. 150, no. 1-3, pp. 74 - 79, 2012.

R. F. Cooke and Arthington, J. D., “Concentrations of haptoglobin in bovine plasma determined by ELISA or a colorimetric method based on peroxidase activity”, Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, vol. 9787868289878924144244433356020423, no. 3, pp. 531 - 536, 2013.

B. Ieda Cappellozza, Bohnert, D. W., Schauer, C. S., Falck, S. J., Vanzant, E. S., Harmon, D. L., and Cooke, R. F., “Daily and alternate day supplementation of urea or soybean meal to ruminants consuming low-quality cool-season forage: II. Effects on ruminal fermentation”, Livestock Science, vol. 155, no. 2-3, pp. 214 - 222, 2013.

R. F. Cooke, Bohnert, D. W., Francisco, C. L., Marques, R. S., Mueller, C. J., and Keisler, D. H., “Effects of bovine somatotropin administration on growth, physiological, and reproductive responses of replacement beef heifers”, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 91, no. 6, pp. 2894 - 2901, 2013.

A. Cossolino Aboin, Cooke, R. F., Vieira, F. Victor Rod, Leiva, T., and Vasconcelos, J. L. M., “Effects of bovine somatotropin injection on serum concentrations of progesterone in non-lactating dairy cows”, Livestock Science, vol. 154, no. 1-3, pp. 240 - 245, 2013.

T. Leiva, Cooke, R. F., Aboin, A. Cossolino, Soares, H. F., Barbosa, M., Madureira, A. M. L., Borges, M. A. F., and Vasconcelos, J. L. M., “Effects of propiogenic ingredients on serum concentration of insulin and progesterone in non-lactating cows”, Livestock Science, vol. 153, no. 1-3, pp. 165 - 172, 2013.