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Dr. Derris Deon Devost-Burnett

Dr. Derris Deon Devost-Burnett

Title

  • Associate Professor

Contact Information

ddb362@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-2802
Animal and Dairy Sciences Building

Overview

Education

  • Auburn University, Doctor of Philosophy (PHD), Animal Science
  • Tuskegee University, Master of Science (MS), Animal & Poultry Sciences
  • Tuskegee University, Bachelor of Science (BS), Animal & Poultry Sciences

Websites

Publications

Year Publications
2024

Cai, J., Olaniyi, E., Wang, S., Dahlgren, C., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Dinh, T. 2024. Beef marbling assessment by structured illumination reflectance imaging with deep learning. Journal of Food Engineering 369.

2023

Reid, D., Geary, T., Zeszeski, A., Waterman, R., Van Emon, M., Messman, R., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Lemley, C. O. 2023. Effects of prenatal and postnatal melatonin supplementation on overall performance, male reproductive performance, and testicular hemodynamics in beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science

2022

Reid, D., Contreras-Correa, Z., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Lemley, C. O. 2022. Differences in bovine placentome blood vessel density and transcriptomics in a mid to late-gestating maternal nutrient restriction model. Placenta 117:122-130.

2022

Swanson, R. M., Contreras-Correa, Z. E., Dinh, T., King, E. H., Sidelinger, D., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Lemley, C. O. 2022. Melatonin supplementation alters maternal and fetal amino acid concentrations and placental nutrient transporters in a nutrient restriction bovine model. Metabolites 12(1208).

2022

Contreras-Correa, Z. E., Cochran, T., Metcalfe, A., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Lemley, C. O. 2022. Seasonal and temporal variation in the placenta during melatonin supplementation in a bovine compromised pregnancy model. Journal of Animal Science 100(12).

2021

Contreras-Correa , Z. ., Messman , R., Sidelinger, D., King, E. H., Sanchez-Rodriquez , H., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Lemley, C. O. 2021. Melatonin alters bovine uterine artery hemodynamics, vaginal temperatures, and fetal morphometrics during late gestational nutrient restriction in a season-dependent manner. Journal of Animal Science 99:9.

2020

Contreras-Correa, Z. E., Lemire, R. L., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Lemley, C. O. 2020. Temporal transcript abundance of clock genes, angiogenic factors, and nutrient sensing genes in bovine placental explants. Theriogenology 151:74-80.

2020

Devost-Burnett, D. D., Legako, J. F., Phelps, K. J., Gonzalez, J. M. 2020. Biology, strategies, and fresh meat consequences of manipulating the fatty acid composition of meat. Journal of animal science 98(2).

2019

Ferjak, E. N., Cavinder, C. A., Theradiyil Sukumaran, A., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Lemley, C. O., Dinh, T. T. 2019. Fatty acid composition of mesenteric, cardiac, abdominal, intermuscular, and subcutaneous adipose tissues from horses of three body condition scores. Livestock Science 223:116-123.

2019

Holtcamp, A. J., Theradiyil Sukumaran, A., Schnedler, A. E., McClenton, B. J., Kunze, E., Calkins, C. R., Karisch, B. B., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Dinh, T. T. 2019. Effects of feeding endophyte-infected tall fescue seeds to stocker Angus steers on retail quality attributes of beef strip steaks. Meat Science 149:31-39.

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2019

Yang, Z., Hasan, M. S., Htoo, J. K., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Nguekam Feugang, J., Crenshaw, M. A., Liao, S. 2019. Effects of dietary supplementation of l-methionine vs. dl-methionine on performance, plasma concentrations of free amino acids and other metabolites, and myogenesis gene expression in young growing pigs. Translational Animal Science 3(1):19-27.

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2018

Owen, M. P., Ferjak, E. N., Cavinder, C. A., McCarty, K. J., Yankey , K. C., Hart, C. G., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Dinh, T. T., Lemley, C. O. 2018. Effects of body condition score (BCS) on steroid- and eicosanoid-metabolizing enzyme activity in various mare tissues during winter anoestrus. Reproduction in Domestic Animals 53:296-303.

2018

Cavinder, C. A., Ferjak, E., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Dinh, T. T. 2018. Review: The importance of overall body fat in horses. Professional Animal Scientist 34:125-132.

2018

Lemley, C. O., Hart, C. G., Lemire, R. L., King, E. H., Hopper, R. M., Park, S. B., Rude, B. J., Devost-Burnett, D. D. 2018. Maternal nutrient restriction alters uterine artery hemodynamics and placentome vascular density in Bos indicus and Bos taurus. Journal of Animal Science 96:4823-4834.

2018

McCarty, K. J., Owen, M. P., Hart, C. G., Thompson, R. C., Devost-Burnett, D. D., King, E. H., Hopper, R. M., Lemley, C. O. 2018. Effect of chronic melatonin supplementation during mid to late gestation on maternal uterine artery blood flow and subsequent development of male offspring in beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science 96:5100-5111.

2018

Coble, K. F., Devost-Burnett, D. D., DeRouchey, J. M., Tokach, M. D., Gonzalez, J. M., Wu, F., Dritz, S. S., Goodband, R. D., Woodworth, J. C., Pluske, J. R. 2018. Effect of diet type and added copper on growth performance, carcass characteristics, energy digestibility, gut morphology, and mucosal mRNA expression of finishing pigs. Journal of animal science 96(8):3288-3301.

2018

Theradiyil Sukumaran, A., Holtcamp, A. J., Campbell, Y. L., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Schilling, M. W., Dinh, T. T. 2018. Technological characteristics of pre- and post-rigor deboned beef mixtures from Holstein steers and quality attributes of cooked beef sausage. Meat Science 145:71-78.

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2018

Humphrey, R. M., Yang, Z., Hasan, M., Crenshaw, M. A., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Htoo, J. K., Liao, S. 2018. The compensatorily-gained pigs resulted from feeding a methionine-deficient diet had more fat and less lean body mass. Journal of Applied Animal Nutrition 6:e6.

2018

Holtcamp, A. J., Sukumaran, A. T., Schnedler, A. E., McClenton, B. J., Kunze, E., Calkins, C. R., Karisch, B. B., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Dinh TTN, . 2018. Effects of feeding endophyte-infected tall fescue seeds to stocker Angus steers on retail quality attributes of beef strip steaks. Meat science 149:31-39.

2017

Durfey, C. L., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Liao, S., Steadman, C. S., Crenshaw, M. A., Clemente, H. J., Willard, S. T., Ryan, P. L., Feugang, J. 2017. Nanotechnology-based selection of boar spermatozoa: growth development and health assessments of produced offspring. Livestock Science 205:137-142.

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2017

Ebarb, S. M., Phelps, K. J., Drouillard, J. S., Maddock-Carlin, K. R., Vaughn, M. A., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Noel, J. A., Van Bibber-Krueger, C. L., Paulk, C. B., Grieger, D. M., Gonzalez, J. M. 2017. Effects of anabolic implants and ractopamine-HCl on muscle fiber morphometrics, collagen solubility, and tenderness of beef longissimus lumborum steaks. Journal of animal science 95(3):1219-1231.

2017

Ferjak, E. N., Cavinder, C. A., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Argo, C. M., Dinh, T. T. 2017. Body fat of stock-type horses predicted by rump fat thickness and deuterium oxide dilution and validated by near-infrared spectroscopy of dissected tissues. Journal of Animal Science 95(10):4344-4351.

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2017

Ferjak, E. N., Cavinder, C. A., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Argo, C. M., Dinh TTN, . 2017. Body fat of stock-type horses predicted by rump fat thickness and deuterium oxide dilution and validated by near-infrared spectroscopy of dissected tissues. Journal of animal science 95(10):4344-4351.

2016

Devost-Burnett, D. D., Paulk, C. B., Tokach, M. D., Nelssen, J. L., Vaughn, M. A., Phelps, K. J., Dritz, S. S., DeRouchey, J. M., Goodband, R. D., Haydon, K. D., Gonzalez, J. M. 2016. Effects of Added Zinc on Skeletal Muscle Morphometrics and Gene Expression of Finishing Pigs Fed Ractopamine-HCL. Animal biotechnology 27(1):17-29.

2016

Ebarb, S. M., Drouillard, J. S., Maddock-Carlin, K. R., Phelps, K. J., Vaughn, M. A., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Van Bibber-Krueger, C. L., Paulk, C. B., Grieger, D. M., Gonzalez, J. M. 2016. Effect of growth-promoting technologies on Longissimus lumborum muscle fiber morphometrics, collagen solubility, and cooked meat tenderness. Journal of animal science 94(2):869-81.

2016

Stephenson, E. W., Vaughn, M. A., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Paulk, C. B., Tokach, M. D., Dritz, S. S., DeRouchey, J. M., Goodband, R. D., Woodworth, J. C., Gonzalez, J. M. 2016. Influence of dietary fat source and feeding duration on finishing pig growth performance, carcass composition, and fat quality. Journal of animal science 94(7):2851-66.

2016

Noel, J. A., Broxterman, R. M., McCoy, G. M., Craig, J. C., Phelps, K. J., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Vaughn, M. A., Barstow, T. J., O'Quinn, T. G., Woodworth, J. C., DeRouchey, J. M., Rozell, T. G., Gonzalez, J. M. 2016. Use of electromyography to detect muscle exhaustion in finishing barrows fed ractopamine HCl. Journal of animal science 94(6):2344-56.

2016

Phelps, K. J., Drouillard, J. S., O'Quinn, T. G., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Blackmon, T. L., Axman, J. E., Van Bibber-Krueger, C. L., Gonzalez, J. M. 2016. Feeding microalgae meal (All-G Rich; CCAP 4067/2) to beef heifers. II: Effects on ground beef color and palatability. Journal of animal science 94(9):4030-4039.

2016

Phelps, K. J., Drouillard, J. S., O'Quinn, T. G., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Blackmon, T. L., Axman, J. E., Van Bibber-Krueger, C. L., Gonzalez, J. M. 2016. Feeding microalgae meal (All-G Rich; CCAP 4087/2) to beef heifers. I: Effects on longissimus lumborum steak color and palatibility. Journal of animal science 94(9):4016-4029.

2015

Paulk, C. B., Burnett, D. D., Tokach, M. D., Nelssen, J. L., Dritz, S. S., DeRouchey, J. M., Goodband, R. D., Hill, G. M., Haydon, K. D., Gonzalez, J. M. 2015. Effect of added zinc in diets with ractopamine hydrochloride on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and ileal mucosal inflammation mRNA expression of finishing pigs. Journal of animal science 93(1):185-96.

2015

Phelps, K. J., Drouillard, J. S., Jennings, J. S., Depenbusch, B. E., Van Bibber-Krueger, C. L., Miller, K. A., Vaughn, M. A., Burnett, D. D., Gonzalez, J. M. 2015. Effects of the Programmed Nutrition Beef Program on feedlot performance and carcass characteristics. Journal of animal science 93(3):1298-308.

2015

Paulk, C. B., Bergstrom, J. R., Tokach, M. D., Dritz, S. S., Burnett, D. D., Stephenson, E. W., Vaughn, M. A., DeRouchey, J. M., Goodband, R. D., Nelssen, J. L., Gonzalez, J. M. 2015. Equations generated to predict iodine value of pork carcass back, belly, and jowl fat. Journal of animal science 93(4):1666-78.

2014

Paulk, C. B., Tokach, M. D., Nelssen, J. L., Burnett, D. D., Vaughn, M. A., Phelps, K. J., Dritz, S. S., Derouchey, J. M., Goodband, R. D., Woodworth, J. C., Houser, T. A., Haydon, K. D., Gonzalez, J. M. 2014. Effect of dietary zinc and ractopamine hydrochloride on pork chop muscle fiber type distribution, tenderness, and color characteristics. Journal of animal science 92(5):2325-35.

2014

Yuan, K., Vargas-Rodriguez, C. F., Mamedova, L. K., Muckey, M. B., Vaughn, M. A., Burnett, D. D., Gonzalez, J. M., Titgemeyer, E. C., Griswold, K. E., Bradford, B. J. 2014. Effects of supplemental chromium propionate and rumen-protected amino acids on nutrient metabolism, neutrophil activation, and adipocyte size in dairy cows during peak lactation. Journal of dairy science 97(6):3822-31.

2014

Phelps, K. J., Drouillard, J. S., Jennings, J. S., Depenbusch, B. E., Van Bibber-Krueger, C. L., Miller, K. A., Vaughn, M. A., Burnett, D. D., Ebarb, S. M., Houser, T. A., Johnson, S. E., Gonzalez, J. M. 2014. Effects of the Programmed Nutrition Beef Program on meat quality characteristics. Journal of animal science 92(4):1780-91.

2013

Bergen, W. G., Burnett, D. D. 2013. Topics in transcriptional control of lipid metabolism: from transcription factors to gene-promoter polymorphisms. Journal of genomics 1:13-21.

Extension Publications

Year Publications

Graduate Students

  • Kenisha Gordon

Awards & Honors

  • Community Engagement Award
    MSU CEL
  • IHL Diversity Award
    Mississippi IHL

Society Memberships

  • American Meat Science Association
  • American Meat Science Association
  • American Society for Nutrition
  • American Society of Animal Science
  • National Society for Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences