Dr. Rhonda C. Vann

Littlejohn, B., Price, D. M., Neuendorff, D. A., Carroll, J. A., Vann, R. C., Riggs, P. K., Riley, D. G., Long, C. R., Randel, R. D., Welsh, Jr., T. H. 2020. Influence of prenatal transportation stress-induced differential DNA methylation on the physiological control of behavior and stress response in suckling Brahman bull calves. Journal of Animal Science 98:1-18.

Littlejohn, B., Burdick Sanchez, N. C., Carroll, J. A., Price, D. M., Vann, R. C., Welsh, Jr., T. H., Randel, R. D. 2019. Influence of prenatal transportation stress on innate immune response to an endotoxin challenge in weaned Brahman bull calves. Stress 22(2):236-247.

Littlejohn, B. P., Riley, D. G., Welsh, Jr., T. H., Randel, R. D., Willard, S. T., Vann, R. C. 2018. Use of random regression to estimate parameters of temperament across an age continuum in a crossbred cattle population. Journal of Animal Science 96(7):2607-2621.

Littlejohn, B. P., Price, D. M., Neuendorff, D. A., Carroll, J. A., Vann, R. C., Riggs, P. K., Riley, D. G., Long, C. R., Welsh, Jr., T. H., Randel, R. D. 2018. Prenatal transportation stress alters genome-wide DNA methylation in suckling Brahman bull calves. Journal of Animal Science 96:5075-5099.

Littlejohn, B. P., Roberts, M. C., Bedenbaugh, M. N., Lewis, A. W., Neuendorff, D. A., Riley, D. G., Carroll, J. A., Vann, R. C., Amstalden, M., Randel, R. D., Welsh, Jr., T. H. 2017. Evaluation of the influence of prenatal transportation stress on GnRH-stimulated luteinizing hormone and testosterone secretion in sexually mature Brahman Bulls. Journal of Animal Science 95:129-138.

Solomon, J. K., Macoon, B., Lang, D. J., Vann, R. C., Ward, S. H. 2017. Animal and forage responses on Maximus, a tetraploid cultivar vs Marshall, a diploid cultivar of annual ryegrass. Grass and Forage Science/Wiley

Capik, S. F., White, B. J., Larson, R. L., Van Engen, N., Cernicchiaro, N., Engelken, T. J., Lakritz, J., Ballou, M. A., Hulbert, L. E., Vann, R. C., Caswell, J. L., Jacob, G., Carroll, J. A., Coetzee, J. F. 2017. Effect of oral administration of meloxicam prior to transport on inflammatory mediators and leukocyte function of cattle at feedlot arrival. American Journal of Veterinary Research 78(12):1426-1436.

Jones, H. B., Rivera, J. D., Vann, R. C., Ward, S. H. 2016. . Effects of growth promoting implant strategies on performance of pre- and postweaned beef calves. Professional Animal Scientist 32:74-81.

Littlejohn, B. P., Price, D. M., Banta, J. P., Lewis, A. W., Neuendorff, D. A., Carroll, J. A., Vann, R. C., Welsh, Jr., T. H., Randel, R. D. 2016. Prenatal transportation stress alters temperament and serum cortisol concentrations in suckling Brahman calves. Journal of Animal Science 94:602-609.

Burdick Sanchez, N. C., Carroll, J. A., Broadway, P. R., Hughes, H. D., Roberts, S. L., Richeson, J. T., Schmidt, T. B., Vann, R. C. 2016. Cattle temperament influences metabolism: metabolic response to glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in beef steers. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 56:85-95.

Van Engen, N. K., Platt, R., Roth, J. A., Stock, M. L., Engelken, T., Vann, R. C., Wulf, L. W., Busby, W. D., Wang, C., Kalkwarf, E. M., Coetzee, J. F. 2016. Impact of oral meloxicam and long-distance transport on cell-medicated and humoral immune responses in feedlot steers receiving modified live BVDV booster vaccination on arrival. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 175:42-50.

Price, D. M., Lewis, A. W., Neuendorff, D. A., Carroll, J. A., Burdick Sanchez, N. C., Vann, R. C., Welsh, T. H., Randel, R. D. 2015. Physiological and metabolic responses of gestating Brahman cows to repeated transportation. Journal of animal science 93(2):737-745.

Carroll, J. A., Burdick Sanchez, N. C., Hulbert, L. E., Ballou, M. A., Dailey, J. W., Caldwell, L. C., Vann, R. C., Welsh, Jr, T. H., Randel, R. D. 2015. Sexually dimorphic innate immunological responses of pre-pubertal Brahman cattle following an intravenous lipopolysaccharide challenge. Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 166:108-115.

Davs, K. M., Smith, T., Bolt, B., Meadows, S., Powell, J. G., Vann, R. C., Arthington, J. D., DiLorenzo, N., Lalman, D. L., Rouquette Jr., F. M., Hanson, G. R., Cooper, A. J., Cloud, J. E., Garcia, M. D., Herring, A. D., Hale, D. S., Sanders, J. O., Hairgrove, T. B., DeWitt, T. J., Riley, D. G. 2015. Digital quantification of eye pigmentation of cattle with white faces. Journal of Animal Science 93:3654-3660.

Maples, J. G., Coatney, K. T., Riley, J. M., Karisch, B. B., Parish, J. A., Vann, R. C. 2015. Comparing Carcass End-Point and Profit Maximization Decision Rules Using Dynamic Nonlinear Growth Functions. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 47(2015):1-25.

Burdick Sanchez, N. C., Carroll, J. A., Randel, R. D., Vann, R. C., Welsh, Jr, T. H. 2014. Associations between endotoxin-induced metabolic changes and temperament in Brahman bulls. Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition 98(1):178-90.

Weems, Y. S., Ma, Y., Ford, S. P., Nett, T. M., Vann, R. C., Lewis, A. W., Neuendorff, D. A., Welsh, Jr, T. H., Randel, R. D., Weems, C. W. 2014. Effects of intraluteal implants of prostaglandin E1 or E2 on angiogenic growth factors in luteal tissue of Angus and Brahman cows. Theriogenology 82(9):1224-30.

Schmidt, S. E., Neuendorff, D. A., Riley, D. G., Vann, R. C., Willard, S. T., Welsh, Jr, T. H., Randel, R. D. 2014. Genetic parameters of three methods of temperament evaluation of Brahman calves. Journal of animal science 92(7):3082-7.

Van Engen, N. K., Stock, M. L., Engelken, T., Vann, R. C., Wulf, L. W., Karriker, L. A., Busby, W. D., Lakritz, J., Carpenter, A. J., Bradford, B. J., Hsu, W. H., Wang, C., Coetzee, J. F. 2014. Impact of oral meloxicam on circulating physiological biomarkers of stress and inflammation in beef steers after long-distance transportation. Journal of animal science 92(2):498-510.

Solomon, J. K., Macoon, B., Lang, D. J., Vann, R. C., Ward, S. 2014. Cattle grazing preference among tetraploid and diploid annual ryegrass cultivars. Crop Science 54:430-438.

Hulbert, L. E., Carroll, J. A., Ballou, M. A., Burdick, N. C., Dailey, J. W., Caldwell, L. C., Loyd, A. N., Vann, R. C., Welsh, Jr, T. H., Randel, R. D. 2013. Sexually dimorphic stress and pro-inflammatory cytokine responses to an intravenous corticotropin-releasing hormone challenge of Brahman cattle following transportation. Innate immunity 19(4):378-87.

Weems, Y. S., Bridges, P. J., Jeoung, M., Arreguin-Arevalo, J. A., Nett, T. M., Vann, R. C., Ford, S. P., Lewis, A. W., Neuendorff, D. A., Welsh, Jr, T. H., Randel, R. D., Weems, C. W. 2012. In vivo intra-luteal implants of prostaglandin (PG) E1 or E2 (PGE1, PGE2) prevent luteolysis in cows. II: mRNA for PGF2α, EP1, EP2, EP3 (A-D), EP3A, EP3B, EP3C, EP3D, and EP4 prostanoid receptors in luteal tissue. Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators 97(1-2):60-5.

Solomon, J. K., Macoon, B., Lang, D. J., Vann, R. C. 2012. Grazing behabior of steers on different annual ryegrass and white clover forage systems. Crop Science 52:2830-2838.

Weems, Y. S., Arreguin-Arevalo, J. A., Nett, T. M., Vann, R. C., Ford, S. P., Bridges, P. J., Welsh, Jr, T. H., Lewis, A. W., Neuendorff, D. A., Randel, R. D., Weems, C. W. 2011. In vivo intra-luteal implants of prostaglandin (PG) E(1) or E(2) (PGE(1), PGE(2)) prevent luteolysis in cows. I. Luteal weight, circulating progesterone, mRNA for luteal luteinizing hormone (LH) receptor, and occupied and unoccupied luteal receptors for LH. Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators 95(1-4):35-44.

Burdick, N. C., Agado, B., White, J. C., Matheney, K. J., Neuendorff, D. A., Riley, D. G., Vann, R. C., Welsh, Jr, T. H., Randel, R. D. 2011. Technical note: Evolution of exit velocity in suckling Brahman calves. Journal of animal science 89(1):233-6.

Burdick, N. C., Carroll, J. A., Hulbert, L. E., Dailey, J. W., Ballou, M. A., Randel, R. D., Willard, S. T., Vann, R. C., Welsh, Jr, T. H. 2011. Temperament influences endotoxin-induced changes in rectal temperature, sickness behavior, and plasma epinephrine concentrations in bulls. Innate immunity 17(4):355-64.

Schuehle Pfeiffer, C. E., King, D. A., Lucia, L. M., Cabrera-Diaz, E., Acuff, G. R., Randel, R. D., Welsh, Jr, T. H., Oliphint, R. A., Curley, Jr, K. O., Vann, R. C., Savell, J. W. 2009. Influence of transportation stress and animal temperament on fecal shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in feedlot cattle. Meat science 81(2):300-6.

Burdick, N. C., Banta, J. P., Neuendorff, D. A., White, J. C., Vann, R. C., Laurenz, J. C., Welsh, Jr, T. H., Randel, R. D. 2009. Interrelationships among growth, endocrine, immune, and temperament variables in neonatal Brahman calves. Journal of animal science 87(10):3202-10.

Schmidt, S. J., Bowers, S. D., Dickerson, T., Gandy, B. S., Holholm, F., Graves, K. B., White, J., Vann, R. C., Willard, S. T. 2006. Gestational, periparturient and preweaning growth traits of Holstein versus Gir x Holstein F1 crossbred dairy calves born to Holstein dams. Tropical animal health and production 38(3):249-60.

King, D. A., Schuehle Pfeiffer, C. E., Randel, R. D., Welsh, Jr, T. H., Oliphint, R. A., Baird, B. E., Curley, Jr, K. O., Vann, R. C., Hale, D. S., Savell, J. W. 2006. Influence of animal temperament and stress responsiveness on the carcass quality and beef tenderness of feedlot cattle. Meat science 74(3):546-56.

Davis, T. A., Bush, J. A., Vann, R. C., Suryawan, A., Kimball, S. R., Burrin, D. G. 2004. Somatotropin regulation of protein metabolism in pigs. Journal of animal science 82 E-Suppl:E207-213.

Davis, T. A., Fiorotto, M. L., Burrin, D. G., Vann, R. C., Reeds, P. J., Nguyen, H. V., Beckett, P. R., Bush, J. A. 2002. Acute IGF-I infusion stimulates protein synthesis in skeletal muscle and other tissues of neonatal pigs. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism 283(4):E638-47.

Baker, J. F., Vann, R. C., Neville, Jr, W. E. 2002. Evaluations of genotypexenvironment interactions of beef bulls performance-tested in feedlot or pasture. Journal of animal science 80(7):1716-24.

Davis, T. A., Fiorotto, M. L., Burrin, D. G., Reeds, P. J., Nguyen, H. V., Beckett, P. R., Vann, R. C., O'Connor, P. M. 2002. Stimulation of protein synthesis by both insulin and amino acids is unique to skeletal muscle in neonatal pigs. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism 282(4):E880-90.

Vann, R. C., Althen, T. G., Solomon, M. B., Eastridge, J. S., Paroczay, E. W., Veenhuizen, J. J. 2001. Recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) increases size and proportion of fast-glycolytic muscle fibers in semitendinosus muscle of creep-fed steers. Journal of animal science 79(1):108-14.

Vann, R. C., Nguyen, H. V., Reeds, P. J., Burrin, D. G., Fiorotto, M. L., Steele, N. C., Deaver, D. R., Davis, T. A. 2000. Somatotropin increases protein balance by lowering body protein degradation in fed, growing pigs. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism 278(3):E477-83.

Vann, R. C., Nguyen, H. V., Reeds, P. J., Steele, N. C., Deaver, D. R., Davis, T. A. 2000. Somatotropin increases protein balance independent of insulin's effects on protein metabolism in growing pigs. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism 279(1):E1-E10.

Vann, R. C., Althen, T. G., Smith, W. K., Veenhuizen, J. J., Smith, S. B. 1998. Recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) administration to creep-fed beef calves increases muscle mass but does not affect satellite cell number or concentration of myosin light chain-1f mRNA. Journal of animal science 76(5):1371-9.

Carstens, G. E., Mostyn, P. M., Lammoglia, M. A., Vann, R. C., Apter, R. C., Randel, R. D. 1997. Genotypic effects on norepinephrine-induced changes in thermogenesis, metabolic hormones, and metabolites in newborn calves. Journal of animal science 75(7):1746-55.

Vann, R. C., Holloway, J. W., Carstens, G. E., Boyd, M. E., Randel, R. D. 1995. Influence of calf genotype on colostral immunoglobulins in Bos taurus and Bos indicus cows and serum immunoglobulins in their calves. Journal of animal science 73(10):3044-50.