Tim A. McAllister

Impact of feed processing and mixed ruminal culture on the fate of recombinant EPSP synthase and endogenous canola plant DNA.

Extraction of PCR-quality plant and microbial DNA from total rumen contents.

Prevalence and infection pattern of naturally acquired giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis in range beef calves and their dams.

Fate of coliform bacteria in composted beef cattle feedlot manure.

Bedding and seasonal effects on chemical and bacterial properties of feedlot cattle manure.

Survey of hormone activities in municipal biosolids and animal manures.

Relative stability of transgene DNA fragments from GM rapeseed in mixed ruminal cultures.

Quantity and quality of runoff from a beef cattle feedlot in southern Alberta.

Use of quantitative real-time and conventional PCR to assess the stability of the cp4 epsps transgene from Roundup Ready canola in the intestinal, ruminal, and fecal contents of sheep.

Prevalence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in beef cows in southern Ontario and in beef calves in southern British Columbia.

Characterization of condensed tannins purified from legume forages: chromophore production, protein precipitation, and inhibitory effects on cellulose digestion.

Bedding and within-pen location effects on feedlot pen runoff quality using a rainfall simulator.

Detection of transgenic and endogenous plant DNA in digesta and tissues of sheep and pigs fed Roundup Ready canola meal.

Effect of dietary melengestrol acetate on the incidence of acute interstitial pneumonia in feedlot heifers.

Conventional and real-time polymerase chain reaction assessment of the fate of transgenic DNA in sheep fed Roundup Ready rapeseed meal.

Diversity of phytases in the rumen.

Chitosan-alginate microcapsules for oral delivery of egg yolk immunoglobulin (IgY).

Qualitative and quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays for an alfalfa (Medicago sativa)-specific reference gene to use in monitoring transgenic cultivars.

Acute interstitial pneumonia in feedlot cattle: effects of feeding feather meal or vitamin E.

Greenhouse gas emissions during co-composting of calf mortalities with manure.

A multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for the identification of Mannheimia haemolytica, Mannheimia glucosida and Mannheimia ruminalis.

Physical and chemical changes during composting of wood chip-bedded and straw-bedded beef cattle feedlot manure.

Distribution of sulfamethazine, chlortetracycline and tylosin in manure and soil of Canadian feedlots after subtherapeutic use in cattle.

Physical and chemical properties of feedlot pen surfaces located on moderately coarse- and moderately fine-textured soils in southern Alberta.

Potential to reduce Escherichia coli shedding in cattle feces by using sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) forage, tested in vitro and in vivo.

Reduced serologic response to avian influenza vaccine in specific-pathogen-free chicks inoculated with Cryptosporidium baileyi.

A biosecure composting system for disposal of cattle carcasses and manure following infectious disease outbreak.

Selected antimicrobial resistance during composting of manure from cattle administered sub-therapeutic antimicrobials.

Purification of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplifiable DNA from compost piles containing bovine mortalities.

Actinomadura keratinilytica sp. nov., a keratin-degrading actinobacterium isolated from bovine manure compost.

Oral and rectal administration of bacteriophages for control of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in feedlot cattle.

Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain origin, lineage, and Shiga toxin 2 expression affect colonization of cattle.

Effects of dried distillers' grains with solubles (wheat-based) in feedlot cattle diets on feces and manure composition.

Prion protein detection via direct immuno-quantitative real-time PCR.

Use of quantitative and conventional PCR to assess biodegradation of bovine and plant DNA during cattle mortality composting.

Characterization of tetracycline- and ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from the feces of feedlot cattle over the feeding period.

Prolonged survival of Campylobacter species in bovine manure compost.

Anaerobic digestion of specified risk materials with cattle manure for biogas production.

Biodegradation of genetically modified seeds and plant tissues during composting.

Anti-Escherichia coli O157:H7 activity of free fatty acids under varying pH.

Molecular, biochemical and genetic characteristics of BSE in Canada.

Fermentation characteristics of corn-, triticale-, and wheat-based dried distillers' grains with solubles in barley-based diets determined using continuous and batch culture systems.

A modified spectrophotometric assay to estimate deglycosylation of steroidal saponin to sapogenin by mixed ruminal microbes.

Factors influencing the persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 lineages in feces from cattle fed grain versus grass hay diets.

Effect of environmental factors and influence of rumen and hindgut biogeography on bacterial communities in steers.

Protection of mice against enterotoxigenic E. coli by immunization with a polyvalent enterotoxin comprising a combination of LTB, STa, and STb.

Viability of Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus thuringiensis spores as a model for predicting the fate of bacillus anthracis spores during composting of dead livestock.

Longitudinal characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes in feces shed from cattle fed different subtherapeutic antibiotics.

Field scale evaluation of bovine-specific DNA as an indicator of tissue degradation during cattle mortality composting.

Effects of vitamin E and flaxseed on rumen-derived fatty acid intermediates in beef intramuscular fat.

Biodegradation of specified risk material and characterization of actinobacterial communities in laboratory-scale composters.

Veterinary antimicrobials in feedlot manure: dissipation during composting and effects on composting processes.

Real-time quantification of mcrA, pmoA for methanogen, methanotroph estimations during composting.

Distribution and characterization of ampicillin- and tetracycline-resistant Escherichia coli from feedlot cattle fed subtherapeutic antimicrobials.

Snapshot of the eukaryotic gene expression in muskoxen rumen--a metatranscriptomic approach.

Isolation of high-quality total RNA from rumen anaerobic bacteria and fungi, and subsequent detection of glycoside hydrolases.

Biological pretreatment with a cellobiose dehydrogenase-deficient strain of Trametes versicolor enhances the biofuel potential of canola straw.

Relative diversity and community structure analysis of rumen protozoa according to T-RFLP and microscopic methods.

In situ identification of keratin-hydrolyzing organisms in swine manure inoculated anaerobic digesters.

Anaerobic digestion of chicken feather with swine manure or slaughterhouse sludge for biogas production.

Beef quality attributes as affected by increasing the intramuscular levels of vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids.

Identity and diversity of archaeal communities during anaerobic co-digestion of chicken feathers and other animal wastes.