Kristy Digiacomo

Nano-chromium picolinate and heat stress enhance insulin sensitivity in cross-bred sheep

Alex T Hung, Brian J Leury, Matthew A Sabin, Fahri Fahri, Kristy DiGiacomo, Tu-Fa Lien, Frank R Dunshea

Journal article  |  2023  |  Animal Nutrition

Heat stress of gilts around farrowing causes oxygen insufficiency in the umbilical cord and reduces piglet survival

W Zhao, O Artaiz, Y Iqbal, HH Le, K DiGiacomo, BJ Leury, LJ Fothergill, JB Furness, F Liu, MP Green, BJ Finger, M Navarro, E Roura, DN D'Souza, FR Dunshea, KJ Plush, JJ Cottrell

Journal article  |  2022  |  ANIMAL

Late gestating sows are susceptible to high ambient temperatures, possibly causing farrowing complications and reducing piglet sur..

Rumen fluid preservation for in vitro gas production systems

BZ Tunkala, K DiGiacomo, PS Alvarez Hess, FR Dunshea, BJ Leury

Journal article  |  2022  |  Animal Feed Science and Technology

Preservation of rumen fluid is a potential approach to standardize in vitro studies while minimizing the cost of maintaining donor..

Effects of Raw and Pasteurized Camel Milk on Metabolic Responses in Pigs Fed a High-Fat Diet

Kristy DiGiacomo, Fernanda Zamuner, Yushu Sun, Frank R Dunshea, Jared K Raynes, Brian J Leury

Journal article  |  2022  |  ANIMALS

Evidence suggests that camel milk (CM) can have insulin-like actions, although the mode of action is not understood. Using the pig..

Abstracts of the 45th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of Australia

Sandra Iuliano, Katherine M Livingstone, Welma Stonehouse, Anthony James, Alison Coates

Conference Proceedings  |  2022

Impact of Heatwaves on the Physiology and Retail Meat Quality of Lambs

Minghao Zhang, Robyn D Warner, Frank R Dunshea, Kristy DiGiacomo, Aleena Joy, Archana Abhijith, Pragna Prathap, Ting Ma, Surinder S Chauhan

Journal article  |  2022  |  FOODS

The experiment investigated the impact of heatwaves (HWs) on the physiology, postmortem muscle metabolism and meat quality of lamb..

Non-invasive measure of heat stress in sheep using machine learning techniques and infrared thermography

A Joy, S Taheri, FR Dunshea, BJ Leury, K DiGiacomo, R Osei-Amponsah, G Brodie, SS Chauhan

Journal article  |  2022  |  SMALL RUMINANT RESEARCH

Heat stress (HS) leads to altered sheep behavior, physiological, and biochemical processes which negatively affects their welfare ..

78. Production of insect meal from pork processing derived waste

K DiGiacomo, BJ Leury, FC Leach, RJE Hewitt, DN D'Souza

Journal article  |  2021  |  Animal - science proceedings

Access to Shade Mitigate Heat Stress and Improves Growth Performance in Lambs During Summer

Aleena Joy, Frank R Dunshea, Brian J Leury, Iain J Clarke, Kristy DiGiacomo, Pragna Prathap, Minghao Zhang, Surinder S Chauhan

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Animal Science

The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of provision of shade on behavior, physiology, and growth of Mer..

Reducing the Fermentability of Wheat with a Starch Binding Agent Has the Potential to Ameliorate Heat Stress in Sheep

Pragna Prathap, Surinder S Chauhan, Brian J Leury, Jeremy J Cottrell, Aleena Joy, Bereket Z Tunkala, Kristy DiGiacomo, Minghao Zhang, Peter Jefferis, Ian Sawyer, Frank R Dunshea

Conference Proceedings  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE