Brittany M. Vester, Ph.D.

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2008 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL 
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Animal Culture and Nutrition Agriculture
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Kelly S. Swanson grad student 2008 UIUC
 (Nutritional and health consequences of feeding diets of varied macronutrient composition and subjected to select processing conditions in domestic and wild felids.)
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Vester BM, Belsito KR, Swanson KS. (2012) Serum metabolites, ghrelin and leptin are modified by age and/or diet in weanling kittens fed either a high- or moderate-protein diet. Animal Science Journal = Nihon Chikusan Gakkaihō. 83: 426-33
Swanson KS, Dowd SE, Suchodolski JS, et al. (2011) Phylogenetic and gene-centric metagenomics of the canine intestinal microbiome reveals similarities with humans and mice. The Isme Journal. 5: 639-49
Barry KA, Wojcicki BJ, Middelbos IS, et al. (2010) Dietary cellulose, fructooligosaccharides, and pectin modify fecal protein catabolites and microbial populations in adult cats. Journal of Animal Science. 88: 2978-87
Vester BM, Burke SL, Liu KJ, et al. (2010) Influence of feeding raw or extruded feline diets on nutrient digestibility and nitrogen metabolism of African wildcats (Felis lybica). Zoo Biology. 29: 676-86
Vester BM, Beloshapka AN, Middelbos IS, et al. (2010) Evaluation of nutrient digestibility and fecal characteristics of exotic felids fed horse- or beef-based diets: use of the domestic cat as a model for exotic felids. Zoo Biology. 29: 432-48
Vester BM, Sutter SM, Keel TL, et al. (2009) Ovariohysterectomy alters body composition and adipose and skeletal muscle gene expression in cats fed a high-protein or moderate-protein diet. Animal : An International Journal of Animal Bioscience. 3: 1287-98
Swanson KS, Belsito KR, Vester BM, et al. (2009) Adipose tissue gene expression profiles of healthy young adult and geriatric dogs. Archives of Animal Nutrition. 63: 160-71
Vester BM, Liu KJ, Keel TL, et al. (2009) In utero and postnatal exposure to a high-protein or high-carbohydrate diet leads to differences in adipose tissue mRNA expression and blood metabolites in kittens. The British Journal of Nutrition. 102: 1136-44
Lubbs DC, Vester BM, Fastinger ND, et al. (2009) Dietary protein concentration affects intestinal microbiota of adult cats: a study using DGGE and qPCR to evaluate differences in microbial populations in the feline gastrointestinal tract. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 93: 113-21
Middelbos IS, Vester BM, Karr-Lilienthal LK, et al. (2009) Age and diet affect gene expression profile in canine skeletal muscle. Plos One. 4: e4481
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