Kevin Harvatine
Associate Professor of Nutritional Physiology

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Wm. Henning
University Park, - kjh182@psu.edu
- 814-865-6334
Research Summary
Investigation of dietary factors that modify ruminal fatty acid biohydrogenation, regulation of synthesis of milk components, and basic regulation of lipid synthesis with the continual goal of developing feeding strategies to improve the efficiency and performance of dairy cows
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Publication Tags
Milk Fats Milk Fat Diet Lipids Dairy Cows Omega 3 Fatty Acids Oils Fatty Acids Soybean Oil Rumen Stearidonic Acid Linseed Oil Digestibility Conjugated Linoleic Acid High Fat Diet Cows Alpha Linolenic Acid Synthesis Breast Breasts Milk Production Oleic Acid Hormones LipogenesisMost Recent Papers
Comparison of Ahiflower oil containing stearidonic acid to a high-alpha-linolenic acid flaxseed oil at two levels on tissue omega-3 enrichment in broilers.
El-Zenary ASA, K Gaafar, R Abou-Elkhair, R Elkin, J Boney, Kevin Harvatine, 2022, Lipids on p. 57-68
Meta-analysis of rumination behavior and its relationship with milk and milk fat production, rumen pH, and total-tract digestibility in lactating dairy cows
Jocely G. Souza, Claudio V.D.M. Ribeiro, Kevin J. Harvatine, 2022, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 188-200
TRB3 Deletion Has a Limited Effect on Milk Fat Synthesis and Milk Fat Depression in C57BL/6N Mice
Rachel E. Walker, Liying Ma, Chengmin Li, Yun Ying, Kevin J. Harvatine, 2022, Current Developments in Nutrition
Comparison of high stearidonic acid Ahiflower (Buglossoides arvensis) oil to high alpha-linolenic acid flaxseed oil at two levels on tissue omega-3 enrichment in broiler chickens.
A El-zenary, K Gaafar, R Abou-Elkhair, John Boney, K Harvatine, 2021, Lipids
Understanding the Mechanisms by which genomic variants determine maternal outcomes
Kevin Harvatine, 2021, Proceedings Biology of Lactation in Farm Animals Meeting
Corrigendum to “Effects of high-starch or high-fat diets formulated to be isoenergetic on energy and nitrogen partitioning and utilization in lactating Jersey cows” (J. Dairy Sci. 103:4378–4389) (Journal of Dairy Science (2020) 103(5) (4378–4389), (S0022030220302137), (10.3168/jds.2019-17638))
D. L. Morris, T. M. Brown-Brandl, K. E. Hales, K. J. Harvatine, P. J. Kononoff, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 11334
Perspective: A commentary on the effect of palmitic acid feeding on thermal properties of milk fat
Kevin J. Harvatine, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 9377-9379
Comparative effect of Volvariella volvacea-treated rice straw and purple corn stover fed at different levels on predicted methane production and milk fatty acid profiles in tropical dairy cows
Benjamad Khonkhaeng, Anusorn Cherdthong, Nawanon Chantaprasarn, Kevin J. Harvatine, Suban Foiklang, Pin Chanjula, Metha Wanapat, Sarong So, Sineenart Polyorach, 2021, Livestock Science
Supplemental dietary oils rich in oleic acid or linoleic acid attenuate egg yolk and tissue n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid contents in laying hens co-fed oils enriched in either stearidonic acid or α-linolenic acid
Robert G. Elkin, Ahmed S.A. El-Zenary, Rebecca Bomberger, Kevin J. Harvatine, 2021, Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Determination of relationships between rumination and milk fat concentration and fatty acid profile using data from commercial rumination sensing systems
D. M. Andreen, M. M. Haan, C. D. Dechow, K. J. Harvatine, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 8901-8917
Most-Cited Papers
Microbiota-Dependent Hepatic Lipogenesis Mediated by Stearoyl CoA Desaturase 1 (SCD1) Promotes Metabolic Syndrome in TLR5-Deficient Mice
Vishal Singh, Benoit Chassaing, Limin Zhang, Beng San Yeoh, Xia Xiao, Manish Kumar, Mark T. Baker, Jingwei Cai, Rachel Walker, Kamil Borkowski, Kevin J. Harvatine, Nagendra Singh, Gregory C. Shearer, James M. Ntambi, Bina Joe, Andrew D. Patterson, Andrew T. Gewirtz, Matam Vijay-Kumar, 2015, Cell Metabolism on p. 983-996
Induction of and recovery from milk fat depression occurs progressively in dairy cows switched between diets that differ in fiber and oil concentration
Daniel E. Rico, Kevin J. Harvatine, 2013, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 6621-6630
Acetate dose-dependently stimulates milk fat synthesis in lactating dairy cows
Natalie L. Urrutia, Kevin J. Harvatine, 2017, Journal of Nutrition on p. 763-769
Effect of a high-palmitic acid fat supplement on milk production and apparent total-tract digestibility in high- and low-milk yield dairy cows
D. E. Rico, Y. Ying, K. J. Harvatine, 2014, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 3739-3751
Dietary cocoa reduces metabolic endotoxemia and adipose tissue inflammation in high-fat fed mice
Yeyi Gu, Shan Yu, Jong Yung Park, Kevin Harvatine, Joshua D. Lambert, 2014, Nutrition Reports International on p. 439-445
Conjugated linoleic acid-induced milk fat depression in lactating ewes is accompanied by reduced expression of mammary genes involved in lipid synthesis<sup>1</sup>
M. Hussein, K. H. Harvatine, W. M.P.B. Weerasinghe, L. A. Sinclair, D. E. Bauman, 2013, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 3825-3834
Lipid Feeding and Milk Fat Depression
Thomas C. Jenkins, Kevin J. Harvatine, 2014, Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice on p. 623-642
Feeding laying hens stearidonic acid-enriched soybean oil, as compared to flaxseed oil, more efficiently enriches eggs with very long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
Robert G. Elkin, Yun Ying, Kevin J. Harvatine, 2015, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry on p. 2789-2797
Rapid changes in key ruminal microbial populations during the induction of and recovery from diet-induced milk fat depression in dairy cows
D. E. Rico, S. H. Preston, J. M. Risser, K. J. Harvatine, 2015, British Journal of Nutrition on p. 358-367
The effects of feeding time on milk production, total-tract digestibility, and daily rhythms of feeding behavior and plasma metabolites and hormones in dairy cows
M. Niu, Y. Ying, P. A. Bartell, K. J. Harvatine, 2014, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 7764-7776
News Articles Featuring Kevin Harvatine
Aug 11, 2020
Physio Student Cesar Matamoros Receives USDA Predoctoral Fellowship and Sloan Scholarship
Physio grad student Cesar Matamoros is the recipient of a grant that aims to develop the scientific workforce in the agricultural sciences, and another which aims to support students from underrepresented minority groups
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