Publications

Developing critical thinking and professional skills in animal science students through case-based learning and cognitive interventions

Stucke RM, Vautier AV, Kellie J Enns, Cadaret CN. 2025. Developing critical thinking and professional skills in animal science students through case-based learning and cognitive interventions, Translational Animal Science, txaf169

Use of a lidocaine impregnated band improved behavioral and physiological indicators of pain during tail docking in lambs.

Haggard RD, Stucke RM, Varela AJ, Villard AC, Edwards-Callaway LN, and Cadaret CN. 2025. Use of a lidocaine impregnated band improved behavioral and physiological indicators of pain during tail docking in lambs. Journal of Animal Science. 103, skaf281

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Student Performance and Perceptions of Learning

Vautier AN, Enns KJ, and Cadaret CN. 2023. Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Student Performance and Perceptions of Learning. NACTA Journal. 67(1).

Primary myoblasts from intrauterine growth-restricted fetal sheep exhibit intrinsic dysfunction of proliferation and differentiation that coincides with enrichment of inflammatory cytokine signaling pathways.

Posont RJ, Most MS, Cadaret CN, Marks-Nelson E, Beede KA, Limesand SW, Schmidt TB, Petersen JL, and Yates DT. 2022. Primary myoblasts from intrauterine growth-restricted fetal sheep exhibit intrinsic dysfunction of proliferation and differentiation that coincides with enrichment of inflammatory cytokine signaling pathways. Journal of Animal Science. 100(8): skac145.

Long-term consequences of adaptive fetal programming in ruminant livestock.

Vautier AN and Cadaret CN. 2022. Long-term consequences of adaptive fetal programming in ruminant livestock. Frontiers in Animal Science.3:778440: fanim.2022.778440.

Intermittent maternofetal oxygenation during late gestation improved birthweight, neonatal growth, body symmetry, and muscle metabolism in intrauterine growth-restricted lambs.

Cadaret CN, Posont RJ, Swanson RM, Beard JK, Barnes TL, Marks-Nelson ES, Peterson JL, and Yates DT. 2022. Intermittent maternofetal oxygenation during late gestation improved birthweight, neonatal growth, body symmetry, and muscle metabolism in intrauterine growth-restricted lambs. Journal of Animal Science. 100(1): skab358.

Characterizing heat mitigation strategies utilized by cattle processors in the United States.

Davis M, Engle TE, Cadaret CN, Cramer MC, Bigler EJ, Wagner JJ, Edwards-Calloway LN. 2022. Characterizing heat mitigation strategies utilized by cattle processors in the United States. Translational Animal Science. 6(1): txab231

Homework questions designed to require higher-order cognitive skills in an undergraduate animal physiology course did not produce desirable difficulties, testing effects, or improvements in information retention

Cadaret, CN and Yates, DT. 2021. Homework questions designed to require higher-order cognitive skills in an undergraduate animal physiology course did not produce desirable difficulties, testing effects, or improvements in information retention. Journal of Animal Science. 99(9): skab246.

Lipopolysaccharide endotoxin injections elevated salivary TNFα and corneal temperatures and induced dynamic changes in circulating leukocytes, inflammatory cytokines, and metabolic indicators in wether lambs

Cadaret CN, Abebe MD, Barnes TL, Posont RJ, Yates DT. 2021. Lipopolysaccharide endotoxin injections elevated salivary TNFα and corneal temperatures and induced dynamic changes in circulating leukocytes, inflammatory cytokines, and metabolic indicators in wether lambs. Journal of Animal Science. 99(6):skab120.

Maternofetal inflammation induced for two weeks in late gestation reduced birthweight and impaired neonatal growth and skeletal muscle glucose metabolism in lambs.

Posont RJ, Cadaret CN, Beard JK, Swanson RM, RL Gibbs, Marks-Nelson ES, Petersen JL and Yates DT. 2021. Maternofetal inflammation induced for two weeks in late gestation reduced birthweight and impaired neonatal growth and skeletal muscle glucose metabolism in lambs. Journal of Animal Science. 99(5):skab102.

Review: Impacts of shade on cattle well-being in the beef supply chain.

Edwards-Callaway LN, Cramer MC, Cadaret CN, Bigler EJ, Engle TE, Wagner JJ, Clark DL. 2021. Review: Impacts of shade on cattle well-being in the beef supply chain. Journal of Animal Science. 99(2):1-21

Sustained maternal inflammation during the early third-trimester yields intrauterine growth restriction, impaired skeletal muscle glucose metabolism, and diminished β-cell function in fetal sheep.

Cadaret CN, Merrick EM, Barnes TL, Beede KA, Posont JP, Petersen JL, and Yates DT. 2019. Sustained maternal inflammation during the early third-trimester yields intrauterine growth restriction, impaired skeletal muscle glucose metabolism, and diminished β-cell function in fetal sheep. Journal of Animal Science. 97(12)4822-4833.

Hypertrophic muscle growth and metabolic efficiency were impaired by chronic heat stress, improved by zilpaterol supplementation and not affected by ractopamine supplementation in feedlot lambs.

Barnes TL, Cadaret CN, Beede KA, Schmidt TB, Petersen JL, Yates DT. 2019. Hypertrophic muscle growth and metabolic efficiency were impaired by chronic heat stress, improved by zilpaterol supplementation and not affected by ractopamine supplementation in feedlot lambs. Journal of Animal Science. 97(10): 4101-4113.

Maternal inflammation at midgestation impairs subsequent fetal myoblast function and skeletal muscle growth in rats, resulting in intrauterine growth restriction at term.

Cadaret CN, Posont RJ, Beede KA, Riley HE, Loy JD and Yates DT. 2019. Maternal inflammation at midgestation impairs subsequent fetal myoblast function and skeletal muscle growth in rats, resulting in intrauterine growth restriction at term. Translational Animal Science. 3(2): 867-876.

Retrieval practice in the form of online homework improved information retention more when spaced 5 days rather than 1 day after class in two physiology courses.

Cadaret CN & Yates DT. 2018. Retrieval practice in the form of online homework improved information retention more when spaced 5 days rather than 1 day after class in two physiology courses. Advances in Physiology Education. 42(2): 305-310.

Fetal origins of impaired muscle growth and metabolic dysfunction: Lessons from the heat-stressed pregnant ewe.

Yates DT, Petersen JL, Schmidt TB, Cadaret CN, Barnes TB, Posont RJ, Beede KB. 2018. Fetal origins of impaired muscle growth and metabolic dysfunction: Lessons from the heat-stressed pregnant ewe. Journal of Animal Science. 96 (7): 2987-3002

Acute exposure of primary rat soleus muscle to zilpaterol HCl (β2 adrenergic agonist), TNFα, or IL-6 in culture increases glucose oxidation rates independent of the impact on insulin signaling or glucose uptake

Cadaret CN, Beede KA, Riley HE, Yates DT. 2017. Acute exposure of primary rat soleus muscle to zilpaterol HCl (β2 adrenergic agonist), TNFα, or IL-6 in culture increases glucose oxidation rates independent of the impact on insulin signaling or glucose uptake. Cytokine. 96: 107-113.

A potential role for mTORC1/2 in β2 adrenergic regulation of skeletal muscle glucose oxidation in models of intrauterine growth restriction.

Posont RJ, Cadaret CN, Barnes TL, Yates DT. 2017. A potential role for mTORC1/2 in β2 adrenergic regulation of skeletal muscle glucose oxidation in models of intrauterine growth restriction. Diabesity 3(3): 9-12.

Intrauterine growth-restricted sheep fetuses exhibit smaller hindlimb muscle fibers and lower proportions of insulin-sensitive Type I fibers near term.

Yates DT, Cadaret CN, Beede KA, Riley HE, Macko AR, Anderson MJ, Camacho LE, Limesand SW. 2016. Intrauterine growth-restricted sheep fetuses exhibit smaller hindlimb muscle fibers and lower proportions of insulin-sensitive Type I fibers near term. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 310:R1020-R1029.