AP Original Paper

Eliminating prediction bias in CO2 emission models for lactating cows by incorporating feed intake: Accurate quantification of methane-reducing effects using a CO2-based method, demonstrated by a case study on 3-nitrooxypropanol.

Kohei Oikawa; Fuminori Terada; Mitsunori Kurihara; Tomoyuki Suzuki; Itoko Nonaka; Kenji Hosoda; Yuko Kamiya; Sanggun Roh; Satoshi Haga

Animal Bioscience  Details: Accepted

Exploring the link between ruminal methane production and physiological changes in Japanese Black cattle during fattening.

Huseong Lee; Minji Kim; Tatsunori Masaki; Kohei Oikawa; Akane Ashihara; Kentaro Ikuta; Eiji Iwamoto; Itoko Nonaka; Satoshi Haga; Sanggun Roh; et al.

Scientific Reports 16:1

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-36644-6

Methane emission prediction models for lactating cows based on feed intake, body weight, and milk yield and composition: Variable methane conversion factor-based approach.

Kohei Oikawa; Fuminori Terada; Mitsunori Kurihara; Tomoyuki Suzuki; Itoko Nonaka; Kenji Hosoda; Yuko Kamiya; Sanggun Roh; Satoshi Haga

Journal of Dairy Science 108(7):7248–7261, 2025-06-18

DOI: 10.3168/jds.2025-26312

Regulation of IL-1β gene expression and its function of defense mechanism in rumen epithelial cells from pre- and postweaning calves.

Huseong Lee; Naoto Sugiyama; Koki Nishihara; Minji Kim; Satoshi Haga; Sanggun Roh

Animal Bioscience 38(11):2454–2463, Published online 2025-05-19

DOI: 10.5713/ab.25.0042

Development of prediction equations for immunoglobulin A, G, and M concentrations in mature milk from Holstein cows using milk infrared spectral data.

Yuri Satake; Teppei Katsura; Tao Zhuang; Megumi Urakawa; Yugo Mineshima; Toshimi Baba; Gaku Yoshida; Haruki Kitazawa; Hitoshi Shirakawa; Takehiko Nakamura; et al.; Satoshi Haga

Journal of Dairy Science 108:7354–7369, 2025-06-18

DOI: 10.3168/jds.2024-25991

Dynamics of Blood Taurine Concentration and its Correlation with Nutritional and Physiological Status during the Fattening Period of Japanese Black Cattle.

Shuntaro Takai; Huseong Lee; Minji Kim; Shinichiro Torii; Koki Nishihara; Joonpyo Oh; Tatsunori Masaki; Kentaro Ikuta; Eiji Iwamoto; Kota Masuda; et al.

Journal of Animal Science 102: skae347, 2024-11-13

DOI: 10.1093/jas/skae347

The association between prepartum vaginal temperature changes and the placenta expulsion time in Holstein dairy cattle.

Miki Sakatani; Kaiyu Kubota; Satoshi Haga; Masafumi Miwa

Journal of Reproduction and Development 70(5):272–278, 2024-06-30

DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2024-012

TLR5 ligand induces the gene expression of antimicrobial peptides and CXCL8 through IL-1β gene expression in cultured rumen epithelial cells.

Koki Nishihara; Yutaka Suzuki; Satoshi Haga; Sang-Gun Roh

Animal Science Journal 95(1):e13972, 2024-01

DOI: 10.1111/asj.13972

Effect of residual methane emission on physiological characteristics and carcass performance in Japanese Black cattle.

Minji Kim; Tatsunori Masaki; Kohei Oikawa; Akane Ashihara; Kentaro Ikuta; Eiji Iwamoto; Huseong Lee; Satoshi Haga; Yoshinobu Uemoto; Sanggun Roh; et al.

Animal Science Journal 95(1):e13954, 2024-05-26

DOI: 10.1111/asj.13954

Assessing the impact of three feeding stages on rumen bacterial community and physiological characteristics of Japanese Black cattle.

Huseong Lee; Minji Kim; Tatsunori Masaki; Kentaro Ikuta; Eiji Iwamoto; Koki Nishihara; Itoko Nonaka; Akane Ashihara; Youlchang Baek; Sungdae Lee; et al.

Scientific Reports 14:4923, 2024-02-28

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55539-y

Physiological roles and regulation of hepatic angiopoietin-like protein 3 in Japanese Black cattle (Bos taurus) during the fattening period.

Rika Shikida; Minji Kim; Makoto Futohashi; Koki Nishihara; Huseong Lee; Yutaka Suzuki; Yeolchang Baek; Tatsunori Masaki; Kentaro Ikuta; Eiji Iwamoto; et al.

Journal of Animal Science 101: skad198, 2023-06-15

DOI: 10.1093/jas/skad198

Characteristics of Physiological Parameters of Japanese Black Calves Relate to Carcass Weight.

Shotaro Arakawa; Minji Kim; Tatsuya Aonuma; Michihiro Takagi; Satoshi Watanabe; Huseong Lee; Koki Nishihara; Satoshi Haga; Yoshinobu Uemoto; Sanggun Roh

Animals 13(3):487, 2023-01-31

DOI: 10.3390/ani13030487

Expression of chemerin in intestinal mucosa of calves with comparable expression level with other antimicrobial proteins.

Yutaka Suzuki; Kanako Kubota; Satoshi Haga; Hideaki Hayashi; Mutsumi Oishi; Hiroto Miura; Sanggun Roh; Satoshi Koike; Yasuo Kobayashi

Animal Science Journal 93(1):e13750, 2022-06

DOI: 10.1111/asj.13750

Physiological responses and adaptations to high methane production in Japanese Black cattle.

Minji Kim; Tatsunori Masaki; Kentaro Ikuta; Eiji Iwamoto; Koki Nishihara; Makoto Hirai; Yoshinobu Uemoto; Fuminori Terada; Sanggun Roh

Scientific Reports 12(1):11154, 2022-07

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15234-6

Changes in the liver transcriptome and physiological parameters of Japanese Black steers during the fattening period.

Minji Kim; Tatsunori Masaki; Kentaro Ikuta; Eiji Iwamoto; Yoshinobu Uemoto; Fuminori Terada; Sanggun Roh

Scientific Reports 12(1):4029, 2022-03-07

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08001-9

Maternal Nutrient Restriction Disrupts Gene Expression and Metabolites Associated with Urea Cycle, Steroid Synthesis, Glucose Homeostasis, and Glucuronidation in Fetal Calf Liver.

Susumu Muroya; Yi Zhang; Kounosuke Otomaru; Kazunaga Oshima; Ichiro Oshima; Mitsue Sano; Sanggun Roh; Koichi Ojima; Takafumi Gotoh

Metabolites 12(3):203, 2022-02-24

DOI: 10.3390/metabo12030203

Maternal Nutrition During Gestation Alters Histochemical Properties, and mRNA and microRNA Expression in Adipose Tissue of Wagyu Fetuses.

Yi Zhang; Konosuke Otomaru; Kazunaga Oshima; Yuji Goto; Ichiro Oshima; Susumu Muroya; Mitsue Sano; Sanggun Roh; Takafumi Gotoh

Frontiers in Endocrinology 12, 2022-02-01

DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.790159

Genetic relationships of feed efficiency and growth traits with carcass traits in Japanese Shorthorn cattle.

Chiharu Shinoda; Jumpei Yasuda; Kousuke Yamagata; Keiichi Suzuki; Masahiro Satoh; Sanggun Roh; Yoshinobu Uemoto

Animal Science Journal 93(1):e13691, 2022-01

DOI: 10.1111/asj.13691

Chemerin Regulates Epithelial Barrier Function of Mammary Glands in Dairy Cows.

Yutaka Suzuki; Sachi Chiba; Koki Nishihara; Keiichi Nakajima; Akihiko Hagino; Won-Seob Kim; Hong-Gu Lee; Tomonori Nochi; Toru Suzuki; Sang-Gun Roh

Animals 11(11):3194, 2021-11-09

DOI: 10.3390/ani11113194

Maternal Undernutrition during Pregnancy Alters Amino Acid Metabolism and Gene Expression Associated with Energy Metabolism and Angiogenesis in Fetal Calf Muscle.

Susumu Muroya; Yi Zhang; Aoi Kinoshita; Kounosuke Otomaru; Kazunaga Oshima; Yuji Goto; Ichiro Oshima; Mitsue Sano; Sanggun Roh; Mika Oe; et al.

Metabolites 11(9):582, 2021-08-28

DOI: 10.3390/metabo11090582

Effects of low and high levels of maternal nutrition consumed for the entirety of gestation on the development of muscle, adipose tissue, bone, and the organs of Wagyu cattle fetuses.

Yi Zhang; Konosuke Otomaru; Kazunaga Oshima; Yuji Goto; Ichiro Oshima; Susumu Muroya; Mitsue Sano; Rena Saneshima; Yukiko Nagao; Aoi Kinoshita; et al.; Sanggun Roh

Animal Science Journal 92(1), 2021-07

DOI: 10.1111/asj.13704

Evaluation of inbreeding and genetic diversity in Japanese Shorthorn cattle by pedigree analysis.

Yoshinobu Uemoto; Keiichi Suzuki; Jumpei Yasuda; Sanggun Roh; Masahiro Satoh

Animal Science Journal 92(1):e13643, 2021-01

DOI: 10.1111/asj.13643

Forestomach developmental failure in an 11-month-old Japanese Black steer with severely retarded growth and chronic ruminal tympany.

Tetsushi Ono; Keiichi Hisaeda; Yoichi Inoue; Yutaka Yamada; Kenichi Shibano; Ikki Mitsui; Chizuka Henmi; Yumi Une; Hideaki Hayashi; Sanggun Roh; et al.

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 83(2):220–225, 2021

DOI: 10.1292/jvms.20-0480