Kenneth Prusa

Professor
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Education:
Ph.D., Food and Nutrition, Kansas State University, 1983
Interests: Preharvest treatment of pigs for the
improvement of pork quality and safety.
Office: 222C MacKay
Phone: (515) 294-4323
Fax: (515) 294-8181
Email: kprusa@iastate.edu
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Publications:
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Gruber, S.L., Tatum, J.D. Engle, T.E. Prusa, K.J. Laudert, S.B., Schroeder, A.L. and Platter, W.J. 2008. Effect of ractopamine supplementation and postmortem aging on longissimus muscle palatability of beef steers differing in biological type. Journal of Animal Science. 86:205-210.
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Lammers, P.J., Kerr, B.J., Weber, T.E., Bregendahl, K., Lonergan, S.M., Prusa, K.J., Ahn, D.U., Stoffregen, W.C., Dozier, W.A., Honeyman, M.S. 2008. Growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and tissue histology of growing pigs fed crude glycerin-supplemented diets. Journal of Animal Science, 86:2962-2970.
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Longergan, S,M., Stadler, K.J. Huff-Lonergan, E. Knight, T.J. Goodwin, R.N. Prusa, K.J. and Beitz, D.C. 2007. Influence of lipid content on pork sensory quality within pH classification. Journal of Animal Science. 85:1074-1079.
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Sullivan, Z.M., Honeyman, M.S., Gibson, L.R. and Prusa, K.J. 2007. Effects of triticale-based diets on finishing pig performance and pork quality in deep-bedded hoop barns. Meat Science. 76:428-437.
- Nam, K.C., Prusa, K.J. and Ahn, D.U. 2002. Addition of antioxidants
to improve quality and sensory characteristics of irradiated pork
patties. Journal of Food Science. 67:2625-2630.
- Lonergan, S.M., Baas, T.J., Malek, M., Dekkers, J.C.M., Prusa, K.
and Rothschild, M. 2002. Correlation among selected pork quality traits.
Journal of Animal Science. 80:617-627.
- Malek, M. Dekkers, J. Lee, H.K., Baas, T.J., Prusa, K. Huff-Lonergan,
E. and Rothschild, M.F. 2001. A molecular genome scan analysis to
identify chromosal regions influencing economic traits in the pig.
II. Meat and muscle composition. Mammalian Genome 12, 637-645.
- Schoeder, A. L., Mowrey, D.H., Thomas, E.E., Karnak, R.E., Brown,
L.A., Mandigo, R.W., McKeith, F.K., Roth, D.M. and Prusa, K.J. 2000.
Effects of ractopamine (RAC) on carcass parameters in finishing pigs.
Journal of Animal Science. 78:48.
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