Thomas W. Dobbins

Identification of cattle background, environmental, and abattoir factors influencing variability in beef carcasses using grading camera color scores
Meat Science and Muscle Biology, Dobbins, Thomas, Barker, Samantha, Hardcastle, Nicholas, Woerner, Dale, Johnson, Bradley, Ramanathan, Ranjith, Legako, Jerrad, 2026

Changes in physiological and immunological variables in weaned dairy calves exposed to different stressors
Translational Animal Science, Burdick Sanchez, Nicole, Kohl, Kesley, Broadway, Paul, Carroll, Jeffery, Hales, Kristen, Legako, Jerrad, Barker, Samantha, Dobbins, Thomas, Loomas, Kaitlyn, Bratcher, Christy, 2025

Gilt uterine gland number density is not affected pre- or post-puberty by maternal immune stimulation in late gestation
Perinatal Biology Symposium, Swanson, Rebecca, Musland, Keyahna, Dobbins, Thomas, Hernandez, Manuel, Putnam, Margaret, Hirchert, Mara, Montgomery, Virginia, Borowicz, Pawel, Petry, Amy, Burdick Sanchez, Nicole, Caton, Joel, Reynolds, Larry, 2025

Evaluation of longissimus lumborum muscle fiber type from beef carcasses of four color categories
American Society of Animal Science National Meeting, Dobbins, Thomas, Hardcastle, Nicholas, Johnson, Bradley, Ramanathan, Ranjith, Woerner, Dale, Legako, Jerrad, 2025

Impact of Product Size and Subsequent Consumer Freezing Practices on Meat Quality and Palatability of Different Beef Muscles
Meat and Muscle Biology, Dahunsi, Paul, Pitti, Ashley, Hernandez, M., Dobbins, Thomas, Denzer, Morgan, Dias-Morse, Palika, Vierck, Kelly, Legako, Jerrad, Setyabrata, Derico, 2025

Evaluation of cooked color and descriptive sensory attributes of whole muscle steaks under nitric oxide-modified atmosphere and traditional packaging systems
Reciprocal Meats Conference, Neal, Elizabeth, Dobbins, Thomas, Carpenter, Benjamin, Barker, Samantha, Hernandez, Manuel, Ramanathan, Ranjith, Brooks, J, Woerner, Dale, Legako, Jerrad, 2025

Investigation of composition, pH, tenderness, cook loss, and volatile compounds of M. longissimus lumborum steaks from beef carcasses of four color categories
Reciprocal Meats Conference, Dobbins, Thomas, Hernandez, Manuel, Hardcastle, Nicholas, Johnson, Bradley, Ramanathan, Ranjith, Woerner, Dale, Legako, Jerrad, 2025

The evolving metabolome of the porcine longissimus dorsi following a prenatal LPS challenge or vaccine
American Society of Animal Science Southern/Western Section Joint Meeting, Dobbins, Thomas, Hernandez, Manuel, Putnam, Margaret, Murphy, Isabella, Edwards, Jessie, Broadway, Paul, Burdick Sanchez, Nicole, Petry, Amy, Legako, Jerrad, 2025

Melatonin supplementation to sows in mid to late gestation affects offspring circadian, myogenic, and growth factor transcript abundance in pre and postnatal skeletal muscle
Journal of Animal Science, Dobbins, Thomas, Swanson, Rebecca, Dennis, Amberly, Rivera, J., Dinh, Thu, Lemley, Caleb, Burnett, Derris, 2024

A pre- and postnatal immune challenge influences muscle growth and metabolism in weaned pigs
Journal of Animal Science, Dobbins, Thomas, Fuerniss, Luke, Hernandez, Manuel, Johnson, Bradley, Petry, Amy, Broadway, Paul, Burdick Sanchez, Nicole, Legako, Jerrad, 2024

Color Evaluation and Sensory Analyses of Beef Subprimals Following Extended Frozen Storage
Meat and Muscle Biology, Dobbins, Thomas, Blandon, Sabrina, Roldan, Ariana, Hanlon, Keelyn, Brown, Tyson, Sanchez-Plata, Marcos, Woerner, Dale, Legako, Jerrad, 2024

Seminal plasma uterine priming alters uterine transcriptomics and negatively impacts embryo growth and uterine artery resistance but not offspring liver transcriptomics in beef cattle
Journal of Animal Science, Swanson, Rebecca, Messman, Riley, Dobbins, Thomas, Contreras-Correa, Zully, Arick, Mark, Sidelinger, Darcie, King, Heath, Lemley, Caleb, 2024

Evaluation of the use of prenatal immune stimulation to alter postnatal immune function in weaned pigs
Frontiers in Animal Science, Burdick Sanchez, Nicole, Mitchell, Ty, Broadway, Paul, Bowen, Brooke, Davis, Emily, Dobbins, Thomas, Barker, Samanatha, Legako, Jerrad, Petry, Amy, Carroll, Jeffery, 2024

Addition of freeze-dried beef exudate alters volatile flavor profile of cooked ground beef patties
International Congress of Meat Science and Technology, Legako, Jerrad, Roldan, Ariana, Dobbins, Thomas, Carpenter, Benjamin, Hernandez, Manuel, 2024

Assessing endotoxin or Escheria coli vaccine administration during gestation as a means to alter postnatal immune function in pigs
American Society of Animal Science National Meeting, Burdick Sanchez, Nicole, Dobbins, Thomas, Murphy, Isabella, Barker, Samantha, Dornbach, Colten, Childress, Kallie, McDaniel, Zachary, Grant, Madeline, Hales, Kristen, Broadway, Paul, Oliver, William, Lindholm-Perry, Amanda, Legako, Jerrad, Petry, Amy, 2024

Evaluating the metabolome of beef carcasses with varied Longissimus lumborum color
American Society of Animal Science National Meeting, Dobbins, Thomas, Hernandez, Manuel, Barker, Samantha, Brooks, J, Miller, Dale, Miller, Mark, Hardcastle, Nicholas, Legako, Jerrad, 2024

Evaluation of ground beef color stability under nitric oxide-modified atmosphere and traditional packing systems
Reciprocal Meats Conference, Neal, Elizabeth, Dobbins, Thomas, Carpenter, Benjamin, Barker, Samantha, Hernandez, Manuel, Ramanathan, Ranjith, Brooks, J, Woerner, Dale, Legako, Jerrad, 2024

Influence of extended frozen storage on color stability and sensory attributes of beef subprimals
Reciprocal Meats Conference, Dobbins, Thomas, Blandon, Sabrina, Hanlon, Keelyn, Brown, Tyson, Sanchez-Plata, Marcos, Woerner, Dale, Legako, Jerrad, 2024

Modified atmosphere packaging composed of high oxygen, carbon monoxide, or nitric oxide influence ground beef cooked color, lipid oxidation, and red residual nitrite and nitrate
Reciprocal Meat Conference, Carpenter, Benjamin, Dobbins, Thomas, Hernandez, Manuel, Barker, Samantha, Loomas, Kaitlyn, Osburn, Wesley, Legako, Jerrad, 2024

Effect of product size and double freezing cycles on color and oxidative quality of different beef muscles
Reciprocal Meats Conference, Rivera Pitti, Ashley, Rodriguez, Jimena, Taylor, C, Dobbins, Thomas, Denzer, Morgan, Dias Morse, Palika, Vierck, Kelly, Yancey, Janeal, Legako, Jerrad, Setyabrata, Derico, 2024

Comparison of Gas Treatments of High Oxygen, Carbon Monoxide, and Nitric Oxide on Ground Beef Color in Modified Atmosphere Packaging
Foods, Carpenter, Benjamin, Dobbins, Thomas, Hernandez, Manuel, Barker, Samantha, Loomas, Kaitlyn, Osburn, Wesley, Legako, Jerrad, 2024

The effect of a prenatal immune challenge on offspring skeletal muscle characteristics in the longissimus doors of weaned pigs
American Society of Animal Science National Meeting, Dobbins, Thomas, Legako, Jerrad, Fuerniss, Luke, Wesley, Kaitlyn, Johnson, Bradley, Mitchell, Ty, Petry, Amy, Broadway, Paul, Burdick Sanchez, Nicole, 2023

Metabolomic profiling of the longissimus dorsi of weaned piglets following pre- and postnatal lipopolysaccharide challenges
Reciprocal Meat Conference, Dobbins, Thomas, Hernandez, Manuel, Burdick Sanchez, Nicole, Broadway, Paul, Carroll, Jeffrey, Mitchell, Ty, Legako, Jerrad, 2023

Impact of product size and subsequent freezing on color and water holding capacity of different beef muscles
Reciprocal Meat Conference, Setyabrata, Derico, Rivera Pitti, Ashley, Taylor, C, Dobbins, Thomas, Dias-Morse, Palika, Vierck, Kelly, Yancey, Janeal, Legako, Jerrad, 2023

Impact of different stressors on physiological variables in dairy calves
American Society of Animal Science Southern Section Meeting, Kohl, Kesley, Burdick Sanchez, Nicole, Broadway, Paul, Carroll, Jeffrey, Legako, Jerrad, Barker, Samantha, Dobbins, Thomas, Bratcher, Christy, Loomas, Kaitlyn, 2023

The effect of maternal melatonin supplementation during mid to late gestation on fetal piglet hepatic gene expression
American Society of Animal Science National Meeting, Dobbins, Thomas, Dennis, Amberly, Swanson, Rebecca, Rivera, Jose, Dinh, Thu, Lemley, Caleb, Burnett, Derris, 2022

The effects of maternal melatonin supplementation during pregnancy during pregnancy on longissimus dorsi muscle morphometrics in bovine fetuses at 240 days of gestation
American Society of Animal Science National Meeting, Dobbins, Thomas, Contreras-Correa, Zully, Dennis, Amberly, Reid, Dana, Sidelinger, Darcey, King, Elmer, Lemley, Caleb, Burnett, Derris, 2021