Dr. Brian D. Nielsen

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Cargill Animal Nutrition: Glycemic response of various equine feeds, $38,382, 2007 to 2007.
Celtic Sea Minerals: The impact of a mineral supplement on bone formation and fecal pH, $19,895, 2007 to 2008.
Cargill Animal Nutrition: Feed Preference Testing of Horses, $3,002, 2007 to 2008.
Celtic Sea Minerals: The role of AquaMin in Gastric Ulcers in Horses, $11,799, 2007 to 2008.
Cargill Animal Nutrition: Glycemic response testing of various equine feeds, $70,117, 2006 to 2007.
Animal Industry Coalition: True nutrient loads from equine facilities: Contributions from feed and bedding, $56,628, 2006 to 2009.
Animal Industry Coalition: Studying skeletal health in a livestock species, $38,150, 2005 to 2006.
Waltham Foundation: Role of intestinal fiber on hydration status of endurance horses, $172,500, 2005 to 2008.
Equicizer Systems Inc.: Effect of exercise in obese dogs on a calorie-restricted diet, $191,579, 2005 to 2006.
Agro-Solutions: Mineral balance in horses fed Siliforce, $3,166, 2005 to 2005.
agro-Solutions: Evaluation of a Rapidly Absorbed Silicon Source, $3,659, 2005 to 2005.
United Feeds: Influence of dietary omega-3 fatty acids in horses, $38,000, 2004 to 2005.
CC Pollen: Feeding cellulase to improve fiber digestibility in horses, $4,453, 2004 to 2005.
MexAmeriCan Trading Corporation: Sodium Zeolite A supplementation on bone markers and mineral metabolism of dairy cows, $11,232, 2004 to 2005.
Animal Industry Coalition: Dietary silicon supplementation to improve health, $57,541, 2003 to 2005.
Winners Bee Pollen: Use of bee pollen in improving equine athletic performance and health, $8,564, 2003 to 2004.
Equicizer Systems Inc.: Verification of the Training Effects of the Equicizer System, $124,419, 2000 to 2002.
Animal Industry Coalition: Influence of Confinement and Exercise on Bone Development, $44,096, 2000 to 2002.
Animal Industry Coalition: A Nutritional Education and Service Program for Enhancement of Equine Health, Performance, Fitness & Profitability in Michigan: The Spartan Equine Nutrition Service, $17,000, 2000 to 2001.
Canine Health Foundation, Inc.: Bone Mineral Densitometry in Dogs: Effect of Body Size and Exercise on Bone Size and Bone Density, $12,350, 2000 to 2001.
Neogen Corporation: Blood Titer Levels of Horses Before and After Vaccination with BotVax B Clostridium Botulinum Type B Toxoid, $1,000, 2000 to 2001.
Hamilton Feed: Evaluation of a Supplement to Promote Hoof and Hair Quality, $2,319, 2000 to 2001.
Animal Industry Coalition: A Nutritional Education and Service Program for Enhancement of Equine Health, Performance, Fitness and Profitability in Michigan, $20,000, 1999 to 2000.
MexAmerican Trading Corporation: . The Effect of a Bioavailable Source of Silicon on Markers of Bone and Collagen Metabolism in Horses, $10,803, 1999 to 2000.
MSU Honors College Research Fund: Feeding Bio-Available Silicon to Horses: Effects on Digestibility, $1,215, 1999 to 2000.
Animal Industry Coalition: Housing May be Detrimental to Horses, $41,912, 1998 to 1999.
All-University Research Initiation Grants: Influence of Housing on Bone Growth in Weanling Horses, $13,615, 1998 to 1999.
Animal Industry Coalition: Can Blood Serum Biochemical Markers Be Used to Monitor Skeletal Metabolism in Livestock and Performance Animals, $25,300, 1998 to 1999.
Animal Industry Coalition: Osteoarthritis in Michigan Performance Horses: Effects of Training and Nutritional Supplements, $20,750, 1997 to 1998.
Texas Equine Research Fund: Mineral Balance and the Bone Remodeling Process in Young Horses During Training, $17,819, 1995 to 1996.
Texas Equine Research Fund: Mineral Balance and the Bone Remodeling Process in Young Horses During Training, $21,794, 1994 to 1995.

• O'Connor, C.I., B.D. Nielsen, A.D. Woodward, H. S. Spooner, B.A. Ventura, and K.K. Turner. (2008) Mineral balance in horses fed two supplemental silicon sources., J. Anim. Phys. Anim. Nutr., In Press
• Turner, K.K., B.D. Nielsen, C.I. O'Connor-Robison, F.H. Nielsen, and M.W. Orth. (2008) Tissue response to a supplement high in aluminum and silicon., Bio. Trace Elem. Res., In Press
• Turner, K.K., B.D. Nielsen, C.I. O'Connor-Robison, D.S. Rosenstein, B.P. Marks, F.H. Nielsen, and M.W. Orth. (2008) Sodium zeolite A supplementation and its impact on the skeleton of dairy calves., Bio. Trace Elem. Res., In Press
• Nielsen, B.D., and H.S. Spooner. (2008) Small changes in exercise, not nutrition, often result in measurable changes in bone., Comp. Exer. Phys., In Press
• Woodward, A.D., B.D. Nielsen, C.I. O'Connor, C.D. Skelly, S.K. Webel, and M.W. Orth (2007) Dietary long-chain polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids increase docohexaenoic acid concentration and may increase trot stride lengths in horses, Equine Comp. Exer. Phys., 4 (2), 71-78
• Turner, K.K., B.D. Nielsen, C.I. O'Connor, and D.S. Rosenstein. (2007) Silicon supplementation and osteochondrotic lesions in two-year-old Standardbreds: a preliminary study, Equine Comp. Exer. Phys., 4 (2), 53-58
• O'Connor-Robison, C.I., B.D. Nielsen, and R. Morris. (2007) Cellulase supplementation does not improve the digestibility of a high forage diet in horses., J. Equine Vet. Sci, 27 (12), 535-538
• Hiney, K.M., B.D. Nielsen, and D.S. Rosenstein, Short-duration exercise and confinement alters bone mineral content and shape in weanling horses, Journal of Animal Science, 82(8), 2313-2320, 2004
• O’Connor, C.I., C. Ayers and B.D. Nielsen, Preference of complete pelleted feeds with differing concentrate to forage ratios in two ages of horses, Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 3(3), 178-181, 2004
• Butudom, P., D.J. Barnes, M.W. Davis, B.D. Nielsen, S.W. Eberhart and H.C. Schott, Rehydration fluid temperature affects voluntary drinking in horses dehydrated by furosemide administration and endurance exercise, Vet. J, 167, 72-80, 2004
• Hiney, K.M., B.D. Nielsen, D. Rosenstein, M.W. Orth and B.P. Marks, High-intensity exercise of short duration alters bovine bone density and shape, Journal of Animal Science, 82, 1612-1620, 2004
• Butudom, P., H.C. Schott II, S.M. Axiak, B.D. Nielsen and S.W. Eberhart, . Effect of varying initial drink volume on rehydration of horses, Physiology and Behavior, 79(2), 135-142, 2003
• Rivera, E., S. Benjamin, B.D. Nielsen, J.E. Shelle and A.J. Zanella, Behavioral and physiological responses of horses to initial training: the comparison between pasture and stalled horses, Applied Animal Behavior Science, 78, 235-252, 2002
• Butudom, P., H.C. Schott II, M.W. Davis, C.A. Kobe, B.D. Nielsen, and S.W. Eberhart, Drinking salt water enhances rehydration in horses dehydrated by frusemide administration and endurance exercise, Equine Veterinary Journal, 34, 513-518, 2002
• Trottier, N.L., B. D. Nielsen, K. J. Lang, P. K. Ku, and H. C. Schott, Equine endurance exercise alters serum branched-chain amino acid and alanine concentrations, Equine Veterinary Journal, 34, 168-172, 2002
• O’Conner, C.I., B.D. Nielsen, H.C. Schott and H.M. Clayton, Effects of weight carrying, exercise and a myo-anabolic supplement on growth and muscle, Equine Veterinary Journal, 34, 178-181, 2002
• Heleski, C.R., A.C. Shelle, B.D. Nielsen and A.J. Zanella, Influence of housing on weanling horse behavior and subsequent welfare, Applied Animal Behavior Science, 78, 291-302, 2002
• Lang, K.J., B.D. Nielsen, and M.J. Orth, Bone metabolism markers in Arabian horses during the first two years of life, Professional Animal Scientist, 18, 180-183, 2002
• Nielsen, B.D., C.I. O'Connor, D.S. Rosenstein, H.C. Schott and H.M. Clayton, Influence of trotting and supplemental weight on metacarpal bone development, Equine Veterinary Journal, 34, 236-240, 2002
• Lang, K.J., B.D. Nielsen, K.L. Waite, J. Link, G.M. Hill and M.W. Orth, Increased plasma silicon concentrations and altered bone resorption in response to sodium zeolite A supplementation in yearling horses, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 21(11), 550-555, 2001
• Bell, R.A., B.D. Nielsen, K. Waite, D. Rosenstein and M. Orth, Daily access to pasture turnout prevents loss of mineral in the third metacarpus of Arabian weanlings, Journal of Animal Science, 79, 1142-1150, 2001
• Lang, K.J., B.D. Nielsen, K.L. Waite, G.M. Hill and M.W. Orth, Supplemental silicon increases plasma and milk silicon concentrations in horses, Journal of Animal Science, 79, 2627-2633, 2001
• Waite, K.L., B.D. Nielsen and D.S. Rosenstein, . Computed tomography as a method of estimating bone mineral content in horses, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 20(1), 49-52, 2000
• Fenton, J.I., M.W. Orth, K.A., Chlebek-Brown, B.D. Nielsen, C.D. Corn, K.L. Waite and J.P. Caron, . Effect of longeing and glucosamine supplementation on serum markers of bone and joint metabolism in yearling Quarter Horses, Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 63, 288-291, 1999
• Hoekstra, K.E., B.D. Nielsen, M.W. Orth, D.S. Rosenstein, H.C. Schott and J.E. Shelle, . Comparison of bone mineral content and bone metabolism in stall- versus pasture-reared horses, Equine Veterinary Journal, 30, 601-604, 1999
• Nielsen, B.D., G.D. Potter, L.W. Greene, E.L. Morris, M. Murray-Gerzik, W.B. Smith and M.T. Martin, Response of young horses in training to varying concentrations of dietary calcium and phosphorus, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 18(6), 397-404, June 1998
• Nielsen, B.D., G.D. Potter, L.W. Greene, E.L. Morris, M. Murray-Gerzik, W.B. Smith and M.T. Martin, Characterization of changes related to mineral balance and bone metabolism in the young racing Quarter Horse, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 18(3), 190-200, March 1998
• Nielsen, B.D., G.D. Potter, E.L. Morris, T.W. Odom, D.M. Senor, J.A. Reynolds, W.B. Smith and M.T. Martin, Changes in the third metacarpal bone and frequency of bone injuries in young Quarter Horses during race training -- observations and theoretical considerations, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 17(10), 541-549, October 1997
• Gibbs, P.G., G.D. Potter, B.D. Nielsen, D.D. Householder and W. Moyer, Scientific principles for conditioning race and performance horses, Professional Animal Scientist, 11(4), 195, 1995
• Nielsen, B.D., G.D. Potter, E.L. Morris, T.W. Odom, D.M. Senor, J.A. Reynolds, W.B. Smith, M.T. Martin and E.H. Bird, Training distance to failure in young racing Quarter Horses fed sodium zeolite A, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 13(10), 562, October 1993
• Reynolds, J.A., G.D. Potter, T.W. Odom, M.M. Vogelsang, W.B. Smith, B.D. Nielsen, D.M. Senor and E.H. Bird, Physiological responses to training and racing in two-year old Quarter Horses, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 13(10), 543, October 1993