Pete Hansen
@ufpetehansen.bsky.social
Professor at the University of Florida focused on reproductive biology and assisted reproduction of domestic animals. Also interested in the genetics of thermolerance and, as you can see, Guinness.
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What gives people power???
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
What gives people power???
University of Florida Dept of Animal Sciences is looking for a Beef Program Manager -- see explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53... for more details.
University of Florida - Details - Beef Program Manager
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November 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
University of Florida Dept of Animal Sciences is looking for a Beef Program Manager -- see explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53... for more details.
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🌟 Editor Spotlight: John Roche 🌟 John serves as chief science advisor to New Zealand's Prime Minister & #JDSCommunications editor. Learn more about his thoughts on championing storytelling in science, community in publishing, and the wonder of cows 👉 https://ow.ly/oM7W50Xs2nI
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🌟 Editor Spotlight: John Roche 🌟 John serves as chief science advisor to New Zealand's Prime Minister & #JDSCommunications editor. Learn more about his thoughts on championing storytelling in science, community in publishing, and the wonder of cows 👉 https://ow.ly/oM7W50Xs2nI
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Red Meat Intake did not influence IL-6, TNF-α, leptin, or adiponectin. Among 10 OBS, no associations were shown between RMI and these biomarkers
Red meat intake and its influences on inflammation and immune function biomarkers in human adults www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Red meat intake and its influences on inflammation and immune function biomarkers in human adults www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Red meat intake and its influences on inflammation and immune function biomarkers in human adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies
Red meat intake (RMI) is implicated in promoting inflammation and compromising immune function. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis assessing how RMI influences inflammation and immu...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Red Meat Intake did not influence IL-6, TNF-α, leptin, or adiponectin. Among 10 OBS, no associations were shown between RMI and these biomarkers
Red meat intake and its influences on inflammation and immune function biomarkers in human adults www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Red meat intake and its influences on inflammation and immune function biomarkers in human adults www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Congratulations Dr. Arslan Tariq @arslantariq45.bsky.social for successfully defending his PhD dissertation today. Here he is with his committee: Ricardo Chebel, Klibs Galvao, John Bromfield (advisor) & me. In the back is what used to be Slick-Gator El Jefe. @AMCB_UF @uf_ansci @UF_IFAS
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Congratulations Dr. Arslan Tariq @arslantariq45.bsky.social for successfully defending his PhD dissertation today. Here he is with his committee: Ricardo Chebel, Klibs Galvao, John Bromfield (advisor) & me. In the back is what used to be Slick-Gator El Jefe. @AMCB_UF @uf_ansci @UF_IFAS
Seen at bike race my son-in-law was in at Milledgeville Georgia.
November 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Seen at bike race my son-in-law was in at Milledgeville Georgia.
Happy #Halloween from the UF Animal Sciences Halloween party. Culturing dinosaur embryos are (l-r): Pebbles (Sophia Obessa), Gazoo (Camila Cuellar), Wilma (Dani Heredia), Fred, Betty (Lorena Valdes) & a very tall Barney (Nick Kertz). In front: Dino (Boss). Yabba Dabba Do...
October 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Happy #Halloween from the UF Animal Sciences Halloween party. Culturing dinosaur embryos are (l-r): Pebbles (Sophia Obessa), Gazoo (Camila Cuellar), Wilma (Dani Heredia), Fred, Betty (Lorena Valdes) & a very tall Barney (Nick Kertz). In front: Dino (Boss). Yabba Dabba Do...
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"The scientific hegemony the USA had for decades has gone...the percentage of papers with a Chinese author [i]n 2025 is 23%, the USA 11%...transition to open access is only possible if Chinese researchers change their publishing habits" newsletter.journalology.com/p/the-rise-o...
The rise of China and the fall of open access
The theme of Open Access Week is "Who owns our knowledge?". The answer is increasingly likely to be "China".
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October 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"The scientific hegemony the USA had for decades has gone...the percentage of papers with a Chinese author [i]n 2025 is 23%, the USA 11%...transition to open access is only possible if Chinese researchers change their publishing habits" newsletter.journalology.com/p/the-rise-o...
Here is my lab as of April 2025 and my lab as seen by Artificial Intelligence
October 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Here is my lab as of April 2025 and my lab as seen by Artificial Intelligence
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🧪 The final version of my new selection index paper is out in Journal of Dairy Science. If you read the pre-print, this corrects the erroneous Figure 1. I'm not sure if I've actually answered the question posed in the title, but perhaps it's a start.
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Are there too many traits in our selection indices?
Selective breeding has been practiced since domestication, but early breeders commonly selected on appearance (e.g., coat color) rather than performan…
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October 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🧪 The final version of my new selection index paper is out in Journal of Dairy Science. If you read the pre-print, this corrects the erroneous Figure 1. I'm not sure if I've actually answered the question posed in the title, but perhaps it's a start.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Even cows like Irish Traditional Music
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Irish Cows appreciating Irish Music & Dance
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October 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Even cows like Irish Traditional Music
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Here is the first paper from our lab highlighted on Bluesky! Nothing like one-carbon metabolism to get the juices flowing! This work was led by by Masroor Sagheer.
Consequences of varying methionine concentrations on development of the bovine embryo in vitro† url: academic.oup.com/biolreprod/a...
Consequences of varying methionine concentrations on development of the bovine embryo in vitro† url: academic.oup.com/biolreprod/a...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Here is the first paper from our lab highlighted on Bluesky! Nothing like one-carbon metabolism to get the juices flowing! This work was led by by Masroor Sagheer.
Consequences of varying methionine concentrations on development of the bovine embryo in vitro† url: academic.oup.com/biolreprod/a...
Consequences of varying methionine concentrations on development of the bovine embryo in vitro† url: academic.oup.com/biolreprod/a...
We have these in our department, in a display case
April 24, 1924: Agriculture Secretary Henry C. Wallace with models of cows presented to him by the National Holstein Cattle Breeders’ Association.
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
We have these in our department, in a display case
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April 24, 1924: Agriculture Secretary Henry C. Wallace with models of cows presented to him by the National Holstein Cattle Breeders’ Association.
December 2, 2024 at 2:38 AM
April 24, 1924: Agriculture Secretary Henry C. Wallace with models of cows presented to him by the National Holstein Cattle Breeders’ Association.
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How now (SLICK1) cow? Exciting study on genetic introgression of SLICK1 allele from Senepol cattle into the Holstein breed for enhanced thermotolerance.
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October 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM
How now (SLICK1) cow? Exciting study on genetic introgression of SLICK1 allele from Senepol cattle into the Holstein breed for enhanced thermotolerance.
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I'm sure the president, famously known for his obsession with crowd sizes, will be fuming about the turnout of this year's #NoKings.
Here's what "No Kings" Looked Like Across the World
It certainly wasn't a "Hate America Rally."
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October 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I'm sure the president, famously known for his obsession with crowd sizes, will be fuming about the turnout of this year's #NoKings.
Happy to be here where the skies are blue.
October 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Happy to be here where the skies are blue.