Burt Staniar

About

Burt Staniar is an Associate Professor of Equine Science at the Pennsylvania State University. His areas of expertise include nutritional influences on growth and development, mammalian patterns of growth, dietary energy sources and their impact on metabolism, gastrointestinal permeability, gastrointestinal health and inflammation, grazing strategies for horse health and performance, and equine pasture and manure management practices. He holds a Ph.D. in Animal Science from Virginia Tech, obtained in 2002, a Master's degree in Animal Science from Virginia Tech in 1998, and a B.A. in Biology from the University of Richmond in 1996. His professional experience includes positions as an Assistant Professor of Equine Nutrition at Penn State since 2007, and prior roles at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, including a post-doctoral associate focusing on growth curve characteristics of Thoroughbreds and developmental changes in the somatotropic axis. Burt Staniar is actively involved in research related to equine nutrition, growth, and health, and is a member of several professional societies such as the Equine Science Society, the American Society of Animal Science, the Comparative Nutrition Society, and the Pennsylvania Equine Council.

Selected publications

• Climate change effects on livestock in the Northeast US and strategies for adaptation

  Climatic Change · 2017-07-17 · 92 citations

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  The livestock industries are a major contributor to the economy of the northeastern United States. Climate models predict increased average maximum temperatures, days with temperatures exceeding 25 °C, and higher annual precipitation in the Northeast. These environmental changes combined with increased atmospheric CO2 concentration are expected to either increase or decrease forage productivity depending on the crop, and may decrease protein content and forage digestibility. Winter damage to sen…

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• Effects of feeding rumen-protected Capsicum oleoresin on growth performance, health status, and total tract digestibility of growing beef cattle

  Animal Feed Science and Technology · 2020-12-03 · 17 citations

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• Nutrition of Broodmares

  Veterinary Clinics of North America Equine Practice · 2021-04-01 · 10 citations

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• A Survey of Pennsylvania Horse Management: Part One—Nutrition

  Journal of Equine Veterinary Science · 2022 · 5 citations

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• Changes in equine complete blood count parameters and inflammatory indices with inflammation

  Journal of Equine Veterinary Science · 2025-05-01 · 2 citations

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Labs

• Staniar Laboratory Equine Research TeamPI

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