K. (Kim) OMINSKI

Professor
Animal Science
Canada

Biography

High tannin forages can improve sustainability of cattle production systems Use of tannin-containing legumes in beef cattle production systems Examination of the multi-functionality of forages in Manitoba Developing a strategy for forage and grassland management in Manitoba through an examination of the multi-functionality of forages, including net greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient utilization in forage-based beef cattle production systems

Research Intrest

Ominski has developed a multidisciplinary, systems-based research program examining the productivity and environmental sustainability of forage-based beef cattle production system.

List of Publications
R. Johnson, G. E. Carstens, S. D. Prince, K. H. Ominski, K. M. Wittenberg, M. Undi, T.D. A. Forbes, A. N. Hafla, D. R. Tolleson and J. A. Basarab. 2017. Application of fecal near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy profiling for the prediction of diet nutritional characteristics and voluntary intake in beef cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 95:447-454
Aklilu W. Alemu, Brian D. Amiro, Shabtai Bittman, Douglas MacDonald, and Kim H. Ominski. 2017. Greenhouse gas emissions of Canadian cow-calf operations: A whole-farm assessment of 295 farms. Agric. Systems 151:73-83.
G Legesse, K. H. Ominski, K. A. Beauchemin, S. Pfister, M. Martel, E. J. McGeough, A. Y. Hoekstra, R. Kroebel, M. R. C. Cordeiro, and T. A. McAllister. (2017). Quantifying water use in ruminant production. J. Anim. Sci. 95:2001-2018.