Animal & Dairy Science: Personnel
Clay Lents
Assistant Professor
B.S., Cameron Univeristy, Lawton OK.
M.S., Oklahoma State University
PhD, Oklahoma State University
Edgar L. Rhodes Center for ADS
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-2771
Phone: 706/542-7048
Fax: 706/583-0274
Email: clents@uga.edu
Description of Research and Teaching Interests
Our laboratory has an interest in the molecular events associated with reproductive function in domestic animals. My research efforts are focused on investigating neuroendocrine control of gonadotropin secretion in ruminants as well as swine. Specific projects focus on expression of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor in ruminants and endocrine factors regulating gene expression in the hypothalamus of pigs. A variety of molecular biology techniques are employed to combine classic whole animal studies with in vitro laboratory experiments.
Selected Recent Publications
Lents, C. A., F. J. White, L. N. Floyd, D. L. Gay, and R. P. Wettemann. 2006. Effects of method and timing of castration and the use of an estrogenic growth stimulant on weight gain fo bull calves. Prof. Anim. Sci. 22:126-131.
Cherrington, B. D., T. A. Farmerie, C. A. Lents, J. D. Cantlon, M. S. Roberson, and C. M. Clay. 2005. Activin responsiveness of the murine gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor gene is mediated by a composite enhancer containing spatially distinct regulatory elements. Mol. Endocrinol. 19:898-912.
Lents, C. A., R. P. Wettemann, F. J. White, I. Rubio, N. H. Ciccioli, L.J. Spicer, D. H. Keisler, and M. E. Payton. 2005. Influence of nutrient intake and body fat on concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I, insulin, thyroxine, and leptin in plasma of gestating beef cows. J. Anim.Sci. 83:586-596.
Looper, M. L., C. A. Lents, and R. P. Wettemann. 2003. Body condition at parturition and postpartum weight changes do not influence the incidence of short-lived corpora lutea in postpartum beef cows. J. Anim. Sci. 81:2390-2394.
Lents, C. A., R. P. Wettemann, M. J. Paape, J. A. Vizcarra, M. L. Looper, D. S. Buchanan, and K. S. Lusby. 2002. Efficacy of intramuscular treatment of beef cows with oxytetracycline to reduce mastitis and to increase calf growth. J. Anim. Sci. 80:1405-1412.
Lents, C. A., R. P. Wettemann, J. A. Vizcarra, M. L. Looper, D. S. Buchanan, and M. J. Paape. 2002. Efficacy of intramuscular treatment of beef cows with oxytetracycline to reduce mastitis and to increase calf growth. J. Anim. Sci. 80:1405-1412.
Wheeler, J. S., D. L. Lalman, L. A. Redmon, G. W. Horn, and C. A. Lents. 2002. Effects of supplementation on intake, digestion, and performance of beef cattle consuming fertilized, stockpiled bermudagrass forage. J. Anim. Sci. 80:780-789.
Auchtung, T. L., D. S. Buchanan, C. A. Lents, S. M. Barao, and G. E. Dahl. 2001. Growth hormone response to growth hormone-releasing hormone in beef cows divergently selected for milk production. J. Anim. Sci. 79:1295-1300.
Lents, C. A., D. L. Lalman, C. Vermeulen, J. A. Wheeler, G. W. Horn, and R. P. Wettemann. 2000. Effects of supplemental undegradable protein during early lactation on the performance of beef cows grazing native range. Prof. Anim. Sci. 16:21-29.