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J.N. Marchant

Veterinary · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1990

Publications

186

Citations

5,265

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
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J.N. Marchant studies animal welfare and behavior in pigs, particularly sows and their piglets, focusing on topics such as environmental enrichment, heat stress, thermal housing conditions, and early human contact. This research aims to improve farming practices and inform welfare policy and legislation by studying how pigs respond to their physical and social environments. The work also extends to broader animal welfare science topics, including international perceptions of animal welfare and welfare standards across regions.

Pig behavior and welfareEnvironmental and heat stress in livestockSow and piglet managementHuman-animal interactionAnimal welfare policy and legislation

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with a peak in 2020, followed by a relatively steady average of about 5 publications per year in the most recent five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.0/year recently
2017: 11 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 13 publications13202021: 5 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Animal Science×19
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science×6
  • animal×6
  • Frontiers in Animal Science×4
  • Elsevier eBooks×4
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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