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Taw Scaff

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Early career · publishing since 2020Rising activity
Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesMeat and Animal Product QualityAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock

Publications

20

Citations

4

Est. group size

~12

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

7

Publishing since 2020

Research summary
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Taw Scaff's research focuses on swine nutrition and health, particularly studying how dietary minerals like zinc and copper affect growth performance and immune responses in nursery pigs. Work also examines how factors like starting body weight can predict later growth performance, and how immune challenges (such as bacterial infections) impact pig health and nutrient metabolism. This research is typically published in animal science journals and conference proceedings related to livestock production.

Swine nutrition and growth performanceDietary trace minerals (zinc, copper) in livestockImmune response and inflammation in pigsLivestock health and disease challenge modelsAnimal production and performance prediction

Publication output was minimal or absent before 2020, then increased notably starting in 2022 and peaked in 2023, suggesting a growing and increasingly active publication record in recent years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.8/year recently
1718192020: 1 publication20212022: 2 publications222023: 9 publications9232024: 5 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Animal Science×19
  • Translational Animal Science×1
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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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