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Burt Staniar

  • Assistant Professor of Equine Science
316 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building
University Park , PA 16802
Office Phone: (814) 865-0698

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Education

  1. Ph.D., Animal Science, Virginia Tech, 2002
  2. M.S., Animal Science, Virginia Tech, 1998
  3. B.A., Biology, University of Richmond, 1996

Professional Experience

  • 2007 – Assistant Professor of Equine Nutrition, Dairy and Animal Science Department, The Pennsylvania State University
  • 2004 – 2007 Assistant Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Based at Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Middleburg, VA
  • 2002 – 2004 Post-Doctoral Associate in Equine Nutrition, Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, Middleburg, VA, Research focus: Growth curve characteristics of Thoroughbreds and developmental changes in the somatotropic axis

 Professional Societies (Membership)

  • Equine Science Society, 1998 – present
  • American Society of Animal Science, 1998 – present
  • Comparative Nutrition Society, 1998 – present
  • Pennsylvania Equine Council, 2007 – present

Selected Publications

  • L.A. George, W. B. Staniar, K. H. Treiber, P. A. Harris, and R. J. Geor. 2009. Insulin sensitivity and glucose dynamics during pre-weaning foal development. Dom. Anim. Endo. 37:23-29.
  • R. A. Carter, R. J. Geor, W. B. Staniar, T. A. Cubitt, and P. A. Harris. 2008. Apparent adiposity assessed by standardized scoring systems and morphometric measurements in horses and ponies. Vet. J. 179:204-210.
  • W. B. Staniar, D. S. Kronfeld, R. M. Akers, and P. A. Harris. 2007. Insulin-like growth factor I in growing Thoroughbreds. J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (Berl). 91:390-399.
  • W. B. Staniar, T. A. Cubitt, L. A. George, P. A. Harris, and R. J. Geor. 2007. Glucose and insulin responses to different dietary energy sources in Thoroughbred broodmares grazing cool season pasture. Livestock Sci. 111:164-171.
  • T. A. Cubitt, W. B. Staniar, D. S., Kronfeld, B. M., Byrd, and P. A., Harris, 2007. Environmental effects on nutritive value of equine pastures in Northern Virginia. Pferdeheilkunde. 23:151-154.
  • A. M. Smith, W. B. Staniar, and R. K. Splan. 2006. Associations between yearling body measurements and career racing performance in Thoroughbred racehorses. J. Equine Vet. Sci. 26: 212-214.
  • K. H. Treiber, D. S. Kronfeld, T. M. Hess, B. M. Byrd, R. K. Splan, and W. B. Staniar. 2006. Evaluation of genetic and metabolic predispositions and nutritional risk factors for pasture-associated laminitis in ponies. J Am Vet Med Assoc 228: 1538-1545.
  • Hess TM, Kronfeld DS, Carter RA, Treiber KH, Byrd BM, Staniar WB, Smith LT, Gay LA, Harris PA. 2006. Does usefulness of potassium supplementation depend on speed? Equine Vet. J. Suppl., 36:74-9.
  • Kronfeld DS, Treiber KH, Hess TM, Splan RK, Byrd BM, Staniar WB, White NW. 2006. Metabolic syndrome in healthy ponies facilitates nutritional countermeasures against pasture laminitis. J. Nutr., 136:2090S-2093S.
  • K. H. Treiber, R. C. Boston, D. S. Kronfeld, W. B. Staniar, and P. A. Harris. 2005. Insulin resistance and compensation in thoroughbred weanlings adapted to high-glycemic meals. J Anim Sci 83: 2357-2364.
  • W. B. Staniar, D. S. Kronfeld, K. H. Treiber, R. K. Splan, and P. A. Harris. 2004. Growth rate consists of baseline and systematic deviation components in Thoroughbreds. J. Anim. Sci. 82:1007-1015.
  • W. B. Staniar, D. S. Kronfeld, R. M. Hoffman, J. A. Wilson, and P. A. Harris. 2004. Weight prediction from linear measures of growing Thoroughbreds. Equine Vet. J. 36:149-154.
  • W. B. Staniar, D. S. Kronfeld, J. A. Wilson, L. A. Lawrence, W. L. Cooper, and P. A. Harris. 2001. Growth of Thoroughbreds fed a low protein supplement fortified with lysine and threonine. J. Anim. Sci. 79:2143-2151.
  • C. A. Williams, D. S. Kronfeld, W. B. Staniar, and P. A. Harris. 2001. Plasma glucose and insulin responses of Thoroughbred mares fed a meal high in starch and sugar or fat and fiber. J. Anim. Sci. 79:2196-2201.