PUBLICATIONS

Tambadou, H, A Le Heiget, B Zwick, G Dallago, B Hagen, C Winder, JC Plaizier, J Kinley, K Ominski, E Pajor, H Watson, M King. 2026. How it feels to be a dairy farmer: A cross-sectional survey of farm management and well-being of dairy farmers in Western Canada and Ontario. Journal of Dairy Science. 109:7033-7055. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2025-27821

Tambadou, H, A Le Heiget, B Zwick, G Dallago, B Hagen, C Winder, JC Plaizier, J Kinley, K Ominski, E Pajor, H Watson, M King. 2026. Not your average dairy farmer: Clustering dairy farmers of Western Canada and Ontario based on management practices and well-being. Journal of Dairy Science. 109:7056-7069. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2025-27820

Carkner, MK, J Thiessen Martens, M Arcand, K Bobiwash, MRC Cordeiro, M King, Y Lawley, KH Ominski, J Goodwin, MG Bakker, M Bourgault, V Garcia, HDR Carvalho, X Gao, MH Entz. 2025. Toward net-zero farming systems using diversity, integration, and perenniality in the Black Soil Zone of the Canadian prairies: A co-design approach. Soil Security, 21, 100215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soisec.2025.100215  

Lutevele, N, K Orsel, M King, E Pajor, M C Ceballos. 2025. Attitudes towards cattle handling among Western Canadian cow-calf handlers: The role of handling training and perspectives on beef cattle welfare. Research in Veterinary Science. 190:105654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2025.105654

Lutevele, N, K Orsel, M King, E Pajor, M C Ceballos. 2025. Western Canadian cow-calf producers’ perspectives about cattle welfare, handling, and training in cattle handling: A thematic analysis. Research in Veterinary Science. 188:105606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2025.105606

Mukungu, L, M Entz, I Amarakoon, M King, MK Carkner. 2025. Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of flax as affected by manuring in a long-term organic field study. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 105:1-4.  https://doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2024-0171

Scott, A, A Le Heiget, R Stefanson, J Ahloy-Dallaire, and M King. 2024. Burlap and buddies: The effects of pre-weaning mixing and object enrichment (burlap) on piglet performance, behavior, and welfare in the post-weaning environment. Translational Animal Science. 8:txae057. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txae057

Scott, A, A Le Heiget, R Stefanson, J Ahloy-Dallaire, and M King. 2024. Burlap and buddies: The effects of pre-weaning mixing and object enrichment (burlap) on piglet performance, behavior, and welfare in the pre-weaning environment. Translational Animal Science. 8:txae053. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txae053

Ritter, C, and M King. 2023. One Welfare: The role of veterinary professionals. Canadian Veterinary Journal. 64(8): 784–786. PMC10352033.

King, MTM, J Giacinti, S Dubois, J Parmley, and C Jardine. 2023. Sources of morbidity and mortality impacting the health and welfare of free-living wild animals in Canada. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 59: 93-108. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-21-00178

Sherren, K, J Hodbod, M MathisonSlee, E Chappell, and M King. 2022. Adaptive grazing in Canada: uptake, management, motivations, and well-being. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 46:1204:1329. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2022.2107597

Naqvi, SA, MTM King, RD Matson, TJ DeVries, R Deardon, and HW Barkema. 2022. Data considerations for developing deep learning models for dairy applications: a simulation study on mastitis detection. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 192:106895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2021.106618

Naqvi, SA, MTM King, RD Matson, TJ DeVries, R Deardon, and HW Barkema. 2022. Mastitis detection with recurrent neural networks in farms using automated milking systems. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 192:106618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2021.106618

Matson, RD, MTM King, TF Duffield, DE Santschi, K Orsel, EA Pajor, GB Penner, T Mutsvangwa, and TJ DeVries. 2021. Farm-level factors associated with lameness prevalence, productivity, and milk quality in farms with automated milking systems. Journal of Dairy Science. 105:793-806. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20618

Matson, RD, MTM King, TF Duffield, DE Santschi, K Orsel; EA Pajor, GB Penner, T Mutsvangwa; and TJ DeVries. 2021. Benchmarking of farms with automated milking systems in Canada and associations with milk production and quality. Journal of Dairy Science. 104:7971-7983. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-20065

King, MTM, RD Matson, and TJ DeVries 2021. Connecting farmer mental health with cow health and welfare on dairy farms using robotic milking systems. Animal Welfare. 30:25-38. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.30.1.025

Padua, FD; MTM King; and TJ DeVries. 2020. Translactational associations of dry off management, milking activity, and somatic cell count in herds with automated milking systems. Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 01(2): 400-404. https://doi.org/10.1139/CJAS-2020-0066

Moore, SM; MTM King; AJ Carpenter; and TJ DeVries. 2020. Behavior, health, and productivity of early-lactation dairy cows supplemented with molasses in automated milking systems. Journal of Dairy Science. 103:10506-10518. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18649

King, MTM; TF Duffield; and TJ DeVries 2019. Short communication: Assessing the accuracy of inline milk fat-to-protein ratio data as an indicator of hyperketonemia in dairy cows in herds with automated milking systems. Journal of Dairy Science. 102:8417-8422. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-16070

King, MTM, KJ Sparkman, SJ LeBlanc, and TJ DeVries. 2018. Milk yield relative to supplement intake and rumination time differs by health status for fresh cows milked with automated systems. Journal of Dairy Science. 101:10168-10176. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-14671

King, MTM, and TJ DeVries. 2018. Review: Detecting health disorders using data from automatic milking systems and associated technologies. Journal of Dairy Science. 101:8605-8614. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-14521

King, MTM, SJ LeBlanc, EA Pajor, TC Wright, and TJ DeVries. 2018. Behavior and productivity of cows milked in automated systems prior to diagnosis of health disorders in early lactation. Journal of Dairy Science. 101:4343-4356. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-13686

King, MTM, KM Dancy, SJ LeBlanc, EA Pajor, and TJ DeVries. 2017. Deviations in behavior and productivity data prior to diagnosis of health disorders in cows milked with an automated system. Journal of Dairy Science. 100:8358-8371. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-12723

King, MTM, SJ LeBlanc, EA Pajor, and TJ DeVries. 2017. Cow-level associations of lameness, behavior, and milk yield of cows milked in automated systems. Journal of Dairy Science. 100:4818-4828. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-12281

King, MTM, EA Pajor, SJ LeBlanc, and TJ DeVries. 2016. Associations of herd-level housing, management, and lameness prevalence with productivity and cow behavior in herds with automated milking systems. Journal of Dairy Science. 99:9069-9079. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11329

King, MTM, RE Crossley, and TJ DeVries. 2016. Behavioral synchronization of dairy cows does not reduce the efficacy of mixed treatment experimental designs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 3:98. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2016

King, MTM, RE Crossley, and TJ DeVries. 2016. Timing of feed delivery and the behavior and productivity of lactating dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science. 99:1471–1482. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2015-9790.3