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Dr Kirsty Kliem

Email:
k.e.kliem@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0) 118 378 8481
Job title:
Senior Research Fellow

Responsibilities:

Research on improving the health quality of primarily milk and dairy products (but also monogastric-derived food products and ruminant-derived meat).
Research on nutritional physiology of domestic animals, and the effect of nutritional intervention on animal health.
Contribute to lectures on animal science-based topics.
Supervise and tutor undergraduate/postgraduate students.
University of Reading Ambassador to the British Society of Animal Science Academia Association.

Areas of interest

Improving the health quality of milk and dairy products (primarily improving the fatty acid profile) by changing the dairy cow diet.
Effect of dietary interventions on the health and welfare of the dairy cow.
Development of biomarkers in milk for the detection of dairy cow disease.
In vitro digestion assessment of animal feeds (particularly fatty acid digestion).

Publications

Sari, N. , Ray, P. ORCID: 0000-0001-8375-8279 , Rymer, C. , Kliem, K. , Stergiadis, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-7293-182X (2022) Garlic and its bioactive compounds: implications for methane emissions and ruminant nutrition. Animals , 12 (21). ISSN: 2076-2615 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12212998
Stergiadis, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-7293-182X , Tarrado Ribes, A. , Reynolds, R. , Kliem, K. , Clegg, M. (2022) Nutrients in milk, dairy and plant-based alternatives and nutritional implications for consumers. pp. 618.
Markey, O. , Vasilopoulou, D. , Kliem, K. , Fagan, C. , Grandison, A. , Sutton, R. , Humphries, D. , Todd, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9981-923X , Jackson, K. ORCID: 0000-0002-0070-3203 , Givens, D. , Lovegrove, J. (2022) Effect of fat reformulated dairy food consumption on postprandial flow-mediated dilatation and cardiometabolic risk biomarkers compared with conventional dairy: a randomized, controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , 115 (3). pp. 679-693. ISSN: 0002-9165 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab428
Juniper, D. , Kliem, K. , Lee, A. , Rymer, C. (2022) The effect of stocking rate and supplementary selenium on the fatty acid composition and subsequent peroxidisability of poultry muscle tissues. Animal , 16 (3). ISSN: 1751-7311 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2022.100459

Clegg, M. , Tarrado Ribes, A. , Reynolds, R. , Kliem, K. , Stergiadis, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-7293-182X (2021) A comparative assessment of the nutritional composition of dairy and plant-based dairy alternatives available for sale in the UK and the implications for consumers’ dietary intakes. Food Research International ISSN: 0963-9969 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110586
Markey, O. , Vasilopoulou, D. , Kliem, K. , Fagan, C. , Grandison, A. , Sutton, R. , Humphries, D. , Todd, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9981-923X , Jackson, K. ORCID: 0000-0002-0070-3203 , Givens, D. , Lovegrove, J. (2021) Postprandial fatty acid profile, but not cardiometabolic risk markers, is modulated by dairy fat manipulation in adults with moderate cardiovascular disease risk: the randomized controlled REplacement of SaturatEd fat in dairy on Total cholesterol (RESET) study. Journal of Nutrition , 151 (7). pp. 1755-1768. ISSN: 1541-6100 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab050

Markey, O. and Kliem, K. (2020) Does modifying dairy fat composition by changing the diet of the dairy cow provide health benefits?. In: Givens, I. , (eds.) Milk and dairy foods: their functionality in human health and disease. Elsevier , London. pp. 51-86. ISBN: 9780128156032
Vasilopoulou, D. , Markey, O. , Kliem, K. , Fagan, C. , Grandison, A. , Humphries, D. , Todd, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9981-923X , Jackson, K. ORCID: 0000-0002-0070-3203 , Givens, D. , Lovegrove, J. (2020) Reformulation initiative for partial replacement of saturated with unsaturated fats in dairy foods attenuates the increase in LDL cholesterol and improves flow-mediated dilatation compared with conventional dairy: the randomized, controlled REplacement of SaturatEd fat in dairy on Total cholesterol (RESET) study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , 111 (4). pp. 739-748. ISSN: 1938-3207 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqz344
Till, B. , Huntingdon, J. , Kliem, K. , Taylor-Pickard, J. , Sinclair, L. (2020) Long term dietary supplementation with microalgae increases plasma docosahexaenoic acid in milk and plasma but does not affect plasma 13, 14-dihydro-15-keto PGF2α concentration in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Research , 87 (1). pp. 14-22. ISSN: 0022-0299 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002202991900102X

Kliem, K. , Humphries, D. , Grandison, A. , Morgan, R. , Livingstone, K. , Givens, D. , Reynolds, C. (2019) Effect of a whey protein and rapeseed oil gel feed supplement on milk fatty acid composition of Holstein cows. Journal of Dairy Science , 102 (1). pp. 288-300. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-15247
Stergiadis, S. , Berlitz, C. , Hunt, B. , Garg, S. , Givens, D. , Kliem, K. (2019) An update to the fatty acid profiles of bovine retail milk in the United Kingdom: implications for nutrition in different age and gender groups. Food Chemistry , 276 pp. 218-230. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.09.165
Kliem, K. , Humphries, D. , Markey, O. , Vasilopoulou, D. , Fagan, C. , Grandison, A. , Jackson, K. , Todd, S. , Givens, I. , Lovegrove, J. (2019) Food chain approach to lowering the saturated fat of milk and dairy products. International Journal of Dairy Technology , 72 (1). pp. 100-109. ISSN: 1364-727X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0307.12564
Kliem, K. , Humphries, D. , Kirton, P. , Givens, D. , Reynolds, C. (2019) Differential effects of oilseed supplements on methane production and milk fatty acid concentrations in dairy cows. Animal , 13 (2). pp. 309-317. ISSN: 1751-7311 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731118001398

Stergiadis, S. , Berlitz, C. , Hunt, B. , Garg, S. , Kliem, K. , Givens, I. (2018) Fatty acid profile of conventional, organic, and free-range retail milk in the United Kingdom. pp. 275.
Stergiadis, S. , Hynes, D. , Thomson, A. , Kliem, K. , Berlitz, C. , Gunal, M. , Yan, T. (2018) Effect of substituting fresh-cut perennial ryegrass with fresh-cut white clover on bovine milk fatty acid profile. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture , 98 (10). pp. 3982-3993. ISSN: 0022-5142 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.8991
Kliem, K. , Thomson, A. , Crompton, L. , Givens, D. (2018) Effect of selected plant species within biodiverse pasture on in vitro fatty acid biohydrogenation and tissue fatty acid composition of lamb. Animal , 12 (11). pp. 2415-2423. ISSN: 1751-732X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731118000265
Guo, J. , Jones, A. , Givens, D. , Lovegrove, J. , Kliem, K. (2018) Effect of dietary vitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 supplementation on plasma and milk 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 concentration in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science , 101 (4). pp. 3545-3553. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-13824

Markey, O. , Souroullas, K. , Fagan, C. , Kliem, K. , Vasilopoulou, D. , Jackson, K. , Humphries, D. , Grandison, A. , Givens, D. , Lovegrove, J. , Methven, L. (2017) Consumer acceptance of dairy products with a saturated fatty acid-reduced, monounsaturated fatty acid-enriched content. Journal of Dairy Science , 100 (10). pp. 7953-7966. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-12057
Markey, O. , Vasilopoulou, D. , Kliem, K. , Koulman, A. , Fagan, C. , Summerhill, K. , Wang, L. , Grandison, A. , Humphries, D. , Todd, S. , Jackson, K. , Givens, D. , Lovegrove, J. (2017) Plasma phospholipid fatty acid profile confirms compliance to a novel saturated fat-reduced, monounsaturated fat-enriched dairy product intervention in adults at moderate cardiovascular risk: a randomized controlled trial. Nutrition journal , 16 (1). ISSN: 1475-2891 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12937-017-0249-2
Stergiadis, S. , Hynes, D. , Thomson, A. , Kliem, K. , Berlitz, C. , Gunal, M. , Yan, T. (2017) Fatty acid profile of milk from cows fed diets based on fresh-cut white clover. pp. 441.
Thomson, A. , Humphries, D. , Kliem, K. , Dittmann, M. , Reynolds, C. (2017) Effects of replacing maize silage with lucerne silage and lucerne silage chop length on rumen function and milk fatty acid composition. Journal of Dairy Science , 100 (9). pp. 7127-7138. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-12914
Guo, J. , Kliem, K. , Lovegrove, J. , Givens, D. (2017) Effect of production system, supermarket and purchase date on the vitamin D content of eggs at retail. Food Chemistry , 221 pp. 1021-1025. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.11.060
Kliem, K. , Humphries, D. , Reynolds, C. , Morgan, R. , Givens, D. (2017) Effect of oilseed type on milk fatty acid composition of individual cows, and also bulk tank milk fatty acid composition from commercial farms. Animal , 11 (2). pp. 354-364. ISSN: 1751-7311 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731116001403

Kliem, K. and Shingfield, K. (2016) Manipulation of milk fatty acid composition in lactating cows: opportunities and challenges. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology , 118 (11). pp. 1661-1683. ISSN: 1438-9312 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.201400543

Livingstone, K. , Humphries, D. , Kirton, P. , Kliem, K. , Givens, D. , Reynolds, C. (2015) Effects of forage type and extruded linseed supplementation on methane production and milk fatty acid composition of lactating dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science , 98 (6). pp. 4000-4011. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2014-8987
Dalziel, C. , Kliem, K. , Givens, D. (2015) Fat and fatty acid composition of cooked meat from UK retail chickens labelled as from organic and non-organic production systems. Food Chemistry , 179 pp. 103-108. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.01.118

Kliem, K. , Shingfield, K. , Livingstone, K. , Givens, I. (2013) Seasonal variation in the fatty acid composition of milk available at retail in the United Kingdom and implications for dietary intake. Food Chemistry , 141 (1). pp. 274-281. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.02.116
Kliem, K. , Reynolds, C. , Humphries, D. , Kirkland, R. , Barratt, C. , Livingstone, K. , Givens, I. (2013) Incremental effect of a calcium salt of cis-monounsaturated fatty acids supplement on milk fatty acid composition in cows fed maize silage-based diets. Journal of Dairy Science , 96 (5). pp. 3211-3221. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2012-6211

Kliem, K. , Kirkland, R. , Givens, I. , Humphries, D. (2012) Effect of calcium salts of either palm fatty acid distillate or a palmitic acid-rich supplement on the fatty acid profile of cows' milk. pp. 92.
Kliem, K. , Hampton, T. , Charlton, P. , Givens, I. (2012) Regional and seasonal variation in the fatty acid profile of bulk milk, predicted using infra-red spectroscopy, from farms across the United Kingdom. pp. 147.
Livingstone, K. , Kliem, K. , Givens, I. , Reynolds, C. (2012) Effect of forage type and extruded linseed supplementation on milk fatty acid composition.
Reynolds, C. , Humphries, D. , Livingstone, K. , Kliem, K. , Givens, I. (2012) Effect of forage type and an extruded linseed supplement on methane production by lactating dairy cows. pp. 9.

Aikman, P. , Brown, R. , Gibson, T. , Kliem, K. , Givens, I. (2011) Concentrations of B-casein variants in UK retail milk.
Kliem, K. , Shingfield, K. , Jones, B. , Givens, I. (2011) Persistency of the effect of dietary milled rapeseeds on the milk fatty acid composition of lactating cows fed maize silage-based diets. pp. 3.
Kliem, K. , Reynolds, C. , Humphries, D. , Kirkland, R. , Givens, I. (2011) Incremental effects of a novel calcium salt of cis-monounsaturated fatty acids product on milk fatty acid composition. pp. 202.
Crompton, L. , Mills, J. , Kliem, K. , Reynolds, C. (2011) Effect of feeding milled rapeseed on methane emission and milk fatty acid composition in lactating dairy cows. pp. 75.
Kliem, K. , Reynolds, C. , Kirkland, R. , Humphries, D. , Barratt, C. , Givens, I. (2011) Incremental effects of feeding a rumen-inert MUFA supplement to dairy cows on milk trans fatty acid isomer composition. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , 70 (OCE4). pp. E228. ISSN: 0029-6651 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0029665111002795
Givens, I. and Kliem, K. (2011) Chronic disease risk associated with different dietary saturated fatty acids. In: Talbot, G. , (eds.) Reducing saturated fats in foods. Food Science, Technology and Nutrition Woodhead Publishing Ltd (221). , Cambridge. pp. 98-111. ISBN: 9781845697402
Kliem, K. , Shingfield, K. , Humphries, D. , Givens, D. (2011) Effect of replacing calcium salts of palm oil distillate with incremental amounts of conventional or high oleic acid milled rapeseed on milk fatty acid composition in cows fed maize silage-based diets. Animal , 5 (8). pp. 1311-1321. ISSN: 1751-732X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731111000310
Kliem, K. and Givens, D. (2011) Dairy products in the food chain: their impact on health. Annual Review of Food Science and Technology , 2 pp. 21-36. ISSN: 1941-1413

Kliem, K. and Givens, D. (2010) The fatty acid composition of milk available at retail over the course of one year. pp. 19-19.
Humphries, D. , Wallace, R. , Shingfield, K. , Kliem, K. , Reynolds, C. (2010) Effects of feeding Chrysanthemum coronarium flowers to lactating dairy cows on milk fatty acid composition. pp. 14-14.

Kliem, K. , Humphries, D. , Givens, D. (2009) Effect of normal and high oleic acid rapeseed in the dairy cow diet on milk fatty acid composition. pp. 87-87.
Kliem, K. (2009) Improving the nutritional quality of milk. Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech , 20 (5 Suppleme). pp. 8-11. ISSN: 1722-6996
Kliem, . , Aikman, . , Humphries, . , Morgan, R. , Shingfield, . , Givens, . (2009) Effect of replacing calcium salts of palm oil distillate with extruded linseeds on milk fatty acid composition in Jersey and Holstein cows. Animal , 3 pp. 1754-1762. ISSN: 1754-1762 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731109990723
Givens, . , Kliem, . , Humphries, . , Shingfield, . , Morgan, R. (2009) Effect of replacing calcium salts of palm oil distillate with rapeseed oil, milled or whole rapeseeds on milk fatty-acid composition in cows fed maize silage-based diets. Animal , 3 (7). pp. 1067-1074. ISSN: 1751-7311 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s175173110900442x
Givens, . and Kliem, . (2009) Improving the nutritional quality of milk . In: Paquin, . , (eds.) Functional and Speciality Beverage Technology. Woodhead Publishing Ltd , Cambridge. pp. 512. ISBN: 9781845693428
Givens, . , Humphries, . , Kliem, . , Kirton, . , Deaville, . (2009) Whole crop cereals 1. Effect of method of harvest and preservation on chemical composition, apparent digestibility and energy value. Animal Feed Science and Technology , 149 (1-2). pp. 102-113. ISSN: 0377-8401 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2008.05.007

Traill, W. , Arnoult, M. , Chambers, S. , Deaville, E. , Gordon, M. , John, P. , Jones, P. , Kliem, K. , Mortimer, S. , Tiffin, J. (2008) The potential for competitive and healthy food chains of benefit to the countryside. Trends in Food Science & Technology , 19 (5). pp. 248-254. ISSN: 0924-2244 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2008.01.004
Kliem, . , Morgan, R. , Humphries, . , Shingfield, . , Givens, . (2008) Effect of replacing grass silage with maize silage in the diet on bovine milk fatty acid composition. Animal , 2 (12). pp. 1850-1858. ISSN: 1751-7311 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1751731108003078

Kliem, . , Deaville, . , Morgan, R. , Givens, . (2006) Do biodiverse pastures have the potential to improve the fatty acid profile of ruminant meat?. pp. 87-88.
Givens, D. , Kliem, K. , Gibbs, R. (2006) The role of meat as a source of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the human diet. Meat Science , 74 (1). pp. 209-218. ISSN: 0309-1740 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.04.008
Givens, D. , Kliem, K. , Gibbs, R. (2006) The role of meat as a source of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the human diet. pp. 209-218. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.04.008

Burdge, G. , Tricon, S. , Morgan, R. , Kliem, K. , Childs, C. , Jones, E. , Russell, J. , Grimble, R. , Williams, C. , Yaqoob, P. , Calder, P. (2005) Incorporation of cis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid and vaccenic acid (trans-11 18 : 1) into plasma and leucocyte lipids in healthy men consuming dairy products naturally enriched in these fatty acids. British Journal of Nutrition , 94 (2). pp. 237-243. ISSN: 0007-1145 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/BJN20051506
Mould, . , Morgan, R. , Kliem, . , Krystallidou, . (2005) A review and simplification of the in vitro incubation medium. Animal Feed Science and Technology , 123 pp. 155-172. ISSN: 0377-8401 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.05.002
Mould, . , Kliem, . , Morgan, R. , Mauricio, . (2005) In vitro microbial inoculum: A review of its function and properties. Animal Feed Science and Technology , 123 pp. 31-50. ISSN: 0377-8401 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.04.028
Mould, . , Kliem, . , Morgan, R. (2005) Alternative methodologies - stretching the in vitro box. Animal Feed Science and Technology , 123 pp. 501-515. ISSN: 0377-8401 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.04.023
Morgan, R. , Westbury, D. , Kliem, . , Mould, . (2005) The degradation of Rhinanthus minor (Yellow rattle) in vitro.
Kliem, . , Morgan, R. , Mould, . (2005) The effect of Lactuca sativa and Urtica dioica on in vitro acidosis.
Kliem, . , Morgan, R. , Mould, . (2005) Persistency of effect of Lactuca sativa and Urtica dioica on in vitro acidosis.
Burdge, G. , Tricon, S. , Morgan, R. , Kliem, K. , Childs, C. , Jones, E. , Russell, J. , Grimble, R. , Williams, C. , Yaqoob, P. , Calder, P. (2005) Incorporation of cis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid and vaccenic acid (trans-11 18 : 1) into plasma and leucocyte lipids in healthy men consuming dairy products naturally enriched in these fatty acids. British Journal of Nutrition , 94 (2). pp. 237-243. ISSN: 0007-1145 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/bjn20051506

Mould, . , Morgan, R. , Kliem, . (2004) An in vitro model to evaluate nitrogen utilization by rumen microorganisms.
Mould, F. , Morgan, R. , Kliem, K. (2004) A simplified in vitro incubation medium with the potential to evaluate amino acid degradation in ruminants. Journal of Dairy Science
Morgan, R. , Kliem, . , Mould, . (2004) The use of a nitrogen free medium for in vitro fermentation studies.

Kliem, K. and Hillerton, J. (2002) Possible labile inhibition of the growth of Streptococcus uberis in milk from cows free from mastitis. Journal of Dairy Research , 69 (3). pp. 375-382. ISSN: 0022-0299 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022029902005629
Hillerton, J. and Kliem, K. (2002) Effective treatment of Streptococcus uberis clinical mastitis to minimize the use of antibiotics. Journal of Dairy Science , 85 (4). pp. 1009-1014. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74161-1