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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
Research areas include actively seeking to reduce the environmental impact of poultry production primarily by seeking improvements in nutrient utilization.  Strategies include seeking improvements in ingredient processing and feed manufacture, evaluation of alternate rearing/feeding strategies such a continuous multiphase feeding, dietary incorporation of exogenous enzymes, use of prebiotic materials such as mannan oligosaccharides (MOS), and use of antibiotic like growth promoters.

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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12 Responsible Consumption And Production

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Reference serum biochemical values for emus and ostriches.

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Multiexperiment evaluation of increasing phytase activity from Optiphos (R) and Optiphos Plus (R) on 21-day broiler performance and tibia mineralization

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Effect of beta-carotene, canthaxanthin, lutein, and vitamin E on neonatal immunity of chicks when supplemented in the broiler breeder diets.

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Interorgan Metabolism, Nutritional Impacts,and Safety of Dietary L-Glutamate and L-Glutamine in Poultry

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Haemolytic and antimicrobial activities of saponin-rich extracts from guar meal

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SEPARATION OF CAROTENOIDS IN TURF BERMUDA GRASSES BY HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY

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RESEARCH ON THE GROWTH RATES OF OSTRICH CHICKS

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Developing a novel oral vitamin D3 intake bioassay to re-evaluate the vitamin D3 requirement for modern broiler chickens.

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Dietary lipid source and vitamin E effect on lipid oxidation stability of cooked chicken patties

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Assessing effects of yeast cell wall supplementation on threonine requirements in broilers as measured by performance and intestinal morphology.

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Precision poultry nutrition and feed formulation

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beta-Mannanase ameliorates viscosity-associated depression of growth in broiler chickens fed guar germ and hull fractions.

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Camelina meal increases egg n-3 fatty acid content without altering quality or production in laying hens.

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Lipid metabolic dose response to dietary alpha-linolenic acid in monk parrot (Myiopsitta monachus).

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Effect of Continuous Multiphase Feeding Schedules on Nitrogen Excretion and Broiler Performance

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The effect of ethoxyquin on tissue peroxidation and immune status of single comb White Leghorn cockerels.

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Ochratoxin A and dietary protein. 2. Effects on hematology and various clinical chemistry measurements.

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Antiparasitic effect of wild rue (Peganum harmala L.) against experimentally induced coccidiosis in broiler chicks.

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Efficacy of montmorillonite clay (NovaSil PLUS) for protecting full-term broilers from aflatoxicosis

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Neonatal immune response and growth performance of chicks hatched from single comb White Leghorn breeders fed diets supplemented with beta-carotene, canthaxanthin, or lutein.

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BETA-CAROTENE AND CANTHAXANTHIN CONCENTRATION ON THE IMMUNE STATUS IN CHICKS

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Hemolytic and antimicrobial activities differ among saponin-rich extracts from guar, quillaja, yucca, and soybean.

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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Antioxidants in a Broiler Type Diet

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Effect of beta-carotene, canthaxanthin, or lutein on lymphocyte proliferation (in vitro) of newly hatched chicks.

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SELECTED ENDOCRINE RESPONSES TO THERMAL-STRESS INDUCED HYPOCALCEMIA IN THE DOMESTIC HEN

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Guar meal ameliorates Eimeria tenella infection in broiler chicks.

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Evaluation of the performance of Hy-Line Brown laying hens fed soybean or soybean-free diets using cage or free-range rearing systems.

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Effect of Dietary L-Threonine and Toxin Binder on Performance, Blood Parameters, and Immune Response of Broilers Exposed to Aflatoxin B1.

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Evaluation of guar by-products in high production laying hen diets

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Nutrition of free-living Neotropical psittacine nestlings and implications for hand-feeding formulas.

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THE EFFECT OF THERMAL-STRESS ON PARATHYROID-GLAND WEIGHT, DUODENAL CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN-ACTIVITY AND BONE-MINERAL IN SCWL HENS

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CAROTENE AND XANTHOPHYLL CHANGES DURING GROWTH AND PROCESSING OF TURF BERMUDAGRASS

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Consumer acceptance of eggs from Hy-Line Brown layers fed soybean or soybean-free diets using cage or free-range rearing systems.

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Minimizing the environmental impact of poultry production through improved feed formulation

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Cottonseed with a high (+)- to (-)-gossypol enantiomer ratio favorable to broiler production.

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Determination of carotenoid pigments, retinol, and alpha-tocopherol in feeds, tissues, and blood serum by normal phase high performance liquid chromatography.

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Predicted metabolizable energy density and amino acid profile of the crop contents of free-living scarlet macaw chicks (Ara macao).

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Quantitative measurement of negligible trypsin inhibitor activity and nutrient analysis of guar meal fractions.

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Effects of graded levels of dietary phosphorus on bone mineralization in the very young poult.

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Effects of guar meal by-product with and without beta-mannanase Hemicell on broiler performance.

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Soybean, palm kernel, and animal-vegetable oils and vitamin E supplementation effect on lipid oxidation stability of sous vide chicken meat.

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Conversion of -linolenic acid to long-chain omega-3 fatty acid derivatives and alterations of HDL density subfractions and plasma lipids with dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids in Monk parrots (Myiopsitta monachus).

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Growth promoting effects of prebiotic yeast cell wall products in starter broilers under an immune stress and Clostridium perfringens challenge

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alpha-tocopherol, beta-carotene, and retinol enrichment of chicken eggs.

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EFFECTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL PHENYLALANINE ON THE EXPRESSION OF OCHRATOXICOSIS IN BROILER CHICKS

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Evaluating the effect of yeast cell wall supplementation on ideal threonine to lysine ratios in broilers as measured by performance, intestinal mucin secretion, morphology, and goblet cell number

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Effects of beta-carotene and canthaxanthin on aflatoxicosis in broilers.

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Impact of L-phenylalanine supplementation on the performance of three-week-old broilers fed diets containing ochratoxin A. 2. Effects on hematology and clinical chemistry.

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Use of expander cottonseed meal in broiler diets formulated on a digestible amino acid basis.

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Heat Stability of the Bile Salt-Stimulated Lipase in Human Milk Fortified with Sodium Taurocholate 1.

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Oxidation of amino acids, glucose, and fatty acids as metabolic fuels in enterocytes of post-hatching developing chickens.

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Time course evaluation of carotenoid and retinol concentrations in posthatch chick tissue.

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Guar meal germ and hull fractions differently affect growth performance and intestinal viscosity of broiler chickens.

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Prediction of the nutritional composition of the crop contents of free-living scarlet macaw chicks by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy

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Performance of broilers fed diets supplemented with two yeast cell wall strains using two feeding strategies.

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Yeast cell wall and live yeast products and their combination in broiler diets formulated with weekly ingredient variations.

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Camelina meal and table egg n-3 fatty acids

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Relative bioavailability determination of highly concentrated cholecalciferol (vitamin D-3) sources employing a broiler chick bioassay

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Effects of Guar Bean, Guar Meal and Guar Gum on Productive Performance of Broiler Chicks

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SIMULTANEOUS SEPARATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CAROTENOIDS AND CHLOROPHYLLS IN TURF BERMUDAGRASS BY HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY

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Relative toxicity of cottonseed gossypol enantiomers in broilers

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The Role of Housing Environment and Dietary Protein Source on the Gut Microbiota of Chicken.

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Effects of brooding temperature and molybdenum on the turkey poult.

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Effects of increasing dried distillers' grains with solubles and non-starch polysaccharide degrading enzyme inclusion on growth performance and energy digestibility in broilers

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Impact of L-phenylalanine supplementation on the performance of three-week-old broilers fed diets containing ochratoxin A. 1. Effects on body weight, feed conversion, relative organ weight, and mortality.

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Guar meal diets as an alternative approach to inducing molt and improving Salmonella enteritidis resistance in late-phase laying hens.

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EVALUATION OF LINCOMYCIN AND ROXARSONE WHEN FED IN COMBINATION WITH MONENSIN IN BROILERS

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In vitro</I> Viscosity as a Function of Guar Meal and ß-Mannanase Content of Feeds

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Application of guar hull by-product as a full-fed molting supplement

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Feeding of yeast cell wall extracts during a necrotic enteritis challenge enhances cell growth, survival and immune signaling in the jejunum of broiler chickens.

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EFFECT OF TURF BERMUDAGRASS MEAL ON EGG-PRODUCTION, FEED-UTILIZATION, YOLK COLOR, AND EGG WEIGHT

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Aflatoxin-induced toxicity and depletion of hepatic vitamin A in young broiler chicks: protection of chicks in the presence of low levels of NovaSil PLUS in the diet.

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Caecal metabolites and microbial populations in chickens consuming diets containing a mined humate compound

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Evaluation of sorghum ergot toxicity in broilers.

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Ochratoxin A and dietary protein. 1. Effects on body weight, feed conversion, relative organ weight, and mortality in three-week-old broilers.

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Polyamine synthesis from arginine and proline in tissues of developing chickens.

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Nutritional content of the diets of free-living scarlet macaw chicks in southeastern Peru.

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Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV)

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Impacts of Dietary Protein and Prebiotic Inclusion on Liver and Spleen Gene Expression in Hy-Line Brown Caged Layers.

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Evaluation of high dietary phytase supplementation on performance, bone mineralization, and apparent ileal digestible energy of growing broilers.

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Use of guar by-products in high-production laying hen diets.

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CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSES OF XANTHOPHYLLS IN EGG-YOLKS FROM LAYING HENS FED TURF BERMUDAGRASS (CYNODON-DACTYLON) MEAL

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Partial Replacement of Dietary Cholecalciferol with 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol on Broiler Chickens Subjected to a Coccidiosis Vaccine Challenge

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Tissue distribution of gossypol enantiomers in broilers fed various cottonseed meals.

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Influence of different yeast cell wall preparations and their components on performance and immune and metabolic pathways in Clostridium perfringens-challenged broiler chicks.

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Effects of a Calcium Bentonite Clay in Diets Containing Aflatoxin when Measuring Liver Residues of Aflatoxin B in Starter Broiler Chicks.

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Efficacy of Two Texas Bentonites in Binding Aflatoxin B1 and in Reducing Aflatoxicosis in Broilers

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Aflatoxicosis in Poultry: Remediation with Bentonite Clays

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Effects of yeast cell wall on early production laying hen performance

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Nutritional and physical characteristics of commercial hand-feeding formulas for parrots.

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CUSTOMIZING THE FATTY-ACID CONTENT OF BROILER TISSUES

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EFFECT OF HEAT-STRESS AND DIETARY PHOSPHORUS ON EGGSHELL QUALITY AND VARIOUS BLOOD PARAMETERS

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Caecal metabolites and microbial populations in chickens consuming diets containing a mined humate compound

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Effect of (+)- and (-)-gossypol in cottonseed on the performance of three-week-old broiler chickens

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Evaluating Poultry Production through Precision Nutrition

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Planning IUCRC Texas A&M University: Center for Environmental Sustainability through Insect Farming (CEStIns)

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Texas A&M University; Poultry Science; 2472 TAMU

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# etdChairOf[].label
Al-Ajeeli, Morouj Nayaf Hasan (2017-12). Evaluation of Performance of Hy-line Brown Laying Hens Fed Soybean and Soybean-free Diets Using Cage and Free-range Rearing Systems. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Hashim, Mohammed Malik (2016-08). Study of the Yeast Cell Wall Components, Mannan Oligosaccharide and Beta Glucan, to Determine Their Individual and Synergistic Influence on Broiler Performance Under Pathologic Stress. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Alsadwi, Akhil (2018-12). Evaluation of Silver Ions as a Potential Antibiotic Alternative in Broiler Chickens. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Kakani, Radhika (2013-12). Prebiotic Properties of Yeast Cell Wall Mannanoligosaccharides and Guar Gum Galactomannans in Starting Broilers. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Abdaljaleel, Raghad Ali (2018-05). Effect of Yeast Cell Wall Supplementation on Ideal Threonine to Lysine Ratios in Broilers as Measured by Performance, Intestinal Morphology, Ileal Digestibility and Mucin Secretion. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Leyva Jimenez, Hector Enrique (2018-12). Evaluation of the Dietary Vitamin D₃ Requirement of Modern  Broiler Chickens and Partial Replacement of Vitamin D₃ With 25 Hydroxycholecalciferol. Doctoral Dissertation.