A5037942518- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Biochemical effects in animals
- Food and Agricultural Sciences
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Food Security and Socioeconomic Dynamics
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
Tennessee State University
2019-2025
The research involving the beneficial aspects of amino acids being added to poultry feed pertaining performance, growth, intake, and conversion ratio is extensive. Yet currently effects on gut microbiota aren’t fully understood nor have there been many studies executed in explain relationship between microbiota. overall outcome health has linked bird due functionality gastrointestinal tract (GIT) for digestion/absorption nutrients as well immune response. These essential functions GI are...
Poultry drinking water quality parameters influence physiological functions and bird health. This study aimed to explore the impacts of poultry pH, TDS (total dissolved solids), elevated levels certain minerals on early phase broiler performance. Four treatment groups were created based source types: i) municipal (MW); ii) well/underground with moderately higher Ca, SO4-, Mn (WW); iii) high-pH (>8) (HPH); iv) high-TDS (>3000 ppm) (HTDS). All samples profiled for mineral content. Treatment...
The continuous use of antibiotics is associated with many complications in the poultry industry. Probiotics have emerged as a viable alternative over past few decades to counter adverse effects antibiotics. No candidate probiotic microorganisms been fully evaluated industry for their effectiveness potential probiotics guinea fowls (GFs) compared chickens. Recently, metagenome evaluation GFs our laboratory revealed predominance Lactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri) and actinobacteria class...
There are well documented complications associated with the continuous use of antibiotics in poultry industry. Over past few decades, probiotics have emerged as viable alternatives to antibiotics; however, most these candidate probiotic microorganisms not been fully evaluated for their effectiveness potential poultry. Recent evaluation a metagenome broiler chickens our laboratory revealed prevalence Lactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri) and Actinobacteria class bacteria gastrointestinal tract....
Lysine is the second most limiting amino acid after methionine and considered for growth in poultry. requirement broiler chickens has changed over years. Leptin adiponectin represent 2 adipokines that mediate metabolism by eliciting satiety effects whereas ghrelin peptide hormone influences appetite. We hypothesize this affects performance of chicks. This study evaluates effect varying dietary lysine homeostasis on through satiety- appetite-mediating hormones. In 3 replications, 270...
Mediation of gut flora diversity and composition by the utilization amino acids may have additional effects on host metabolism health, this provide prospective development nutritional approaches for disease prevention or treatment. Lysine is second limiting acid needed breast muscle which makes it an essential feed-additive in poultry diets. Consequences lack lysine a profound effect potassium concentrations poor nitrogen retention poultry. Previously, we identified 18 species chicken...