selected publications academic article Adikari, A., Xu, J., Casterlow, S., Li, H., Gilbert, E. R., McElroy, A. P., ... Smith, E. J. (2017). Haplotype Structure and DNA Sequence Variation of the Liver Expressed Antimicrobial Peptide-2 (chLEAP-2) Gene in Chickens challenged with Eimeria maxima . International Journal of Poultry Science. 16(9), 336-343. Wittish, L. M., McElroy, A. P., Harper, A. F., & Estienne, M. J. (2014). Performance and physiology of pigs administered spray-dried plasma protein during the late suckling period and transported after weaning. Journal of Animal Science. 92(10), 4390-4399. Walters, J., Evans, R., LeRoith, T., Sriranganathan, N., McElroy, A., & Pierson, F. W. (2014). Experimental comparison of hemolytic and nonhemolytic Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale field isolates in vivo. AVIAN DISEASES. 58(1), 78-82. Paiva, D., & McElroy, A. (2014). Necrotic enteritis: Applications for the poultry industry. Journal of Applied Poultry Research. 23(3), 557-566. Walk, C. L., Bedford, M. R., Santos, T. S., Paiva, D., Bradley, J. R., Wladecki, H., Honaker, C., & McElroy, A. P. (2013). Extra-phosphoric effects of superdoses of a novel microbial phytase. Poultry Science. 92(3), 719-725. Paiva, D. M., Walk, C. L., & McElroy, A. P. (2013). Influence of dietary calcium level, calcium source, and phytase on bird performance and mineral digestibility during a natural necrotic enteritis episode. Poultry Science. 92(12), 3125-3133. Walk, C. L., Bedford, M. R., & McElroy, A. P. (2012). Influence of diet, phytase, and incubation time on calcium and phosphorus solubility in the gastric and small intestinal phase of an in vitro digestion assay. Journal of Animal Science. 90(9), 3120-3125. Walk, C. L., Bedford, M. R., & McElroy, A. P. (2012). In vitro evaluation of limestone, dicalcium phosphate, and phytase on calcium and phosphorus solubility of corn and soybean meal. Poultry Science. 91(3), 674-682. Walk, C. L., Bedford, M. R., & McElroy, A. P. (2012). Influence of limestone and phytase on broiler performance, gastrointestinal pH, and apparent ileal nutrient digestibility. Poultry Science. 91(6), 1371-1378. Casterlow, S., Li, H., Gilbert, E. R., Dalloul, R. A., McElroy, A. P., Emmerson, D. A., & Wong, E. A. (2011). An antimicrobial peptide is downregulated in the small intestine of Eimeria maxima-infected chickens. Poultry Science. 90(6), 1212-1219. Walk, C. L., Wyatt, C. L., Upton, R., & McElroy, A. P. (2011). Effect of diet and phytase on the performance and tibia ash of broilers exposed to a live coccidia oocyst vaccine. Journal of Applied Poultry Research. 20(2), 153-161. Barri, A., Honaker, C. F., Sottosanti, J. R., Hulet, R. M., & McElroy, A. P. (2011). Effect of incubation temperature on nutrient transporters and small intestine morphology of broiler chickens. Poultry Science. 90(1), 118-125. Walk, C. L., Cowieson, A. J., Remus, J. C., Novak, C. L., & McElroy, A. P. (2011). Effects of dietary enzymes on performance and intestinal goblet cell number of broilers exposed to a live coccidia oocyst vaccine. Poultry Science. 90(1), 91-98. Lee, J. T., Eckert, N. H., Ameiss, K. A., Stevens, S. M., Anderson, P. N., Anderson, S. M., ... Caldwell, D. J. (2011). The effect of dietary protein level on performance characteristics of coccidiosis vaccinated and nonvaccinated broilers following mixed-species Eimeria challenge. Poultry Science. 90(9), 1916-1925. Gilbert, E. R., Cox, C. M., Williams, P. M., McElroy, A. P., Dalloul, R. A., Ray, W. K., ... Webb, K. E. (2011). Eimeria species and genetic background influence the serum protein profile of broilers with coccidiosis. PLoS ONE. 6(1), e14636-e14636. Dalloul, R. A., Long, J. A., Zimin, A. V., Aslam, L., Beal, K., Blomberg, L. A., ... Reed, K. M. (2010). Multi-platform next-generation sequencing of the domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): genome assembly and analysis. PLOS Biology. 8(9), e1000475-e1000475. Cox, C. M., Sumners, L. H., Kim, S., McElroy, A. P., Bedford, M. R., & Dalloul, R. A. (2010). Immune responses to dietary beta-glucan in broiler chicks during an Eimeria challenge. Poultry Science. 89(12), 2597-2607. Cox, C. M., Stuard, L. H., Kim, S., McElroy, A. P., Bedford, M. R., & Dalloul, R. A. (2010). Performance and immune responses to dietary beta-glucan in broiler chicks. Poultry Science. 89(9), 1924-1933. Oviedo-Rondn, E. O., Wineland, M. J., Small, J., Cutchin, H., McElroy, A., Barri, A., & Martin, S. (2009). Effect of incubation temperatures and chick transportation conditions on bone development and leg health. Journal of Applied Poultry Research. 18(4), 671-678. Kim, S., Miska, K. B., McElroy, A. P., Jenkins, M. C., Fetterer, R. H., Cox, C. M., Stuard, L. H., & Dalloul, R. A. (2009). Molecular cloning and functional characterization of avian interleukin-19. Molecular Immunology. 47(2-3), 476-484. Zhao, J., Harper, A. F., Estienne, M. J., Webb, K. E., McElroy, A. P., & Denbow, D. M. (2007). Growth performance and intestinal morphology responses in early weaned pigs to supplementation of antibiotic-free diets with an organic copper complex and spray-dried plasma protein in sanitary and nonsanitary environments. Journal of Animal Science. 85(5), 1302-1310. McReynolds, J. L., Moore, R. W., McElroy, A. P., Hargis, B. M., & Caldwell, D. J. (2007). Evaluation of a competitive exclusion culture and megan Vac 1 on Salmonella typhimurium colonization in neonatal broiler chickens. Journal of Applied Poultry Research. 16(3), 456-463. Troche, C., Sun, X., McElroy, A. P., Remus, J., & Novak, C. L. (2007). Supplementation of Avizyme 1502 to corn-soybean meal-wheat diets fed to turkey tom poults: the first fifty-six days of age. Poultry Science. 86(3), 496-502. Ameiss, K. A., El Attrache, J., Barri, A., McElroy, A. P., & Caldwell, D. J. (2006). Influence of orally administered CpG-ODNs on the humoral response to bovine serum albumin (BSA) in chickens. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 110(3-4), 257-267. Orndorff, B. W., Novak, C. L., Pierson, F. W., Caldwell, D. J., & McElroy, A. P. (2005). Comparison of prophylactic or therapeutic dietary administration of capsaicin for reduction of Salmonella in broiler chickens. AVIAN DISEASES. 49(4), 527-533. Sun, X., McElroy, A., Webb, K. E., Sefton, A. E., & Novak, C. (2005). Broiler performance and intestinal alterations when fed drug-free diets. Poultry Science. 84(8), 1294-1302. Ameiss, K. A., Danforth, H. D., McElroy, A. P., Barri, A., Berghman, L. R., & Caldwell, D. J. (2004). Immunogenicity of ad libitum drinking water administration of bovine serum albumin in Leghorn chickens. Poultry Science. 83(9), 1535-1538. Morris, B. C., Danforth, H. D., Caldwell, D. J., Pierson, F. W., & McElroy, A. P. (2004). Intestinal mucosal mast cell immune response and pathogenesis of two Eimeria acervulina isolates in broiler chickens. Poultry Science. 83(10), 1667-1674. McElroy, A. P., Caldwell, D. J., Proudman, J. A., & Hargis, B. M. (2004). Modulation of in vitro DNA synthesis in the chicken ovarian granulosa cell follicular hierarchy by follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone. Poultry Science. 83(3), 500-506. Moore, R. W., Caldwell, D. Y., Berghman, L. R., Caldwell, D. J., McElroy, A. P., Byrd, J. A., & Hargis, B. M. (2003). Effect of bursal anti-steroidogenic peptide and immunoglobulin G on neonatal chicken B-lymphocyte proliferation. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C. 134(3), 291-302. Poole, C. A., Wong, E. A., McElroy, A. P., Veit, H. P., & Webb, K. E. (2003). Ontogenesis of peptide transport and morphological changes in the ovine gastrointestinal tract. SMALL RUMINANT RESEARCH. 50(1-2), 163-176. Farnell, M. B., Moore, R. W., McElroy, A. P., Hargis, B. M., & Caldwell, D. J. (2001). Effect of prolonged heat stress in single-comb white leghorn hens on progeny resistance to Salmonella enteritidis organ invasion. AVIAN DISEASES. 45(2), 479-485. Farnell, M. B., El Halawani, M., You, S., McElroy, A. P., Hargis, B. M., & Caldwell, D. J. (2001). In vivo biologic effects of recombinant-turkey interferon-gamma in neonatal leghorn chicks: protection against Salmonella enteritidis organ invasion. AVIAN DISEASES. 45(2), 473-478. McReynolds, J. L., Caldwell, D. Y., Barnhart, E. T., Deloach, J. R., McElroy, A. P., Moore, R. W., Hargis, B. M., & Caldwell, D. J. (2000). The effect of in ovo or day-of-hatch subcutaneous antibiotic administration on competitive exclusion culture (PREEMPT) establishment in neonatal chickens. Poultry Science. 79(11), 1524-1530. Caldwell, D. J., Dean, C. E., McElroy, A. P., Caldwell, D. Y., & Hargis, B. M. (1999). Bursal anti-steroidogenic peptide (BASP): modulation of mitogen-stimulated bursal-lymphocyte DNA synthesis. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology. 123(4), 385-391. Caldwell, D. J., Manning, J. G., Caldwell, D. Y., McElroy, A. P., Hargis, B. M., & Porter, T. E. (1999). Effect of bursal antisteroidogenic peptide (BASP) on chicken embryonic pituitary secretion of growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL): evaluation in a reverse hemolytic plaque assay (RHPA). Domestic Animal Endocrinology. 16(1), 81-87. Caldwell, D. J., Caldwell, D. Y., McElroy, A. P., Manning, J. G., & Hargis, B. M. (1998). BASP-induced suppression of mitogenesis in chicken, rat and human PBL. Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 22(5-6), 613-620. McELROY, A. P., Cohen, N. D., & Hargis, B. M. (1996). Evaluation of the Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection of Salmonella enteritidis in Experimentally Inoculated Eggs and Eggs from Experimentally Challenged Hens. JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION. 59(12), 1273-1278. McElroy, A. P., Cohen, N. D., & Hargis, B. M. (1995). Evaluation of a Centrifugation Method for the Detection of Salmonella enteritidis in Experimentally Contaminated Chicken Eggs. JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION. 58(8), 931-933. McElroy, A. P., Manning, J. G., Jaeger, L. A., Taub, M., Williams, J. D., & Hargis, B. M. (1994). Effect of prolonged administration of dietary capsaicin on broiler growth and Salmonella enteritidis susceptibility. AVIAN DISEASES. 38(2), 329-333. Cohen, N. D., Wallis, D. E., Neibergs, H. L., McElroy, A. P., McGruder, E. D., DeLoach, J. R., Corrier, D. E., & Hargis, B. M. (1994). Comparison of the polymerase chain reaction using genus-specific oligonucleotide primers and microbiologic culture for the detection of Salmonella in drag-swabs from poultry houses. Poultry Science. 73(8), 1276-1281. conference paper Caldwell, D. J., Danforth, H. D., Morris, B. C., Ameiss, K. A., & McElroy, A. P. (2004). Participation of the intestinal epithelium and mast cells in local mucosal immune responses in commercial poultry. Poultry Science. 591-599. McReynolds, J. L., Caldwell, D. Y., McElroy, A. P., Hargis, B. M., & Caldwell, D. J. (2000). Antimicrobial residue detection in chicken yolk samples following administration to egg-producing chickens and effects of residue detection on competitive exclusion culture (PREEMPT) establishment. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 6435-6438.
teaching activities FSTC491 Research Instructor POSC304 Judging Instructor POSC319 Breeder Hatchery Mgmt Instructor POSC481 Poultry Science Systems Instructor POSC484 Internship Instructor POSC484 Internship: In-ab Instructor POSC485 Directed Studies Instructor POSC491 Research Instructor POSC685 Directed Studies Instructor POSC691 Research Instructor
education and training Ph.D. in Poultry Science, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1998
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