11/06/2024

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Abraham, M.E., C. I. Robison, P. B. S. Serpa, N. J. Strandberg, M. A. Erasmus, G. S. Fraley, G. F. Erf, and D. M. Karcher. 2024 Cage-free pullets minimally affected by stocking density stressors. Animals (Basel). 14:1513. doi: 10.3390/ani14101513. PMID: 38791730; PMCID: PMC11117258.

Ahmed Ali, R.A. Gallardo, F.A. Careem. Comparative pathogenicity of CA1737/04 and Mass infectious bronchitis virus genotypes in laying chickens. Comparative immunology microbiology and infectious diseases. 2023. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Accepted.

Akbar, H., K.W. Jarosinski. 2024. Temporal dynamics of purinergic receptor expression in the lungs of Marek’s disease (MD) virus-infected chickens resistant or susceptible to MD. Viruses. 16(7):1130. doi: 10.3390/v16071130

Al Hakeem, W. G., Cason, E. E., Adams, D., Fathima, S., Shanmugasundaram, R., Lourenco, J., & Selvaraj, R. K. (2024). Characterizing the Effect of Campylobacter jejuni Challenge on Growth Performance, Cecal Microbiota, and Cecal Short-Chain Fatty Acid Concentrations in Broilers. Animals, 14(3), 473.

Ana P. da Silva^AF, Rianne Buter^B, James Mills^C, Remco Dijkman^B, Anneke Feberwee^B, Robert Beckstead^C, Yosef Huberman^D, Melina Jonas^E, Rosana Malena^D, Fernando Paolicchi^D, Rodrigo A. Gallardo^AF Infectious coryza classification, diagnostics, and a comprehensive investigation on the HMTp210 gene of Avibacterium paragallinarum. Avian Dis.2024 Submitted.

Beck, C. N., J. Zhao, and G. F. Erf. 2024. Vaccine immunogenicity versus gastrointestinal microbiome status: Implications for poultry production. Appl. Sci Appl. Sci. 14(3), 1240; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14031240

Botchway PK, Amuzu-Aweh EN, Naazie A, Aning GK, Otsyina HR, Saelao P, Wang Y, Zhou H, Dekkers JCM, Lamont SJ, Gallardo RA, Kelly TR, Bunn D, Kayang BB. Genotypic and phenotypic characterisation of three local chicken ecotypes of Ghana based on principal component analysis and body measurements. PLoS One. 2024 Aug 7;19(8):e0308420. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308420. PMID: 39110760; PMCID: PMC11305577.

Brandi A. Sparling, Theros T. Ng, Anaid Carlo-Allende, Fiona M. McCarthy, Robert L. Taylor Jr., Yvonne Drechsler. Immunoglobulin-like receptors in chickens: identification, functional characterization, and renaming to cluster homolog of immunoglobulin-like receptors. Poultry Science. 2024 Feb 1;103(2):103292.

Cason, E. E., Al Hakeem, W. G., Adams, D., Shanmugasundaram, R., & Selvaraj, R. Al Hakeem, Walid G., et al. "The effect of Campylobacter jejuni challenge on the ileal microbiota and short-chain fatty acids at 28 and 35 days of age." Italian Journal of Animal Science 23.1 (2024): 299-312.

Cotter, P. 2024. Avian polyclonal B-cell lymphocytosis – a stress indication or a consequence of infection? p39-41 Proceedings of the 73rd Western Poultry Disease Conference, Apr. 14-17, Salt Lake City UT.

Cotter, P. 2024. The cytology of avian monocytosis – a laying hen perspective, pp36-38. Proceedings of the 73rd Western Poultry Disease Conference, Apr 14-17, Salt Lake City UT.

Cotter, P. F. 2024. Reticulocytes and related erythroid atypia of ducks - indicators of stress or pathology? 2024 Poultry Science 103:103353 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.103353

Elaina R. Sculley, Edward S. Ricemeyer, Rachel C. Carroll, John Driver, Jacqueline Smith, Jim Kaufman, Cari Hearn, Adam Balic, Paula Chen, Susan Lamont, Skyler Kramer, Yvonne Drechsler, Hans Cheng, Wesley C. Warren. A single-nucleus census of immune and non-immune cell types for the major immune organ systems of chicken. bioRxiv. 2024:2024-08.

Falcon, D.M., K. A. Byrne, M. A. Sales, and G. F. Erf. 2024. Spontaneous immunological activities in the target tissue of vitiligo-prone Smyth and vitiligo-susceptible Brown lines of chicken. Front Immunol. 15:1386727. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1386727. PMID: 38720888; PMCID: PMC11076693.

Fathima, S., Al Hakeem, W. G., Shanmugasundaram, R., & Selvaraj, R. K. (2024). Effect of arginine supplementation on the growth performance, intestinal health, and immune responses of broilers during necrotic enteritis challenge. Poultry Science, 103(7), 103815.

Fathima, S., Al Hakeem, W. G., Shanmugasundaram, R., Lourenco, J. M., & Selvaraj, R. K. (2024). The effect of supplemental arginine on the gut microbial homeostasis of broilers during sub-clinical necrotic enteritis challenge. Frontiers in Physiology, 15, 1463420.

Fulton. J. E., A. M. McCarron, A. R. Lund, W. Drobik-Czwarno, A. Mullen, A. Wolc, J. Szadkowska, C. J. Schmidt and R. L. Taylor, Jr. 2024. The RHCE gene encodes the chicken blood system I. Gen. Sel. Evol. 56:47 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-024-00911-9

Huaijun Zhou, Isabelle Baltenweck, Jack Dekkers, Rodrigo Gallardo, Boniface B. Kayang, Terra Kelly, Peter L. M. Msoffe, Amandus Muhairwa, James Mushi, Augustine Naazie, Hope R. Otsyina, Emily Ouma, and Susan J. Lamont. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Genomics to Improve Poultry: a holistic approach to improve indigenous chicken production focusing on resilience to Newcastle disease. World Poultry Science Journal. 2024 https://doi.org/10.1080/00439339.2024.2321350

Honaker, C. F., R. L. Taylor, Jr., F. W. Edens, and P. B. Siegel. 2024. Growth of white Leghorn chicken immune organs after long-term divergent selection for high or low antibody response to sheep red blood cells. Animals 14:1487 https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14101487

J.Lane, E. Chenais, B. Bird, G. Vidal, H. Zhou, G. van Hoy, R.A. Gallardo, A. Roug, W. Smith, T. Kelly. A One Health Approach to Reducing Livestock Disease Prevalence in Developing Countries: Advances, Challenges, and Prospects. Annual Review of Animal Biosciences. Vol 13. In Press.

Jayawardena, D., A. Majumder, A. Nazmi, R. Kaur, S. Tyagi, A. Anbazhagan, A. Kumar, S. Saksena, D. Olivares-Villagómez and P. K. Dudeja. 2023. Ion Transport basis of diarrhea, Paneth cell metaplasia and upregulation of mechanosensory pathway in anti-CD40 colitis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. XX,1-13. https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izae002

Kappari, L., Dasireddy, J. R., Applegate, T. J., Selvaraj, R. K., & Shanmugasundaram, R. (2024). MicroRNAs: exploring their role in farm animal disease and mycotoxin challenges. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11, 1372961.

Khalid Z, Hauck R (2024): Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Chicken-origin Cell Lines following Avian Reovirus Inoculation. In: Proceedings of the 73rd Western Poultry Disease Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. pp 82 – 83.

Kim, T, Hearn, C. J. and Heidari, M. Efficacy of Recombinant Marek's Disease Virus Vaccine 301B/1 Expressing Membrane-Anchored Chicken Interleukin-15. Avian Dis. 2024 Jun;68(2):117-128.

Majeed, S., S.K. Hamad, B.R. Shah, L. Bielke, A. Nazmi. 2024. Natural intraepithelial lymphocytes populations rise during necrotic enteritis chickens. Frontiers in Immunology. 15:1354701. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1354701

Mitchell, J., Sutton, K., Elango, J.N., Borowska, D., Perry, F., Lahaye, L., Santin, E., Arsenault, R.J., Vervelde, L. Chicken intestinal organoids: a novel method to measure the mode of action of feed additives. 2024. Frontiers in Immunology. 15, 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1368545

Patria, J.N., Jwander, L., Mbachu, I., Parcells, L., Ladman, B., Trimbert, J., Kaufer, B. B., Tavlarides-Hontz, and Mark S. Parcells. The meq Genes of Nigerian Marek’s Disease Virus (MDV) Field Isolates Contain Mutations Common to Both European and US High Virulence Strains. (in review).

Perry, F., Johnson, C.N., Lahaye, L., Santin, E., Korver D.R., Kogut, M.H., Arsenault, R.J. Protected biofactors and antioxidants reduce the negative consequences of virus and cold challenge by modulating immunometabolism via changes in the Interleukin-6 receptor signaling cascade in the liver. 2024. Poultry Science. 103 (9), 104044.

2023. Buter, A. Feberwee, Sjaak de Wit, A. Heuvelink, A. P. da Silva, R. A. Gallardo, E. Soriano Vargas, J. Verwey, A. Jung, M. Tödte, R. Dijkman. Molecular characterization of the HMTp210 gene of Avibacterium paragallinarum and the proposition of a new genotyping method as alternative for classical serotyping. 2023. Avian Pathology 52 (5): 362-376 https://doi.org/10.1080/03079457.2023.2239178


2024. Jude, A.P. Da Silva, D. Rejmanek, H.L. Shivaprasad, S. Stoute, C. Jerry, R.A. Gallardo. Whole genome sequence of a novel genotype VIII infectious bronchitis virus isolated from California layers in 2021. ASM Microbiology Resource Announcements. 2023. In press.


2025. Jude, B. Jordan, A. Muller-Slay, R. Luciano, A. P da Silva, R. A. Gallardo. Mitigation of False Layer Syndrome Through Maternal Antibodies Against Infectious Bronchitis Virus. 2023. Avian Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1637/aviandiseases-D-23-00039

R.M. Abd-Elsalam, S.M. Najimudeen, M.E. Mahmoud, M. Hassan, R.A. Gallardo, M.F. Abdul Careem. Differential impact of Massachusetts, Canadian 4/91 and California 1737 genotypes of infectious bronchitis virus infection on lymphoid orans of chickens. 2024. Viruses. Accepted. DOI: 10.3390/v16030326

Rice, E.S., Alberdi, A., Alfieri, J., Athery, G., Balacco, J.R., Bardou, P., Blackmon, H., Charles, M., Cheng, H.H., Fedrigo, O., Fiddaman, S., Formenti, G., Frantz, L., M. Thomas, G.P., Hearn, C.J., Jarvis, E.D., Klopp, C., Marcos, S., Velez-Irizarry, D., Xu, L., Warren, W.C., Mason, A.S. 2023. A pangenome graph reference of 30 chicken genomes allows genotyping of large and complex structural variants. BMC Biology. 21(267).

Rocchi, A. J., J. M Santamaria, C. N. Beck, M. A. Sales, B. M. Hargis, G. Tellez-Isaias, and G. F. Erf. 2023. Immunosuppressive effects of cyclic, environmental heat-stress in broiler chickens: Local and systemic inflammatory responses to intradermal injection of lipopolysaccharide. Vet. Sci. 11:16

2023. Ramsubeik, S. Stoute, R.A. Gallardo, B. Crossley, D. Rejmanek, R. Jude, C. Jerry. Infectious bronchitis virus California variant CA1737 isolated from a commercial layer flock with cystic oviducts and poor external egg quality. Avian Diseases. 2023. 67 (2): 212-218.

Sparling, B. A., T. T. Ng, A. Carlo-Allende, F. M. McCarthy, R. L. Taylor, Jr., and Y. Drechsler. 2024. Identification, functional characterization, and renaming of the chicken homologue of immunoglobulin-like receptors to cluster homologue of immunoglobulin-like receptors. Poult. Sci. 103:103292 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.103292

Stearns, R., K. Bowen, R. L. Taylor, Jr., J. S. Moritz, K. Matak, J. Tou, A. Freshour, J. Jaczynski, T. Boltz, X. Li, and C. Shen. 2024. Microbial profile of broiler carcasses processed at a university scale mobile poultry processing unit. Poult. Sci. 103:103576 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.103576

Swaggerty, C. L., C. F. Honaker, P. B. Siegel, M. H. Kogut, R. C. Anderson, C. M. Ashwell, and R. L. Taylor, Jr. 2024. Chickens selected for high and low antibody responses to sheep red blood cells influences cytokine and chemokine expression in peripheral blood leukocytes and splenic tissue. Poult. Sci. 103:103972 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.103972

Tsaxra, J.B., Abolnik, C., Chengula, A.A., Mushi, J.R., Msoffe, P.L.M, Muhairwa, A.P. Phiri, T., Jude, R., Chouicha, N., Mollel, E.L., Zhou, H., Gallardo, R. Kelly, T.R. 2024. Spatiotemporal Patterns of Distribution and Risk Factors for Newcastle Disease Virus Among Chickens in a Tanzania Live Bird Market. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, vol. 2024, Article ID 5597050, 9 pages, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5597050.

Tsaxra, J.B., Abolnik, C., Kelly, T.R. Chengula, A.A., Mushi, J.R., Msoffe, P.L.M, Muhairwa, A.P. Phiri, T., Jude, R., Chouicha, N., Mollel, E.L., Zhou, H., Gallardo, R.. Molecular characterization of Newcastle disease virus obtained from Mawenzi live bird market in Morogoro, Tanzania in 2020–2021. Braz J Microbiol (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-023-01159-z

Veronica Nguyen, Simone Stoute, Shayne Ramsubeik, Ian Miller, Carmen Jerry, Charles Corsiglia, and Rodrigo A. Gallardo. Epidemiological patterns of the infectious coryza outbreak in California 2016-2022. Avian Diseases. ** Accepted **.

Wang, L., T. Xie, X. Zhou, G. Yang, Z. Guo, Y. Zhao, Y. Huang, S. J. Lamont, X. Lan 2023. LncIRF1 promotes chicken resistance to ALV-J Infection. 3 Biotech DOI: 10.1007/s13205-023-03773-y

Wang, Y., P. Saelao, G. Chanthavixay, R. A. Gallardo, A. Wolc, J. E. Fulton, J. C. Dekkers, S. J. Lamont, T. R. Kelly, H. Zhou. 2024. Genomic regions and candidate genes affecting response to heat stress with Newcastle virus infection in commercial layers chicks using chicken 600K SNP array. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(5), 2640; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25052640.

Xu H, Vega-Rodriguez W, Campos V., Jarosinski KW. 2024. mRNA splicing of UL44 and secretion of Alphaherpesvirinae glycoprotein C (gC) is conserved among the Mardiviruses. Viruses. 16(5);782. doi:10.3390/v16050782

2024. Wang, P.Saelao, G. Chanthavixay, R.A. Gallardo, A, Wolc, J.E. Fulton, J.M. Dekkers, S.J. Lamont, T.R. Kelly, H. Zhou. Genomic regions and candidate genes affecting the response to heat stress with Newcastle virus infection in comercial layers chicks by using chicken 600K SNP array. 2024. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. DOI: 10.3390/ijms25052640

Yvonne Drechsler, Theros T. Ng, Brandi A. Sparling, R. D. Hawkins. 177 Functional Annotation of an Array of Immune Cells and Various Tissues in the Chicken. Journal of Animal Science. 2023 Nov 1;101(Supplement_2):24-5.

Zhang, L., Xie, Q., Chang, S., Ai, Y., Dong, K., Zhang, H. 2024. Epigenetic factor microRNAs likely mediate vaccine protection efficacy against lymphomas in response to tumor virus infection in chickens through target gene involved signaling pathways. Veterinary Sciences. 11(4):139.

Zhou, H. I. Baltenweck, J. C.M. Dekkers, R. Gallardo, B. B. Kayang, T. Kelly, P.L.M. Msoffe, A. Muhairwa, J. Mushi, A. Naazie., Otsyina, H.R., E. Ouma, S. J. Lamont. 2024. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Genomics to Improve Poultry: A Holistic Approach to Improve Indigenous Chicken Production Focusing on Resilience to Newcastle Disease. World’s Poultry Science Journal. DOI: 10.1080/00439339.2024.2321350.

Zhou, H., I. Baltenweck, J. Dekkers, R. Gallardo, B.B. Kayang, T. Kelly, P. L. M. Msoffe, A. Muhairwa, J. Mushi, A. Naazie, H. R. Otsyina, E. Ouma, S. J. Lamont. 2024. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Genomics to Improve Poultry: A Holistic Approach to Improve Indigenous Chicken Production Focusing on Resilience to Newcastle Disease. World’s Poultry Science Journal. 80:2, 273-297, DOI: 10.1080/00439339.2024.2321350

 

Abstracts

Anaid Carlo-Allende, Brandi A. Sparling, Yvonne Drechsler. RNA-interference: role of Ig-like receptor B in chicken macrophage response to AIV and Salmonella. College of Veterinary Medicine 2024 Research Day, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA. March 25th, 2024.

Anderson, A., C. N. Beck, J. M. Santamaria, J. T. Lee, R. Adhikari, S. Rochell, and G. F. Erf. 2024. Influence of dietary arginine level on local and systemic leukocyte populations and inflammatory cytokine expression in response to intradermal injection of lipopolysaccharide in broilers. Poult. Sci. 439P.

Arsenault, R.J. The Commensal vs. Control: Salmonella in Broilers. International Association for Food Protection Annual Meeting. 2024, July 14-17, Long Beach, CA.

Arsenault, R.J. The Immune System, Disease Resistance, and Performance in Production Animals. Kemin Intestinal Health Symposium. 2023, October 4-5, New Orleans, LA.Impact of two novel Salmonella bacterin vaccines on broiler chicken immunity and performance. 2024. Asghar Sedaghat, Walid Ghazi Al Hakeem , Shahna Fathima , Syamily Shaji , Parimal Sheth, and Ramesh Selvaraj. (2024).

Beck, C. N., J. M. Santamaria, R. Perera, and G. F. Erf. 2023. Leukocyte profiles in blood, spleen, liver, and cecal tonsils following a multi-step commercial Salmonella vaccination program in White Leghorn chicks. IPSF. M15.

Beck, C. N., J. M. Santamaria, R. Perera, and G. F. Erf. 2024. Intradermal administration of Salmonella Typhimurium in non-sensitized and sensitized specific pathogen-free White Leghorn chicks results in qualitatively different local inflammatory responses. Poult. Sci. 151.

Beck, C. N., J. M. Santamaria, R. Perera, J. Zhao, and G. F. Erf. 2024. Commercial Salmonella vaccination programs influence cecal pouch microbiome and alter cecal tonsil T cell levels in specific pathogen-free White Leghorn chicks. Poult. Sci. 399P.

Brandi A. Sparling, Yvonne Drechsler. (2024). Exploring Ig-like receptor gene polymorphisms and their relation to disease resistance in the chicken [Talk]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXXI, Poultry 1, San Diego, CA. January 12-17, 2024.

Dunn, J., Mays, J., Hearn, C., Cheng, H., Chase-Topping, M., Lycett, S., Doeschl-Wilson, A.LUS-UK Collab: Influence of vaccines, host genetics, and mutation rates on the evolution of infectious diseases. CRWAD. 2024, January 21-24, Chicago, IL.

Facchetti v Assumpcao, A., V. Caputi, C. M. Ashwell, C. F. Honaker, A. M. Donoghue, P. B. Siegel, R. L. Taylor Jr, and J. M. Lyte. 2024. Cecal antibody concentrations of White Leghorn chickens selected for divergent blood antibody titer response to sheep red blood cells. Poult. Sci. 103(Suppl. 1):148 abstract 297

Fathima, S., Al Hakeem, W., Shah, B., Shanmugasundaram, R., & Selvaraj, R. (2024). Effect of arginine supplementation on production performance and inflammatory response in broilers during necrotic enteritis challenge. International Poultry Science Forum.

He, Y., R. L Taylor Jr., H. Zhang, C. M Ashwell, K. Zhao and J. Song. 2024. Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance and poultry health. PAG 31, San Diego, Jan. 11-17, 2024 https://pag.confex.com/pag/31/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/53871

Hoangvi Le, Brandi A. Sparling, Yvonne Drechsler, Theros T. Ng. Oral Presentation. Targeted RNA in situ hybridization to determine the spatial expression of the Cluster Homolog of Immunoglobulin-like Receptors (CHIR) in the chicken intestine after coccidia vaccine challenge. Poultry Science Association Conference, Louisville, KY. July 15th to July 18th, 2024.

Hoangvi Le, Brandi A. Sparling, Yvonne Drechsler, Theros T. Ng. Targeted RNA in situ hybridization to determine the spatial expression of the Cluster Homolog of Immunoglobulin-like Receptors (CHIR) in the chicken intestine after coccidia vaccine challenge. College of Veterinary Jarosinski KW. Marek’s Disease Virus UL13, Virion Protein US10, and Cellular LY6E in Horizontal Transmission. 104th Meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease. Chicago, IL, Jan 21-23, 2024

Jarosinski KW. The role of the conserved alphaherpesvirus glycoprotein C in host-to-host transmission. 104th Meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease. Chicago, IL, Jan 21-23, 2024.

Lowman, Z. S., K. A. Estes, C. M. Ashwell, and R. L. Taylor, Jr. 2024. Shell quality and egg mineral content from commercial W-36 laying hens supplemented with KeyShure plus zinc and manganese. Poult. Sci. 103(Suppl. 1): 234-235 abstract 513P

Majeed, S., B.R. Shah, S.K. Hamad, N. Khalid, A. Nazmi. 2024. Natural intraepithelial lymphocytes respond to necrotic enteritis in chickens. CFAES Research Poster Forum, Colombus, Ohio, USA.

Mark Parcells, Joseph Patria, Luka Jwander, Ifeoma Mbachu, Levi Parcells, Brian Ladman, Jakob Trimbert, Benedikt Kaufer, Phaedra Tavlarides-Hontz. The Mutations in the Sequences of the Meq Gene of Nigerian Marek’s Disease Virus (MDV) Field Strains Show Point Mutations Common to European and US High Virulence Strains. Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Marek’s Disease and Avian Herpesviruses. p. 26. St. Louis, MO. July 12-14, 2024

Mark Parcells, Joshua Miller, Justin Cueva2, Joseph Patria, Andele Conradie, Benedikt Kaufer, Phaedra Tavlarides-Hontz. Expression versus Replication of Marek’s Disease Viruses of Different Pathotypes: High Virulence MDVs Show Increased Genome Expression Relative to Virus Genome Replication in an REV-transformed Chicken T-cell Line Model for Latency. Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Marek’s Disease and Avian Herpesviruses. p. 50. St. Louis, MO. July 12-14, 2024

Mark Parcells, Justin Cueva, Nicholas Egan, Imane Assakhi, Phaedra Tavlarides-Hontz. Sequential Interactions of Marek’s Disease Virus Meq Proteins with Polycomb Repressive Complex Proteins During Latency Establishment. Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Marek’s Disease and Avian Herpesviruses. p. 44. St. Louis, MO. July 12-14, 2024

Nazmi, A., S. Majeed, S.K. Hamad, B.R. Shah, L. Bielke. 2024. Natural intraepithelial lymphocytes are critical intestinal defense against necrotic enteritis in chickens. American Association of Immunologist Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA.

Niraula, A., R. L. Taylor, Jr., J. E. Fulton, and R. A. Dalloul. 2024. Major histocompatibility complex B15 haplotype and alloantigen types D and E exhibit association with resistance traits to coccidiosis challenge in chickens. 2024 Int. Poult. Scientific Forum p.52 abstract T161

Optimizing Protein Sources in Reduced-Protein Diets to Improve the Immune Responses During Coccidiosis in Broiler Chickens. Revathi Shanmugasundaram, Adeleye Ajao, Shana Fathima, Adelumola Oladeinde, Ramesh Selvaraj, Todd Applegate, and Oluyinka Olukosi. 2024. International Poultry Science Forum.

Santamaria, J. M., C. N. Beck, R. Perera, and G. F. Erf. 2024. Immunogenic differences in primary immune response profiles to electron beam irradiated and formalin-inactivated Salmonella vaccines in pullets. Poult. Sci. 152.

Santamaria, J. M., C. N. Beck, S. Orlowski, M. Maqueda, W. G. Bottje, and G. F. Erf. 2023. Local and systemic inflammatory responses to Gram- and Gram+ bacterial cell wall components in broiler lines selected for water-efficiency: insights from the dual-window approach. IPSF. M16.

Santamaria, J. M., C. N. Beck, S. Orlowski, M. Maqueda, W. G. Bottje, and G. F. Erf. 2024. Selection of broiler breeder lines for improved water efficiency does not negatively affect innate and adaptive immune responses to intradermal injection of Salmonella-killed vaccine or lipopolysaccharide. Poult. Sci. 401P.

Shah, B.K., S. Majeed, N. Khalid, A. Nazmi. 2024. In-ovo administration of osteopontin into chicken eggs: hatchability, chick quality, growth, and intestinal development. CFAES Research Poster Forum, Colombus, Ohio, USA.

Shelby Ferrier, Hoangvi Le, Brandi A. Sparling, Yvonne Drechsler, Theros T. Ng. Investigate CHIR genes on chromosome 31 in Line N and Line P chicken lines. College of Veterinary Medicine 2024 Research Day, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA. March 25th, 2024.

Shelby Ferrier, Hoangvi Le, Brandi A. Sparling, Yvonne Drechsler, Theros T. Ng: Investigate CHIR genes on chromosome 31 in Line N and Line P chicken lines. Poultry Science Association Conference, Louisville, KY. July 15th to July 18th, 2024.

Taylor, R. L., Jr., A. M. McCarron, A. R. Lund, W. Drobik-Czwarno, A. Mullen, A. Wolc, J. Szadkowska, C. J. Schmidt and J. E. Fulton. 2024. The RHCE gene encodes the novel chicken blood alloantigen system I. Poult. Sci. 103(Suppl. 1):147 abstract 295

The Role of Exosomes in Marek's Disease Virus-mediated Immunosuppression and Immunity. Sohee Lee*, Yaw Kobia Mwodor, Shannon Modla, Ken Pendarvis, Phaedra Tavlarides-Hontz, Ryan J. Arsenault, and Mark S. Parcells. 96th Annual Northeastern Conference on Avian Diseases, p. 63, Penn State, Sept. 18 – 19, 2024

Sohee Lee, Yaw Kobia Mwodor, Shannon Modla, Ken Pendarvis, Phaedra Tavlarides-Hontz, Ryan J. Arsenault, Mark S. Parcells. The Role of Exosomes in Coordination of Immune Responses and Marek's disease virus- mediated Immune Suppression. Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Marek’s Disease and Avian Herpesviruses. p. 31. St. Louis, MO. July 12-14, 2024

The Marek’s disease virus (MDV) Meq Oncoprotein of vv+MDVs Specifically Binds the Chromatin Modifier BRG1 and Increases Meq Transcriptional Activity. Joseph Patria, Meilyn Farnell, Tiana Saldana, Phaedra Tavlarides-Hontz, and Mark Parcells. Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Marek’s Disease and Avian Herpesviruses. p. 25. St. Louis, MO. July 12-14, 2024

The Marek’s disease virus (MDV) Meq Oncoprotein of vv+MDVs Specifically Binds the Chromatin Modifier BRG1 and Increases Meq Transcriptional Activity. Joseph Patria, Meilyn Farnell, Tiana Saldana, Phaedra Travlarides-Hontz, and Mark S. Parcells. 96th Annual Northeastern Conference on Avian Diseases, p. 62, Penn State, Sept. 18 – 19, 2024

Uribe-Diaz, S., A. I. Omolewu, J. M. Santamaria, C. N. Beck, C. N. Vuong, G. Tellez-Isaias, G. F. Erf, B. M. Hargis, and Y. M. Kwon. 2024 Evaluation of the cellular immune response initiated by DNA aptamer-based experimental Salmonella vaccine complex using the growing feather pulp cutaneous test in broiler chickens. Poult. Sci. 153.

Velez-Irizarry, D., Hearn, C. Characterizing the Single-cell Immune Landscape of Marek’s Disease Viral Infection Across Different Genetic Backgrounds Using Single-Cell RNA Sequencing. 14th International Symposium on Marek’s Disease and Avian Herpesviruses. 2024, July 12-14, St. Louis, MO.

Velez-Irizarry, D., Hearn, C. Dissecting Immune Cell-Types Allele-Specific Expression in Response to Marek’s Disease Viral Infection. 14th International Symposium on Marek’s Disease and Avian Herpesviruses. 2024, July 12-14, St. Louis, MO.

 

12/08/2025

Peer reviewed articles

• Adhikari, R., S. J. Rochell, R. Kriseldi, M. Silva, L. Greiner, C. Williams, B. Matton, A. Anderson, G. F. Erf, E. Park, K. Haydon, and J. Lee. 2025. Recent advances in protein and amino acid nutritional dynamics in relation to performance, health, welfare, and cost of production. Poult. Sci. 104: 104852 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.104852


• Al Hakeem, W. G., Cason, E. E., Adams, D. A., Villanueva, K. Y. A., Shanmugasundaram, R., Lourenco, J., & Selvaraj, R. K. (2024). The effect of Campylobacter jejuni challenge on the ileal microbiota and short-chain fatty acids at 28 and 35 days of age. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 23(1), 299-312.


• Al Hakeem, W. G., Cason, E. E., Adams, D., Fathima, S., Shanmugasundaram, R., Lourenco, J., & Selvaraj, R. K. (2024). Characterizing the Effect of Campylobacter jejuni Challenge on Growth Performance, Cecal Microbiota, and Cecal Short-Chain Fatty Acid Concentrations in Broilers.. Animals (Basel), 14(3). doi:10.3390/ani14030473


• Ajao, A. M., Liu, G., Taylor, J., Ball, M. E. E., Mercier, Y., Applegate, T. J., . . . Olukosi, O. A. (2024). Phase-specific outcmes of arginine or branched-chain amino acids supplementation in low crude protein diets on performance, nutrient digestibility, and expression of tissue protein synthesis and degradation in broiler chickens infected with mixed Eimeria spp.. Poult Sci, 103(7), 103811


• Beck, C. N., J. M. Santamaria, and G. F. Erf. 2025. Inflammatory and humoral immune responses to commercial autogenous Salmonella bacterin vaccines in Light-brown Leghorn pullets: primary and secondary vaccine responses. Vaccines 13: 311 https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines13030311


• Bilal, A. R., Jude, R., Crossley, B., Corsiglia, C., Rejmanek, D., & Gallardo, R. A. (2024). Surveillance of Avian Reoviruses in a Single Broiler Chicken Company from the California Central Valley. Avian Diseases.


• Blakey JR, García M, Jackwood DJ, Dalloul RA, Mohanty SK, Dunn JR. Contribution of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) B locus-based genetic resistance to multiple strains of infectious bursal disease virus. Avian Pathol. 2025 Sep 16:1-11.


• Brodrick AJ, Liu M, Smith-Hicks G, Dong J, Egana-Labrin S, Broadbent AJ. The C terminus of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) VP3 encodes a predicted intrinsically disordered region (IDR), which promotes the formation of cytoplasmic puncta and modulates their physical properties. doi: 10.1101/2025.01.17.633518 – under review at MBio


• Brown O, de Lima AO, Drechsler Y, Hawkins RD. Info Grab: An Interactive Shiny Application for Gene Expression Analysis and Visualization. Available at SSRN 5260895.


• Byrne, K. A., and G. F. Erf. 2024. The bacterial cell wall components lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan initiate divergent local tissue and systemic inflammatory response profiles in the chicken model. Animals. 14:3661. https://doi.org/10.2290/ani14243661


• Crossley, B. M., Miramontes, C. C., Rejmanek, D., Gallardo, R., & Pereira, R. (2025). In laboratory inactivation of H5N1 in raw whole milk through milk acidification: results from a pilot study. Journal of Dairy Science.


• de Lima AO, Ng TT, Sparling B, Griggs LM, Lai K, Drechsler Y, Hawkins RD. An updated Gallus gallus genome annotation through multi-tissue transcriptome analysis. Genomics. 2025 Jul 1;117(4):111056.


• Ding Y, Dunn J, Zhang H, Zhao K, Song J. Comparative transcriptomic analysis of chicken immune organs affected by Marek's disease virus infection at latency phases. Front Physiol. 2025 Apr 2;16:1520826. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1520826. PMID: 40241721; PMCID: PMC12000659


• Egana-Labrin S, Brodrick A, Kehlbeck D, Liu M, Dong J, Broadway A, Markis M, Mondal S, Broadbent A. Molecular characterization of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) strains of genogroup A2B1 circulating in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia from 2018-2023 uncovers an amino acid signature in the consensus sequence of the capsid hypervariable region that drives viral escape from neutralizing antibody binding -  under review at


• Facchetti v Assumpcao, A., V. Caputi, C. M. Ashwell, C. F. Honaker, P. B. Siegel, R. L. Taylor, Jr, and J. M. Lyte. Biochemical analysis of White Leghorn chicken serum at different ages from lines selected for high or low antibody response to sheep red blood cells. Vet. Res. submitted


• Fathima, S., Al Hakeem, W. G., Shanmugasundaram, R., Lourenco, J., & Selvaraj, R. K. (2024). The effect of supplemental arginine on the gut microbial homeostasis of broilers during sub-clinical necrotic enteritis challenge. Frontiers in Physiology, 15. doi:10.3389/fphys.2024.1463420


• Fathima, S., Hakeem, W. G. A., Shanmugasundaram, R., & Selvaraj, R. K. (2024). Effect of arginine supplementation on the growth performance, intestinal health, and immune responses of broilers during necrotic enteritis challenge.. Poult Sci, 103(7), 103815.


• Fathima, S., Al Hakeem, W. G., Shanmugasundaram, R., Periyannan, V., Varadhan, R., & Selvaraj, R. K. (2024). Effect of 125% and 135% arginine on the growth performance, intestinal health, and immune responses of broilers during necrotic enteritis challenge.. Poult Sci, 103(7), 103826.


• Fulton, J.E., McCaroon, A.M., Wolc, A., Mullen, A., Foerstner, C., Sparling, B., Drobik-Czwarno, W., and Taylor Jr., R.L. Genetic variation within ABCE1 is associated with the chicken L blood system. Poultry Science (Submitted).


• J. E., A. M. McCarron, A. Wolc, A. Mullen, C. Foerstner, B. Sparling, W. Drobik-Czwarno, and R. L. Taylor, Jr. Genetic variation within ABCE1 is related to the chicken L blood system. Poult. Sci. submitted


• Jeyachandran AV, Zaiss AK, Chakravarty N, Singh S, Delgado Y, Paravastu R, Satheeshkumar N, Gerald E, Jeysankar A, Thomas J, Fuller L, Lee N, Taylor C, Joshi S, Parcells M, French SW, Date A, Bouhaddou M, Garcia G Jr, Kumar A, Damoiseaux R, Arumugaswami V. Drug screen reveals new potent host-targeted antivirals against Mpox virus. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2025 Jun 5:rs.3.rs-6432510. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6432510/v1. PMID: 40502772; PMCID: PMC12155215.


• Jeyachandran AV, Zaiss AK, Chakravarty N, Singh S, Delgado Y, Paravastu R, Satheeshkumar N, Gerald E, Jeysankar A, Thomas J, Fuller L, Lee N, Taylor C, Joshi S, Parcells M, French SW, Date A, Bouhaddou M, Garcia G Jr, Kumar A, Damoiseaux R, Arumugaswami V. Drug screen reveals new potent host-targeted antivirals against Mpox virus. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 May 5:2025.05.02.651913. doi: 10.1101/2025.05.02.651913. PMID: 40400715; PMCID: PMC12094526.


• Johnson, K. L., J. M. Santamaria, C. N. Beck, and G. F. Erf . 2025. Leukocyte infiltration profiles at the site of intradermal injection of SILIKON-1000 in scleroderma-prone UCD200/206 and healthy White Leghorn chickens. “in Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. 26: 24-32.


• Kappari, L., Dasireddy, J. R., Applegate, T. J., Selvaraj, R. K., & Shanmugasundaram, R. (n.d.). MicroRNAs: exploring their role in farm animal disease and mycotoxin challenges. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11. doi:10.3389/fvets.2024.1372961


• Khalid Z, Fathima S, Hauck R (2025): Tissue-Specific Transcriptomic Responses to Avian Reovirus Inoculation in Ovo. Viruses 17(5):646.


• Khalid, N., S.M. Bukhari, W. Ali, A.A. Sheikh, H.M. Abdullah, A. Nazmi. 2025. Probiotic Lactocaseibacillus casei NK1 enhances growth and gut microbiota in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli challenged broilers. Animals. 15(8), 1136. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15081136


• K. Lane, T. Kelly, B. Bird, E. Chenais, A. Roug, G. Vidal, R. Gallardo, H. Zhou, G. VanHoy, and W. Smith. 2025. A One Health Approach to Reducing Livestock Disease Prevalence in Developing Countries: Advances, Challenges, and Prospects. Annual Review of Animal Biosciences Vol. 13 https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-animal-111523-102133


• Lyte, J. M., A. Facchetti v Assumpcao, V. Caputi, C. M. Ashwell, M. Seyoum, C. F. Honaker, K. M. Daniels, M. Lyte, P. B. Siegel, and R. L. Taylor, Jr. 2025. Co-evolution of the humoral immune and serotonergic systems in chickens selected for high or low blood antibody titer response to sheep red blood cells. Poult. Sci. 104:104699 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.104699


• Majeed, S., B.R. Shah, N. Khalid, L. Bielke, A. Nazmi. 2024. Dynamic changes in the intraepithelial lymphocyte numbers following Salmonella Typhimurium infection in broiler chickens. Animals. 14, 3463. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14233463


• Mohamed El-Gazzar^*, Rodrigo Gallardo^*, Robert Bragg, Amro Hashish, Hui-ling Sun, Sherrill Davison, Anneke Feberwee, T. Skein, Azil Coertzen, Donna Kelly, Yosef Huberman, Edgardo Soriano-Vargas, Vladimir Morales-Erasto, Ana Da Silva, Meng-Jiao Guo, Brian Ladman, Remco Dijkman, Mostafa Ghanem (2025). Avibacterium paragallinarum


• Mohamed El-Gazzar^*, Rodrigo Gallardo^*, Robert Bragg, Amro Hashish, Hui-ling Sun, Sherrill Davison, Anneke Feberwee, T. Skein, Azil Coertzen, Donna Kelly, Yosef Huberman, Edgardo Soriano-Vargas, Vladimir Morales-Erasto, Ana Da Silva, Meng-Jiao Guo, Brian Ladman, Remco Dijkman, Mostafa Ghanem (2025). Avibacterium paragallinarum


• Ng TT, Sparling BA, Selvaraj RK. Zinc Glycinate Alleviates Necrotic Enteritis Infection in Broiler Chickens. Animals. 2025 Aug 13;15(16):2373.


• Nguyen, V., Stoute, S., Ramsubeik, S., Miller, I., Jerry, C., Corsiglia, C., & Gallardo, R. A. (2024). A Retrospective Analysis to Identify Epidemiologic Patterns of the Infectious Coryza Outbreak in California 2016–22. Avian Diseases.


• Nim T, Niikura M, Dunn JR, Cheng HH, Hearn CJ. Effects of Ikaros (IKZF1) gene in the virulence of Marek's disease virus. Vet Microbiol. 2025 Jun;305:110532. 


• Niraula, A., A. Wolc, J. E. Fulton, R. L. Taylor, Jr., and R. A. Dalloul. 2025. The chicken major histocompatibility complex (MHC-B) and alloantigen systems A, D, E, and I impact resistance to coccidiosis. Poult. Sci. 104: 105151 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.105151


• Patria JN, Jwander L, Mbachu I, Parcells L, Ladman B, Trimpert J, Kaufer BB, Tavlarides-Hontz P, Parcells MS. The MeqGenes of Nigerian Marek's Disease Virus (MDV) Field Isolates Contain Mutations Common to Both European and US High Virulence Strains. Viruses. 2024 Dec 31;17(1):56. doi: 10.3390/v17010056. PMID: 39861844; PMCID: PMC11769123.


• Perera, R, A. Asnayanti, K. Alharbi, A. Do, M. B. Larbi, A.P. Anthney, A. L. F. V. Assumpcao, K. Arsi, G. Kumar-Phillips, J. M. Santamaria, G. F. Erf, T. Kalapala, S. D. Pillai, P. Jesudhasan, A. A. K. Alrubaye. 2025. Leveraging electron beam-inactivated multi-strain Staphylococcus vaccine for preventing BCO lameness in broiler chicken. Vaccines. 13, 946. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines130909463832129


• Perretti, A, V. J. Oyeniran, J. M. Cherry, R. H. Whittle, Z. Grider, A. H. Nelson, S. W. Kang, G. F. Erf, and S. L. Weimer. 2025. Effects of light wavelength on broiler performance, leukocyte profiles, stress levels, and tibia morphology. Animals. 15(16): 2372. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15162372


• Saenz, E., Jude, R., Flores, L., Ehr, I., Stockam, J., Alvarado, I., ... & Gallardo, R. A. (2025). Avian Hepatitis E Detections in the United States, from Diagnostics to Koch’s Postulates. Avian Diseases.


• Santamaria, J. M., C. N. Beck, and G. F. Erf. 2024. Local inflammatory and systemic antibody responses initiated by a first intradermal administration of autogenous Salmonella-killed vaccines and their components in pullets. Vaccines 12:1159. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12101159.


• Santamaria, J. M., C. N. Beck, S. K. Orlowski, M. Maqueda, W. G. Bottje, and G. F. Erf. 2025. Selection for improved water efficiency in broiler breeder lines does not negatively impact immune response capabilities to Gram^- and Gram⁺ bacterial components and a killed-Salmonella vaccine. Vet. Sci. Vet. Sci.12(3):279. doi: 10.3390/vetsci12030279


• Sato J, Kurokawa A, Motai Y, Yamagami S, Win SY, Horio F, Saeki H, Maekawa N, Okagawa T, Kaufer BB, Osterrieder N, Parcells MS, Konnai S, Ohashi K, Murata S. Two distinct polymorphisms in the basic region of Meq protein of marek's disease virus alter pathological progression and clinical manifestations. Virol J. 2025 Sep 26;22(1):303. doi: 10.1186/s12985-025-02930-4. PMID: 41013577;


• Seyoum, M. M., A. Facchetti v Assumpcao, V. Caputi, C. M. Ashwell, C. F. Honaker, K. M. Daniels, M. Lyte, P. B. Siegel, R. L. Taylor, Jr., and J. M. Lyte. 2025. Multigenerational selection for high or low antibody responses to sheep red blood cells modulates the chicken cecal microbiome and its evolutionary relationship to immune and serotonergic systems. Poult. Sci. 104:104943 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.104943


• Taylor, J., Mercier, Y., Olukosi, O. A., Kim, W. K., Selvaraj, R., Applegate, T. J., . . . Kyriazakis, I. (2024). Supplementing low protein diets with methionine or threonine during mixed Eimeria challenge.. Poult Sci, 103(6), 103714.


• Taylor, R. L., Jr. Letter to the Editor – Insight for the next generation.  Poult. Sci. 104:105855 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.105855


• Taylor, R. L., Jr., and J. E. Fulton. Identifying chicken alloantigens to understand their influence on disease and production traits. Poult. Sci. submitted


• Taylor, R. L., Jr., A. M. McCarron, and J. E. Fulton. Research Note: Alloantigen types in inbred red Jungle fowl Line UCD 001. Poult. Sci. submitted


• Uribe-Diaz, S., J. M. Santamaria, B. M. Hargis, Y. M. Kwon, C. N. Vuong, and G. F. Erf. 2025. Decoding poultry immune responses to Salmonella vaccines: current advances and future directions for next-generation vaccine development. Poult. Sci. 104:105884 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.105884


• Velez-Irizarry D, Cheng H, Hearn C. scRNA seq of an F1 cross of Marek's disease resistant and susceptible chickens identifies allele specific expression signatures enriched in transcription modulators. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 29;15(1):3689.


• Volkening JD, Spatz SJ, Garcia M, Ross TA, Maekawa DA, Rosenthal KS, Zamora AC, Skipper A, Blakey JR, Paudel R. A functional interleukin-4 homolog is encoded in the genome of infectious laryngotracheitis virus: Unveiling a novel virulence factor. PLoS Pathog. 2025 Jul 23;21(7):e1013219.


• Yadav, S., Singh, A. K., Selvaraj, R. K., Applegate, T. J., Bhattacharya, P., Shinall, S. B., Kim, W. K. (2024). Research Note: Effect of dietary xylo-oligosaccharide on growth performance, intestinal histomorphology, and specific cecal bacteria in broiler chickens.. Poult Sci, 103(1), 103189.

 

Abstracts

• Abe, A. A., C. N. Beck, A. Forga, K. A. Matusik, D. Roberts, D. Cortes, M. Martinez, J. Higuita, K. Echevarria, D. Graham, G. F. Erf, and J. M. Santamaria. 2025. Intradermal injection of peptidoglycan stimulates local and systemic inflammatory responses in turkeys: insights from a dual window approach. Poultry Science Association Meeting Abstracts: page 5, abstract 2.


• Aryal, B., S. Majeed, B.R. Shah, N, Khalid, L. Bielke, Q. Wang, L. Zhao, A. Nazmi. 2025. Assessing the detrimental effects of chronic heat stress in commercial layers in cage-free system. Poultry Science Annual Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Oral presentation


• Aryal, B., S. Majeed, B.R. Shah, N, Khalid, L. Bielke, Q. Wang, L. Zhao, A. Nazmi. 2025. Effect of heat stress on egg production, blood biochemistry, immune response, and disease susceptibility in cage-free laying hens infected with Salmonella enteritidis. Poultry Science Annual Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Oral presentation


• Beck, C. N., J. M. Santamaria, and G. F. Erf. 2025. Lymphocyte populations in the liver and secondary lymphoid organs of White Leghorn and UCD200/206 Scleroderma/Systemic sclerosis-expressing chickens differ after vaccination with Salmonella Typhimurium bacterin. Poultry Science Association Meeting Abstracts: page 146, abstract 316.


• Beck, C. N., J. M. Santamaria, R. M. Perera, and G. F. Erf. 2025. A multi-phase Salmonella vaccination program alters IgA levels in the ceca, bile, and peripheral blood of specific pathogen-free White Leghorns. International Poultry Scientific Forum Abstracts: page 150, abstract P415.


• Bowerman, A. K., C. N. Beck, J. M. Santamaria, and G. F. Erf. 2025. Differences in cellular and humoral immune responses to a primary and secondary vaccination with herpesvirus of turkey (HVT) vaccine in layer pullets. International Poultry Scientific Forum Abstracts: page 110, abstract P300.


• Bowerman, A. K., J. M. Santamaria, G. F. Erf, and C. N. Beck. 2025. Primary vaccination with herpesvirus of turkey (HVT) vaccine stimulated different lymphocyte infiltration profiles in Light-brown Leghorns and scleroderma/systemic sclerosis-expressing UCD200/206 White Leghorns. Poultry Science Association Meeting Abstracts: page 193, abstract 422P.


• Facchetti v Assumpcao, A., V. Caputi, C. M. Ashwell, C. F. Honaker, P. B. Siegel, R. L. Taylor, Jr, and J. M. Lyte. 2025. Blood serum biochemistry analysis of White Leghorn chickens selected for divergent blood antibody titer response to sheep red blood cells. ASAS abstract


• Ferrier, S., Ng, T. T., and Sparling, B. A. 2025. Elucidate missing CHIR genes on Line-P chickens in the previous transcriptomic study using long-read sequencing. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting Proceedings, July 15–18, 2024, Louisville, KY, USA. Abstract 401P. Poultry Science Association.


• Gravino- The Meq Oncoprotein of Marek’s Disease Virus (MDV) Specifically Binds Chromatin Modifier BRG1 and Increases Transcriptional Activity of Meq in vv+MDVs. Christian Gravino, Joseph Patria, Meilyn Farnell, Tiana Salana, Phaedra Tavlarides-Hontz, Fiona McCarthy, Kenneth Pendarvis, and Mark S. Parcells. 49^th International Herpesvirus Workshop, July 26 – 30, 2025, p. 271


• Gravino- The Meq Oncoprotein of Marek’s Disease Virus (MDV) Specifically Binds Chromatin Modifier BRG1 and Increases Transcriptional Activity of Meq in vv+MDVs. Christian Gravino, Joseph Patria, Meilyn Farnell, Tiana Salana, Phaedra Tavlarides-Hontz, Fiona McCarthy, Kenneth Pendarvis, and Mark S.


• Hauck R, Khalid Z, Fathima S (2025). changes in the transcriptome of chicken embryo organs after inoculation with avian reovirus. In: Proceedings of the 74th Western Poultry Disease Conference, Calgary, CA. pp 85 – 87.


• Jesudhasan, P., A. Donoghue, K. Arsi, J. Evans, A. Nazmi, S.D. Pillai, J.L. Purswell, A. Assumpcao. 2025. Electron beam (eBeam)-killed multivalent vaccines to control Clostridium perfringens and Mycoplasma gallisepticum in chickens. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD) 2025, Chicago, IL, USA. Oral presentation


• Khalid, N., S.M. Bukhari, H.M. Abdullah, A. Nazmi. 2025. Comparative evaluation of probiotic potential of lactobacillus isolates from healthy and colibacillosis-affected broilers against avian pathogenic Escherichia coli challenge. Poultry Science Annual Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Oral presentation


• Lee- 49^th International Herpesvirus Workshop, July 26^th – 30^th, 2025, Berlin Germany


• 34 The Role of Exosomes in Terms of Marek’s Disease Virus (MDV) Mediated Immunity and Immunosuppression. Sohee Lee, Shannon Modla, Ken Pendarvis, Phaedra Tavlarides-Hontz, Ryan J. Arsenault, Famatta Perry and Mark S. Parcells. 49^th International Herpesvirus Workshop, July 26 – 30, 2025, p. 216


• Lee- The Role of Exosomes in Marek's Disease Virus-mediated Immunosuppression and Immunity. 2024. Sohee Lee, Yaw Kobia Mwodor, Shannon Modla, Ken Pendarvis, Phaedra Tavlarides-Hontz, Ryan J. Arsenault, and Mark S. Parcells. Proceedings of the 97^th Annual Northeastern Conference on Avian Diseases (NECAD), Penn State University, Sept. 17, 2025, p. 72


• Lopes T, Hauck R (2025). Young chick's gene expression profile after infection with three NDV vaccinal strains reveals common and unique DEGs linked to innate immunity in the harderian glands, trachea, lungs and ceca. In: Proceedings of the 74th Western Poultry Disease Conference, Calgary, CA. pp 131 – 132.


• Majeed, S., B. Aryal, B.R. Shah, N, Khalid, L. Bielke, Q. Wang, L. Zhao, A. Nazmi. 2025. Cold stress in cage-free laying hens: effect on performance, mucosal immunity, blood biomarkers and Salmonella susceptibility. Poultry Science Annual Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Oral presentation


• Niraula, A., A. Wolc, R. L. Taylor, Jr., J. E. Fulton, and R. A. Dalloul. 2025. Chicken alloantigen systems MHC-B, D, E, and I haplotypes are associated with coccidiosis resistance. 2025 Int. Poult. Scientific Forum abstract p.22 abstract M55


• Nolin, S. J., C. M. Ashwell, F. W. Edens, C. F. Honaker, R. L. Taylor, Jr., and P. B. Siegel. 2025. Nature versus nurture: can genetic selection overcome environmental differences to achieve consistent results between experiments? Poult. Sci. 105:148 abstract 322


• Parcells- Genome Expression versus Replication of Marek’s Disease Virus of Different Pathotypes. Mark S. Parcells, Joshua Miller, Andelé Conradie, Joseph Patria and Benedikt B. Kaufer. 49^th International Herpesvirus Workshop, July 26 – 30, 2025, p. 275


• Parcells- 97^th Northeastern Conference on Avian Diseases, Sept. 16 – 18, 2025, Penn State University Marek’s Disease Virus Replication versus Genome Expression Levels: A New Paradigm for the Virulence Evolution of an Avian Herpesvirus. 2025. Mark Parcells, Joshua Miller, Joseph Patria, Andelé Conradie, Benedikt Kaufer, Phaedra Tavlarides-Hontz. Proceedings of the 97^th Annual Northeastern Conference on Avian Diseases (NECAD), Penn State University, Sept. 17, 2025, p. 70


• Proceedings of the 97^th Annual Northeastern Conference on Avian Diseases (NECAD), Penn State University, Sept. 17, 2025, p. 71


• Perera, R., J. M. Santamaria, C. N. Beck, G. F. Erf, A. Alrubaye, and P. Jesudhasan. 2025. Comparison of B lymphocyte responses in broiler chickens vaccinated with electron beam or formalin inactivated Staphylococcus aureus. International Poultry Scientific Forum Abstracts: page 22, abstract M53.


• Roberts, D. F., M. Santamaria, A. J. Forga, C. N. Beck, G. F. Erf, and B. D. Graham. 2025. The growing feather pulp as a dermal test site in turkeys: Insights from the early acute inflammatory response to lipopolysaccharide. International Poultry Scientific Forum Abstracts: page 63, abstract T166.


• Santamaria, J. M., C. N. Beck, R. M. Perera, P. R. Jesudhasan, and G. F. Erf. 2025. Secondary immune response profiles to electron beam irradiated and formalin-inactivated Salmonella vaccines in egg-type pullets: immunogenic differences. International Poultry Scientific Forum Abstracts: page 65, abstract T174.


• Santamaria, J. M., C. N. Beck, A. Forga, K. A. Matusik, D. Cortes, M. Martinez, J. Higuita, K. Echevarria, Z. Dou, G. F. Erf, and D. Graham. 2025. The effects of primary and secondary immunizations with Histomonas meleagris cathepsin protease recombinant protein in different vehicles on local and systemic immune responses in turkeys. Poultry Science Association Meeting Abstracts: page 146, abstract 318.


• Sato- Effect of Amino Acid Polymorphisms in the Basic Region of the Meq Oncoprotein of Marek’s Disease Virus on its Transactivation Activity and Virulence. Jumpei Sato, Aoi Kurokawa, Yoshinosuke Motai, Shunsuke Yamagami, Shwe Y. Win, Fumiya Horio, Hikaru Saeki, Naoya Maekawa, Tomohiro Okagawa, Benedikt Kaufer, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Mark S. Parcells, Satoru Konnai, Kazuhiko Ohashi, Shiro Murata. 49^th International Herpesvirus Workshop, July 26 – 30, 2025, p. 275


• Shah, B.K., S. Majeed, N. Khalid, P. Arora, A. Nazmi. 2025. Effect of in-ovo administration of bovine milk osteopontin on hatchability, chick quality, performance, and immune system development in hatched chicks. Poultry Science Annual Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Oral presentation


• Sparling, B., Ng, T., and Drechsler, Y. Oral Presentation. Western University of Health Sciences Report. NE-2334 Genetic Bases for Resistance and Immunity to Avian Diseases, Champagne, IL. October 2^nd – 3^rd, 2024


• Sparling, B. A., Le, H., Ng, T. T., and Drechsler, Y. 2025. Assessing cell-type population differences in the jejunum of uninfected and coccidia-infected BQ and B19 chickens using spatial and single-cell transcriptomics. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting Proceedings, July 15–18, 2024, Louisville, KY, USA. Abstract 452P. Poultry Science Association.


• Taylor, R. L., Jr. and J. E. Fulton. 2025. Identifying chicken alloantigens to understand their influence on disease and production traits. Poult. Sci. 105:257 abstract 582S


• Uribe-Diaz, S., J. M. Santamaria, C. N. Beck, A. Stein, R. F. Rosalino-Marcon, A. J. Uribe-Serrano, J. Angel-Isaza, G. Tellez-Isaias, B. M. Hargis, and G. F. Erf. 2025. Immunomodulatory effects of essential oils on the in vivo acute inflammatory responses initiated by intradermal injection of Salmonella lipopolysaccharide in broiler chickens under heat stress conditions. International Poultry Scientific Forum Abstracts: page 19, abstract M45.