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Overview

Billy M. Hargis is affiliated with the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in the United States. Their research primarily spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on Animal Science and Zoology, Infectious Diseases, Food Science, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

Hargis's research covers various key topics, including:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, reflecting ongoing investigations into microbiota metabolism, poultry health, and disease control. Notable works include:

  • "A secondary bile acid from microbiota metabolism attenuates ileitis and bile acid reduction in subclinical necrotic enteritis in chickens," 2020, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
  • "An overview of the use of bacteriophages in the poultry industry: Successes, challenges, and possibilities for overcoming breakdowns," 2023, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Specific Secondary Bile Acids Control Chicken Necrotic Enteritis," 2021, Pathogens
  • "Developing probiotics, prebiotics, and organic acids to control Salmonella spp. in commercial turkeys at the University of Arkansas, USA," 2021, German Journal of Veterinary Research
  • "Assessment of Lippia origanoides Essential Oils in a Salmonella typhimurium, Eimeria maxima, and Clostridium perfringens Challenge Model to Induce Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens," 2021, Animals

Their frequent co-authors include Guillermo Téllez-Isaías, Danielle Graham, Juan D. Latorre, Xóchitl Hernández-Velasco, and Christine N. Vuong, reflecting collaborative research efforts in multiple studies.

Major publication venues for Hargis include:

  • Poultry Science
  • German Journal of Veterinary Research
  • Animals
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Food and Nutrition Sciences

Best Publications

  • White striping and woody breast myopathies in the modern poultry industry: a review

    V. A. Kuttappan;B. M. Hargis;C. M. Owens

  • Evaluation of a Lactobacillus-Based Probiotic Culture for the Reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis in Neonatal Broiler Chicks

    S. E. Higgins;J. P. Higgins;A. D. Wolfenden;S. N. Henderson

  • Pathological changes associated with white striping in broiler breast muscles

    V. A. Kuttappan;H. L. Shivaprasad;D. P. Shaw;B. A. Valentine

  • A SPR aptasensor for detection of avian influenza virus H5N1.

    H. Bai;R. H. Wang;B. Hargis;H. G. Lu

  • Use of a specific bacteriophage treatment to reduce Salmonella in poultry products

    J. P. Higgins;S. E. Higgins;K. L. Guenther;W. Huff

  • Temporal Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria Probiotic Culture on Salmonella in Neonatal Broilers

    J. P. Higgins;S. E. Higgins;J. L. Vicente;A. D. Wolfenden

  • Probiotics/direct fed microbials for Salmonella control in poultry

    G. Tellez;C. Pixley;R.E. Wolfenden;S.L. Layton

  • Ability of bacteriophages isolated from different sources to reduce Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis in vitro and in vivo.

    R. L. Andreatti Filho;J. P. Higgins;S. E. Higgins;G. Gaona

  • Evaluation and Selection of Bacillus Species Based on Enzyme Production, Antimicrobial Activity, and Biofilm Synthesis as Direct-Fed Microbial Candidates for Poultry.

    Juan D. Latorre;Xochitl Hernandez-Velasco;Ross E. Wolfenden;Jose L. Vicente

  • Upregulation of oxidative burst and degranulation in chicken heterophils stimulated with probiotic bacteria.

    M B Farnell;A M Donoghue;F Solis de Los Santos;P J Blore

  • Interdigitated array microelectrode based impedance immunosensor for detection of avian influenza virus H5N1

    Ronghui Wang;Yun Wang;Kentu Lassiter;Yanbin Li

  • Competitive exclusion of Salmonella enteritidis by Salmonella gallinarum in poultry.

    Wolfgang Rabsch;Billy M. Hargis;Renee M Tsolis;Robert A. Kingsley

  • Salmonella Host Range of Bacteriophages That Infect Multiple Genera

    L. Bielke;S. Higgins;A. Donoghue;D. Donoghue

  • Heterophils are decisive components in the early responses of chickens to Salmonella enteritidis infections

    Michael H. Kogut;Guillermo I. Tellez;Edward D. McGruder;Billy M. Hargis

  • Incidence of broiler breast myopathies at 2 different ages and its impact on selected raw meat quality parameters.

    V A Kuttappan;C M Owens;C Coon;B M Hargis

  • In vivo activation of heterophil function in chickens following injection with Salmonella enteritidis-immune lymphokines.

    Michael H. Kogut;Edward D. McGruder;Billy M. Hargis;Donald E. Corrier

  • Genus-Specific Detection of Salmonellae using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

    Noah D. Cohen;Holly L. Neibergs;Edward D. McGruder;Howard W. Whitford

  • Performance and Condemnation Rate Analysis of Commercial Turkey Flocks Treated with a Lactobacillus spp.-Based Probiotic

    A. Torres-Rodriguez;A. M. Donoghue;D. J. Donoghue;J. T. Barton

  • A nanobeads amplified QCM immunosensor for the detection of avian influenza virus H5N1.

    Dujuan Li;Jianping Wang;Ronghui Wang;Yanbin Li

  • Effect of lactic acid bacteria probiotic culture treatment timing on Salmonella Enteritidis in neonatal broilers

    J. P. Higgins;S. E. Higgins;A. D. Wolfenden;S. N. Henderson

Frequent Co-Authors

Guillermo Tellez
Guillermo Tellez University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Xochitl Hernandez-Velasco
Xochitl Hernandez-Velasco National Autonomous University of Mexico
Walter Bottje
Walter Bottje University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
John R. Barta
John R. Barta University of Guelph
Ann M. Donoghue
Ann M. Donoghue United States Department of Agriculture
Sami Dridi
Sami Dridi University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Casey M. Owens
Casey M. Owens University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Yanbin Li
Yanbin Li University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Daniel J. Donoghue
Daniel J. Donoghue University of California, San Diego
Michael H. Kogut
Michael H. Kogut Agricultural Research Service

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