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D-Index
55
Citations
9292
World Ranking
462
National Ranking
164

Overview

J. Brake was a researcher affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their work predominantly focused on fields within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable contributions in Animal Science and Zoology, Immunology, Plant Science, Aquatic Science, and Food Science.

Their research extensively covered topics including Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Livestock and Poultry Management, Phytase and its Applications, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Immune cells in cancer, and Immune Cell Function and Interaction.

Brake published scientific papers in several peer-reviewed journals. These included:

  • Limestone particle size, calcium and phosphorus levels, and phytase effects on live performance and nutrients digestibility of broilers (2020) in Poultry Science
  • Myeloid-derived suppressor cells and tolerogenic dendritic cells are distinctively induced by PI3K and Wnt signaling pathways (2023) in Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Effects of Phytase Inclusion in Broiler Breeder Diets During Early Lay on their Fecal and Egg Characteristics (2020) in Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
  • Research Note: Repetitive element-based polymerase chain reaction genotyping improves efficiency of Salmonella surveillance in a model broiler production system (2020) in Poultry Science
  • Effects of corn particle size distributions and formic acid on productive and processing performance of broilers (2022) in The Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Frequent co-authors who collaborated with Brake included:

  • Rasha I. Qudsieh
  • Grayson K. Walker
  • Shuja Majeed
  • F.W. Edens
  • Mireille Arguelles-Ramos

The venues where Brake's research was most often published included Poultry Science, Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, International Journal of Poultry Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and The Journal of Applied Poultry Research.

Best Publications

  • Egg handling and storage

    J. Brake;T. J. Walsh;C. E. Benton;J. N. Petitte

  • Thermal Manipulations During Broiler Embryogenesis: Effect on the Acquisition of Thermotolerance

    Y. Piestun;D. Shinder;M. Ruzal;O. Halevy

  • Broiler Incubation. 1. Effect of Elevated Temperature During Late Incubation on Body Weight and Organs of Chicks

    N. Leksrisompong;H. Romero-Sanchez;P. W. Plumstead;K. E. Brannan

  • Physiological Changes in Caged Layers During a Forced Molt 2. Gross Changes in Organs

    J. Brake;P. Thaxton

  • Dietary exposure of broiler breeders to aflatoxin results in immune dysfunction in progeny chicks

    MA Qureshi;J Brake;PB Hamilton;WM Hagler

  • The Relationship Between Body Weight Loss During an Induced Molt and Postmolt Egg Production, Egg Weight, and Shell Quality in Caged Layers ,,

    Michael Baker;J. Brake;G. R. McDANIEL

  • Eggshell Quality and Hatchability in Broiler Breeder Eggs

    E. D. Peebles;J. Brake

  • Effect of flock age, length of egg storage, and frequency of turning during storage on hatchability of broiler hatching eggs

    O Elibol;SD Peak;J Brake

  • Role of ascorbic acid in chicks exposed to high environmental temperature

    S. L. Pardue;J. P. Thaxton;J. Brake

  • Optimum dietary arginine: Lysine ratio for broiler chickens is altered during heat stress in association with changes in intestinal uptake and dietary sodium chloride

    J Brake;D Balnave;J J Dibner

  • Relationship of Sex, Age, and Body Weight to Broiler Carcass Yield and Offal Production

    J. Brake;G. B. Havenstein;S. E. Scheideler;P. R. Ferket

  • Interaction of Calcium and Phytate in Broiler Diets. 1. Effects on Apparent Prececal Digestibility and Retention of Phosphorus

    P W Plumstead;A B Leytem;R O Maguire;J W Spears

  • Comparison of Parameters Associated with Molt Induced by Fasting, Zinc, and Low Dietary Sodium in Caged Layers,

    W. D. Berry;J. Brake

  • Evaluation of transgenic event 176 "Bt" corn in broiler chickens.

    J Brake;D Vlachos

  • Recent Advances in Induced Molting

    J. Brake

  • The Effect of Broiler Breeder Flock Age and Length of Egg Storage on Egg Albumen During Early Incubation

    C. E. Benton;J. Brake

  • Thermal manipulations during broiler incubation alter performance of broilers to 70 days of age

    Y. Piestun;S. Druyan;J. Brake;S. Yahav

  • Effects of Temperature and Carbon Dioxide on Albumen Characteristics, Weight Loss, and Early Embryonic Mortality of Long Stored Hatching Eggs

    T. J. Walsh;R. E. Rizk;J. Brake

  • Hydrogen Peroxide as an Alternative Hatching Egg Disinfectant

    B. W. Sheldon;J. Brake

  • Is Intestinal Absorption Capacity Rate-Limiting for Performance in Poultry?

    W. J. Croom;J. Brake;B. A. Coles;G. B. Havenstein

  • Effects of relative humidity during incubation on hatchability and body weight of broiler chicks from young breeder flocks.

    J. J. Bruzual;S. D. Peak;J. Brake;E. D. Peebles

  • Influence of Supplemental Ascorbic Acid on Broiler Performance Following Exposure to High Environmental Temperature

    S. L. Pardue;J. Paul Thaxton;John Brake

  • Dietary strategies for reduced phosphorus excretion and improved water quality.

    R. O. Maguire;Z. Dou;J. T. Sims;J. Brake

Frequent Co-Authors

E. D. Peebles
E. D. Peebles Mississippi State University
Peter R. Ferket
Peter R. Ferket North Carolina State University
Edgar O. Oviedo-Rondón
Edgar O. Oviedo-Rondón North Carolina State University
M. J. Wineland
M. J. Wineland North Carolina State University
J. D. Garlich
J. D. Garlich North Carolina State University
Shlomo Yahav
Shlomo Yahav Agricultural Research Organization
Frank W. Edens
Frank W. Edens North Carolina State University
Pat B. Hamilton
Pat B. Hamilton North Carolina State University
D. P. Smith
D. P. Smith Diamond V (United States)
Jerry W. Spears
Jerry W. Spears North Carolina State University

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