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James A. Byrd is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields such as Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific interest in Animal Science and Zoology, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Food Science, and Pollution. The main topics covered in their work include Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Gut Microbiota and Health, Moringa oleifera Research and Applications, Salmonella and Campylobacter Epidemiology, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences, and Medicinal Plant Research.

Byrd has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with frequent appearances in the journal Poultry Science and The Science of The Total Environment. Their recent papers include:

  • "Poultry litter and the environment: Microbial profile of litter during successive flock rotations and after spreading on pastureland" (2021), The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Linking norepinephrine production and performance to diet-induced low-grade, chronic inflammation in the intestine of broilers" (2024), Poultry Science
  • "Use of a microbial endocrinology designed dopamine-producing probiotic to control gut neurochemical levels associated with the development of gut inflammation" (2025), Poultry Science
  • "Oregano-based feed additive reduces Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis colonization in young broilers" (2025), Poultry Science
  • "Effect of diet-induced low-grade, chronic inflammation on susceptibility of broilers to Salmonella colonization and pathogenicity" (2025), Poultry Science

The scientist collaborates frequently with colleagues including Michael H. Kogut, Kenneth J. Genovese, Christina L. Swaggerty, Mark Lyte, and Karrie M. Daniels. These partnerships have resulted in joint contributions spanning various topics related to poultry science, microbiology, and inflammation mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Effect of supplementation of prebiotic mannan-oligosaccharides and probiotic mixture on growth performance of broilers subjected to chronic heat stress

    M.U. Sohail;M.U. Sohail;M.E. Hume;J.A. Byrd;D.J. Nisbet

  • Effect of Lactic Acid Administration in the Drinking Water During Preslaughter Feed Withdrawal on Salmonella and Campylobacter Contamination of Broilers

    J. A. Byrd;B. M. Hargis;D. J. Caldwell;R. H. Bailey

  • Gastrointestinal microbial ecology and the safety of our food supply as related to Salmonella.

    T. R. Callaway;T. S. Edrington;R. C. Anderson;J. A. Byrd

  • Presence of Salmonella in the crop and ceca of broiler chickens before and after preslaughter feed withdrawal.

    D E Corrier;J A Byrd;B M Hargis;M E Hume

  • Role of Campylobacter jejuni potential virulence genes in cecal colonization.

    R L Ziprin;C R Young;J A Byrd;L H Stanker

  • Sodium chlorate supplementation reduces E. coli O157:H7 populations in cattle

    T R Callaway;R C Anderson;K J Genovese;T L Poole

  • Haemolytic and antimicrobial activities of saponin-rich extracts from guar meal.

    S.M. Hassan;A.U. Haq;J.A. Byrd;M.A. Berhow

  • Evaluation of immunosuppressants and dietary mechanisms in an experimental disease model for necrotic enteritis

    J. L. McReynolds;J. A. Byrd;R. C. Anderson;R. W. Moore

  • Feed Deprivation Affects Crop Environment and Modulates Salmonella enteritidis Colonization and Invasion of Leghorn Hens

    Juliet A. Durant;Donald E. Corrier;J. Allen Byrd;Larry H. Stanker

  • The change in prevalence of Campylobacter on chicken carcasses during processing: A systematic review

    M.T. Guerin;C. Sir;J.M. Sargeant;L. Waddell;L. Waddell

  • Evaluation of the bacterial diversity in cecal contents of laying hens fed various molting diets by using bacterial tag-encoded FLX amplicon pyrosequencing

    T. R. Callaway;S. E. Dowd;R. D. Wolcott;Y. Sun

  • Effect of experimental chlorate product administration in the drinking water on Salmonella typhimurium contamination of broilers

    JA Byrd;RC Anderson;TR Callaway;RW Moore

  • Evidence for horizontal and vertical transmission in Campylobacter passage from hen to her progeny.

    N. A. Cox;L. J. Richardson;J. J. Maurer;M. E. Berrang

  • Evaluation of Salmonella serotype distributions from commercial broiler hatcheries and grower houses.

    J A Byrd;J R DeLoach;D E Corrier;D J Nisbet

  • Efficacy of multistrain direct-fed microbial and phytogenetic products in reducing necrotic enteritis in commercial broilers

    J. McReynolds;C. Waneck;J. Byrd;K. Genovese

  • Reduction of Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis colonization and invasion by an alfalfa diet during molt in Leghorn hens

    CL Woodward;YM Kwon;LF Kubena;JA Byrd

  • Molecular analysis of the caecal and tracheal microbiome of heat-stressed broilers supplemented with prebiotic and probiotic

    Muhammad U Sohail;Michael E Hume;James A Byrd;David J Nisbet

  • Evaluation of disinfectants commonly used by the commercial poultry industry under simulated field conditions

    K. Stringfellow;P. Anderson;D. Caldwell;J. Lee

  • Detection of Campylobacter spp. in Ceca and Crops with and Without Enrichment

    M. T. Musgrove;M. E. Berrang;J. A. Byrd;N. J. Stern

  • Hemolytic and Antimicrobial Activities Differ Among Saponin-rich Extracts From Guar, Quillaja, Yucca, and Soybean

    Sherif M. Hassan;James A. Byrd;Aubry L. Cartwright;Chris A. Bailey

  • Cecal Propionic Acid as a Biological Indicator of the Early Establishment of a Microbial Ecosystem Inhibitory toSalmonellain Chicks

    D.J. Nisbet;D.J. Nisbet;D.E. Corrier;D.E. Corrier;S.C. Ricke;S.C. Ricke;M.E. Hume;M.E. Hume

  • Incidence of Campylobacter in crops of preharvest market-age broiler chickens

    J. A. Byrd;D. E. Corrier;M. E. Hume;R. H. Bailey

  • Effect of various combinations of alfalfa and standard layer diet on susceptibility of laying hens to Salmonella enteritidis during forced molt

    J. L. McReynolds;R. W. Moore;L. F. Kubena;J. A. Byrd

  • Growth promoting effects of prebiotic yeast cell wall products in starter broilers under an immune stress and Clostridium perfringens challenge

    J. Fowler;R. Kakani;A. Haq;J. A. Byrd

  • Effects of Lime on Salmonella enteritidis Survival In Vitro

    D. D. Bennett;S. E. Higgins;R. W. Moore;R. Beltran

  • Horizontal Transmission of Salmonella typhimurium in Broiler Chicks

    J. A. Byrd;D. E. Corrier;J. R. Deloach;D. J. Nisbet

  • Reduction of Salmonella Typhimurium in experimentally challenged broilers by nitrate adaptation and chlorate supplementation in drinking water.

    Yong Soo Jung;Robin C. Anderson;James A. Byrd;Thomas S. Edrington

  • Comparison of drag-swab environmental protocols for the isolation of Salmonella in poultry houses

    J A Byrd;D E Corrier;J R DeLoach;D J Nisbet

  • Inter-relationships of Salmonella status of flock and grow-out environment at sequential segments in broiler production and processing.

    V. V. Volkova;R. H. Bailey;M. L. Rybolt;K. Dazo-Galarneau

  • Effects of tannic acid on cecal volatile fatty acids and susceptibility to Salmonella typhimurium colonization in broiler chicks.

    L. F. Kubena;J. A Byrd;C. R. Young;D. E. Corrier

  • Dietary Lactose and its Effect on the Disease Condition of Necrotic Enteritis

    J. L. McReynolds;J. A. Byrd;K. J. Genovese;T. L. Poole

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Nisbet
David J. Nisbet United States Department of Agriculture
Robin C. Anderson
Robin C. Anderson United States Department of Agriculture
Todd R. Callaway
Todd R. Callaway University of Georgia
Tom S. Edrington
Tom S. Edrington Diamond V (United States)
Leon F. Kubena
Leon F. Kubena Agricultural Research Service
Donald E. Corrier
Donald E. Corrier Agricultural Research Service
Michael H. Kogut
Michael H. Kogut Agricultural Research Service
Steven C. Ricke
Steven C. Ricke University of Wisconsin–Madison
Roger B. Harvey
Roger B. Harvey United States Department of Agriculture
Scot E. Dowd
Scot E. Dowd MR DNA (Molecular Research LP)

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