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Overview

Kenneth E. Anderson is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the domain of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on Animal Science and Zoology, Food Science, and Plant Science. The research output from Anderson also touches upon Small Animals and Biotechnology as subfields of study.

The researcher's work covers a variety of topics including:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Livestock and Poultry Management
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Peanut Plant Research Studies
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress

Anderson has contributed to numerous scientific publications, with a frequent presence in several venues such as Poultry Science, The Journal of Applied Poultry Research, Poultry, Animals, and Agriculture.

Representative recent papers include:

  • Research Note: Horizontal transmission and internal organ colonization by Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Kentucky in experimentally infected laying hens in indoor cage-free housing (2020, Poultry Science)
  • Evaluation of Physical Egg Quality Parameters of Commercial Brown Laying Hens Housed in Five Production Systems (2023, Animals)
  • Examination of the impact of range, cage-free, modified systems, and conventional cage environments on the labor inputs committed to bird care for three brown egg layer strains (2020, The Journal of Applied Poultry Research)
  • Research Note: Contamination of eggs by Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium in experimentally infected laying hens in indoor cage-free housing (2021, Poultry Science)
  • The Effect of Housing Environment on Physical Egg Quality of White Egg Layers (2023, Poultry)

The researcher collaborates frequently with several colleagues, including Ramon D. Malheiros, Ondulla T. Toomer, Thien Vu, Benjamin N. Alig, and Kari L. Harding. These coauthors have contributed extensively alongside Anderson in various publications.

Best Publications

  • SHELL CHARACTERISTICS OF EGGS FROM HISTORIC STRAINS OF SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORN CHICKENS AND THE RELATIONSHIPS OF EGG SHAPE TO SHELL STRENGTH

    K E Anderson;J B Tharrington;P A Curtis

  • Duodenal Calcium Uptake, Femur Ash, and Eggshell Quality Decline with Age and Increase Following Molt

    H. A. Al-Batshan;S. E. Scheideler;B. L. Black;J. D. Garlich

  • The effects of long-term caging and molt of Single Comb White Leghorn hens on heterophil to lymphocyte ratios, corticosterone and thyroid hormones

    G. S. Davis;K. E. Anderson;A. S. Carroll

  • Effect of testing temperature on internal egg quality measurements

    K. M. Keener;K. C. McAvoy;J. B. Foegeding;P. A. Curtis

  • Comparison of fatty acid, cholesterol, and vitamin A and E composition in eggs from hens housed in conventional cage and range production facilities

    K. E. Anderson

  • Microbial contamination in inoculated shell eggs: I. Effects of layer strain and hen age

    D.R. Jones;P.A. Curtis;K.E. Anderson;F.T. Jones

  • Ovarian Adenocarcinomas in the Laying Hen and Women Share Similar Alterations in p53, ras, and HER-2/neu

    Amy A Hakim;Catherine P Barry;H John Barnes;Kenneth E Anderson

  • Prevalence of coliforms, Salmonella, Listeria, and Campylobacter associated with eggs and the environment of conventional cage and free-range egg production

    D R Jones;K E Anderson;J Y Guard

  • Effects of Bird Age, Density, and Molt on Behavioral Profiles of Two Commercial Layer Strains in Cages

    K. E. Anderson;G. S. Davis;P. K. Jenkins;A. S. Carroll

  • Effects of cryogenic cooling of shell eggs on egg quality

    Jones;JB Tharrington;PA Curtis;KE Anderson

  • Duckweed as a Feed Ingredient in Laying Hen Diets and its Effect on Egg Production and Composition

    K.E. Anderson;Z. Lowman;Anne-Marie Stomp;Jay Chang

  • Salmonella Populations and Prevalence in Layer Feces from Commercial High-Rise Houses and Characterization of the Salmonella Isolates by Serotyping, Antibiotic Resistance Analysis, and Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis

    X. Li;J. B. Payne;F. B. Santos;J. F. Levine

  • Egg marketing in national supermarkets: specialty eggs--part 2.

    P. H. Patterson;K. W. Koelkebeck;D. D. Bell;J. B. Carey

  • Effects of Cage Population on the Productive Performance of Layers

    J. B. Carey;F. L. Kuo;K. E. Anderson

  • The effects of feeding the direct-fed microbial, primalac, on growth parameters and egg production in single comb white leghorn hens

    GS Davis;KE Anderson

  • Comparison of physical quality and composition of eggs from historic strains of single comb White Leghorn chickens

    JB Tharrington;PA Curtis;FT Jones;KE Anderson

  • Liming Poultry Manures to Decrease Soluble Phosphorus and Suppress the Bacteria Population

    R. O. Maguire;D. Hesterberg;A. Gernat;K. Anderson

  • Physical quality and composition of retail shell eggs

    D. R. Jones;M. T. Musgrove;K. E. Anderson;H. S. Thesmar

  • CA125 expression in spontaneous ovarian adenocarcinomas from laying hens

    Emily Jackson;Ken Anderson;Chris Ashwell;James Petitte

  • The influence of rapid air cooling and carbon dioxided cooling and subsequent storage in air and carbon dioxide on shell egg quality.

    K. M. Keener;J. D. LaCrosse;P. A. Curtis;K. E. Anderson

  • Cryogenic Gas for Rapid Cooling of Commercially Processed Shell Eggs Before Packaging.

    Patricia A. Curtis;Kenneth E. Anderson;Frank T. Jones

  • Effect of Extrusion on Feed Characteristics and Broiler Chicken Performance

    F. T. Jones;K. E. Anderson;P. R. Ferket

  • Egg Marketing in National Supermarkets: Egg Quality—Part 1

    D. D. Bell;P. H. Patterson;K. W. Koelkebeck;K. E. Anderson

  • Comparisons of bone properties and keel deformities between strains and housing systems in end-of-lay hens

    P. Regmi;N. Nelson;J. P. Steibel;K. E. Anderson

  • Colonization of internal organs by Salmonella Enteritidis in experimentally infected laying hens housed in conventional or enriched cages.

    Richard K. Gast;Rupa Guraya;Deana R. Jones;Kenneth E. Anderson

  • Molting layers - Alternative methods and their effectiveness

    Kenneth W Koelkebeck;K. E. Anderson

  • Overview of natural and organic egg production: looking back to the future.

    K. E. Anderson

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard K. Gast
Richard K. Gast Agricultural Research Service
Frank T. Jones
Frank T. Jones University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Andrew Berchuck
Andrew Berchuck Duke University
Levy Kopelovich
Levy Kopelovich Cornell University
Peter S. Holt
Peter S. Holt Agricultural Research Service
M. J. Wineland
M. J. Wineland North Carolina State University
Jesse L. Grimes
Jesse L. Grimes North Carolina State University
Julie K. Northcutt
Julie K. Northcutt Clemson University
Peter R. Ferket
Peter R. Ferket North Carolina State University
Daniel L. Fletcher
Daniel L. Fletcher University of Georgia

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