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Michael E. Persia

Michael E. Persia

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
23
Citations
1723
World Ranking
3082
National Ranking
875

Overview

Michael E. Persia is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and conducts research primarily within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences field. Their work focuses extensively on various aspects of Animal Science and Zoology, alongside related subfields such as Aquatic Science, Plant Science, Insect Science, and Physiology.

The main topics addressed in their research include Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Livestock and Poultry Management, and areas related to Rabbits, such as Nutrition, Reproduction, and Health. Additional topics cover Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Coccidia and coccidiosis research, Insect and Pesticide Research, and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

Michael E. Persia has published articles in several scientific venues, with the most frequent being The Journal of Applied Poultry Research and Poultry Science. Other venues include Experimental Gerontology, Animal Feed Science and Technology, and Scientific Reports. Their work demonstrates a focus on poultry production, nutrition, and physiological responses in animals under various conditions.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • Effect of various concentration of butyric acid on growth performance, intestinal lesion scores, and body composition of broilers raised on used litter, 2022, The Journal of Applied Poultry Research
  • Effects of sulfur amino acid supplementation on broiler chickens exposed to acute and chronic cyclic heat stress, 2022, Poultry Science
  • Evaluation of a phytogenic feed additive on performance, nutrient digestion, and absorption in turkey poults, 2020, Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Effects of available phosphorus source and concentration on performance and expression of sodium phosphate type IIb cotransporter, vitamin D-1α-hydroxylase, and vitamin D-24-hydroxylase mRNA in broiler chicks, 2020, Poultry Science
  • Tryptophan requirement of first-cycle commercial laying hens in peak egg production, 2021, Poultry Science

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Stefano Cacciatore
  • Riccardo Calvani
  • Matteo Tosato
  • Emanuele Marzetti
  • Francesca Ciciarello

The research contributions made by Michael E. Persia provide insights into growth performance, nutrient digestion, stress responses, and vitamin and amino acid metabolism in poultry. Their work integrates nutritional physiology with applied aspects of livestock and poultry management, contributing to the understanding of diet formulations and environmental stress mitigation in commercial animal production systems.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of a modern broiler line and a heritage line unselected since the 1950s.

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  • Further evaluation of nonfeed removal methods for molting programs

    P. E. Biggs;M. E. Persia;K. W. Koelkebeck;C. M. Parsons

  • Effects of dietary fiber on cecal short-chain fatty acid and cecal microbiota of broiler and laying-hen chicks

    Muhammed Walugembe;John C. F. Hsieh;Nicholas J. Koszewski;Susan J. Lamont

  • Effects of acute and chronic heat stress on the performance, egg quality, body temperature, and blood gas parameters of laying hens.

    Nathaniel W. Barrett;Kaylee Rowland;Carl J. Schmidt;Susan J. Lamont

  • Effects of dietary ingredients and Eimeria acervulina infection on chick performance, apparent metabolizable energy, and amino acid digestibility

    M. E. Persia;E. L. Young;P. L. Utterback;C. M. Parsons

  • Identification of quantitative trait loci for body temperature, body weight, breast yield, and digestibility in an advanced intercross line of chickens under heat stress

    Angelica Van Goor;Kevin J. Bolek;Chris M. Ashwell;Michael E. Persia

  • Comparative omega-3 fatty acid enrichment of egg yolks from first-cycle laying hens fed flaxseed oil or ground flaxseed.

    I. J. Ehr;M. E. Persia;E. A. Bobeck

  • Genomic analysis of Ugandan and Rwandan chicken ecotypes using a 600 k genotyping array

    D. S. Fleming;J. E. Koltes;J. E. Koltes;A. D. Markey;C. J. Schmidt

  • Effect of Bacillus subtilis (DSM 17299) on performance, digestibility, intestine morphology, and pH in broiler chickens

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  • Effects of high fiber ingredients on the performance, metabolizable energy and fiber digestibility of broiler and layer chicks

    M. Walugembe;M.F. Rothschild;M.E. Persia

  • Immunomodulatory effects of heat stress and lipopolysaccharide on the bursal transcriptome in two distinct chicken lines

    Melissa S. Monson;Angelica G. Van Goor;Christopher M. Ashwell;Michael E. Persia

  • Satellite cell-mediated breast muscle regeneration decreases with broiler size.

    M.R. Daughtry;E. Berio;Z. Shen;E.J.R. Suess

  • Effect of high concentrations of dietary vitamin D3 on pullet and laying hen performance, skeleton health, eggshell quality, and yolk vitamin D3 content when fed to W36 laying hens from day of hatch until 68 wk of age

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  • Genomic Comparison of Indigenous African and Northern European Chickens Reveals Putative Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance Related to Environmental Selection Pressure

    Damarius S. Fleming;Steffen Weigend;Henner Simianer;Annett Weigend

  • Effects of direct-fed microbial supplementation on broiler performance, intestinal nutrient transport and integrity under experimental conditions with increased microbial challenge

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  • The Effects of Enzyme Supplementation of Corn- and Wheat-Based Diets on Nutrient Digestion and Cecal Microbial Populations in Turkeys

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  • Effects of Broiler Strain, Dietary Nonphytate Phosphorus, and Phytase Supplementation on Chick Performance and Tibia Ash

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  • Validation of the effects of small differences in dietary metabolizable energy and feed restriction in first-cycle laying hens.

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  • Quantitative trait loci identified for blood chemistry components of an advanced intercross line of chickens under heat stress

    Angelica Van Goor;Christopher M. Ashwell;Michael E. Persia;Max F. Rothschild

  • Effects of increasing concentrations of corn distillers dried grains with solubles on chemical composition and nutrient content of egg

    H. Sun;E. J. Lee;H. Samaraweera;M. Persia

  • Unique genetic responses revealed in RNA-seq of the spleen of chickens stimulated with lipopolysaccharide and short-term heat

    Angelica Van Goor;Chris M. Ashwell;Michael E. Persia;Max F. Rothschild

  • Minimum Phosphorus Requirement of One-Cycle and Two-Cycle (Molted) Hens

    J. L. Snow;M. W. Douglas;K. W. Koelkebeck;A. B. Batal

  • Commercial Hy-Line W-36 pullet and laying hen venous blood gas and chemistry profiles utilizing the portable i-STAT®1 analyzer

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  • The phytase analytical activity of pelleted diets may not adequately describe efficacy in the bird

    S. A. Loop;K. G. S. Lilly;L. K. Shires;C. K. Gehring

  • Phosphofructokinase and mitochondria partially explain the high ultimate pH of broiler pectoralis major muscle.

    Sulaiman K. Matarneh;Con-Ning Yen;Jennifer M. Elgin;Mariane Beline

  • Genetic lines respond uniquely within the chicken thymic transcriptome to acute heat stress and low dose lipopolysaccharide

    Melissa S. Monson;Angelica G. Van Goor;Michael E. Persia;Max F. Rothschild

  • Genetic analysis of production, physiological, and egg quality traits in heat-challenged commercial white egg-laying hens using 600k SNP array data.

    Kaylee Rowland;Chris M. Ashwell;Michael E. Persia;Max F. Rothschild

  • Transcriptome Response of Liver and Muscle in Heat-Stressed Laying Hens.

    Yan Wang;Xinzheng Jia;Xinzheng Jia;John C. F. Hsieh;Melissa S. Monson

  • Effects of available phosphorus source and concentration on performance and expression of sodium phosphate type IIb cotransporter, vitamin D-1α-hydroxylase, and vitamin D-24-hydroxylase mRNA in broiler chicks.

    I. I. Omara;C. T. Mou;Michael E. Persia;Eric A. Wong

  • Venous blood gas and chemistry components are moderately heritable in commercial white egg-laying hens under acute or chronic heat exposure.

    Kaylee Rowland;Michael E. Persia;Max F. Rothschild;Carl Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Max F. Rothschild
Max F. Rothschild Iowa State University
Susan J. Lamont
Susan J. Lamont Iowa State University
Rami A. Dalloul
Rami A. Dalloul University of Georgia
Thomas Haaf
Thomas Haaf University of Würzburg
Martien A. M. Groenen
Martien A. M. Groenen Wageningen University & Research
Peter F. Stadler
Peter F. Stadler Leipzig University
Hans Ellegren
Hans Ellegren Uppsala University
Paul Flicek
Paul Flicek The Jackson Laboratory
Saulo da Luz e Silva
Saulo da Luz e Silva Universidade de São Paulo
Olivier Hanotte
Olivier Hanotte University of Nottingham

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