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33
Citations
4329
World Ranking
1981
National Ranking
572

Overview

Patricia Y. Hester is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular emphasis on animal science, zoology, and veterinary studies.

The scientist's work addresses key topics including:

  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology

One notable recent publication is titled Design and Performance of an Experimental Cooled Perch System for Heat Stress Relief of Laying Hens, published in 2020 in the journal Transactions of the ASABE. This paper has been cited multiple times, indicating engagement from the research community with this work.

Hester frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Yijie Xiong
  • Richard S. Gates
  • Jiaying Hu
  • H.W. Cheng

Their research has appeared in specialized venues such as Transactions of the ASABE, reflecting an orientation towards applied agricultural engineering and animal science fields.

Best Publications

  • Hen welfare in different housing systems

    D.C. Lay;R.M. Fulton;P.Y. Hester;D.M. Karcher

  • Bone densitometry as an indicator of percentage tibia ash in broiler chicks fed varying dietary calcium and phosphorus levels.

    EM Onyango;PY Hester;R Stroshine;O Adeola

  • Performance, Livability, and Carcass Yield of Slow- and Fast-Growing Chicken Genotypes Fed Low-Nutrient or Standard Diets and Raised Indoors or with Outdoor Access

    A. C. Fanatico;P. B. Pillai;P. Y. Hester;C. Falcone

  • The Role of Environment and Management on Leg Abnormalities in Meat-Type Fowl

    Patricia Y. Hester

  • Antibodies to the alpha-subunit of insulin receptor from eggs of immunized hens.

    C S Song;J H Yu;D H Bai;P Y Hester

  • Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with egg quality, egg production, and body weight in an F2 resource population of chickens.

    M. A. Schreiweis;P. Y. Hester;P. Settar;D. E. Moody

  • The effect of perch availability during pullet rearing and egg laying on musculoskeletal health of caged White Leghorn hens

    P.Y. Hester;S.A. Enneking;B.K. Haley;H.W. Cheng

  • The Effect of In Ovo Injection of l-Carnitine on Hatchability of White Leghorns

    W. Zhai;S. Neuman;M. A. Latour;P. Y. Hester

  • The use of densitometry to detect differences in bone mineral density and content of live White Leghorns fed varying levels of dietary calcium

    MA Schreiweis;JI Orban;MC Ledur;PY Hester

  • Assessing bone mineral density in vivo: dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

    P. Y. Hester;M. A. Schreiweis;J. I. Orban;H. Mazzuco;H. Mazzuco

  • Influence of Sex-Linked Feathering Phenotypes of Parents and Progeny Upon Lymphoid Leukosis Virus Infection Status and Egg Production

    Dewey L. Harris;Vernon A. Garwood;Phillip C. Lowe;Patricia Y. Hester

  • Ascorbic acid supplementation improved antibody response to infectious bursal disease vaccination in chickens

    J. Amakye-Anim;T. L. Lin;P. Y. Hester;D. Thiagarajan

  • Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with bone traits and body weight in an F2 resource population of chickens.

    Melissa A. Schreiweis;Patricia Y. Hester;Patricia Y. Hester;Diane E. Moody;Diane E. Moody

  • Impact of science and management on the welfare of egg laying strains of hens

    P. Y. Hester

  • Group selection for adaptation to multiple-hen cages: hematology and adrenal function.

    Patricia Y. Hester;W. M. Muir;J. V. Craig;J. L. Albright

  • Early access to perches in caged White Leghorn pullets

    S.A. Enneking;H.W. Cheng;K.Y. Jefferson-Moore;M.E. Einstein

  • The effect of an induced molt and a second cycle of lay on skeletal integrity of White Leghorns

    H. Mazzuco;H. Mazzuco;P. Y. Hester

  • The Effects of High Environmental Temperature on Feed Passage Time and Performance Traits of White Pekin Ducks

    Ellen K. Wilson;Frank W. Pierson;Patricia Y. Hester;R. L. Adams

  • Effect of Light Intensity, Litter Source, and Litter Management on the Incidence of Leg Abnormalities and Performance of Male Turkeys

    Patricia Y. Hester;Alan L. Sutton;Robert G. Elkin

  • Polymorphisms in vitamin D receptor, osteopontin, insulin-like growth factor 1 and insulin, and their associations with bone, egg and growth traits in a layer--broiler cross in chickens.

    A. K. Bennett;P. Y. Hester;D. E. M. Spurlock

  • Factors Influencing Leg Abnormalities in Poultry: A Review*

    Frank W. Pierson;Patricia Y. Hester

  • Group selection for adaptation to multiple-hen cages: production traits during heat and cold exposures.

    Patricia Y. Hester;W. M. Muir;J. V. Craig;J. L. Albright

  • The Effect of Male and Female Supplementation of l-Carnitine on Reproductive Traits of White Leghorns

    W. Zhai;S. L. Neuman;M. A. Latour;P. Y. Hester

  • Effects of commercial in ovo injection of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on bone development and mineralization in male and female broilers

    A. Bello;P. Y. Hester;P. D. Gerard;W. Zhai

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruth C. Newberry
Ruth C. Newberry Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Joy A. Mench
Joy A. Mench University of California, Davis
Joseph P. Garner
Joseph P. Garner Stanford University
Mickey A. Latour
Mickey A. Latour Arkansas State University
David T. Rubin
David T. Rubin University of Chicago
Ann M. Donoghue
Ann M. Donoghue United States Department of Agriculture
Jeanna L. Wilson
Jeanna L. Wilson University of Georgia
F. E. Robinson
F. E. Robinson University of Alberta
Sacit F. Bilgili
Sacit F. Bilgili Auburn University
Peter R. Ferket
Peter R. Ferket North Carolina State University

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