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Overview

Peter R. Ferket 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. The subfields explored include Aquatic Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Science, and Food Science.

The main topics of their research cover a range of areas related to animal nutrition and physiology, livestock and poultry management, and aquaculture. Specific topics include:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Livestock and Poultry Management
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota
  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Ginger and Zingiberaceae Research

Peter R. Ferket has contributed to numerous research papers. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Chicken embryo development: metabolic and morphological basis for in ovo feeding technology," 2020, Poultry Science
  • "Feeding low dietary levels of organic trace minerals improves broiler performance and reduces excretion of minerals in litter," 2020, British Poultry Science
  • "Feeding high-oleic peanuts to meat-type broiler chickens enhances the fatty acid profile of the meat produced," 2020, Poultry Science
  • "Supplementation of ginger root extract into broiler chicken diet: effects on growth performance and immunocompetence," 2023, Poultry Science
  • "Effect of dietary supplementation of whey powder and Bacillus subtilis on growth performance, gut and hepatic function, and muscle antioxidant capacity of Japanese quail," 2020, Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Their frequent publication venues are primarily specialized journals in poultry and animal science, including:

  • Poultry Science
  • Poultry
  • British Poultry Science
  • Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
  • PLoS ONE

Peter R. Ferket has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, which include:

  • Ramon D. Malheiros
  • Kenneth E. Anderson
  • Ondulla T. Toomer
  • Luiz Victor Carvalho
  • A.C. Fahrenholz

Best Publications

  • Growth, livability, and feed conversion of 1957 versus 2001 broilers when fed representative 1957 and 2001 broiler diets.

    GB Havenstein;PR Ferket;MA Qureshi

  • Carcass composition and yield of 1957 versus 2001 broilers when fed representative 1957 and 2001 broiler diets

    GB Havenstein;PR Ferket;MA Qureshi

  • Growth, Livability, and Feed Conversion of 1957 vs 1991 Broilers When Fed “Typical” 1957 and 1991 Broiler Diets

    G. B. Havenstein;P. R. Ferket;S. E. Scheideler;B. T. Larson

  • In ovo feeding improves energy status of late-term chicken embryos

    Z. Uni;P. R. Ferket;E. Tako;O. Kedar

  • Effects of in ovo feeding of carbohydrates and beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate on the development of chicken intestine

    E. Tako;P. R Ferket;Z. Uni

  • Effects of diets containing different concentrations of mannanoligosaccharide or antibiotics on growth performance, intestinal development, cecal and litter microbial populations, and carcass parameters of broilers

    B. Baurhoo;P. R. Ferket;X. Zhao

  • Nutritional strategies to reduce environmental emissions from nonruminants

    P. R. Ferket;E. van Heugten;T. A. T. G. van Kempen;R. Angel

  • Factors That Affect Feed Intake of Meat Birds: A Review

    Peter R. Ferket;Abel G. Gernat

  • Loss of function of the melanocortin 2 receptor accessory protein 2 is associated with mammalian obesity.

    Masato Asai;Masato Asai;Shwetha Ramachandrappa;Maria Joachim;Yuan Shen

  • Effects of probiotic, Clostridium butyricum, on growth performance, immune function, and cecal microflora in broiler chickens.

    C. M. Yang;G. T. Cao;P. R. Ferket;T. T. Liu

  • Mucin Gene Expression and Mucin Content in the Chicken Intestinal Goblet Cells Are Affected by In Ovo Feeding of Carbohydrates

    A. Smirnov;E. Tako;P. R. Ferket;Z. Uni

  • Carcass composition and yield of 1991 vs 1957 broilers when fed "typical" 1957 and 1991 broiler diets

    G. B. Havenstein;P. R. Ferket;S. E. Scheideler;D. V. Rives

  • Effect of in ovo feeding egg white protein, β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate, and carbohydrates on glycogen status and neonatal growth of turkeys

    O. T. Foye;Z. Uni;P. R. Ferket

  • Nutritional and osmoregulatory functions of betaine

    M.T. Kidd;P.R. Ferket;J.D. Garlich

  • Important metabolic pathways in poultry embryos prior to hatch

    J.E. De Oliveira;Z. Uni;P.R. Ferket

  • Zinc metabolism with special reference to its role in immunity

    M.T. Kidd;P.R. Ferket;M.A. Qureshi

  • Changes in chicken intestinal zinc exporter mRNA expression and small intestinal functionality following intra-amniotic zinc-methionine administration.

    Elad Tako;Peter R. Ferket;Zehava Uni

  • 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

  • The Effects of In Ovo Feeding Arginine, β-Hydroxy-β-Methyl-Butyrate, and Protein on Jejunal Digestive and Absorptive Activity in Embryonic and Neonatal Turkey Poults

    O. T. Foye;P. R. Ferket;Z. Uni

  • The effect of mannanoligosaccharides, bambermycins, and virginiamycin on performance of large white male market turkeys.

    C. W. Parks;J. L. Grimes;P. R. Ferket;A. S. Fairchild

  • Comparison of the Performance of 1966- Versus 2003-Type Turkeys When Fed Representative 1966 and 2003 Turkey Diets: Growth Rate, Livability, and Feed Conversion

    G.B. Havenstein;P.R. Ferket;J.L. Grimes;M.A. Qureshi

  • Effect of chito-oligosaccharide on growth performance, intestinal barrier function, intestinal morphology and cecal microflora in weaned pigs.

    C. M. Yang;P. R. Ferket;Q. H. Hong;J. Zhou

  • Effect of dietary supplementation of xylanase on apparent ileal digestibility of nutrients, viscosity of digesta, and intestinal morphology of growing pigs fed corn and soybean meal based diet.

    Adsos Adami Passos;Inkyung Park;Peter Ferket;Elke von Heimendahl

  • Alternatives to antibiotics in poultry production: responses, practical experience and recommendations.

    P. R. Ferket;T. P. Lyons;K. A. Jacques

  • Effects of feed grade L-methionine on intestinal redox status, intestinal development, and growth performance of young chickens compared with conventional DL-methionine

    Y. B. Shen;P. Ferket;I. Park;R. D. Malheiros

  • Dietary zinc-methionine enhances mononuclear-phagocytic function in young turkeys

    M. T. Kidd;M. A. Qureshi;P. R. Ferket;L. N. Thomas

  • Effects of Clostridium butyricum on growth performance, immune function, and cecal microflora in broiler chickens challenged with Escherichia coli K88

    L. Zhang;L. Zhang;G. T. Cao;X. F. Zeng;L. Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Zehava Uni
Zehava Uni Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Muquarrab A. Qureshi
Muquarrab A. Qureshi North Carolina State University
J. Brake
J. Brake North Carolina State University
Jesse L. Grimes
Jesse L. Grimes North Carolina State University
Martin W. A. Verstegen
Martin W. A. Verstegen Wageningen University & Research
J. D. Garlich
J. D. Garlich North Carolina State University
E. van Heugten
E. van Heugten North Carolina State University
Jerry L. Sell
Jerry L. Sell Iowa State University
Frank W. Edens
Frank W. Edens North Carolina State University
Daniel Sauvant
Daniel Sauvant AgroParisTech

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