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Richard K. Gast is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific contributions to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work spans several subfields including Food Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research topics largely cover:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Livestock and Poultry Management
  • Gut microbiota and health

Gast's frequent co-authors include:

  • D.R. Jones (18 collaborations)
  • Javier S. Garcia (13 collaborations)
  • D.M. Karcher (12 collaborations)
  • Rupa Guraya (7 collaborations)
  • Kenneth E. Anderson (6 collaborations)

Key venues where Richard K. Gast has published are:

  • Poultry Science (7 publications)
  • The Journal of Applied Poultry Research (6 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (3 publications)
  • Avian Diseases (2 publications)
  • Critical Reviews in Microbiology (1 publication)

Recent publications by Gast include:

  • Salmonella in eggs and egg-laying chickens: pathways to effective control, 2022, Critical Reviews in Microbiology
  • 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
  • Research Note: Contamination of eggs by Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium in experimentally infected laying hens in indoor cage-free housing, 2021, Poultry Science
  • Research Note: Internal organ colonization by Salmonella Enteritidis in experimentally infected layer pullets reared at different stocking densities in indoor cage-free housing, 2022, Poultry Science

This body of work demonstrates a focus on foodborne pathogens, particularly Salmonella, in poultry production environments, addressing aspects of transmission, contamination, and control measures.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of egg contamination by Salmonella Enteritidis

    Inne Gantois;Richard Ducatelle;Frank Pasmans;Freddy Haesebrouck

  • Production of Salmonella enteritidis-Contaminated Eggs by Experimentally Infected Hens

    Richard K. Gast;C. W. Beard

  • The impact of different housing systems on egg safety and quality

    P. S. Holt;R. H. Davies;J. Dewulf;R. K. Gast

  • Isolation of Salmonella enteritidis from internal organs of experimentally infected hens.

    Richard K. Gast;C. W. Beard

  • Evaluation of the efficacy of oil-emulsion bacterins for reducing fecal shedding of Salmonella enteritidis by laying hens

    Richard K. Gast;Henry D. Stone;Peter S. Holt

  • Epidemiology and control of egg-associated Salmonella enteritidis in the United States of America.

    A Hogue;P White;J Guard-Petter;W D Schlosser

  • Persistence of Salmonella enteritidis from one day of age until maturity in experimentally infected layer chickens

    Richard K. Gast;P. S. Holt

  • Colonization of Specific Regions of the Reproductive Tract and Deposition at Different Locations Inside Eggs Laid by Hens Infected with Salmonella Enteritidis or Salmonella Heidelberg

    Richard K. Gast;Rupa Guraya;Jean Guard-Bouldin;Peter S. Holt

  • Deposition of phage type 4 and 13a Salmonella enteritidis strains in the yolk and albumen of eggs laid by experimentally infected hens.

    Richard K. Gast;Peter S. Holt

  • Serotype-specific and serotype-independent strategies for preharvest control of food-borne Salmonella in poultry.

    Richard K. Gast

  • Influence of the level and location of contamination on the multiplication of Salmonella enteritidis at different storage temperatures in experimentally inoculated eggs

    R. K. Gast;P. S. Holt

  • Detection and enumeration of Salmonella enteritidis in fresh and stored eggs laid by experimentally infected hens

    Richard K. Gast;C. W. Beard

  • Isolation of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis from houseflies (Musca domestica) found in rooms containing Salmonella serovar Enteritidis-challenged hens.

    Peter S. Holt;Christopher J. Geden;Randle W. Moore;Richard K. Gast

  • Evaluation of the efficacy of an oil-emulsion bacterin for protecting chickens against Salmonella enteritidis.

    Richard K. Gast;Henry D. Stone;Peter S. Holt;C. W. Beard

  • Airborne Horizontal Transmission of Salmonella enteritidis in Molted Laying Chickens

    Peter S. Holt;Bailey W. Mitchell;Richard K. Gast

  • Colonization of Reproductive Organs and Internal Contamination of Eggs After Experimental Infection of Laying Hens with Salmonella heidelberg and Salmonella enteritidis

    Richard K. Gast;Jean Guard-Bouldin;Peter S. Holt

  • Comparison of Salmonella Enteritidis infection in hens molted via long-term feed withdrawal versus full-fed wheat middling.

    Kun-Ho Seo;Peter S. Holt;R. K. Gast

  • Assessing the frequency and consequences of Salmonella enteritidis deposition on the egg yolk membrane.

    R. K. Gast;P. S. Holt

  • Age-Related Changes in the Persistence and Pathogenicity of Salmonella typhimurium in Chicks

    Richard K. Gast;C. W. Beard

  • The comparative virulence for chicks of Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 isolates and isolates of phage types commonly found in poultry in the United States.

    Richard K. Gast;Steven T. Benson

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter S. Holt
Peter S. Holt Agricultural Research Service
Kenneth E. Anderson
Kenneth E. Anderson North Carolina State University
Paula J. Fedorka-Cray
Paula J. Fedorka-Cray North Carolina State University
Tom J. Humphrey
Tom J. Humphrey Swansea University
Steven C. Ricke
Steven C. Ricke University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jonathan G. Frye
Jonathan G. Frye United States Department of Agriculture
R. J. Buhr
R. J. Buhr Agricultural Research Service
Charles L. Hofacre
Charles L. Hofacre University of Georgia
Nelson A. Cox
Nelson A. Cox Agricultural Research Service
Arthur Hinton
Arthur Hinton Agricultural Research Service

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