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Last published 2026
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Adnan Ali Khalaf Alrubaye

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Federal Grant PI

Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: University of Arkansas System (2025–2026)

14 h-index 57 pubs 664 cited

  • Chickens
  • Poultry Diseases
  • Animals
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Lameness, Animal
  • Necrosis
  • Housing, Animal
  • Floors and Floorcoverings
  • Osteochondrosis
  • Staphylococcus
  • Male
  • Phylogeny
  • Genome, Bacterial
  • Incidence
  • Staphylococcal Infections

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Adnan Ali Khalaf Alrubaye's research focuses on investigating the causes and potential interventions for bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO), a significant cause of lameness in broiler chickens. His work has involved analyzing the genomes of bacterial isolates from lameness outbreaks, including Staphylococcus species, to understand their role in disease development.

Alrubaye has explored various aspects of BCO, such as the susceptibility of different broiler crosses to the condition, the influence of rearing environments (wire versus litter flooring), and the impact of sire genetics and rearing methods. He has also investigated potential prophylactic and therapeutic strategies, including the use of prebiotics, probiotics, and enrofloxacin, as well as the role of organic trace minerals in mitigating lameness. His research includes defining and refining bacterial challenge models to better study BCO and evaluate protective measures.

His work has been supported by federal grants, including a substantial NSF award for Host-Virus Evolutionary Dynamics Institute. Alrubaye leads a research group at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and collaborates with several other researchers at the institution. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 14, 53 total publications, and 662 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 14
  • Publications: 57
  • Citations: 664

Positions

  • Assistant Professor 2021–present
    University of Arkansas Department of Poultry Science ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis (BCO) in Broiler Chickens: Bacterial Causes, Pathophysiology and Control, with a Focus on the Potential of Electron Beam-Inactivated Vaccines (2026)
    Vaccines DOI OpenAlex
  • Aerosol transmission of infectious diseases in poultry: microbiology, pathogenesis, and control measures (2026)
    Frontiers in Microbiology DOI OpenAlex
  • INTERPLAY BETWEEN GUT HEALTH, IMMUNITY, AND BONE DEVELOPMENT IN BROILERS: ROLE OF FEED ADDITIVES (2026)
    Poultry Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of early-life Enterococcus faecium spray application and dietary Bacillus-based probiotic supplementation on gut integrity and immune responses in broilers challenged with BCO lameness (2026)
    Poultry Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Prevalence and Age-Associated Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis Lesions in Commercial Broiler Flocks in Central Java, Indonesia (2026)
    Animals DOI OpenAlex
  • Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Targeted Molecular Detection of Methicillin Resistance Determinants in Staphylococcus spp. Isolated from Broiler BCO Lesions (2026)
    Antibiotics DOI OpenAlex
  • Microbiological Investigations of Bacteria Infecting Yolks of Broiler and Broiler Breeder Embryos and Hatchlings (2026)
    Poultry DOI OpenAlex
  • Osteomyelitis related lameness across animal species: pathophysiology, etiology, epidemiology and experimental model approaches (2026)
    Frontiers in Veterinary Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Survey of Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis Lesion Incidence in Broiler Farms in Kazakhstan Regions (2026)
    Animals DOI OpenAlex
  • Preliminary Investigation of Cecal Microbiota in Experimental Broilers Reared Under the Aerosol Transmission Lameness Induction Model (2025)
    Animals DOI OpenAlex
  • Automated Detection of Kinky Back in Broiler Chickens Using Optimized Deep Learning Techniques (2025)
    AgriEngineering DOI OpenAlex
  • Leveraging Electron Beam-Inactivated Multi-Strain Staphylococcus Vaccine for Preventing BCO Lameness in Broiler Chickens (2025)
    Vaccines 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Genetic and Environmental Factors Contributing to the Pathogenesis of Vertebral Osteomyelitis Caused by Enterococcus cecorum in Broiler Chicken (2025)
    Animals 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessing the Impact of Spraying an E. faecium Probiotic at Hatch and Supplementing Feed with a Triple-Strain Bacillus-Based Additive on BCO Lameness Incidence in Broiler Chickens (2025)
    Animals 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluating the Effectiveness of Probiotic and Multivalent Vaccination Strategies in Mitigating Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis Lameness Using a Hybrid Challenge Model (2025)
    Animals 6 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $6,100,000 total

NSF PI Sep 2021 - Aug 2026

BII: Host-Virus Evolutionary Dynamics Institute (HVEDI)

Cross-BIO Activities $6,100,000

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