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Billy M. Hargis
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Researcher
Also affiliated: Aksaray University (2023); Agricultural Research Service (1993–1995); United States Department of Agriculture (1994–2024); University of Arkansas System (2010–2025); Texas College (1994–2001); Mitchell Institute (1997–2001); Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (1992); Poultry Research Institute (2012–2018); Experimental Station (1989); IDEXX Laboratories (United States) (1994); Engineering Arts (United States) (1992); National Animal Disease Center (1994); Virginia Tech (2000); Texas A&M University (1989–2001)
Faculty Researcher
Poultry Science
43 h-index
168 pubs
5,542 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Billy M. Hargis, a faculty member in Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, conducts research focused on improving poultry health and production. His work investigates methods to control prevalent diseases and enhance the well-being of chickens and turkeys. Hargis has published extensively on topics including the use of bacteriophages, essential oils, probiotics, prebiotics, and organic acids for disease prevention and control.
His research also delves into specific health challenges such as histomonosis and necrotic enteritis, examining potential interventions like bile acids and plant-derived compounds. Hargis studies the impact of diet and feed additives on intestinal health, microbiota composition, and immune responses in poultry. He has explored the efficacy of curcumin and copper acetate against Salmonella infections and evaluated essential oils under heat stress conditions. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 43, with 168 publications and over 5,400 citations, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He leads a research group and collaborates with other faculty members at the University of Arkansas.
Metrics
- h-index: 43
- Publications: 168
- Citations: 5,542
Selected Publications
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Turkey Embryo Lethality Assay of Streptococcus gallolyticus Field Isolates from Poultry (2025)
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Effect of Glucose Oxidase and a Commercial Bacillus-based Direct Feed Microbial Supplementation on the Productive Performance, Intestinal IgA, Gut Permeability, and Cecal Microbiota of Broiler Chickens (2025)
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Feasibility of applying Bacillus amyloliquefaciens-derived solid state fermentation products into the hatch cabinet environment as a method to mitigate the microbial bloom during the hatching phase (2025)
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The Emergence of Streptococcus gallolyticus as a Pathogen in Turkeys (2025)
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Neurological Presentation Associated with Meningoencephalitis Caused by Streptococcus gallolyticus Subsp. pasteurianus in Turkey Poults (2024)
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Efficient Correction of DNA Hetero–Duplexes Formed During SELEX Procedure (2024)
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Characterization of an Acetogenin-Carrying Nanosuspension and Its Effect on Bacteria of Interest in the Poultry Industry (2024)
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Research Note: Evaluation of selected chlorhexidine salts/product and/or cetylpyridinium chloride as potential pre-slaughter crop disinfection agents using an in vitro assay simulating crop contents (2024)
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Taming the Tiny Titans: Exploring Bacteriophages as an Alternative to Antibiotics in the Poultry Industry (2024)
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Effect of Lippia origanoides Essential Oil Extract on Salmonella serovar Enteritidis as a Natural Alternative to Antibiotics in the Poultry Industry (2024)
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Strategies to Control Coccidiosis and Parasitic Diseases in Biofarms (2024)
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Exploring the Effects of an Alfalfa Leaf-Derived Adsorbent on Microbial Community, Ileal Morphology, Barrier Function, and Immunity in Turkey Poults during Chronic Aflatoxin B1 Exposure (2024)
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Perch use in 11-wk-old turkey hens: impact on performance, health, and behavior (2024)
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Efficacy of powdered alfalfa leaves to ameliorate the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults (2024)
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Assessment of the Impact of Humic Acids on Intestinal Microbiota, Gut Integrity, Ileum Morphometry, and Cellular Immunity of Turkey Poults Fed an Aflatoxin B1-Contaminated Diet (2024)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Guillermo Téllez‐Isaías
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
24 shared publications
In database
- Evaluation of Three Formulations of Essential Oils in Broiler Chickens under Cyclic Heat Stress
- Assessment of Lippia origanoides Essential Oils in a Salmonella typhimurium, Eimeria maxima, and Clostridium perfringens Challenge Model to Induce Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens
- Humic Acids Preparation, Characterization, and Their Potential Adsorption Capacity for Aflatoxin B1 in an In Vitro Poultry Digestive Model
- The effects of essential oil from Lippia origanoides and herbal betaine on performance, intestinal integrity, bone mineralization and meat quality in broiler chickens subjected to cyclic heat stress
- Spray-Dried Plasma Improves Body Weight, Intestinal Barrier Function, and Tibia Strength during Experimental Constant Heat Stress Conditions
Showing 5 of 24 shared publications
Juan D. Latorre
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
19 shared publications
In database
- The effects of essential oil from Lippia origanoides and herbal betaine on performance, intestinal integrity, bone mineralization and meat quality in broiler chickens subjected to cyclic heat stress
- Experimental Cyclic Heat Stress on Intestinal Permeability, Bone Mineralization, Leukocyte Proportions and Meat Quality in Broiler Chickens
- Whole-Genome Sequence and Interaction Analysis in the Production of Six Enzymes From the Three Bacillus Strains Present in a Commercial Direct-Fed Microbial (Norum™) Using a Bliss Independence Test
- Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
- Assessment of the Impact of Humic Acids on Intestinal Microbiota, Gut Integrity, Ileum Morphometry, and Cellular Immunity of Turkey Poults Fed an Aflatoxin B1-Contaminated Diet
Showing 5 of 19 shared publications
Xóchitl Hernández-Velasco
14 shared publications
- Evaluation of Three Formulations of Essential Oils in Broiler Chickens under Cyclic Heat Stress
- Assessment of Lippia origanoides Essential Oils in a Salmonella typhimurium, Eimeria maxima, and Clostridium perfringens Challenge Model to Induce Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens
- Humic Acids Preparation, Characterization, and Their Potential Adsorption Capacity for Aflatoxin B1 in an In Vitro Poultry Digestive Model
- The effects of essential oil from Lippia origanoides and herbal betaine on performance, intestinal integrity, bone mineralization and meat quality in broiler chickens subjected to cyclic heat stress
- Spray-Dried Plasma Improves Body Weight, Intestinal Barrier Function, and Tibia Strength during Experimental Constant Heat Stress Conditions
Showing 5 of 14 shared publications
Danielle Graham
University of Arkansas System
11 shared publications
In database
- Specific Secondary Bile Acids Control Chicken Necrotic Enteritis
- Assessment of Lippia origanoides Essential Oils in a Salmonella typhimurium, Eimeria maxima, and Clostridium perfringens Challenge Model to Induce Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens
- The effects of essential oil from Lippia origanoides and herbal betaine on performance, intestinal integrity, bone mineralization and meat quality in broiler chickens subjected to cyclic heat stress
- Experimental Cyclic Heat Stress on Intestinal Permeability, Bone Mineralization, Leukocyte Proportions and Meat Quality in Broiler Chickens
- Research Note: Fate and dissemination of Salmonella enterica serovar reading in turkeys at processing using an oral gavage challenge model
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Roberto Señas-Cuesta
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
10 shared publications
- Evaluation of Three Formulations of Essential Oils in Broiler Chickens under Cyclic Heat Stress
- Assessment of Lippia origanoides Essential Oils in a Salmonella typhimurium, Eimeria maxima, and Clostridium perfringens Challenge Model to Induce Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens
- The effects of essential oil from Lippia origanoides and herbal betaine on performance, intestinal integrity, bone mineralization and meat quality in broiler chickens subjected to cyclic heat stress
- Experimental Cyclic Heat Stress on Intestinal Permeability, Bone Mineralization, Leukocyte Proportions and Meat Quality in Broiler Chickens
- Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Christine N. Vuong
University of Arkansas System
10 shared publications
In database
- Evaluation of Three Formulations of Essential Oils in Broiler Chickens under Cyclic Heat Stress
- Assessment of Lippia origanoides Essential Oils in a Salmonella typhimurium, Eimeria maxima, and Clostridium perfringens Challenge Model to Induce Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens
- Spray-Dried Plasma Improves Body Weight, Intestinal Barrier Function, and Tibia Strength during Experimental Constant Heat Stress Conditions
- Experimental Cyclic Heat Stress on Intestinal Permeability, Bone Mineralization, Leukocyte Proportions and Meat Quality in Broiler Chickens
- Uncontroversial facts and new perspectives on poultry histomonosis: a review
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Jesús A. Maguey‐Gonzalez
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
10 shared publications
- Humic Acids Preparation, Characterization, and Their Potential Adsorption Capacity for Aflatoxin B1 in an In Vitro Poultry Digestive Model
- Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
- Assessment of the Impact of Humic Acids on Intestinal Microbiota, Gut Integrity, Ileum Morphometry, and Cellular Immunity of Turkey Poults Fed an Aflatoxin B1-Contaminated Diet
- Isolation, characterization, and experimental infection of Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus from commercial turkeys with acute septicemia: a pilot study
- Efficacy of powdered alfalfa leaves to ameliorate the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Lauren Laverty
University of Arkansas System (US)
7 shared publications
- The effects of essential oil from Lippia origanoides and herbal betaine on performance, intestinal integrity, bone mineralization and meat quality in broiler chickens subjected to cyclic heat stress
- Experimental Cyclic Heat Stress on Intestinal Permeability, Bone Mineralization, Leukocyte Proportions and Meat Quality in Broiler Chickens
- In vitro and in vivo evaluation of chlorhexidine salts as potential alternatives to potassium dichromate for Eimeria maxima M6 oocyst preservation
- Isolation, characterization, and experimental infection of Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus from commercial turkeys with acute septicemia: a pilot study
- Strategies to Control Coccidiosis and Parasitic Diseases in Biofarms
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Makenly E. Coles
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
6 shared publications
- Assessment of Lippia origanoides Essential Oils in a Salmonella typhimurium, Eimeria maxima, and Clostridium perfringens Challenge Model to Induce Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens
- The effects of essential oil from Lippia origanoides and herbal betaine on performance, intestinal integrity, bone mineralization and meat quality in broiler chickens subjected to cyclic heat stress
- Research Note: Fate and dissemination of Salmonella enterica serovar reading in turkeys at processing using an oral gavage challenge model
- Essential Oils as an Alternative to Antibiotics to Reduce the Incidence and Severity of Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens: A Short Review
- In vitro and in vivo evaluation of chlorhexidine salts as potential alternatives to potassium dichromate for Eimeria maxima M6 oocyst preservation
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Daniel Hernández‐Patlan
Universidad de Cuautitlán Izcalli (MX)
6 shared publications
- Humic Acids Preparation, Characterization, and Their Potential Adsorption Capacity for Aflatoxin B1 in an In Vitro Poultry Digestive Model
- Whole-Genome Sequence and Interaction Analysis in the Production of Six Enzymes From the Three Bacillus Strains Present in a Commercial Direct-Fed Microbial (Norum™) Using a Bliss Independence Test
- Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
- Assessment of the Impact of Humic Acids on Intestinal Microbiota, Gut Integrity, Ileum Morphometry, and Cellular Immunity of Turkey Poults Fed an Aflatoxin B1-Contaminated Diet
- Isolation, characterization, and experimental infection of Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus from commercial turkeys with acute septicemia: a pilot study
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Bruno Solís-Cruz
Universidad de Cuautitlán Izcalli (MX)
6 shared publications
- Humic Acids Preparation, Characterization, and Their Potential Adsorption Capacity for Aflatoxin B1 in an In Vitro Poultry Digestive Model
- Whole-Genome Sequence and Interaction Analysis in the Production of Six Enzymes From the Three Bacillus Strains Present in a Commercial Direct-Fed Microbial (Norum™) Using a Bliss Independence Test
- Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
- Assessment of the Impact of Humic Acids on Intestinal Microbiota, Gut Integrity, Ileum Morphometry, and Cellular Immunity of Turkey Poults Fed an Aflatoxin B1-Contaminated Diet
- Isolation, characterization, and experimental infection of Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus from commercial turkeys with acute septicemia: a pilot study
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Rubén Merino-Guzmán
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
6 shared publications
- Humic Acids Preparation, Characterization, and Their Potential Adsorption Capacity for Aflatoxin B1 in an In Vitro Poultry Digestive Model
- Whole-Genome Sequence and Interaction Analysis in the Production of Six Enzymes From the Three Bacillus Strains Present in a Commercial Direct-Fed Microbial (Norum™) Using a Bliss Independence Test
- Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
- Assessment of the Impact of Humic Acids on Intestinal Microbiota, Gut Integrity, Ileum Morphometry, and Cellular Immunity of Turkey Poults Fed an Aflatoxin B1-Contaminated Diet
- Corrigendum: Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Victor M. Petrone-García
Universidad de Cuautitlán Izcalli (MX)
6 shared publications
- The effects of essential oil from Lippia origanoides and herbal betaine on performance, intestinal integrity, bone mineralization and meat quality in broiler chickens subjected to cyclic heat stress
- Experimental Cyclic Heat Stress on Intestinal Permeability, Bone Mineralization, Leukocyte Proportions and Meat Quality in Broiler Chickens
- Assessment of the Impact of Humic Acids on Intestinal Microbiota, Gut Integrity, Ileum Morphometry, and Cellular Immunity of Turkey Poults Fed an Aflatoxin B1-Contaminated Diet
- Essential Oils as an Alternative to Antibiotics to Reduce the Incidence and Severity of Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens: A Short Review
- Isolation, characterization, and experimental infection of Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus from commercial turkeys with acute septicemia: a pilot study
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Sergio Gómez-Rosales
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias (MX)
6 shared publications
- Humic Acids Preparation, Characterization, and Their Potential Adsorption Capacity for Aflatoxin B1 in an In Vitro Poultry Digestive Model
- Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
- Assessment of the Impact of Humic Acids on Intestinal Microbiota, Gut Integrity, Ileum Morphometry, and Cellular Immunity of Turkey Poults Fed an Aflatoxin B1-Contaminated Diet
- Efficacy of powdered alfalfa leaves to ameliorate the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
- Corrigendum: Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Alma Vázquez‐Durán
Universidad de Cuautitlán Izcalli (MX)
6 shared publications
- Humic Acids Preparation, Characterization, and Their Potential Adsorption Capacity for Aflatoxin B1 in an In Vitro Poultry Digestive Model
- Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
- Assessment of the Impact of Humic Acids on Intestinal Microbiota, Gut Integrity, Ileum Morphometry, and Cellular Immunity of Turkey Poults Fed an Aflatoxin B1-Contaminated Diet
- Efficacy of powdered alfalfa leaves to ameliorate the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
- Corrigendum: Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
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