Billy M. Hargis Source Confirmed

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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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42 h-index 168 pubs 5,360 cited

Research Areas

Animal Nutrition and Physiology Microbial infections and disease research Gut microbiota and health Livestock and Poultry Management Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Immune Response and Inflammation Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

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Billy M. Hargis is a faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His research focuses on improving the health and performance of commercial poultry. A significant portion of his work investigates strategies to control enteric diseases, such as necrotic enteritis and salmonellosis, in broiler chickens and turkeys. This includes evaluating the efficacy of probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids, and essential oils derived from plants like Lippia origanoides.

Hargis also studies the impact of environmental stressors, such as heat stress, and intestinal inflammation on poultry health. His research employs advanced molecular techniques, including digital droplet PCR and Next Generation Sequencing, to analyze microbial communities and identify specific pathogens like Eimeria species. He has also examined methods to assess intestinal permeability in poultry, utilizing techniques like the serum fluorescein isothiocyanate dextran (FITC-d) assay.

His scholarly contributions are reflected in a substantial publication record, with 168 total publications and an h-index of 42, accumulating over 5,360 citations. Hargis actively collaborates with other researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Danielle M. Graham, Juan D. Latorre, Christine N. Vuong, and Inkar Castellanos-Huerta, evidenced by numerous shared publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 42
  • Publications: 168
  • Citations: 5,360

Selected Publications

  • 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) DOI
  • Efficient Correction of DNA Hetero–Duplexes Formed During SELEX Procedure (2024) DOI
  • 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) DOI
  • Taming the Tiny Titans: Exploring Bacteriophages as an Alternative to Antibiotics in the Poultry Industry (2024) DOI
  • Effect of Lippia origanoides Essential Oil Extract on Salmonella serovar Enteritidis as a Natural Alternative to Antibiotics in the Poultry Industry (2024) DOI
  • Efficacy of powdered alfalfa leaves to ameliorate the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults (2024) DOI
  • Evaluating a Salmonella Typhimurium, Eimeria maxima, and Clostridium perfringens coinfection necrotic enteritis model in broiler chickens: repeatability, dosing, and immune outcomes (2023) DOI
  • Isolation, characterization, and experimental infection of Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus from commercial turkeys with acute septicemia: a pilot study (2023) DOI
  • 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 (2023) DOI
  • Research Note: Virulence gene downregulation and reduced intestinal colonization of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium PHL2020 isolate in broilers by a natural antimicrobial (NeutraPath™) (2022) DOI
  • 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 (2022) DOI
  • Specific Secondary Bile Acids Control Chicken Necrotic Enteritis (2021) DOI
  • Spray-Dried Plasma Improves Body Weight, Intestinal Barrier Function, and Tibia Strength during Experimental Constant Heat Stress Conditions (2021) DOI
  • Exploiting digital droplet PCR and Next Generation Sequencing technologies to determine the relative abundance of individual Eimeria species in a DNA sample (2021) DOI
  • Assessment of Lippia origanoides Essential Oils in a Salmonella typhimurium, Eimeria maxima, and Clostridium perfringens Challenge Model to Induce Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Danielle M. Graham University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 12 shared publications Juan D. Latorre University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 11 shared publications Christine N. Vuong University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 7 shared publications Inkar Castellanos-Huerta University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 6 shared publications C.M. Selby University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Xiaolun Sun University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Jared Ruff University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Aaron Forga University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications

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