Sami Dridi Source Confirmed

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Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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43 h-index 269 pubs 14,950 cited

Research Areas

Animal Nutrition and Physiology Livestock and Poultry Management Immune Response and Inflammation Gut microbiota and health Diet and metabolism studies Meat and Animal Product Quality Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

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Sami Dridi's research focuses on animal physiology and nutrition, with a particular emphasis on broiler chickens. His work investigates the physiological and metabolic responses of these animals to various environmental and dietary stressors, including heat stress, feed restriction, and low-protein diets. Dridi has published extensively on how these factors influence growth performance, carcass yield, meat quality, intestinal integrity, and inflammatory responses in chickens.

His research group also explores the potential of dietary interventions, such as the inclusion of Spirulina platensis and essential oils, to mitigate the negative effects of heat stress and improve nutrient utilization. Additionally, Dridi's recent publications have addressed complex conditions like woody breast myopathy and the impact of hypoxia on broiler health. His work contributes to understanding and improving livestock management and health through scientific inquiry.

Dridi holds a highly cited researcher designation, evidenced by his h-index of 43 and over 14,950 citations across his 269 publications. He actively collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Sara Orlowski, Alison Ramser, Travis Tabler, and C.W. Maynard.

Metrics

h-index: 43
Publications: 269
Citations: 14,950

Selected Publications

Effects of heat stress and depressed feed intake on the cecal and ileal microbiota of broiler chickens (2025) DOI
Do we need a standardized 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing analysis protocol for poultry microbiota research? (2025) DOI
Effect of heat stress on ileal epithelial barrier integrity in broilers divergently selected for high- and low-water efficiency (2025) DOI
Effects of an herbal adaptogen feed-additive on feeding-related hypothalamic neuropeptides in chronic cyclic heat-stressed chickens (2024) DOI
Dynamic responses of blood metabolites to nutrient depletion and repletion in broiler chicken nutrition (2024) DOI
Effect of a microencapsulated phyto/phycogenic blend supplementation on growth performance, processing parameters, meat quality, and sensory profile in male broilers (2024) DOI
Novel 4th-generation phytase improves broiler growth performance and reduces woody breast severity through modulation of muscle glucose uptake and metabolism (2024) DOI
Effect of heat stress on the hypothalamic expression profile of water homeostasis‐associated genes in low‐ and high‐water efficient chicken lines (2024) DOI
Cecal microbiota composition differs under normal and high ambient temperatures in genetically distinct chicken lines (2023) DOI
Impact of Phytase Supplementation on Meat Quality of Heat-Stressed Broilers (2023) DOI
Peripheral and Central Impact of Methionine Source and Level on Growth Performance, Circulating Methionine Levels and Metabolism in Broiler Chickens (2023) DOI
Bone Metabolite Profile Differs between Normal and Femur Head Necrosis (FHN/BCO)-Affected Broilers: Implications for Dysregulated Metabolic Cascades in FHN Pathophysiology (2023) DOI
Comparative- and network-based proteomic analysis of bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis lesions in broiler’s proximal tibiae identifies new molecular signatures of lameness (2023) DOI
An evaluation of the thermoregulatory potential of in ovo delivered bioactive substances (probiotic, folic acid, and essential oil) in broiler chickens (2023) DOI
Primary growth plate chondrocyte isolation, culture, and characterization from the modern broiler (2022) DOI