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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Adnan Alrubaye

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Federal Grant PI

Assistant Professor

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

Faculty Researcher

14 h-index 51 pubs 648 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 Alrubaye's research focuses on understanding and mitigating bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) lameness in broiler chickens. His work investigates various factors contributing to BCO, including the role of mycotoxins like deoxynivalenol and fumonisin, which have been shown to predispose chickens to the condition. Alrubaye also examines the influence of housing and environmental conditions, as well as dietary strategies, on BCO incidence. This includes evaluating the efficacy of probiotic supplementation and the impact of specific nutrients like vitamin D3 and organic trace minerals.

His research employs experimental models to simulate BCO outbreaks, utilizing aerosol transmission methods to induce the disease and assess interventions. Alrubaye also conducts genomic analyses of bacterial isolates from affected flocks to identify causative agents and understand their evolutionary dynamics. He has received significant federal funding, including a $6,100,000 NSF grant for Host-Virus Evolutionary Dynamics Institute (HVEDI), and leads a research group at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 14 with 638 total citations across 50 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 14
  • Publications: 51
  • Citations: 648

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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