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Last published 2026
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Benjamin W. Parsons

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Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2022–2025); University of Arkansas System (2026)

6 h-index 20 pubs 53 cited

  • Chickens
  • Animal Feed
  • Diet
  • Animals
  • Digestion
  • Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Male
  • Amino Acids
  • Biological Availability
  • Calcium, Dietary
  • Glycine max
  • Random Allocation
  • Phytic Acid
  • Phosphorus, Dietary
  • 6-Phytase

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Benjamin W. Parsons' research focuses on animal nutrition, particularly the nutrient requirements and digestive processes of poultry. His work has investigated the impact of dietary components, such as amino acids, calcium, and organic acids, on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and gut microbial populations of chicks. Parsons has also examined the effects of feed processing methods, like overprocessing of soybean meal, on amino acid availability.

His research extends to the utilization of phosphorus in animal diets and the role of phytase in enhancing its availability for poultry. Parsons has also studied the effects of dietary available phosphorus levels and phytase on laying hen performance. His scholarly contributions include over 245 publications and a citation count of over 8,500, with an h-index of 55. He has collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including R.L. Drysdale and S.C. Wells.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 20
  • Citations: 53

Positions

  • University of Arkansas at Fayetteville publications 2022–2026
    ORCID
  • Assistant Professor publications 2022–2026
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page

Selected Publications

  • Investigation of interactions between phytase, protease, and anti-nutritional factors in soybeans (2026)
    Poultry Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Creatures of Habit? Impact of spatial division on feed consumption in broiler chicks. (2026)
    The Journal of Applied Poultry Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Importance and factors affecting metabolizable energy in poultry—a review (2026)
    The Journal of Applied Poultry Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Metabolizable and bioavailable energy of soybean gums and soap stocks determined in precision-fed roosters, restrict-fed broiler chickens, and ad libitum-fed broiler chickens (2026)
    Poultry Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Determination of secretory IgA secretion and its contribution to total endogenous amino acid losses in broiler chickens fed a nitrogen-free diet or diets containing either casein or purified amino acids (2025)
    Poultry Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Precise nutrition 2: Regression equations using KOH protein solubility to estimate digestible lysine and digestible arginine in commercial lots of soybean meal that have undergone overprocessing or auto combustion (2025)
    The Journal of Applied Poultry Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Comparison of relative calcium bioavailability based on bone ash and apparent ileal Ca digestibility in broiler chickens (2025)
    Poultry Science 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of the incremental effect of fasting length on pH, select cecal microbial groups, cecal volatile fatty acid concentrations, and secretory IgA excretion in roosters (2025)
    Poultry Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Research Note: Additivity of P digestibility values previously determined using 4 dietary Ca levels for plant-based feedstuffs in broiler grower diets (2025)
    Poultry Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Determination of phytic acid disappearance, ileal P digestibility at different dietary Ca levels, and relative P bioavailability in soybean meal, canola meal, distillers dried grains with solubles, corn fermented protein, and wheat middlings (2024)
    Poultry Science 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Research Note: Evaluation of phytic acid disappearance, ileal P digestibility, and total tract P retention in canola meal supplemented with increasing levels of exogenous phytase using conventional and cecectomized precision-fed roosters and growing chicks (2024)
    Poultry Science 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Quantification of secretory IgA and mucin excretion and their contributions to total endogenous amino acid losses in roosters that were fasted or precision-fed a nitrogen-free diet or various highly digestible protein sources (2023)
    Poultry Science 7 citations DOI OpenAlex

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