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2026
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GF Erf
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Professor
Also affiliated: Agricultural Research Service (1999); United States Department of Agriculture (1999)
27 h-index
115 pubs
2,632 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Research by GF Erf focuses on animal physiology and health, with specific attention to poultry and swine. Studies have investigated the effects of dietary components, such as vitamin E and phosphorylated mannans, on the immune function and growth response in broilers and pigs. Erf's work also examines physiological conditions in chickens, including maternal antibody transfer and the impact of endotoxin on blood cell profiles. Additionally, research has explored factors influencing intestinal morphology and immune cell populations in pigs, as well as the relationship between diet and pulmonary hypertension syndrome in broilers. Erf's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 16 and over 1,275 citations across 30 publications. Key collaborators at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville include Alessandro J. Rocchi, Heather Glenn, Katee Johnson, and Katelyn Clark.
Metrics
- h-index: 27
- Publications: 115
- Citations: 2,632
Positions
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Professor 2004–presentUniversity of Arkansas UADA | POSC | Department of Poultry Science ORCID
Selected Publications
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A review on applying immunological methods in animal research (2026)
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Local and Systemic Immune Responses in Growing Feather Pulps and Blood of Broiler Chickens Elicited by Electron Beam- and Formalin-Killed Staphylococcus aureus Vaccines (2026)
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UCD200/206 scleroderma-prone chickens show aberrant innate immune function 2335106 (2026)
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Aptamer-based Salmonella enteritidis-inactivated vaccine injected intradermally elicits local leukocyte recruitment and mucosal immunity in broiler chickens (2026)
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Leukocyte Infiltration Profiles at the Site of Intradermal Injection of SILIKON-1000 in Scleroderma-Prone UCD200/206 and Healthy White Leghorn Chickens (2025)
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Influence of dietary arginine ratio on local and systemic inflammatory responses to lipopolysaccharide in broilers (2025)
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Decoding poultry immune responses to Salmonella vaccines: Current advances and future directions for next-generation vaccine development (2025)
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Leveraging Electron Beam-Inactivated Multi-Strain Staphylococcus Vaccine for Preventing BCO Lameness in Broiler Chickens (2025)
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Leveraging Electron Beam-Inactivated Multi-Strain Staphylococcus Vaccine for Preventing BCO Lameness in Broiler Chicken (2025)
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Effects of Light Wavelength on Broiler Performance, Blood Cell Profiles, Stress Levels, and Tibiotarsi Morphology (2025)
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Selection for Improved Water Efficiency in Broiler Breeder Lines Does Not Negatively Impact Immune Response Capabilities to Gram− and Gram+ Bacterial Components and a Killed-Salmonella Enteritidis Vaccine (2025)
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Inflammatory and Humoral Immune Responses to Commercial Autogenous Salmonella Bacterin Vaccines in Light-Brown Leghorn Pullets: Primary and Secondary Vaccine Responses (2025)
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Recent advances in protein and amino acid nutritional dynamics in relation to performance, health, welfare, and cost of production (2025)
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The Bacterial Cell Wall Components Lipopolysaccharide and Peptidoglycan Initiate Divergent Local Tissue and Systemic Inflammatory Response Profiles in the Chicken Model (2024)
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Local Inflammatory and Systemic Antibody Responses Initiated by a First Intradermal Administration of Autogenous Salmonella-Killed Vaccines and Their Components in Pullets (2024)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
R.F. Wideman
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
6 shared publications
- Effect of intravenous endotoxin on blood cell profiles of broilers housed in cages and floor litter environments
- Intravenous micro-particle injections and pulmonary hypertension in broiler chickens: acute post-injection mortality and ascites susceptibility
- Intravenous micro-particle injection and pulmonary hypertension in broiler chickens: cardio-pulmonary hemodynamic responses
- Pulmonary and hematological inflammatory responses to intravenous cellulose micro-particles in broilers
- Effect of cage vs. floor litter environments on the pulmonary hypertensive response to intravenous endotoxin and on blood-gas values in broilers
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
W Wang
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
5 shared publications
- Effect of intravenous endotoxin on blood cell profiles of broilers housed in cages and floor litter environments
- Intravenous micro-particle injections and pulmonary hypertension in broiler chickens: acute post-injection mortality and ascites susceptibility
- Pulmonary and hematological inflammatory responses to intravenous cellulose micro-particles in broilers
- Effect of cage vs. floor litter environments on the pulmonary hypertensive response to intravenous endotoxin and on blood-gas values in broilers
- Broiler survivors of intravenous micro-particle injections: evaluation of growth, livability, meat quality, and arterial blood gas values during a cyclic heat challenge
TK Bersi
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
4 shared publications
- Effect of dietary dl-alpha-tocopherol on tissue alpha- and gamma-tocopherol and pulmonary hypertension syndrome (ascites) in broilers
- Effect of intravenous endotoxin on blood cell profiles of broilers housed in cages and floor litter environments
- Pulmonary and hematological inflammatory responses to intravenous cellulose micro-particles in broilers
- Effect of Source and Level of Vitamin D on Immune Function in Growing Broilers
M.E. Chapman
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
3 shared publications
- Effect of intravenous endotoxin on blood cell profiles of broilers housed in cages and floor litter environments
- Intravenous micro-particle injections and pulmonary hypertension in broiler chickens: acute post-injection mortality and ascites susceptibility
- Broiler survivors of intravenous micro-particle injections: evaluation of growth, livability, meat quality, and arterial blood gas values during a cyclic heat challenge
Jossie M. Santamaria
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Leukocyte Infiltration Profiles at the Site of Intradermal Injection of SILIKON-1000 in Scleroderma-Prone UCD200/206 and Healthy White Leghorn Chickens
- Effects of Cyclic Heat Stress on the Acute Inflammatory Response in Broilers
- Time Course Investigation of the Dermal Leukocyte Response to Lipoteichoic Acid in Chickens
Chrysta N. Beck
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
3 shared publications
- Leukocyte Infiltration Profiles at the Site of Intradermal Injection of SILIKON-1000 in Scleroderma-Prone UCD200/206 and Healthy White Leghorn Chickens
- Temporal, Phenotypic, and Quantitative Characterization of Thyroid Infiltrating Mononuclear Cells During Development of Spontaneous Autoimmune Thyroiditis in Obese Strain Chickens
- Effects of Cyclic Heat Stress on the Acute Inflammatory Response in Broilers
Michael E Davis
2 shared publications
- Dietary supplementation with phosphorylated mannans improves growth response and modulates immune function of weanling pigs1
- The influence of different management systems and age on intestinal morphology, immune cell numbers and mucin production from goblet cells in post-weaning pigs
Cynthia V. Maxwell
2 shared publications
- Dietary supplementation with phosphorylated mannans improves growth response and modulates immune function of weanling pigs1
- The influence of different management systems and age on intestinal morphology, immune cell numbers and mucin production from goblet cells in post-weaning pigs
David C. Brown
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Dietary supplementation with phosphorylated mannans improves growth response and modulates immune function of weanling pigs1
- The influence of different management systems and age on intestinal morphology, immune cell numbers and mucin production from goblet cells in post-weaning pigs
Uttara Gadde
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Cellular immune responses, chemokine, and cytokine profiles in turkey poults following infection with the intestinal parasite Eimeria adenoeides
- Acquisition of immunity to the protozoan parasite Eimeria adenoeides in turkey poults and cellular responses to infection
Thilak Rathinam
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Cellular immune responses, chemokine, and cytokine profiles in turkey poults following infection with the intestinal parasite Eimeria adenoeides
- Acquisition of immunity to the protozoan parasite Eimeria adenoeides in turkey poults and cellular responses to infection
T. J. Wistuba
Morehead State University (US)
1 shared publication
- Dietary supplementation with phosphorylated mannans improves growth response and modulates immune function of weanling pigs1
N.B. ANTHONY
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Intravenous micro-particle injections and pulmonary hypertension in broiler chickens: acute post-injection mortality and ascites susceptibility
Xiaofang Li
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Intravenous micro-particle injections and pulmonary hypertension in broiler chickens: acute post-injection mortality and ascites susceptibility
H. David Chapman
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Acquisition of immunity to the protozoan parasite Eimeria adenoeides in turkey poults and cellular responses to infection
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