Shawna Weimer
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Assistant Professor
Also affiliated: The University of Texas at Dallas (2010–2011); Iowa State University (2010–2018); University of Arkansas System (2020–2026); Ames National Laboratory (2018); Ospedale Maggiore di Lodi (2000); Boehringer Ingelheim (United States) (2018); University of Maryland, College Park (2019–2022)
Faculty Researcher
Poultry Science
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Shawna Weimer investigates animal welfare, husbandry, and disease management in poultry. Her research has focused on improving the quality of life for broiler chickens through environmental enrichment and evaluating the impact of dietary changes on health outcomes, such as reduced footpad dermatitis. Weimer also examines the effects of disease models, like bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis, on broiler health and stress levels. Her work includes assessing the antimicrobial resistance profiles of bacteria found in poultry litter and exploring the behavioral and immune responses of broilers to specific pathogens.
Weimer's research extends to comparing conventional and slow-growing broiler breeds in terms of carcass composition, meat quality, and their responses to varying stocking densities. She also investigates novel methods for stimulating hen movement in cage-free environments. She has published 60 papers, with an h-index of 11 and 455 citations. She collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Sara Orlowski and Jessica Cherry.
Metrics
- h-index: 11
- Publications: 62
- Citations: 470
Selected Publications
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Smoothing centre-of-mass tracking to quantify body oscillations and ambulation in broilers (2026)
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Creatures of Habit? Impact of spatial division on feed consumption in broiler chicks. (2026)
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Research note: Age and time of day influence broiler use of platform enrichments (2026)
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Effect of Traditional Versus Fenceline Weaning on Lamb Stress (2025)
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Effectiveness of Maternal Bovine Appeasing Substance Administered to Newly Received, High-Risk Stocker Calves (2025)
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Thermal imaging-guided detection of transparent plastic contaminants on chicken breast: A combined vision and simulation approach (2025)
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1. Welcome to the 3rd U.S. Precision Livestock Farming conference: Collection of extended abstracts (2025)
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Research and innovation perspectives: poultry welfare in 2050 (2025)
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HACCP for Farm Animal Welfare Transparency (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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Judgment bias, fear, and stress responses of Red Junglefowl and Athens Canadian Random Bred chickens (2025)
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Effects of Circulation Fans on Broiler Welfare Indicators in Commercial Houses During Cold Seasons (2025)
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Effects of genetic strain, stocking density, and age on broiler behavior (2024)
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PSIV-4 Effectiveness of maternal bovine appeasing substance on growth, physiological, and behavioral responses of high-risk stocker cattle (2024)
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A comparison of inversion test holding methods for broilers (2024)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- Differences in carcass composition and meat quality of conventional and slow-growing broiler chickens raised at 2 stocking densities
- Behavior and Immune Response of Conventional and Slow-Growing Broilers to Salmonella Typhimurium
- Effects of genetic strain, stocking density, and age on broiler behavior
- Editorial: Environmental impacts in domestic birds: towards homeostasis, efficiency and well-being
- Enhancing their quality of life: environmental enrichment for poultry
- Differences in carcass composition and meat quality of conventional and slow-growing broiler chickens raised at 2 stocking densities
- Effects of genetic strain, stocking density, and age on broiler behavior
- Antimicrobial resistance profile of Escherichia coli isolated from poultry litter
- Behavior and Immune Response of Conventional and Slow-Growing Broilers to Salmonella Typhimurium
- Effects of Circulation Fans on Broiler Welfare Indicators in Commercial Houses During Cold Seasons
- Research Note: Comparison of two methods to measure broiler tibia morphology
- Effects of Circulation Fans on Broiler Welfare Indicators in Commercial Houses During Cold Seasons
- Antimicrobial resistance profile of Escherichia coli isolated from poultry litter
- Research Note: Comparison of two methods to measure broiler tibia morphology
- Research Note: Comparison of two methods to measure broiler tibia morphology
- Effects of Circulation Fans on Broiler Welfare Indicators in Commercial Houses During Cold Seasons
- Can UV light induce movement in cage-free laying hens?
- Can steam be usable as a “plus” for ventilation shutdown?
- Can UV light induce movement in cage-free laying hens?
- Can steam be usable as a “plus” for ventilation shutdown?
- Editorial: Environmental impacts in domestic birds: towards homeostasis, efficiency and well-being
- Judgment bias, fear, and stress responses of Red Junglefowl and Athens Canadian Random Bred chickens
- Effects of Light Wavelength on Broiler Performance, Blood Cell Profiles, Stress Levels, and Tibiotarsi Morphology
- A comparison of inversion test holding methods for broilers
- PSIV-4 Effectiveness of maternal bovine appeasing substance on growth, physiological, and behavioral responses of high-risk stocker cattle
- Research Note: Age and time of day influence broiler use of platform enrichments
- Effects of genetic strain, stocking density, and age on broiler behavior
- Judgment bias, fear, and stress responses of Red Junglefowl and Athens Canadian Random Bred chickens
- Effects of Light Wavelength on Broiler Performance, Blood Cell Profiles, Stress Levels, and Tibiotarsi Morphology
- Judgment bias, fear, and stress responses of Red Junglefowl and Athens Canadian Random Bred chickens
- Evaluation of platform enrichments in a commercial broiler house
- Evaluation of platform enrichments in a commercial broiler house
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