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Shawna Weimer Data-verified
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Assistant Professor
faculty
Poultry Science
11 h-index
60 pubs
445 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Shawna Weimer's research focuses on poultry health and welfare, with recent work investigating environmental enrichment strategies for broilers and cage-free laying hens. She has studied the impact of stocking density and diet composition, such as the use of orange corn, on carcass quality and the incidence of footpad dermatitis. Her work also addresses disease challenges in poultry, including the effects of experimentally induced bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) lameness and the antimicrobial resistance profiles of bacteria found in poultry litter. Weimer has examined the behavioral and immune responses of different broiler strains to Salmonella Typhimurium. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 11, 58 total publications, and 450 total citations. She collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Sara Orlowski and Jessica Cherry.
Metrics
- h-index: 11
- Publications: 60
- Citations: 445
Selected Publications
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Research Note: Age and time of day influence broiler use of platform enrichments (2026)
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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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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)
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Can steam be usable as a “plus” for ventilation shutdown? (2023)
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Editorial: Environmental impacts in domestic birds: towards homeostasis, efficiency and well-being (2023)
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Can UV light induce movement in cage-free laying hens? (2023)
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Antimicrobial resistance profile of Escherichia coli isolated from poultry litter (2022)
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Enhancing their quality of life: environmental enrichment for poultry (2022)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
D.M. Karcher
Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
6 shared publications
- Differences in carcass composition and meat quality of conventional and slow-growing broiler chickens raised at 2 stocking densities
- Orange corn diets associated with lower severity of footpad dermatitis in broilers
- 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
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Ashlyn M. Snyder
University of Maryland, College Park (US)
4 shared publications
- Antimicrobial resistance profile of Escherichia coli isolated from poultry litter
- Behavior and Immune Response of Conventional and Slow-Growing Broilers to Salmonella Typhimurium
- Ileal and cecal microbiota response to Salmonella Typhimurium challenge in conventional and slow-growing broilers
- Effects of Circulation Fans on Broiler Welfare Indicators in Commercial Houses During Cold Seasons
Timothy A. Johnson
Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
3 shared publications
- Orange corn diets associated with lower severity of footpad dermatitis in broilers
- Behavior and Immune Response of Conventional and Slow-Growing Broilers to Salmonella Typhimurium
- Ileal and cecal microbiota response to Salmonella Typhimurium challenge in conventional and slow-growing broilers
Marisa A. Erasmus
Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
3 shared publications
- 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
Gregory S. Fraley
Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
3 shared publications
- Editorial: Environmental impacts in domestic birds: towards homeostasis, efficiency and well-being
- Environmental Impacts In Domestic Birds: Towards Homeostasis, Efficiency and Well-Being
- Research and innovation perspectives: poultry welfare in 2050
Sara Orlowski
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Editorial: Environmental impacts in domestic birds: towards homeostasis, efficiency and well-being
- 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
Jessica Cherry
3 shared publications
In database
- Effects of Light Wavelength on Broiler Performance, Blood Cell Profiles, Stress Levels, and Tibiotarsi Morphology
- Broiler Chicken Welfare Standards in the United States – Processing
- Layer Welfare Standards in the United States
Cara I. Robison
Michigan State University (US)
2 shared publications
- Orange corn diets associated with lower severity of footpad dermatitis in broilers
- Behavior and Immune Response of Conventional and Slow-Growing Broilers to Salmonella Typhimurium
Colin G. Scanes
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (US)
2 shared publications
- Impact of experimentally induced bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) lameness on health, stress, and leg health parameters in broilers
- Editorial: Environmental impacts in domestic birds: towards homeostasis, efficiency and well-being
Katy J. Tarrant
2 shared publications
- Evaluation of platform enrichments in a commercial broiler house
- Research and innovation perspectives: poultry welfare in 2050
Carmen L. Wickware
Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
2 shared publications
- Behavior and Immune Response of Conventional and Slow-Growing Broilers to Salmonella Typhimurium
- Ileal and cecal microbiota response to Salmonella Typhimurium challenge in conventional and slow-growing broilers
Anna Magnaterra
University of Maryland, College Park (US)
2 shared publications
- 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
Ms. Phoebe Khong
University of Maryland, College Park (US)
2 shared publications
- Antimicrobial resistance profile of Escherichia coli isolated from poultry litter
- Research Note: Comparison of two methods to measure broiler tibia morphology
Zoie McMillian
University of Maryland, College Park (US)
2 shared publications
- 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
Ruth C. Newberry
2 shared publications
- Enhancing their quality of life: environmental enrichment for poultry
- Research and innovation perspectives: poultry welfare in 2050
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