Part 1 Genetics and breeding
1.Genes associated with functional traits in poultry: implications
for sustainable genetic improvement: Samuel E. Aggrey, University
of Georgia, USA; Fernando González-Cerón, Chapingo Autonomous
University, Mexico; and Romdhane Rekaya, University of Georgia,
USA
2.A balanced approach to commercial poultry breeding: Nicholas B.
Anthony, University of Arkansas, USA
3.Marker-assisted selection in poultry: P. M. Hocking and J.
Hickey, University of Edinburgh, UK
Part 2 Animal nutrition
4.The cellular basis of feed efficiency in poultry muscle:
mitochondria and nucleic acid metabolism: Walter Bottje and
Byung-Whi Kong, University of Arkansas, USA
5.Understanding feed and water intake in poultry: Sami Dridi,
University of Arkansas, USA
6.Advances and future directions in poultry feeding:an overview:
Velmurugu Ravindran and Mohammad R. Abdollahi, Massey University,
New Zealand
7.Advances in understanding and improving the role of amino acids
in poultry nutrition: William A. Dozier, III, Auburn University,
USA and Paul B. Tillman, Poultry Technical Nutrition Services,
Georgia, USA
8.Advances in understanding and improving the role of enzymes in
poultry nutrition: Bogdan A. Slominski, University of Manitoba,
Canada
9.Advances in understanding the role of phytate in phosphorus and
calcium nutrition of poultry: Markus Rodehutscord, University of
Hohenheim, Germany
10.Probiotics, prebiotics and other feed additives to improve gut
function and immunity in poultry: Robert Moore, RMIT University,
Australia
11.Using models to optimise poultry nutrition: R. M. Gous and C.
Fisher, University of KwaZulu-Natal and EFG Software, South
Africa
12.Developments in feed technology to improve poultry nutrition:
Charles Stark, Kansas State University, USA; and Adam Fahrenholz,
North Carolina State University, USA
13.Alternative sources of protein for poultry nutrition: Paul A.
Iji, Mehdi Toghyani, Emmanuel U. Ahiwe and Apeh A. Omede,
University of New England, Australia
14.Maintaining the safety of poultry feed: G. Raj Murugesan and
Chasity M. Pender, BIOMIN America Inc., USA
15.Thermal adaptation and tolerance of poultry: Shlomo Yahav,
Institute of Animal Science, ARO, Israel
"The proposed list of authors is impressive and this will certainly be an excellent publication in poultry science." Professor Mike Lilburn, Ohio State University, USA
Professor Todd Applegate is Head of the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia, USA. He was formerly Professor of Animal Sciences at Purdue University, USA. Professor Applegate is a former President of the Poultry Science Association (PSA). Amongst other honours, he is a recipient of the PSA’s Evonik Degussa Award for Achievement in Poultry Science, American Feed Industry Association’s Poultry Nutrition Research Award, and the Mapleleaf Farms Duck Research Award. Dr Samuel E. Aggrey is a Richard B. Russell Professor of Genetics, NutriGenomics and Bioinformatics at the University of Georgia, with an international reputation for his work on the genetics of feed utilization efficiency and genome selection in poultry.
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