Narayan C Rath
Poultry Production and Products Safety Research
Research Physiologist (Poultry)
Phone: (479) 575-6189
Fax: (479) 575-4202
Room O-307 POSC, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
FAYETTEVILLE, AR, 72701-0000
Rath, N.C., Kannan, L., Liyanage, R., Lay, J.O., Balamurugan, P., Anthony, N.B. 2013. Identification and structural characterization of avian beta-defensin 2 peptides from pheasant and quail. Journal of Proteomics and Bioinformatics. 6(2):31-37.
Rath, N.C., Rasaputra, K., Liyanage, R., Lay, J., Slavik, M. 2013. Effect of thiram on avian growth plate chondrocytes in culture. Journal of Toxicological Sciences. 38(1):93-101.
Murali, N., Kumar-Philips, G.S., Rath, N.C., Marcy, J., Slavik, M. 2012. Effect of marinating chicken meat with lemon, green tea, and turmeric against foodborne bacterial pathogenss. International Journal of Poultry Science. 11(5):326-332.
Moyle, J.R., Del Los Santos, S., Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C., Farnell, M., Fanatico, A., Ricke, S.C., Enders, C., Sonnenborn, U., Donoghue, D.J., Donoghue, A.M. 2012. The probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 enhances early gastrointestinal maturation in young turkey poults. International Journal of Poultry Science. 11(7)445-452.
Rasaprutra, K., Liyanage, R., Lay, J., Erf, G., Okimoto, R., Rath, N.C. 2012. Changes in serum protein profiles of chickens with tibial dyschondroplasia. Open Proteomics Journal. 5:1-7. Available: http://www.benthamscience.com/open/toprotj/.
Reginatto, A.R., Menconi, A., Londero, A., Pires, R.A., Shivaramaiah, S., Wolfended, A.D., Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Rath, N.C., Donoghue, A.M., Hargis, B.M., Tellez, G. 2011. Effects of dietary Aspergillus meal prebiotic on turkey poults production parameters and bone qualities. International Journal of Poultry Science. 10(7):496-499.
Durairaj, V., Clark, F.D., Coon, C., Huff, W.E., Okimoto, R., Huff, G.R., Rath, N.C. 2012. Effects of high fat diet and prednisolone treatment on femoral head separation in chickens. British Poultry Science. 53(2):198-203.
Zhou, Z.L., Rath, N.C., Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Rasaputra, K.S., Salas, C., Coon, C.N. 2011. Bone characteristics of 16 wk-old turkeys subjected to different dietary regimens and simulated stress. International Journal of Poultry Science. 10(5):332-337.
Rath, N.C., Rasaputra, K.S., Liyanage, R., Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E. 2011. Dithiocarbamate toxicity - An appraisal. In: Stoytcheva, M. editor. Pesticides in the Modern World - Effects of Pesticides Exposure. InTech. Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/pesticides-in-the-modern-world-effects-of-pesticidesexposure/ dithiocarbamate-toxicity-an-appraisal. p. 323-340.
Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C. 2011. Effects of yeast extract and vitamin D on turkey mortality and cellulitis incidence in a transport stress model.American Association of Avian Pathologists. American Association of Avian Pathologists Meeting, July 16-19, 2011, St. Louis, MO. Abstract #11147. 90, E-Supp 1. Available: http://www.aaap.info/assets/2011Program/aaap%202011%20abstracts.pdf.
Kannan, L., Rath, N.C., Liyanage, R., Lay, Jr., J.O. 2010. Effect of toll-like receptor activation on thymosin beta 4 production by chicken macrophages. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 344(1-2):55-63.
Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Rath, N.C., Donoghue, A.M. 2010. Critical Evaluation of Bacteriophage to Prevent and Treat Colibacillosis in Poultry. Arkansas Academy of Science. 63:93-98.
Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C. 2010. Nutritional immunomodulation as an approach to decreasing the negative effects of stress in poultry production. Arkansas Academy of Science. 63:87-92.
Rath, N.C., Kannan, L., Liyanage, R., Lay, J.O. 2009. Evaluation of beta defensin 2 production by chicken heterophils using direct MALDI mass spectrometry. Molecular Immunology. 46(15)3151-3156.
Rath, N.C., Anthony, N.B., Kannan, L., Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Chapman, H.D., Erf, G.F., Wakenell, P. 2009. Evaluation of ovotransferrin as a nonspecific marker of health problems in chickens. Poultry Science. 88(10):2069-2074.
Rath, N.C., Durairaj, V., Clark, F.D., Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R. 2009. Impact of high fat diets on bone strength and metabolism in chickens. Feedinfo News Service Scientific Reviews. Available: http://www.feedinfo.com.
Lorenzoni, A.G., Erf, G.F., Rath, N.C. 2009. Cellular component of lavage fluid from broilers with normal versus aerosol-primed airways. Poultry Science. 88(2):303-308.
Johnson, R.P., Gyles, C.L., Huff, W.E., Ojha, S., Huff, G.R., Rath, N.C., Donoghue, A.M. 2009. Bacteriophage for prophylaxis and therapy in cattle, poultry, and pigs. Animal Health Research Reviews. 9(2):201-215.
Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Rath, N.C., Donoghue, A.M. 2008. Potential of Bacteriophage to Prevent and Treat Poultry Diseases. In: Proceedings of the 23rd World Poultry Congress, June 30 - July 4, 2008, Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. 2008 CDROM.
Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C., Anthony, N.B., Nestor, K.E. 2008. Effects of Escherichia coli Challenge and Transport Stress on Hematology and Serum Chemistry Values of Three Genetic Lines of Turkeys. Poultry Science. 87:1-8.
Rath, N.C., Durairaj, V., Rasaputra, K.S., Okimoto, R., Clark, F.D. 2008. Serum chemistry and histopathology of broiler femoral head necrosis and tibial dyschondroplasia. In: Proceedings of the 23rd World Poultry Congress, June 30 - July 4, 2008, Queenslands, Brisbane, Australia. 2008 CDROM.
Kannan, L., Rath, N.C., Liyange, R., Lay, Jr, J. 2007. Identification and Characterization of Thymosin B4 in Chicken Macrophages Using Whole Cell MALDI-TOF. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1112:425-434.
Huff, G.R., Farnell, M., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C., Solis De Los Santos, F., Donoghue, A.M. 2007. Effects of a dietary yeast extract on hematological parameters, heterophil function, and bacterial clearance in turkey poults challenged with Escherichia coli and subjected to transport stress. In: Proceedings of the XVIth European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition, August 26-30, 2007, Strausbourg, France. p. 200.
Rath, N.C., Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R. 2007. Thiram-induced changes in the expression of genes relating to vascularization and tibial dyschondroplasia. Poultry Science. 86(11):2390-2395.
Rath, N.C., Xie, H., Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R. 2008. Activation of macrophage and heterophil function by ovotransferrin, an avian acute phase protein. In: Muller, G.V., editor. New Immunology. New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers. p. 95-108.
Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C., Donoghue, A.M., Anthony, N.B., Nestor, K.E. 2007. Effects of sex and genetics on behavior and stress response of turkeys [abstract]. 2nd World Conference of Stress, Aug 23-26, 2007, Budapest, Hungary. p. 289.
Huff, G.R., Solis Del Los Santos, F., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C., Donoghue, A.M., Donoghue, D.J. 2007. Yeast improves resistance to environmental challenges. World Poultry. 23(7):12-14.
Rath, N.C., Kannan, L., Pillai, P.B., Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Horst, R.L., Emmert, J.L. 2007. Evaluation of the efficacy of vitamin D3 or its metabolites on thiram-induced tibial dyschondroplasia in chickens. Research in Veterinary Science. 83(2):244-250.
Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C., Solis De Los Santos, F., Farnell, M.B., Donoghue, A.M. 2007. Influence of hen age on the response of turkey poults to cold stress, Escherichia coli challenge, and treatment with a yeast extract antibiotic alternative. Poultry Science. 86:(4):636-642.
Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C., Donoghue, A.M., Anthony, N., Nestor, K.E. 2007. Differential effects of sex and genetics on behavior and stress response of turkeys. Poultry Science. 86(7):1294-1303.
Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Rath, N.C., Donoghue, A.M. 2006. Evaluation of the influence of bacteriophage titer on the treatment of colibacillosis in broiler chickens. Poultry Science. 85:1373-1377.
Cole, K., Donoghue, A.M., Reyes-Herrera, I., Rath, N.C., Donoghue, D.J. 2006. Efficacy of iron chelators on campylobacter concentrations in turkey semen. Poultry Science. 85:1462-1465.
Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C. 2006. Poultry production without the use of antibiotics. In: Proceedings of the Louisiana Poultry Seminar, March 14-15, 2006, Bossier City, Louisiana. p. 34-40.
Rath, N.C., Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Horst, R.L. 2005. Evaluation of the efficacy of vitamin D3 and its metabolites to prevent thiram-induced growth plate dysplasia in chickens [abstract]. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. Available: http://www.asbmr.org/meeting/abstracts.cfm.
Rath, N.C., Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R. 2007. Regulation of avian growth plate development and its interruption by thiram, a dithiocarbamate pesticide. In: 'Hormone Biotechnology' (Ed. S.K. Maitra), Daya Publishing House, Delhi, India. p. 399-411.
Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Rath, N.C., Balog, J.M., Donoghue, A.M. 2006. Bacteriophage: a safe and natural alternative to antimicrobial growth promoters. In: Barug, D., de Jong, J., Kies, A.K., Verstegen, M.W.A. (editors). Antimicrobial Growth Promoters: Where Do We Go From Here? The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. p. 341-360.
Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C., Balog, J., Anthony, N.B., Nestor, K.E. 2005. Colibacillosis and turkey osteomyelistis complex in turkeys selected for increased body weight and subjected to stress [abstract]. Poultry Science. M58 p. 17.
Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C., Johnson, M.G., Nannapaneni, R. 2005. Chronic sequelae of listeria monocytogenes respiratory infection of turkey poults and implication of biofilm involvement [abstract]. American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, June 5-9, 2005, Atlanta, Georgia. 2005 CDROM.
Rath, N.C. 2005. Ovotransferrin as an avian acute phase protein and its immunomodulatory function. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Colloquium on Animal Acute Phase Proteins, March 5-10, 2005, Dublin, Ireland. p. 18.
Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C. 2005. Feed supplementation strategies for reducing reliance on antibiotics in poultry production [abstract]. Antibiotic Growth Promoters: Worldwide Ban on the Horizon, January 31 - February 1, 2005, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. p. 120.
Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Rath, N.C., Balog, J., Donoghue, A.M. 2005. Bacteriophage: A safe and natural alternative to antimicrobial growth promoters. In: Proceedings of the International Debate Conference for the Feed and Food Chain Antimicrobial Growth Promoters: Worldwide Ban on the Horizon, January 31 - February 1, 2005, Noordwijk Ann Zee, The Netherlands. p. 60.
Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Rath, N.C., Balog, J.M., Donoghue, A.M. 2004. Therapeutic efficacy of bacteriophage and baytril (Enrofloxacin) individually and in combination to treat colibacillosis in broilers. Poultry Science. 83:1944-1947.
Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Rath, N.C., Balog, J.M., Donoghue, A.M. 2004. Individual and combined efficacy of bacteriophage and Baytril (enrofloxacin) to treat a severe Escherichia coli respiratory infection in broiler chickens [abstract]. Poultry Science. 83:1780-1781.
Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Beasley, J.N., Johnson, M.J., Nannapaneni, R., Balog, J.M., Rath, N.C. 2004. Pathology of listeriosis resulting from respiratory infection of turkey poults with Listeria monocytogenes Scott A [abstract]. Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, July 25-29, 2005, St. Louis, Missouri. p. 86.
Rath, N.C., Balog, J.M., Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E. 2004. Pathogenesis of avian growth plate dyschondroplasia. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Production Diseases in Farm Animals, July 19-20, 2004, Lansing, Michigan. 2004 CDROM.
Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Rath, N.C., Balog, J.M., Donoghue, A.M. 2004. Alternative to antibiotics - utilization of bacteriophage to prevent foodborne pathogens. In: Proceedings of the Poultry Science Symposium. 2004 Joint ADSA, ASAS, PSA Annual Meeting, July 25-29, 2004, St. Louis, Misouri. v. 82(Suppl. 1):81.
Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Rath, N.C., Balog, J.M., Donoghue, A.M. 2004. Treating and preventing colibacillosis in poultry with bacteriophage [abstract]. ASM Conference on the New Phage Biology, August 1-5, 2004, Key Biscayne, Florida. p. 202.
Rath, N.C., Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Balog, J.M. 2004. Mechanism of thiram-induced tibial dyschondroplasia in chickens. In: Proceedings of the World Poultry Congress, June 6-14, 2004, Istanbul, Turkey. Paper No. 798. 2004 CDROM.
Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Rath, N.C., Balog, J.M. 2003. Stress-related chronic disease in turkeys and the effects of nutritional and environmental immunomodulation. Immunology Research Workshop. p. 50-51.
Huff, G.R., Huff, W.E., Johnson, M.G., Nannapeneni, R., Rath, N.C., Balog, J.M. 2003. Biofilm involvement in chronic listeria monocytogenes infection in a turkey model of stress induced arthritis and osteomyelitis [abstract]. Biofilms. p. 150.
PANDA, A., CLARK, F.D., RATH, N.C., BEASLEY, J.N. COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON THE PATHOGENICITY OF SELECTED STRAINS OF AVIAN REOVIRUSES. INDIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL. 2003. V. 80. P. 1094-1099.
Rath, N.C., Parcells, M.S., Xie, H., Santin, E. Characterization of a spontaneously transformed chicken mononuclear cell line. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 2003. v. 96. p. 93-104.
RATH, N.C., XIE, H., HUFF, W.E., HUFF, G.R., BALOG, J.M. MODULATION OF PHAGOCYTE FUNCTION BY OVOTRANSFERRIN, A CHICKEN ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN. WESTERN POULTRY DISEASE CONFERENCE. 2003. P. 322.
HUFF, G.R., HUFF, W.E., RATH, N.C., BALOG, J.M., TELLEZ, G. IMMUNOMODULATION WITH B-1,3/1,6-GLUCAN (IMMUSTIM®) AFFECTS GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND RESISTANCE TO ESCHERICHIA COLI RESPIRATORY INFECTION OF BROILER CHICKENS. POULTRY SCIENCE MEETING. 2003. v. 82, p. 57.
HUFF, W.E., HUFF, G.R., RATH, N.C., BALOG, J.M., DONOGHUE, A.M. BACTERIOPHAGE TREATMENT OF A SEVERE ESCHERICHIA COLI RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN BROILER CHICKENS. AVIAN DISEASES. 2003. V. 47. P. 1399-1405.
BALOG, J.M., KIDD, B.D., ANTHONY, N.B., HUFF, G.R., HUFF, W.E., RATH, N.C. EFFECT OF COLD STRESS ON BROILERS SELECTED FOR RESISTANCE OR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ASCITES SYNDROME. POULTRY SCIENCE. 2003. V. 82, NO. 9, P. 1383-1387.
HUFF, W.E., HUFF, G.R., RATH, N.C., BALOG, J.M., DONOGHUE, A.M. Evaluation of Aerosol Spray and Intramuscular Injection of Bacteriophage to Treat an Escherichia coli Respiratory Infection. Poultry Science. 2003. v. 82(7). p. 1108-1112.
HUFF, G.R., HUFF, W.E., BALOG, J.M., RATH, N.C. THE EFFECTS OF BEHAVIOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT IN DISEASE RESISTANCE OF TURKEYS. BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2003. v. 17. p. 339-349.
HUFF, G.R., HUFF, W.E., BALOG, J.M., RATH, N.C., NANNAPANENI, R., JOHNSON, M. RESPIRATORY CHALLENGE OF DAY-OLD TURKEY POULTS WITH LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES SCOTT A RESULTS IN SYSTEMIC INFECTION WITH HIGH MORTALITY AND ORGAN AND KNEE SYNOVIAL TISSUE INVASION. SOUTHERN POULTRY SCIENCE SOCIETY MEETING. 2003. V. 13(SUPPL.1): ABSTRACT P. 19.