Jesse Grimes
Professor - Turkey Management
Department Extension Leader
Scott Hall 238
Bio
Dr. Jesse Grimes earned his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degrees from NC State University. He develops and implements new and improved management practices for turkey producers to maximize their production efficiency, profitability and product quality, as well as developing programs for turkey producers in management, nutrition and waste management. He mentors graduate and undergraduate students and teaches two undergraduate classes.
Education
B.S. Wildlife Biology NC State University 1980
B.S. Poultry Science NC State University 1981
M.S. Nutrition NC State University 1987
Ph.D. Nutrition NC State University 1989
Area(s) of Expertise
The major areas of Dr. Grimes' research and Extension interests are the effect of management on turkey production, turkey reproduction and turkey waste handling. His research activities include examining various rearing methods and feeding regimens for the production of market and breeder turkeys to determine optimum management practices. He is also interested in methods to reduce fecal and litter nutrients of turkeys and broilers.
Extension activities include
- hosting N.C. Turkey Industry Days,
- participating in the Targeting Excellence Initiative,
- conducting animal welfare audits and
- supporting departmental and area Extension faculty.
Courses taught include
- Meat Bird Production (PO 424, Turkeys and Broilers) and
- Gamebird Production (PO 410).
Publications
- Chromium propionate in turkeys: effect on performance and animal safety , POULTRY SCIENCE (2024)
- Comparing the effect of phytobiotic, coccidiostat, toltrazuril, and vaccine on the prevention and treatment of coccidiosis in broilers , POULTRY SCIENCE (2024)
- Comparison of the effect of anticoccidial drug, probiotic, synbiotic, phytochemicals and vaccine in prevention and control of coccidiosis in broiler chickens challenged with Eimeria spp , POULTRY SCIENCE (2024)
- Effect of brooding conditions on the blood chemistry and performance of turkey poults , JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH (2024)
- The effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) as a mediator of dietary fatty acids and thiazolidinedione in pulmonary arterial hypertension induced by cold stress of broilers , RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2024)
- Chromium propionate in turkeys: effects on insulin sensitivity , POULTRY SCIENCE (2023)
- Low Airspeed Impacts on Tom Turkey Response to Moderate Heat Stress , AgriEngineering (2023)
- Low-cost Calibration Method for the Infrared Camera , Applied Engineering in Agriculture (2023)
- Machine learning and data mining methodology to predict nominal and numeric performance body weight values using Large White male turkey datasets , JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH (2023)
- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR & gamma;) activation: a potential treatment for ascites syndrome in broiler chickens , POULTRY SCIENCE (2023)