Jesse Grimes
Professor
Department Extension Leader
Extension Specialist — Turkey Management
Faculty/EHRA
Scott Hall 238
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 & Broilers) and
- Gamebird Production (PO 410).
Publications
- Can Biochar Improve the Sustainability of Animal Production?, APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL (2022)
- Performance and processing yield comparisons of Large White male turkeys by genetic lines, sources, and seasonal rearing, POULTRY SCIENCE (2022)
- Effect of methionine chelated Zn and Mn and corn particle size on Large White male turkey live performance and carcass yields, POULTRY SCIENCE (2021)
- Effect of pellet quality and biochar litter amendment on male turkey performance, POULTRY SCIENCE (2021)
- Effects of dietary alpha-lipoic acid supplementation on the seminal parameters and fertility potential in aging broiler breeder roosters, POULTRY SCIENCE (2021)
- Impact of microbial waste additives and glucose on ammonia emissions from broiler litter in the lab, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (2021)
- The effect of a heat-stable xylanase on digesta viscosity, apparent metabolizable energy and growth performance of broiler chicks fed a wheat-based diet, POULTRY SCIENCE (2021)
- The effect of feed processing of novel unheated, low trypsin inhibitor soybeans on the performance of young female turkeys reared from hatch to 21 days of age, POULTRY SCIENCE (2021)
- The effect of methyl-beta-cyclodextrin on DNA absorption and quality of posttransfected sperm, POULTRY SCIENCE (2021)
- Effect of feed form, soybean meal protein content, and Rovabio Advance on poult live performance to 3 wk of age, POULTRY SCIENCE (2020)
Education
B.S., Wildlife Biology, NC State University, Raleigh, NC (1980)
B.S., Poultry Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC (1981)
M.S., Nutrition, NC State University, Raleigh, NC (1987)
Ph.D., Nutrition, NC State University, Raleigh, NC (1989)