Ramon Malheiros
Assistant Professor – Poultry Nutrition, Reproduction and Physiology
Faculty/EHRA
Scott Hall 134B
Area(s) of Expertise
Dr. Malheiros works with poultry nutrition, physiology and reproduction, and conducts research with broiler breeders, turkeys and laying hens, as it relates to improved nutritional and reproductive efficiency in poultry to increase production and egg quality.
Publications
- Chicken embryo development: metabolic and morphological basis for in ovo feeding technology, POULTRY SCIENCE (2020)
- Effects of functional oils on the growth, carcass and meat characteristics, and intestinal morphology of commercial turkey toms, POULTRY SCIENCE (2020)
- Feeding low dietary levels of organic trace minerals improves broiler performance and reduces excretion of minerals in litter, BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE (2020)
- Potential Transfer of Peanut and/or Soy Proteins from Poultry Feed to the Meat and/or Eggs Produced, ACS OMEGA (2020)
- The effects of high-oleic peanuts as an alternative feed ingredient on broiler performance, ileal digestibility, apparent metabolizable energy, and histology of the intestine, TRANSLATIONAL ANIMAL SCIENCE (2020)
- Blackhead Disease: Recovery of Layer Flock After Disease Challenge, JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH (2019)
- Enrichment of the amnion with threonine in chicken embryos affects the small intestine development, ileal gene expression and performance of broilers between 1 and 21 days of age, POULTRY SCIENCE (2019)
- Feeding high-oleic peanuts to layer hens enhances egg yolk color and oleic fatty acid content in shell eggs, POULTRY SCIENCE (2019)
- Meat quality and sensory attributes of meat produced from broiler chickens fed a high oleic peanut diet, POULTRY SCIENCE (2019)
- A novel non-invasive method for evaluating electroencephalograms on laying hens, Poultry Science (2018)
Education
B.S., Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Federal University Of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil (1992)
M.S., Animal Production, Federal University Of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil (1995)
Ph.D., Animal Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP – FCAV), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil (2000)
Postdoctoral, Laboratory of Immunology and Physiology of Domestic Animals, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U.L, Leuven, Belgium, EU (2001)
Postdoctoral, Laboratory of Muscle Biology, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA (2008)