Department of Animal Sciences Projects

Drought stress is a major contributor to the loss of horticulture crop value due to its negative effects on plant growth and flowering. In addition, post-production drought stress can also reduce the physiological health of plants, negatively impacting crop quality at retail and with consumers....

There is consumer and regulatory push to replace artificial colorants with naturally derived ones for health and environmental reasons. Anthocyanins (ACN), plant pigments, are antioxidants in the body but are unstable in foods. In aged red wines, ACN with free hydroxyl group at C5 condensate...

Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is an enteric viral pathogen circulating in swine herds in the U.S. and worldwide, causing acute diarrhea in nursing piglets(1). How this disease spreads among swine farms remains unknown. Recently we have shown that layer chickens and turkeys are susceptible to...

Plants are constantly challenged by abiotic and biotic stresses. Failure to overcome these stresses could lead to the lack of plant fitness and significant yield losses. Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are known for their microbial products that stimulate plant growth and many...