Dr. Gregory Archer

Professor
University of California, Davis, United States of America


Highest Degree
PostDoc. in Animal Science from Texas A&M University, USA

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Area of Interest:

Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Animal Physiology
Ethology
Poultry Sciences
Stem Cells

Selected Publications

  1. Rocha, J.J. and G.S. Archer, 2024. The effect of supplementation with organic acid and oregano oils in drinking water on pekin duck growth and welfare. Poultry, 3: 95-106.
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  2. Heinsohn, Z., A. Brown, E. Sobotik, G. House and A. Stiewert et al., 2024. Evaluating the effects of feeding a concentrated saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product on the performance and stress susceptibility of broiler chickens. Poultry, 3: 57-65.
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  3. Domel, J.R., G.M. House, E.B. Sobotik and G.S. Archer, 2024. Evaluation of egg quality and performance in late-lay hens fed different combinations of copper, manganese, and zinc complexed with sulfate or amino acid ion. Poultry, 3: 36-46.
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  4. Archer, G.S., 2023. Evaluation of an extract derived from the seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum to reduce the negative effects of heat stress on broiler growth and stress parameters. Animals, Vol. 13. 10.3390/ani13020259.
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  5. Sobotik, E.B., J.R. Nelson, H.O. Pavlidis and G.S. Archer, 2022. Evaluating the effects of supplementing Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the feed or drinking water on stress susceptibility of broilers. J. Appl. Poult. Res., Vol. 31. 10.1016/j.japr.2021.100220.
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  6. Brown, A.A., E.B. Sobotik, G.M. House, J.R. Nelson and G.S. Archer, 2022. Differences in fear response strategy and stress susceptibility amongst four different commercial layer strains reared cage free. Front. Physiol., Vol. 13. 10.3389/fphys.2022.943471.
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  7. Archer, G.S. and E.B. Sobotik, 2022. Evaluation of the timing of use of phosphatidic acid in the diet on growth performance and breast meat yield in broilers. Animals, Vol. 12. 10.3390/ani12243446.
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  8. Wang, X., D. Zhao, A.C. Milby, G.S. Archer, E.D. Peebles, S. Gurung and M.B. Farnell, 2021. Evaluation of euthanasia methods on behavioral and physiological responses of newly hatched male layer chicks. Animals, Vol. 11. 10.3390/ani11061802.
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  9. Stiewert, A.M., B. Wooming and G.S. Archer, 2021. Comparing various euthanasia devices and methods on 8 and 12-week-old turkey hens. Poult. Sci., Vol. 100. 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101053.
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  10. Stiewert, A.M. and G.S. Archer, 2021. Comparing two captive bolt devices on market age Pekin ducks. J. Appl. Poult. Res., Vol. 30. 10.1016/j.japr.2021.100162.
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  11. Sobotik, E.B., S. Ramirez, N. Roth, A. Tacconi, C. Pender, R. Murugesan and G.S. Archer, 2021. Evaluating the effects of a dietary synbiotic or synbiotic plus enhanced organic acid on broiler performance and cecal and carcass Salmonella load. Poult. Sci., Vol. 100. 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101508.
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  12. Marchal, L., A. Bello, E.B. Sobotik, G. Archer and Y. Dersjant-Li, 2021. A novel consensus bacterial 6-phytase variant completely replaced inorganic phosphate in broiler diets, maintaining growth performance and bone quality: Data from two independent trials. Poult. Sci., Vol. 100. 10.1016/j.psj.2020.12.059.
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  13. Ibrahim, M.M.A., J.R. Nelson, G.S. Archer and G. Athrey, 2021. Effects of monochromatic lighting during incubation and vaccination on the splenic transcriptome profiles of chicken. Front. Genet., Vol. 12. 10.3389/fgene.2021.628041.
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  14. House, G.M., E.B. Sobotik, J.R. Nelson and G.S. Archer, 2021. Pekin duck productivity, physiological stress, immune response and behavior under 20L:4D and 16L:8D photoperiods. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci., Vol. 240. 10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105351.
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  15. House, G.M., E.B. Sobotik, J.R. Nelson and G.S. Archer, 2021. Experimental monochromatic light-emitting diode fixture impacts Pekin duck stress and eye development. Poult. Sci., Vol. 100. 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101507.
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  16. House, G.M., E.B. Sobotik, J.R. Nelson and G.S. Archer, 2021. A comparison of white/red and white/blue LED light fixtures on Pekin duck production, stress and behaviour. Br. Poult. Sci., 62: 467-473.
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  17. Scanes, C.G., K. Hurst, Y. Thaxton, G.S. Archer and A. Johnson, 2020. Effects of putative stressors and adrenocorticotropic hormone on plasma concentrations of corticosterone in market-weight male Turkeys. Poult. Sci., 99: 1156-1162.
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  18. Scanes, C.G., K. Hurst, Y. Thaxton, G.S. Archer and A. Johnson, 2020. Effect of transportation and shackling on plasma concentrations of corticosterone and heterophil to lymphocyte ratios in market weight male turkeys in a commercial operation. Poult. Sci., 99: 546-554.
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  19. Nelson, J.R., P. Settar, E. Berger, A. Wolc, N. O’Sullivan and G.S. Archer, 2020. Brown and white egg-layer strain differences in fearfulness and stress measures. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci., Vol. 231. 10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105087.
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  20. Nelson, J.R., J.L. Bray, J. Delabbio and G.S. Archer, 2020. Comparison of an intermittent, short-dawn/dusk photoperiod with an increasing, long-dawn/dusk photoperiod on broiler growth, stress, and welfare. Poult. Sci., 99: 3908-3913.
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  21. Nelson, J.R., E.B. Sobotik, G. Athrey and G.S. Archer, 2020. Effects of supplementing yeast fermentate in the feed or drinking water on stress susceptibility, plasma chemistry, cytokine levels, antioxidant status, and stress-and immune-related gene expression of broiler chickens. Poult. Sci., 99: 3312-3318.
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  22. House, G.M., E.B. Sobotik, J.R. Nelson and G.S. Archer, 2020. Effect of the addition of ultraviolet light on broiler growth, fear, and stress response. J. Appl. Poult. Res., 29: 402-408.
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  23. Dersjant-Li, Y., G. Archer, A.M. Stiewert, A.A. Brown and E.B. Sobotik et al., 2020. Functionality of a next generation biosynthetic bacterial 6-phytase in enhancing phosphorus availability to broilers fed a corn-soybean meal-based diet. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., Vol. 264. 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114481.
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