Poultry Science: Personnel

Personnel

Dr. Amy Batal Associate Professor of Poultry Nutrition Poultry Science Department 208 Poultry Science Building University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-2772 Phone: (706) 542-9155 Fax: (706) 542-1827 Email: batal@uga.edu * amybatal@yahoo.com: If you email me at batal@uga.edu and I don't respond, try this address instead. UGA's spam filters block some external email domains.

Fields of Management
Poultry Nutrition

Education
B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
M.S., Iowa State University, Ames
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

Research Interest
Early nutrition utilization, Effect of certain nutrients of gastrointestinal tract development and gut immunity
Gastrointestinal tract development
Evaluation of new or modified feed ingredients/by-products
Amino acid digestibility and methods to determine amino acid digestibility
Elucidating the effects of the microbial community structure on the early development of the jejunum and ileum of broilers

Teaching Responsibilities
POUL 2020, Introduction to Poultry Science
POUL(ANNU) 8340, Proteins and Amino Acids in Animal Nutrition

RECENT PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH PAPERS

• Batal, A. B., M. W. Douglas, A. E. Engram, and C. M. Parsons. 2000. Protein dispersibility index as an indicator of adequately processed soybean meal. Poult. Sci. 79:1592-1596.
• Batal, A. B., T. M. Parr, and D. H. Baker. 2001. Zinc bioavailability in tri-basic zinc chloride and dietary zinc requirement of young chicks fed a soy-concentrate diet. Poult. Sci. 80:87-90.
• Batal, A. B. and C. M. Parsons. 2002. Effects of age on nutrient digestibility in chicks fed different diets. Poult. Sci. 81:400-407.
• D. H. Baker, A. B. Batal, T. M. Parr, N. R. Augspurger, and C. M. Parsons. 2002. Ideal ratio (relative to lysine) of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, and valine for chicks during the second and third week of life. Poult. Sci. 81:485-494.
• Batal, A. B. and C. M. Parsons. 2002. Effect of fasting versus feeding OasisÔ after hatching on nutrient utilization in chicks. Poult. Sci. 81:853-859.
• Batal, A. B. and C. M. Parsons. 2002. Effects of age on development of digestive organs and performance in chicks fed a corn-soybean meal versus a crystalline amino acid diet. Poult. Sci. 81:1338-1341.
• Batal, A. B. and C. M. Parsons. 2003. Utilization of different soy products affected by age in chicks. Poult. Sci. 82:454-462.
• Snow, J. L., M. W. Douglas, A. B. Batal, M. E. Persia, P. E. Biggs, and C. M. Parsons. 2003. Efficacy of high available phosphorus corn in laying hen diets. Poult. Sci: 82:1037-1041.
• Batal, A. B. and C. M. Parsons. 2004. Utilization of various starch sources as affects by age in the chick. Poult. Sci. 83:1140-1147.
• Batal, A. B. and N. M. Dale. 2003. Mineral composition of distiller’s dried grains with solubles. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 12:400-403.
• *Lumpkins, B. S., A. B. Batal, and N. M. Dale. 2004. Evaluation of distiller’s dried grains with solubles as a feed ingredient for broiler chickens. Poult. Sci. 83:1891-1896.
• Lumpkins, B. S., A. B. Batal, and N. M. Dale. 2005. The use of distillers dried grains plus solubles in laying hen diets. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 14:25-31.
• Lumpkins, B. S. and A. B. Batal. 2005. The bioavailability of lysine and phosphorus in distiller’s dried grains with solubles.  Poult. Sci. 8:581-586
• Batal, A. B., N. M. Dale, and M. B. Café. 2005. Nutrient composition of peanut meal. J. Appl. Poult. Res.14:254-257.
• Garcia, A. R. and A. B. Batal. 2005. Changes in the digestible lysine and sulfur amino acid needs of broiler chicks during the first 21 days posthatching. Poult. Sci.84:1350-1355.
• Garcia, A. R., A. B. Batal, and D. H. Baker. 2006. Variations in the digestible lysine requirement of broilers due to sex, performance parameters and rearing environment. Poult. Sci. 85:498-504.
• Batal, A. B. and N. M. Dale. 2006. True metabolizable energy and amino acid digestibility of distiller’s dried grains with solubles. J. App. Poult. Res. 15:89-93.
• Garcia, A. R, A. B. Batal, and N. M. Dale. 2006. Biological availability of phosphorus sources in pre-starter and starter diets for broiler chicks. J. App. Poult. Res. 15:518-524.
• Fairchild, B. D., A. B. Batal, C. W. Ritz, and P. F. Vendrell. 2006. Effect of drinking water iron concentration on broiler performance. J. App. Poult. Res. 15:511-517.
• Garcia, A. R., A. B. Batal, and N. M. Dale. 2007. A comparison of methods to determine amino acid digestibility of feed ingredients for chickens.  Poult. Sci. 86:94-101.
• Lumpkins, B. S., A. B. Batal, and D. H. Baker. 2007. Variations in the digestible sulfur amino acid requirement of broilers due to sex, growth criteria, rearing environment and processing yield characteristics. Poult. Sci. 86:325-330.

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