DR. NICHOLAS B. ANTHONY Poultry Breeding & Genetics

Dr. Anthony attended Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) where he received a B.S. in Poultry Science in 1983. He continued his education by completing his M.S. in Poultry Science at the same institution under the direction of Dr. Karl Nestor. Anthony completed his Ph.D. in genetics at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Virginia) in 1989 under the direction of Dr. Paul Siegel. Anthony returned to Ohio State University (Wooster, Ohio) to complete post-doctoral training under the supervision of Drs. Bacon and Nestor.

Dr. Anthony accepted an Assistant Professor position with the University of Arkansas in 1990 and was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor and tenured in 1994. In 2001, Dr. Anthony was promotoed to Professor. Since his arrival at the University of Arkansas, he has had primary responsibility for undergraduate-level courses such as Introduction to Genetics and Poultry Breeding and a graduate-level course, Advanced Animal Breeding. His primary research emphasis is the study of growth and reproductive performance as influenced by selection for increased body weight. His current research includes the utilization of Japanese quail as a model for studying the effects of timing of selection for increased body weight on growth and body composition. He is investigating the use of total body electrical conductivity as a non-invasive means of measuring carcass composition in poultry. Dr. Anthony is also overseeing the work associated with ratite research.

SIGNIFICANT PAPERS

·Anthony, N.B., E.A. Dunnington, and P.B. Siegel. 1988. Embryo growth of normal and dwarf chickens from lines selected for high and low 56-day body weight. Arch. Geflugelk 53(3):116-122.

·Anthony, N.B., D.A. Emmerson, K.E. Nestor, and W.L. Bacon. 1995. Comparison of growth curves of weight selected populations of turkeys, quail, and chickens. Poultry Sci. 74:271-278.

·Anthony, N.B., D.E. Jones, E.A. Dunnington, D.A. Emmerson, and P.B. Siegel. 1988. DNA, RNA and total protein content of leg and breast muscles of White Rock chickens selected for 56-day body weight. Growth, Develop. and Aging 52:177-184.

·Anthony, N.B., K.E. Nestor, and W.L. Bacon. 1985. Growth curves of Japanese quail as modified by divergent selection for 4-week body weight. Poultry Sci. 65:1825-1833.

·Staudinger, F.B., R.P. Rorie, and N.B. Anthony. 1995. Evaluation of a non-invasive technique for measuring fat-free mass in poultry. Poultry Sci. 74:271- 278.

CONTACT INFORMATION

nanthony@uark.edu

Dr. Nicholas B. Anthony
Center of Excellence for Poultry Science
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Telephone: 479-575-4833
FAX: 479-575-3026

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