DR. WILLIAM E. HUFF Physiologist

Dr. Huff graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.S. degree in microbiology in 1972. Dr. Huff completed his M.S. degree working with Dr. Pat B. Hamilton at North Carolina State University in 1975 and his Ph.D. in 1979. During his graduate program, Dr. Huff worked in the area of mycotoxicology, with emphasis on the effects of the mycotoxin ochratoxin A in poultry. In 1978 Dr. Huff accepted a position with the USDA/ARS Poultry Research Laboratory in Georgetown, Delaware. At Georgetown, he continued his work on the effects of mycotoxins on poultry health. In 1984 Dr. Huff was asked to move to College Station, Texas, to establish and head a Mycotoxicology Research Unit. Dr. Huff served as the Research Leader of this group of scientists until 1991. The group concentrated its research efforts on ways to reduce the toxicity of mycotoxins to poultry and on the characterization of mycotoxin interactions. In 1991, Dr. Huff moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to establish and head the USDA/ARS Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit (PPSRU). At present, Dr. Huff is a research scientist in the USDA/ARS PPSRU.

Throughout his career, Dr. Huff has made contributions to the literature on the effects of mycotoxins on poultry health. Dr. Huff was one of the first scientists to recognize the importance of mycotoxin interactions to poultry health; he established the efficacy of density segregation to detoxify mycotoxin-contaminated grain, helped to establish the efficacy of hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate to reduce the toxicity of the mycotoxin aflatoxin and worked to establish the hypobaric model to study ascites in poultry. His current research interests include bacteriophage mycotoxins, intestinal strength, bone development and proventriculitis. Dr. Huff was awarded the 2005 Broiler Research Award by the Poultry Science Association at their annual meeting. This award is given for distinctive research work that has a strong economic impact to the broiler industry. In 2006, Dr. Huff was named a "Fellow" of the Poultry Science Association. The title of Fellow is granted for professional distinction and contributions to the field of poultry science.

SIGNIFICANT PAPERS

Huff, W.E. and J.A. Doerr. 1981. Synergism between aflatoxin and ochratoxin A in broiler chickens. Poultry Sci. 60:550-555.

Huff, W.E., G.R. Huff, N.C. Rath, J.M. Balog, H. Xie, P.A. Moore, Jr., and A.M. Donoghue, 2002.  Prevention of Escherichia coli respiratory infection in broiler chickens with bacteriophage (SPR02). Poultry Sci. 81:437-441.

Huff, W.E., G.R. Huff, N.C. Rath, J.M. Balog, and A.M. Donoghue, 2002.  Prevention of Escherichia coli infection in broiler chickens with a bacteriophage aerosol spray.  Poultry Sci. 81:1486-1491.

Huff, W.E., G.R. Huff, N.C. Rath, J.M. Balog, and A.M. Donoghue, 2003.  Evaluation of aerosol spray and intramuscular injections of bacteriophage to treat an Escherichia coli respiratory infection.  Poultry Sci. 82:1108-1112.

Huff, W.E., G.R. Huff, N.C. Rath, J.M. Balog, and A.M. Donoghue.  Bacteriophage treatment of a severe Escherichia coli respiratory infection in broiler chickens.  Avian Dis.  47:1399-1405.  2003.

Huff, W.E., G.R. Huff, N.C. Rath, J.M. Balog, and A.M. Donoghue.  Bacteriophage potential role in food safety.  In Preharvest and Postharvest Food Safety Contemporary Issues and Future Directions, R.C. Beier, S.D. Pillai, T. D. Phillips, R.L. Ziprin (Eds.). Blackwell Publishing, Ames, IA, 2004.

CONTACT INFORMATION

huff@uark.edu

Dr. William E. Huff
USDA/ARS-Poultry
Center of Excellence for Poultry Science
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Telephone: 479-575-2104
FAX: 479-575-3026

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