Poultry Science Association 103rd Annual Meeting Abstracts To be presented July 14–17, 2014 Corpus Christi, Texas Also contains abstracts from the 2014 International Poultry Scientific Forum January 27–28, 2014 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ® T. E. Porter (2016) POULTRY SCIENCE SECTION EDITORS ASSOCIATE EDITORS (2013–2014) Environment, Well-Being, N. Acar (2015) I. Hanning (2016) M. Pines (2014) and Behavior O. Adeola (2015) W. Huff (2014) T. Poole (2016) I. Estevez (2014) H. Ahmadi (2013) R. M. Hulet (2014) R. Poureslami (2015) M. M. Beck (2016) W. Alali (2016) M. Hume (2015) A. Pradhan (2014) T. J. Applegate (2015) A. Jackson-Davis (2016) G.-H. Qi (2015) Genetics C. Ashwell (2016) D. Jackwood (2014) G. Rajashekara (2014) J. Dodgson (2016) D. Babu (2015) P. A. Johnson (2016) V. Ravindran (2015) Immunology, Health, K. Bafundo (2016) C. Jones (2016) K. Reed (2016) and Disease M. R. Bakst (2014) P. Kaiser (2014) T. B. Rodenburg (2014) R. L. Taylor Jr. (2016) R. Beckstead (2016) I. Kang (2015) G. J. M. Rosa (2016) B. R. Behrends (2016) N. Kansaku (2016) W. B. Roush (2013) Metabolism and Nutrition L. Berghman (2014) E. Kebreab (2013) I. Rozenboim (2014) G. Cherian (2014) W. Berry (2014) E. J. Kim (2016) C. Ruiz-Feria (2013) M. Rodehutscord (2016) D. Biswas (2014) W. Kim (2016) S. M. Rutherfurd (2015) E. Esteve-Garcia (2014) J. Brake (2013) M. Koci (2015) M. Schilling (2015) K. Bregendahl (2014) K. W. Koelkebeck (2013) C. Schmidt (2016) Molecular, Cellular, B. Brehm-Stecher (2016) M. H. Kogut (2014) P. Selle (2013) and Developmental Biology J. Buyse (2014) A. Kollanoor-Johny (2016) R. K. Selvaraj (2015) G. Bedecarrats (2016) D. Caldwell (2014) B.-W. Kong (2013) D. H. Shah (2016) Physiology, Endocrinology, F. Carbonero (2016) O.-K. Koo (2015) S. Sharif (2015) and Reproduction H. Cervantes (2014) E. Koutsos (2015) C. S. Sharma (2015) S. C. Chapman (2016) W. Kuenzel (2014) K. Shimada (2016) W. Bott je (2015) H.-W. Cheng (2016) I. Kyriazakis (2015) F. Siewerdt (2016) A. L. Johnson (2014) K. K. Chousalkar (2013) S. J. Lamont (2014) M. Singh (2014) Processing, Products, S. Cloutier (2016) J. D. Latshaw (2015) B. Svihus (2014) and Food Safety A. Collin (2014) J. Lee (2013) C. Swaggerty (2016) C. M. Owens (2014) E. Collisson (2014) E. Leone (2016) S. Tesseraud (2014) S. C. Ricke (2016) M. Compton (2015) F. C. Leung (2016) L. Thompson (2016) M. E. Cook (2014) H. Lillehoj (2015) K. Tona (2014) Production, Modeling, P. Cott er (2014) J. Lin (2015) K. Turner (2014) and Education C. Coufal (2013) H.-C. Liu (2016) H. van den Brand (2014) A. McElroy (2016) P. A. Curtis (2013) K. Maciorowski (2014) J. van der Poel (2015) E. Delezie (2014) R. H. Marin (2016) S. Velleman (2015) Contemporary Issues R. Dennis (2014) A. McElroy (2016) R. Walzem (2014) T. E. Porter (2016) J. Donaldson (2015) S. R. McKee (2015) F. Weber (2015) OFFICERS W. A. Dozier III (2015) A. Meluzzi (2015) B. Werner (2014) C. Dunkley (2016) K. Mertens (2013) H. Willemsen (2014) President K. D. 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Abstracts of the Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting SYMPOSIA AND ORAL SESSIONS Monday, July 14, 2014 Abstract Page No. No. Student Competition: Behavior, Extension, Environment, and Management .....................................................................................................................1–11 1 Student Competition: Genetics, Immunology, Pathology ....................................................................................................................................................12–23 5 Student Competition: Nutrition I .........................................................................................................................................................................................24–35 9 Student Competition: Nutrition II ......................................................................................................................................................................................36–46 13 Student Competition: Nutrition III .....................................................................................................................................................................................47–60 17 Student Competition: Nutrition IV ....................................................................................................................................................................................61–74 22 Student Competition: Physiology, Endocrinology, and Reproduction ..............................................................................................................................75–89 27 Student Competition: Processing, Products, and Food Safety ...........................................................................................................................................90–101 32 Student Competition: Intestinal Health ..............................................................................................................................................................................102–109 36 Immunology .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................110–114 39 Pathology ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................115–123 41 Genetics ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................124–127 44 Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Metabolism and Nutrition–Amino Acids ...........................................................................................................................................................................128–138 45 Metabolism and Nutrition–Nutrition I ...............................................................................................................................................................................139–152