Yewande Fasina
Assistant Professor
Office: 202-E Poultry Science Building
Mailing Address:
Department of Poultry Science
Auburn University
201 Poultry Science Building
Auburn, AL 36849-5416
Phone: 334-844-8480
FAX: 334-844-2641
E-mail: fasinyo@auburn.edu

Yewande Fasina is a native of Nigeria. She is a member of the Poultry Science Association ( PSA ), International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology (ISDCI), American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS), Alabama Poultry & Egg Association (AP&EA) and World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA).

Education

2004 to 2006 – Post Doctorate, Poultry Science, Auburn University
2003 – Ph.D., Animal & Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
1995 – M.S., Animal & Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
1991 – B.Ag. Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

 

TEACHING / INSTRUCTION:

POUL 8700 - The Living Gut
POUL 8950 - Graduate Seminar
POUL 8970 - Special Problems: Immunonutrition

Research

Dr. Fasina’s research focuses on Improving Intestinal Immune & Digestive Function in Broilers. Her primary Interest includes:
--Evaluating the efficacy of immunostimulatory, immunomodulatory, or bioactive nutrients/compounds in enhancing the resistance of neonate & adult broilers to economically important enteric pathogens and parasites.
--Molecular determination of innate immune responses (particularly changes in cytokine expression) to enteric pathogens & parasites.
--Modulating early intestinal development in neonate broilers via nutritional manipulation In-ovo.

SELECTED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:

Fasina, Y.O., P. Holt, E. T. Moran, R.W. Moore, D.E. Conner, and S.R. Mckee, 2007. Intestinal Cytokine Response of Broiler Chicks to Salmonella Typhimurium Infection. Poultry Science Journal (Submitted).

Fasina, Y.O., E. T. Moran, C. M. Ashwell, D.E. Conner, M. Leslie, and S.R. Mckee, 2007. Dietary Gelatin Enhances Enterocyte Maturation In Chicks. Poultry Science Journal (Submitted).

Fasina, Y.O., H.L. Classen, J.D. Garlich, B. L. Black, P.R. Ferket, Z. Uni, A. A. Olkowski, 2006. Response of turkey poults to soybean lectin levels typically encountered in commercial diets. 2. Effect on intestinal development and lymphoid organs. Poultry Science, 85: 870-877.

Fasina, Y.O., J.D. Garlich, H.L. Classen, P.R. Ferket, G.B. Havenstein, J.L. Grimes, M.A. Qureshi, and V.L. Christensen, 2004. Response of turkey poults to soybean lectin levels typically encountered in commercial diets. 1. Effect on growth and nutrient digestibility. Poultry Science, 83: 1559-1571.

Fasina, Y.O., H.E. Swaisgood, J.D. Garlich, and H. L. Classen, 2003. A semi-pilot scale procedure for isolating and purifying soybean lectin. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 51(16): 4532-4538.

Fasina, Y.O., H. L. Classen, J. D. Garlich, H. E. Swaisgood, and D. A. Clare, 2003. Investigating the possibility of monitoring lectin levels in commercial soybean meals intended for poultry feeding using steam-heated soybean meal as a model. Poultry Science, 82: 648-656.

Fasina, Y.O., G.L. Campbell, and R.T. Tyler, 1997. Whole canola/pea and whole canola/canola meal blends in diets for broiler chickens 1. Evaluation of steam-pelleting or expansion processing. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 77: 185-190.

Fasina, Y.O., and G.L. Campbell, 1997. Whole canola/pea and whole canola/canola meal blends in diets for broiler chickens 2. Determination of optimal inclusion levels. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 77: 191-195.

GRADUATE STUDENTS:

Rajani Thanissery M.S. rrt0001@auburn.edu Advised by: Fasina

RESEARCH:

Wei Zhai Research Associate I wzz0003@auburn.edu

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