Kenneth (Ken) S. Macklin
Assistant Professor and
Extension Scientist
Poultry Health, Environmental Issues
and Biosecurity
Office: 302-J Poultry Science Building
Mailing Address:
Department of Poultry Science
Auburn University
201 Poultry Science Building
Auburn, AL 36849-5416
Phone: 334-844-4225
FAX: 334-844-2641
E-mail: macklks@auburn.edu

Kenneth
(Ken) S. Macklin is a native of Illinois. He is a member of Alabama
Poultry & Egg Association, Southern Poultry Science Society, Poultry
Science Association and is the Treasurer for the AU Chapter of Sigma Xi.
Additionally he is involved with several committees within the Poultry
Science Department at AU as well as several other committees throughout
the US.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., 2003, Poultry Science, Auburn University
M.S., 1995, Biology, Northern Illinois University
B.S., 1992, Biology, Northern Illinois University
RESEARCH AND EXTENSION OVERVIEW
Ken’s research and extension programs complement
each other and are geared towards helping both the poultry industry and
the backyard poultry farmer in areas of poultry health, environmental
issues and biosecurity. His background in genetics, immunology and pathogenic
diseases gives him a unique perspective on how to reduce or control diseases
that affect chickens.
Currently his research involves determining the efficacy of various feed
additives in reducing foodborne bacteria (Salmonella spp,
Campylobacter spp, Clostridium perfringens) and pathogens
(Clostridium spp, Escherichia coli, Eimeria spp) in
poultry. Another area that he devotes his efforts is in safe disposal
and handling of poultry litter, which is a serious problem in all of the
poultry producing states. One method to control this problem is in-house
windrow composting, which Ken has shown is effective in eliminating most
pathogenic bacteria and viruses.

SELECTED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Hess, J.B., K.S. Macklin and B.A.
McCrea. 2007. Litter beetle (Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer) counts in
broiler houses treated with a range of insecticides. Journal of Applied
Animal Research (submitted).
Shaw, A.L., K.S.Macklin and J.P. Blake. 2007. Effects
of vitamin U on broiler performance and intestinal tract integrity. Poultry
Science (submitted).
McCrea, B.A. and K.S. Macklin. 2006. Effect of different
cleaning regimens on recovery of Clostridium perfringens on poultry live
haul containers. Poultry Science, 85(5):909-913.
McCrea, B.A., K.S. Macklin, R.A. Norton, J.B. Hess and
S.F. Bilgili. 2006. A longitudinal study of Salmonella and Campylobacter
jejuni isolates from day of hatch through processing using automated ribotyping.
Journal of Food Protection, 69(12):2908-2914.
Macklin, K.S., J.B. Hess, S.F. Bilgili and R.A. Norton.
2006. The use of in-house composting to reduce bacterial numbers between
growouts. Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 15: 531-537.
McCrea, B.A., R.A. Norton, K.S. Macklin, J.B. Hess and
S.F. Bilgili. 2005. Recovery and genetic similarity of Salmonella from
broiler house drag swabs versus surgical show covers. Journal of Applied
Poultry Research, 14: 694-699.
Wang, C., K.S. Macklin, J.T. Krehling, and R.A. Norton.
2005. Influence of infectious bursal disease and chicken anemia vaccines
on the development of cellulitis and myositis lesions in cage-reared broilers.
Journal of Applied Animal Research, 27: 65-69.
O.A. Oyarzabal, K.S. Macklin, R.S. Miller, and J.M. Barbaree.
2005. Evaluation of agar plates for direct enumeration of Campylobacter
spp. from poultry carcass rinses. Applied and Environmental Microbiology,
71: 3351-3354.
Macklin, K.S., J.B. Hess, S.F. Bilgili, and R.A. Norton.
2005. Bacterial levels of pine shavings and sand used as poultry litter.
Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 14: 238-245.
Wang, C., R.A. Norton, K.S. Macklin, and J.T. Krehling.
2005. The effect of chicken anemia and infectious bursal disease vaccines
and Marek's disease virus on the development of cellulitis and myositis
lesions in floor-reared MHC-defined broiler chickens. Journal of Applied
Animal Research, 27: 1-5.

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