Upcoming Events:
Monday Weekly Lab Meetings @ 5pm: Current and prospective lab members welcome!
Location: TNS 049
APRIL 7-10, 2022: PATH Intl. Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning Workshop and Skills test (Registration deadline March 4, 2022)
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Past Achievements and Events
2021
ESS presentations
1. Impact of Biome Fix on the fecal microbiome response to antibiotic challenge in horses. A. L. Wagner*¹,², R. K. Splan³, A. S. Biddle⁴ and I. D. Girard¹, ¹Probiotech International, Inc, Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, ²NutraWorks Equine, Cheriton, VA, USA, ³Delaware Valley University, Doylestown, DE, USA,⁴University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
2. Development of the Equine Keeper Status Scale. A. Johnson* and A. Biddle, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
3. Diversity of protozoans within the horse analyzed through morphological and molecular methods. K Hobert*, D Vega, A Johnson, and A Biddle, University of Delaware, Newark,DE,USA.
4. Exploring relationships between forage nutrients and the equine fecal microbiome. JR Weinert*¹, AS Biddle², and CA Williams¹, ¹Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, ²University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
5. Integrated warm- and cool-season grass rotational grazing management and the equine fecal microbiome. JR Weinert*¹, AS Biddle², and CA Williams¹, ¹Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, ²University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
NAEAA presentations
1. Perceptions of Teaching Equine Science and Management in the Time of COVID-19 R. Splan, Delaware Valley University, Doylestown, PA, S. Porr, Murray State University, Murray, KY, A. Biddle, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, L. Luck, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, K. Cole, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, C.J. Stowe, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2. Connecting equine science students to local organizations through service projects
A.S. Biddle, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
2020
Alexa Johnson Presented a poster at ASAS
Undergraduate Research Symposium: Posters presented
Zoe Seitz
Allison Baiungo
Michael Morguess
Christine Marchesano
Daniellaa Morris
Courtney Barbato
David Vega
Kasey Hobert
2019
AAVP (American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists), Denver, CO
People:
Senior Thesis Research:
Anthony Pompetti
Rebecca Davis
Undergraduate Research Symposium: Posters presented
2018
People:
Meredith Bonnell (Grad)
Justin Blair (Grad)
Jose Chazi Capelo (Grad)
Anthony Pompetti
Rebecca Davis (McNair Scholar)
Justine Cianci
Lauren (Nikki) Weems
Tesa Stone
Kathryn Babiarz
Gisselle Garcia (CANR Summer Institute)
Luci Mehr (Unique Strengths Fellow)
Samantha Diaz (Summer researcher from UD, Envision program)
Favour Chibueze (Summer researcher from Lincoln, Envision program)
Nicole Owens ((Summer researcher from DTCC, INBRE program))
Senior Thesis Research:
Justine Cianci, Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Animal Biosciences, Determining the relationship between barometric pressure changes and incidence of equine colic
Lauren (Nikki) Weems: Identifying differences in the gut microbiome of easy and hard keeper horses
July 2018-
AAVP (American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists), Denver, CO
Rebecca Davis, Biological Sciences (McNair), Distribution of cyathostomin species in horses across the United States
Justin Blair, Predatory fungus capture efficiency for equine cyathostomin larvae in the presence and absence of free-living soil nematodes
August 2018-
Undergraduate Research Symposium: Posters presented
Nicole Owens, (INBRE) (DTCC) In Vitro Analysis of the Effect of NSAIDS on the Equine Gut Microbiome
Kathryn Babiarz, Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Animal Biosciences, An In Vitro Assessment of the Effects of Phenylbutazone on the Equine Gastric Microbiome
Favour Chibueze, (Envision) (Lincoln University), Estimation of Bacterial Populations in Response to a Poultry Litter Amendment
Rebecca Davis, Biological Sciences (McNair), Determining Geographic Spatial Trends of Cyathostomin and Bacterial Co-Occurrence
Samantha Diaz, Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Animal Biosciences (Envision, NIFA Grant), The Equine Microbiome Project: Age and the Equine Microbiome
Gisselle Garcia, Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Animal Biosciences (CANR Summer Institute), An In Vitro Assessment of the Effects of Firocoxib on the Equine Gastric Microbiome
Luci Mehr, Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Animal Biosciences (CANR Unique Strengths), In Vitro Analysis of the Effect of a Nutritional Supplement on the Equine Gut Microbiome
Anthony Pompetti, Biological Science Education, Tracking Recovery of Cyathostomin Species Following Macrocyclic Lactone Treatment
2017
People:
Justin Berg
Hailey Seigel
Chris Learning
Brian Chambers
Meredith Bonnell (Grad)
Justin Blair (Grad)
Maryn Jordan
Tesa Stone
Haley Nelson
Elizabeth Wagura (Summer researcher from Lincoln, Envision program)
Senior Thesis Research:
Brian Chambers: Optimizing molecular techniques for the identification of cyathostomins
February 2017-
Microbial Systems Symposium: Posters Presented
Justin Berg, Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Animal Biosciences. Equine Microbiome Project: Understanding the Difference in the Horse Gut Related to Diet
May 2017-
Celebration of Undergraduate Engaged Scholarship: Posters Presented
Justin Berg, Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Animal Biosciences. Equine Microbiome Project: Understanding the Difference in the Horse Gut Related to Diet
Brian Chambers, Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Animal Biosciences. Optimization of Molecular Techniques for the Identification of Small Strongyles
June 2017-
ESS (Equine Science Symposium), Minneapolis, MN: Posters Presented
Nelson, H.G, Chambers, B., Biddle, A.S. 2017. Taxa distribution of small strongyles across New England, the Mid-Atlantic and Pacific Western regions of the United States. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 52, 62-63.
Chambers, B.M., Nelson, H.G., Berg, J.T., Biddle, A.S. 2017. Optimization of molecular techniques for the identification of small strongyles. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 52, 59.
Berg, J.T., Chambers, B., Siegel, H., Biddle, A. 2017. Equine microbiome project: Understanding differences in the horse gut microbiome related to diet. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 52, 94.
July 2017-
AAVP (American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists), Indianapolis, IN
Justin Blair: Capture mechanisms of Duddingtonia flagrans on equine cyathostomin larvae: Oral Presentation
August 2017-
Undergraduate Research Symposium: Posters presented
Lauren Weems, Biological Sciences: The effect of KLASP litter amendment on bacterial communities
Rebecca Davis, Biological Sciences
Anthony Pompetti, Biological Sciences
Elizabeth Wagura
2016
People:
Justin Berg
Hailey Seigel
Brian Chambers
Meredith Bonnell (Grad)
Maryn Jordan
Tesa Stone
Haley Nelson
James Madlock (Summer researcher from Cheyney, Epscor program)
Greg Patterson (Summer researcher from Jefferson, Epscor program)
May 2016: Ag Day, Hailey Seigel at our booth
Summer Research: James Madlock and Greg Patterson join the team
The 2016 summer lab team!
August 2016-
Undergraduate Research Symposium: Posters presented
Justin Berg, Pre-Veterinary Medicine & Animal Biosciences, The Equine Microbiome Project
Brian Chambers, Pre-Veterinary Medicine & Animal Biosciences, Resistance of Cyathostomins to Dewormers and its Relation to Horse Age, Gender and Breed
James Madlock, Biology (EPSCoR) (Cheyney University) Measuring Metabolic Changes Over Time in Equine Microbiome Community
Gregory Patterson, Biology (EPSCoR) (Cheyney University) Primer Design for Identification of Small Strongyle Species
2015
People:
Justin Berg
Hailey Seigel
Brian Chambers
Barbara Hahn
Jessica Spleen
Meredith Bonnell
Maryn Jordan
July 1-
First Day of the lab
August 2015-
Meredith Bonnell joins lab (Masters student)
October 2015-
Equine Microbiome Project is launched:
Jessica Spleen with the first round of kits ready to ship
Maryn Jordan with the second round of kits ready to ship
