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  2. Andrew Parks Benson

Andrew Parks Benson


Associate Professor

Poultry Science

Andrew Benson
Andrew Benson
Areas of expertiseEducationAwards and honorsScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Animal ProductionFood SciencesMicrobiology

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Poultry Science

University of Georgia, GA, United States (2006)

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Poultry Science

University of Georgia, GA, United States (2002)

Awards and Honors

  • 2019 Dr. Henry Marks Award (2019)
  • 2018 Henry Marks Award (2018)
  • Active Learning Summer Institute Award (2018)
  • 2017 Henry Marks Award (2017)

Scholarly Works

  • Glyphosate-based herbicide formulations and reproductive toxicity in animals, VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCE, (2020).
    Jarrell ZR, Ahammad MU, Benson AP
  • D-Aspartate amends reproductive performance of aged roosters by changing gene expression and testicular histology, REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT, (2018).
    Ansari M, Zhandi M, Kohram H, Zaghari M, Sadeghi M … 4 more
  • The mRNA for zona pellucida proteins B1, C and D in two genetic lines of turkey hens that differ in fertility, ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE, (2009).
    Benson AP, Christensen VL, Fairchild BD, Davis AJ
  • Follicular development and expression of the messenger ribonucleic acid for the inhibin/activin subunits in two genetic lines of turkey hens that differ in total egg production, POULTRY SCIENCE, (2007).
    Hoffman JB, Benson AP, Christensen VL, Fairchild BD, Davis AJ
  • Zona pellucida protein B2 messenger ribonucleic acid expression varies with follicular development and granulosa cell location, POULTRY SCIENCE, (2017).
    Benson AP, Malloy MN, Steed JR, Christensen VL, Fairchild BD … 1 more

View full list of scholarly works

Contact

dbenson@uga.edu 706-542-9138

Mailing Address

Poultry Science
120 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, GA 30602 0000

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120 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, GA 30602 0000

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