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Faculty Member ProfileMichael J. DarreProfessor |
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Faculty Member ProfileMichael J. DarreProfessor |
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Phone number 860-486-1008
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Dr. Darre obtained his B.S. in Animal Science from the University of Illinois in 1975, where he went on to obtain an M.S. in Animal Physiology in 1977 and a Ph.D. in Environmental Animal Physiology in 1981. He has been on staff at the Department of Animal Science at UConn since January, 1981. He has published 1 Book Chapter, 24 Reviewed Articles, 40 Abstracts, 31 Extension Publications, 15 Video projects and 35 Conference Proceedings.
Dr. Darre just recently received an Excellence in Teaching Award - view
recently published article here.
| ANSC 1001 | Introduction to Animal Science |
| ANSC 1602 | Behavior and Training of Domestic Animals |
| ANSC 2271 | Principles of Poultry Science |
| ANSC 3691 | Professional Internship |
| SAAS 101 | Introduction to Animal Science |
| SAAS 202 | Behavior and Training of Domestic Animals |
| SAAS 271 | Introduction to Poultry Industry |
| SAAS 291 | Professional Internship |
| SAAS 375 | Management Skills and Practices - Poultry |
He is also the Extension Poultry Specialist for Connecticut, and New England. As such he is responsible for all adult and youth extension poultry programs. For the commercial poultry industry he works primarily with the layer industry, broiler breeders and turkey producers on production and management. He organizes and runs the New England Turkey Growers Conference, the New England-New York Poultry Pest Management Conference and co-organizes the New England Poultry Health Conference each year. The major programs for 4-H and youth are the Incubation and Embryology project and Poultry Showmanship. Much of his time is also devoted to providing information and help to the small part-time/backyard poultry producers.
His major research interests are lighting programs for poultry production and use of energy efficient light sources, reducing stress in poultry through environmental management and nutrition, and finding new types of feedstuffs and supplements to help poultry grow and produce more efficiently. He has recently collaborated on research to produce immunity against aflatoxins in poultry .
Anup Kollanoor Johny, Sangeetha Ananda Baskaran, Anu Susan Charles, Mary Anne Roshni Amalaradjou, Michael J. Darre Mazhar I. Khan, Thomas A. Hoagland, David T. Schreiber, Annie M. Donoghue, Dan J. Donoghue and Kumar Venkitanarayanan. 2009. Prophylactic supplementation of caprylic acid in feed reduces Salmonella Enteritidis colonization in commercial broiler chicks. J. of Food Protection. 72, #4:722-727
Johny, A. Kollanoor, M. J. Darre, T. A. Hoagland, D. T. Schreiber, A. M. Donoghue, D. J. Donoghue, and K. Venkitanarayanan. 2008. Antibacterial Effect of Trans-Cinnamaldehyde on Salmonella Enteritidis and Campylobacter jejuni in Chicken Drinking Water. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 17:490–497
Patterson, P.H, K.W. Koelkebeck, K.E. Anderson, M. J. Darre, J. B. Carey, D. U. Ahn, R. A Ernst D. R. Kuney and D. R. Jones. 2008 Temperature Sequence of Eggs from Ovipositon through Distribution: Production – Part 1. Poult. Sci 87:1182-1186.
Koelkebeck, K. W, P. H. Patteson, K. E. Anderson, M. J. Darre, J. B. Carey, D. U Ahn, R. A. Earnst, D. R. Kunery and D. Jones. 2008 Temperature Sequence of Eggs from Ovipositon through Distribution: Processing – Part 2. Poult. Sci 87:1187-1194.
Anderson, K. E., P. H. Patteson, K.W. Koelkebeck, M. J. Darre, J. B. Carey, D. U Ahn, R. A. Earnst, D. R. Kunery and D. Jones. 2008 Temperature Sequence of Eggs from Ovipositon through Distribution: Transportation – Part 3. Poult. Sci 87:1195-1201.
Vasudevan, P., P. Marek, M. K. M. Nair, T. Annamalai, M. Darre, M. Khan and K. Venkitanarayanan. 2005. In Vitro Inactivation of Salmonella Enteritidis in Autoclaved Chicken Cecal Contents by Caprylic Acid. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 14:122-125
Scheifele, P.M., Musiek, F.E., Darre, M. (2005). Indication of a Lombard vocal response in the St. Lawrence River beluga using a vocal classification identifier” J. Acous. Soc Amer 117(3):1486-1491
Scheifele, Peter M. and Michael J. Darre. 2005 Noise levels and sources in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and the St. Lawrence River Estuary. Marine Conservation Series MSD-05-01. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospehric Administration, Marine Sanctuaries Division, Silver Spring, MD 26 pp.
Scheifele, P.M., Musiek, F.E., Max L., Andrew, S., Cooper R.A., Darre, M. (2005). Indication of a Lombard vocal response in the St. Lawrence River beluga. Journal Acous Soc.Amer. 117(1):1 - 12.
Savage, Amy F., John Maull, X. Cindy Tian, Maneesh Taneja, Larry Katz, Michael Darre and Xiangzhong Yang, 2003. Behavioral observations of adolescent Holstein heifers cloned from adult somatic cells. Theriogenology.1 October 2003, 60(6):1097-1110
Savage, Amy F., John Maull, X. Cindy Tian, Maneesh Taneja, Larry Katz, Michael Darre, Xiangzhong Yang. 2003. Behavioral observations of adolescent Holstein heifers cloned from adult somatic cells. Theriogenology. In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 16 April 2003.
Darre, M. J. 2002. Animal Rights - A growing threat to your business. In: Proceedings, Wildlife Control Technologies and National Wildlife Control Operators Association Eighth Annual Seminar 2002. 5 pages.
Darre, M. J. 2002. What will the Consumer Require? Why fast food restaurants have adopted new poultry management guidelines. In: Proceedings, North Atlantic Poultry Health and Management Conference. March 20-21, Portsmouth , New Hampshire.
Darre, M. J. 2001. Stress reduction for laying hens in modern production facilities. In: Proceedings, Iowa Egg Industry Symposium, November 7, 2001. pp 9-12.
Darre, M.J. 2001. Light management in egg production facilities. In: Proceedings, Iowa Egg Industry Symposium, November 7, 2001. pp 23 - 29.
Hobbies and Non-Academic Interests:
He lives close to the University with his wife and two daughters. His interests include anything mechanical, woodworking and construction, music (guitar), and exercise.