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Austin Cantor, Ph.
D.
Associate Professor,
Poultry Coordinator, Nutrition and Management
606 W.P. Garrigus Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546-0215
Phone: (859) 257-7531
FAX: (859) 323-1027
E-mail: acantor@uky.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D., 1974, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY
Major: Nutrition Minors: Biochemistry, Physical Biology
M.A., 1965, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York,
NY
Major: Science Education
B.S., 1964, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Major: Biochemistry
.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Associate
Professor, Animal Sciences (Poultry Nutrition)
Member of Graduate Faculty in Animal Sciences
Member
of Graduate Faculty in Multidisciplinary Program in Nutritional
Sciences
Member
of Latin American Studies Program Faculty
.
RESEARCH AREAS:
1. Selenium nutrition
for poultry:
| a) |
survey of Se levels in major ingredients |
| b) |
bioavailability of Se in ingredients for layers, broilers,
and developing embryos |
| c) |
environmental impact of using selenium supplements for
poultry |
| 2. |
Use
of enzymes for improving ingredient utilization & minimizing
environmental impact of manure |
| a) |
phytase for increasing phosphorus availability |
| b) |
enzyme cocktails (protease, "-galactosidase) for
improving protein and energy values of diets |
| 3. |
Effect of calcium sources and levels, enzymes, and trace
minerals on egg production, shell quality and bone strength |
| 4. |
Effect of low protein diets with amino acid supplementation
on litter nitrogen and ammonia production and growth performance
of broilers |
| 5. |
Evaluation of feed ingredients on growth and production,
yields and product chemical composition: |
a) pearl millet
b) crude soybean lecithin
c) high oil corn
d) high protein corn
.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
ASC 340 Poultry Production
(taught on campus and at remote sites through Distance Learning
Programs using interactive TV)
ASC 380 Feeds and
Feeding (Independent Study Program)
ASC 380 Feeds and
Feeding (online version through Distance Learning Programs starting
in Fall 2001
ASC/NS 602 Micronutrient
Metabolism (new course starting in Spring 2002)
ASC 686 Advanced
Nonruminant Nutrition
ASC 687 Vitamin Metabolism
ASC 771 Animal Sciences
Seminar
NS 771 Graduate Seminar
in Nutritional Sciences
.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal
Articles:
Ao, T., J.L. Pierce, R. Power, K.A. Dawson, A.J. Pescatore,
A.H. Cantor, and M.J. Ford. Evaluation of
Bioplex zinc as an organic zinc source for chicks. International
Journal of Poultry Science 5 (9): 808-811. 2006.
Burgos, S., F. Edens, J. Read-Snyder, A. Cantor,
and S.A. Burgos. Selenium sources affect protein concentration,
thioredoxin reductase activity and selected production parameters
in reovirus infected broiler chickens. International Journal
of Poultry Science 5 (9): 822-829. 2006.
Paton,
N.D., A.H. Cantor, A.J. Pescatore, M.J. Ford, and C.A.
Smith. 2002. The effect of dietary selenium source and level
on the uptake of selenium by developing chick embryos. Poultry
Science 81:1548–1554.
Hussein, A.S., A.H. Cantor, R.S. Gates, A.J. Pescatore,
D. Burnham, M.J. Ford, and N.D. Paton. Effect of low protein
diets with amino acid supplementation on broiler growth, 2001.
Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 10:354-363.
Hussein, A.S., A.H. Cantor, R.S. Gates, A.J. Pescatore,
D. Burnham, M.J. Ford, and N.D. Paton. Effect of low protein
diets with amino acid supplementation on broiler growth, 2001.
Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 10:354-363.
Cantor, A.H.,
E.A. Decker, and V.P. Collins. Fatty acids in poultry and
egg products, 2000. pp. 125-151. IN: C.K. Chow, ed. Fatty
Acids in Foods and Their Health Implications, 2nd ed. Marcel
Dekker, New York.
Cantor, A.H.,
M.L. Straw, M.J. Ford, A.J. Pescatore, and M.K. Dunlap, 2000.
Effect of feeding organic selenium in diets of laying hens
on egg selenium content. pp. 473-476. IN: J.S. Sim, S. Nakai,
and W. Guenter, eds. Egg Nutrition and Biotechnology. CAB
International, Wallingford, United Kingdom.
Ferguson, N. S.,
R.S. Gates, J. L. Taraba, A.H. Cantor, A.J. Pescatore,
M.L. Straw, M. J. Ford, and D. J. Burnham, 1998. The effect
of dietary crude protein on growth, ammonia concentration
and litter composition in broilers. Poultry Sci. 77:1481-1487.
Ferguson, N. S.,
R.S. Gates, J. L. Taraba, A.H. Cantor, A.J. Pescatore,
M.L. Straw, M. J. Ford, and D. J. Burnham, 1998. The effect
of dietary protein and phosphorus on ammonia concentration
and litter composition in broilers. Poultry Sci. 77:1085-1093.
Collins, V. P.
, A. H. Cantor, A. J. Pescatore, M. L. Straw, and M.
J. Ford, 1997. Pearl millet in layer diets enhances egg yolk
n-3 fatty acids. Poultry Sci. 76:326-330.
Chapters in Books
Cantor, A. H.,
Decker, E A..,and V. P. Collins, 1999. Fatty acids in poultry
and egg products. In Fatty Acids in Foods and Their Health
Implications, 2nd ed. C. K. Chow, ed. Marcel Dekker, New York,
pp. 125-151.
Cantor, A. H.,
M. L. Straw, M. J. Ford, A. J. Pescatore, and M. K. Dunlap,
1999. Effect of feeding organic selenium in diets of laying
hens on egg selenium content. In Egg Nutrition and Biotechnology,
J. S. Sim, S. Nakai, and W. Guenter, ed. CAB International,
Wallingford, UK, pp 473-476.
Cantor, A. H.,
and N. D. Paton, 1999. Poultry nutrition research 1998. Proc.
47th Annual Pfizer Research Conference. pp. 151-189.
Cantor, A. H.,
1997. The role of selenium in poultry nutrition. In Biotechnology
in the Feed Industry: Proc. Alltech's 13th Annual Symposium.
T. P. Lyons and K. A. Jacques, ed. Nottingham University Press,
Nottingham, UK.
Abstracts
Mañón,
A, A. Cantor, A. Pescatore, M. Ford, H. Gillespie
and M. Daley. Effect of dietary supplementation of organic
minerals and phytase on mineral concentration in manure of
brown egg laying replacement pullets. Poultry Science 84:
12. 2005.
Mañón,
A., A. Cantor, A. Pescatore, M. Ford, H.
Gillespie and M. Daley. Influence of dietary supplementation
of organic minerals and phytase on mineral concentration in
manure of replacement pullets. Poultry Science 84: 85. 2005.
Mañón,
A.N., A.H. Cantor, A.J. Pescatore and M.D.
Ford. The effect of dietary supplementation of organic minerals
and phytase on mineral concentration in manure of replacement
pullets. In: Nutritional Biotechnology in the Feed and Food
Industries, Proceedings of Alltech’s 21st Annual Symposium
(Suppl. 1: 92). Lexington, KY. 2005.
Mañón,
A.N., A.H. Cantor, A.J. Pescatore and M.D.
Ford. Using organic sources of trace minerals and phytase
to lower mineral concentrations in manure of brown shell laying
replacement pullets. In: Nutritional Biotechnology in the
Feed and Food Industries, Proceedings of Alltech’s 21st
Annual Symposium (Suppl. 1: 91). Lexington, KY. 2005.
Ao, T., A.
Cantor, A. Pescatore, M. Ford and J. Pierce. Effects
of simultaneous supplementation of alpha-galactosidase and
citric acid on nutrient digestibility and growth performance
of broiler chicks. Poultry Science 84: 84. 2005.
Ao,T., A.H.
Cantor, A.J. Pescatore, M.J. Ford, J.L. Pierce and
K.A. Dawson. Effect of simultaneous supplementation of alpha-galactosidase
and citric acid on nutrient digestibility and growth performance
of broiler chicks. In: Nutritional Biotechnology in the Feed
and Food Industries, Proceedings of Alltech’s 21st Annual
Symposium (Suppl. 1: 78). Lexington, KY. 2005.
Ao, T., A.H.
Cantor, A.J. Pescatore, M.J. Ford, J.L. Pierce and
K.A. Dawson. Effect of citric acid, alpha-galactosidase and
protease on in vitro nutrient release from soybean meal and
trypsin inhibitor content in raw whole soybean. In: Nutritional
Biotechnology in the Feed and Food Industries, Proceedings
of Alltech’s 21st Annual Symposium (Suppl. 1: 54). Lexington,
KY. 2005.
Ao, T., A.H.
Cantor, A.J. Pescatore, M.J. Ford, J.L. Pierce and
K.A. Dawson. Influence of dietary supplementation of alpha-galactosidase
and acidification of diet on nutrient digestibility and growth
performance of broiler chicks. In: Nutritional Biotechnology
in the Feed and Food Industries, Proceedings of Alltech’s
21st Annual Symposium (Suppl. 1: 77). Lexington, KY. 2005.
Pescatore, A. J.,
M. D. Ford, A. H. Cantor, and J. L. Pierce. The effect
of source and level of dietary copper on broiler performance.
Poultry Science 82 (Suppl. 1): 136. 2003.
Cantor, A.H.,
T. Ao, A.J. Pescatore and M.J. Ford. Improved performance
of brown shell laying hens fed low-phosphorus diets with supplements
25-hydroxy-cholecalciferol and phytase on production. Poultry
Science 82 (Suppl. 1): 120. 2003.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Cantor, A.H.,
N.D. Paton, A.J. Pescatore, M.J. Ford and C.A. Smith. The effect
of selenium yeast in the hen's diet on transfer of selenium
to the egg and the developing embryo. KRMVIA 45 (6):327-334.
2003.
Paton,
N.D., A.H. Cantor, A.J. Pescatore, M.J. Ford, and C.A.
Smith. 2002. Absorption of selenium by developing chick embryos
during incubation. pp. 107-121. IN: T.P. Lyons and K. A. Jacques,
eds. Proceedings, Alltech’s Eighteenth Annual Symposium, Nutritional
Biotechnology in the Feed and Food Industries. Nottingham University
Press, Nottingham, England.
Grove, J. H., A.
H. Cantor, B. Moore, and A. J. Pescatore, 1998. Selenium
in broiler litter: solubility in soils and availability for
growing plants. Proc. 1998 National Poultry Waste Management
Symposium. pp. 368-373.
Cantor, A. H.,
A. J. Pescatore, J. H. Grove, M. L. Straw, and M. J. Ford, 1998.
Influence of source and level of dietary selenium on excretion,
concentration and solubility of selenium in broiler litter and
layer manure. Proc. 1998 National Poultry Waste Management Symposium.
pp. 374-379.
Cantor, A. H.,
1997. Using enzymes to increase phosphorus availability in poultry
diets. Proc. 1997 North American Enzyme Lecture Tour, Alltech,
Inc., Nicholasville, KY.
PRESENTATIONS AT
NATIONAL MEETINGS (ABSTRACTS)
Cantor,
A.H. Dietary selenium and the environment. Proceedings,
Midwest Poultry Convention, St. Paul, Minn. 2001.
Paton, N. D., A.
H. Cantor, A. J. Pescatore, M. J. Ford, and C. A. Smith,
2000. Effect of dietary selenium source and level of inclusion
on selenium content of incubated eggs. Poultry Sci. 79 (Suppl.
1): 40.
Cantor, A. H.,
A. J. Pescatore, R. S. Gates, D. Burnham, M. J. Ford, and N.
D. Paton, 2000. Effect of amino acid supplementation of low
protein diets on broiler growth and processing yields. Poultry
Sci. 79 (Suppl. 1): 43.
Paton, N. D., A.
H. Cantor, A. J. Pescatore, and M. J. Ford, 2000. Effect
of dietary selenium source and length of storage on internal
quality and shell strength of eggs. Poultry Sci. 79 (Suppl.
1): 75.
Cantor, A. H.,
A. J. Pescatore, R. S. Gates, D. Burnham, M. J. Ford, A. S.
Hussein, and N. D. Paton, 2000. Effect of low protein, amino
acid fortified, grower and finisher diets on broiler growth
performance. Poultry Sci. 79 (Suppl. 1): 115.
Paton, N. D., A.
H. Cantor, A. J. Pescatore, and M. J. Ford, 2000. Effect
of dietary selenium source and storage on internal quality and
shell strength of eggs. Poultry Sci. 79 (Suppl. 1): 116.
Paton, N. D., A.
H. Cantor, and A. J. Pescatore, 1999. Use of a web page
to support instruction in poultry science. Poultry Sci. 78 (Suppl.
1): 45.
Cantor, A. H.,
A. J. Pescatore, R.S. Gates, D. J. Burnham, M. J. Ford, and
N. D. Paton, 1999. Effect of amino acid supplementation of low
protein diets on broiler growth. Poultry Sci. 78 (Suppl. 1):
72.
Cantor, A. H.,
A. J. Pescatore, M. L. Straw, M. J. Ford and J. H. Grove, 1999.
Solubility and Concentrations of selenium in laying hen manure
and broiler litter. Poultry Sci. 78 (Suppl. 1): 97.
Cantor, A. H.,
A .J. Pescatore, N.D. Paton, R.S. Gates, D.G. Overhults, C.
Wood, K. Ragland, C. M. Baird, and C. A. Spears, 1999. Using
distance learning for teaching poultry production. Poultry Sci.
78 (Suppl. 1): 108.
Grove, J. H., B.
Moore, A. H. Cantor, and A. J. Pescatore, 1999. Solubility
in soils and availability for growing plants of selenium in
broiler litter. Poultry Sci. 78 (Suppl. 1):135 .
Cantor, A. H.,
M. L. Straw, M. J. Ford, A. J. Pescatore, and M. K. Dunlap,
1999. Effect of feeding organic selenium in diets of laying
hens on egg selenium content. In Egg Nutrition and Biotechnology,
J. S. Sim, S. Nakai, and W. Guenter, ed. CAB International,
Wallingford, UK, pp 473-476.
Cantor, A. H.,
and N. D. Paton, 1999. Poultry nutrition research 1998. Proc.
47th Annual Pfizer Research Conference. pp. 151-189.
Cantor, A. H.,
A. J. Pescatore, M. L. Straw, M. J. Ford, and A. E. Sefton,
1998. Egg selenium concentrations from laying hens supplemented
with selenized yeast or sodium selenite. 2nd Int.
Symp. Egg Nutrtion and Newly Emerging Ovo-technologies., Banff,
Alberta.
N. D. Paton, A.
H. Cantor, M. J. Ford, B. T. Slaugh, A. F. Rizvi, and T.
P. Karnezos, 1998. Effect of providing organic selenium and
chromium as yeast in laying hen diets on nutrient composition
of eggs. Poultry Sci. 77 (Suppl. 1): 11.
N. D. Paton, A.
H. Cantor, M. J. Ford, B. T. Slaugh, A. F. Rizvi, and T.
P. Karnezos, 1998. Effect of dietary fat source in laying hen
diets on egg fatty acid profiles. Poultry Sci. 77 (Suppl. 1):
88.
Cantor, A. H.,
D. Burnham, A. J. Pescatore, R. S. Gates, N. S. Ferguson, M.
J. Ford, and M. L. Straw, 1998. Influence of protein and amino
acid levels in grower diets on broiler performance. Poultry
Sci. 77 (Suppl. 1): 137.
Gates, R. S.,A.
H. Cantor, D. Burnham, J. L. Taraba, A. J. Pescatore, N.
S. Ferguson, M. J. Ford, M. L. Straw, and K. Liberty, 1998.
Effect of protein and amino acid levels in broiler grower diets
on litter ammonia concentration. Poultry Sci. 77 (Suppl. 1):
138.
Cantor, A. H.,
R. Vargas, A. J. Pescatore, M. L. Straw, and M. J. Ford, 1997.
Influence of crude soybean lecithin as a dietary energy source
on growth performance and carcass yield of broilers. Poultry
Sci. 76 (Suppl. 1):109.
Collins, V. P., A.
H. Cantor, A. J. Pescatore, M. L. Straw, and M. J. Ford,
1997. Effect of pearl millet in broiler diets on growth performance
and tissue fatty acid composition. Poultry Sci. 76 (Suppl. 1):109.
Mello, I. I. G.,
Cantor, A. H., A. J. Pescatore, M. L. Straw, and M. J.
Ford, 1997. Performance and carcass composition of broilers
fed diets with high oil and high protein corn. Poultry Sci.
76 (Suppl. 1):143.
Pescatore, A. J.,
A. H. Cantor, M. L. Straw, M. J. Ford, and M. K. Dunlap,
1997. Influence of phytase with different levels of calcium
and phosphorus in diets of laying hens on egg production and
shell quality. Poultry Sci. 76 (Suppl. 1):142.
Cantor, A. H.,
A. J. Pescatore, M. L. Straw, and M. J. Ford, 1997. Egg selenium
concentrations resulting from supplementing laying hen diets
with selenized yeast and sodium selenite. Poultry Sci. 76 (Suppl.
1):131.
Cantor, A. H.,
M. L. Straw, M. K. Dunlap, and L. A. Milligan, 1997. Selenium
concentrations in corn and soybean meal from various geographic
regions of the United States. Poultry Sci. 76 (Suppl. 1):144.
Cantor, A. H.,
A. J. Pescatore, M. L. Straw, M. J. Ford, and M. K. Dunlap,
1997. Tissue selenium concentrations of broilers fed diets supplemented
with selenized yeast and sodium selenite. Poultry Sci. 76 (Suppl.
1):58.
Mello, I. I. G.,
Cantor, A. H., K. A. Dawson, A. J. Pescatore, M. L. Straw,
and M. J. Ford, 1997. Effect of high oil and high protein corn
on fatty acid composition in broiler chickens. Poultry Sci.
76 (Suppl. 1):42.
Cantor, A. H.,
A. J. Pescatore, M. L. Straw, M. J. Ford, and M. K. Dunlap,
1997. Effect of dietary phytase, phosphorus and calcium on performance
and bone parameters of brown egg laying hens. Poultry Sci. 76
(Suppl. 1):7.
Ferguson, N. S.,
R. S. Gates, J. L. Taraba, A. H. Cantor, M. L. Straw,
A. J. Pescatore, M. J. Ford, L. W. Turner, and D. J. Burnham,
1997. Reduced N and P waste production for broilers through
diet manipulation. Amer. Soc. Agr. Eng. Ann. Int. Mtg, Minneapolis,
MN.
Ferguson, N. S.,
R. S. Gates, J. L. Taraba, A. H. Cantor, M. L. Straw,
A. J. Pescatore, M. J. Ford, L. W. Turner, and D. J. Burnham,
1997. The effect of dietary crude protein on litter ammonia
and N levels in broilers. Amer. Soc. Agr. Eng. Ann. Int. Mtg,
Minneapolis, MN.
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