Doug Korver

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept

Professor Emeritus of Poultry Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept

Personal Website: https://alpinepoultrynutrition.com/

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Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept

Email: dkorver@ualberta.ca
Phone: (780) 492-3990
Address: 3-10L Agriculture/Forestry Centre
9011 116 St NW

Edmonton AB

T6G 2P5

Professor Emeritus of Poultry Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept

Email: doug.korver@ualberta.ca
Phone: (780) 902-3747
Address: 3-10L Agriculture/Forestry Centre
9011 116 St NW

Edmonton AB

T6G 2P5

Overview

About

Degree

PhD, University of California, Davis

Job/Research Area

Poultry Nutrition

Research

Major Responsibilities/Research Interests

Doug’s research program has a strong applied research focus; relevance to the poultry industry remains an important consideration in his approach to research. In addition to practical research on feedstuff quality and dietary supplement evaluation in poultry diets, Doug’s work focuses on nutrition-immune function interactions and bone biology in meat- and egg-type poultry. In addition, he has conducted field research trials in commercial poultry facilities in Canada, Colombia and Ecuador. In 2016, he spent a 6-month sabbatical in Colombia, working with a major broiler integrator. He is currently part of the National Research Council’s committee to revise and update the 1994 Nutrient Requirements of Poultry.

Teaching

Doug currently teaches introductory animal nutrition (ANSC 260 Fundamentals of Animal Nutrition) and monogastric nutrition (ANSC 462 Mongastric Nutrition) courses at the undergraduate level, and is a co-instructor for a graduate-level course in advanced animal nutrition and metabolism (AFNS 569 Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism). In addition, he periodically supervises independent study courses at the undergraduate (ANSC 400) and graduate (AFNS 500) levels.

Courses

AFNS 562 - Swine Nutrition

Nutrient utilization and requirements, feed ingredients, and applied feeding program. Feed formulation strategies and current topics in swine nutrition will be discussed in detail. Not to be taken if credit received for AN SC 462. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Winter Term 2026

AFNS 563 - Poultry Nutrition

Nutritional requirements, feeding programs, and feed ingredients used for poultry. Feed formulation strategies and current topics in poultry nutrition will be discussed extensively. Not to be taken if credit received for AN SC 462, AN SC 463, or AFNS 515. Prerequisite: consent of Instructor.

Winter Term 2026

AN SC 462 - Monogastric Nutrition

Nutrient utilization and requirements, feed ingredients and applied feeding programs for poultry and swine. Feed formulation strategies and current topics in poultry and swine nutrition will be discussed in detail. Not to be taken if credit received for AN SC 463. Prerequisite: AN SC 260, 3 units in NUTR, or 3 units in NU FS 305. Corequisite: AN SC 311 or 6 units in PHYSL.

Winter Term 2026

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Featured Publications

Implementation of a digestible calcium system: Why is it needed and where are we?

K.M. Venter, R. Angel, D.R. Korver, M. Cunha, P.W. Plumstead

Journal of Applied Poultry Research. 2025 June; 10.1016/j.japr.2025.100529

Effects of metabolizable energy intake and body weight restriction on layer pullets: 2 - Body composition and onset of lay

Thiago L. Noetzold, Jo Ann Chew, Douglas R. Korver, René P. Kwakkel, Laura Star, Martin J. Zuidhof

Poultry Science. 2025 January; 10.1016/j.psj.2024.104640

Linear and nonlinear models for assessing carcass composition using dual X-ray absorptiometry in egg- and meat-type chickens

Thiago L. Noetzold, Jo Ann Chew, Douglas R. Korver, Grégoy Y. Bédécarrats, René P. Kwakkel, Martin J. Zuidhof

Poultry Science. 2024 December; 10.1016/j.psj.2024.104300

Protected biofactors and antioxidants reduce the negative consequences of virus and cold challenge by modulating immunometabolism via changes in the interleukin-6 receptor signaling cascade in the liver

F. Perry, C.N. Johnson, L. Lahaye, E. Santin, D.R. Korver, M.H. Kogut, R.J. Arsenault

Poultry Science. 2024 September; 10.1016/j.psj.2024.104044

Comparison of yeast-derived commercial feed additives on Salmonella Enteritidis survival and microbiota populations in rooster cecal in vitro incubations

Margaret Costello, Peter Rubinelli, Jessica Brown, Elena Olson, Dana Dittoe, Si Hong Park, Douglas Korver, Zachary Lawless, Dale Thompson, Steven Ricke

PLOS ONE. 2023 December; 10.1371/journal.pone.0295657

Informal Nutrition Symposium 2023: challenges in supply chain and ingredient quality

M. Pope, G. Denny, J.-M. Hernandez, T. Costigan, K. Venter, P.W. Plumstead, C.R. Angel, D.R. Korver

Journal of Applied Poultry Research. 2023 December; 10.1016/j.japr.2023.100369

Effects of Metabolizable Energy Intake and Body-Weight Restriction on Layer Pullets: 1-Growth, Uniformity, and Efficiency

Thiago L. Noetzold, Jo Ann Chew, Douglas R. Korver, René P. Kwakkel, Laura Star, Martin J. Zuidhof

Poultry. 2023 November; 10.3390/poultry2040036

Research Note: Preliminary assessment of the impact of dietary yeast products on egg production and cecal microbial profiles of laying hens

D.R. Korver, S.H. Park, M.K. Costello, E.G. Olson, J.L. Saunders-Blades, S.C. Ricke

Poultry Science. 2023 October; 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102934

Review: Current challenges in poultry nutrition, health, and welfare

D.R. Korver

animal. 2023 June; 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100755

Early-life β-glucan exposure enhances disease resilience of broiler chickens to a natural Clostridium perfringens infection

Wanwei He, Mohammad Kamely, Jeremy Wakaruk, Emanuele C. Goes, Douglas R. Korver, Daniel R. Barreda

Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 2023 March; 10.1016/j.dci.2022.104613

Minimum phosphorus requirements for laying hen feed formulations

Markus Rodehutscord, Vera Sommerfeld, C. Roselina Angel, Douglas R. Korver

Poultry Science. 2023 February; 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102344

Conversion of Phenolic Acids in Canola Fermentation: Impact on Antimicrobial Activity against Salmonella enterica and Campylobacter jejuni

Vi D. Pham, Douglas R. Korver, Michael G. Gänzle

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2023 February; 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08322

Week-old chicks with high Bacteroides abundance have increased short-chain fatty acids and reduced markers of gut inflammation

Fan, Y., T. Ju, T. Bhardwaj, D. Korver, and B. Willing

Microbiology Spectrum. 2023 January; 10.1128/spectrum.03616-22

Conversion of Phenolic Acids in Canola Fermentation: Impact on Antimicrobial Activity against Salmonella enterica and Campylobacter jejuni

Pham, V. D., D. R. Korver and M. G. Gänzle

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2023 January; 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08322

Week-Old Chicks with High Bacteroides Abundance Have Increased Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Reduced Markers of Gut Inflammation

Yi Fan, Tingting Ju, Tulika Bhardwaj, Douglas R. Korver, Benjamin P. Willing

Microbiology Spectrum. 2023 January; 10.1128/spectrum.03616-22

Early-life β-glucan exposure enhances disease resilience of broiler chickens to a natural Clostridium perfringens infection

He, W., M. Kamely, J. Wakaruk, E. C. Goes, D. R. Korver and D. R. Barreda

Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 2022 December; 140 10.1016/j.dci.2022.104613

Protected biofactors and antioxidants reduce the negative consequences of virus and cold challenge while enhancing performance by modulating immunometabolism through cytoskeletal and immune signaling in the jejunum

F. Perry, L. Lahaye, E. Santin, C. Johnson, D.R. Korver, M.H. Kogut, R.J. Arsenault

Poultry Science. 2022 December; 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102172

Minimum phosphorus requirements for laying hen feed formulations

Rodehutscord, M., V. Sommerfeld, C. R. Angel, and D. R. Korver

Poultry Science. 2022 November; 102 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102344

Evolution of maternal feed restriction practices over 60 years of selection for broiler productivity

V.L. Carney, N.B. Anthony, F.E. Robinson, B.L. Reimer, D.R. Korver, M.J. Zuidhof, M. Afrouziyeh

Poultry Science. 2022 October; 10.1016/j.psj.2022.101957

Protected biofactors and antioxidants reduce the negative consequences of virus and cold challenge while enhancing performance by modulating immunometabolism through cytoskeletal and immune signaling in the jejunum

Perry, F., L. Lahaye, E. Santin, C. Johnson, D. R. Korver, M. H. Kogut, R. J. Arsenault

Poultry Science. 2022 August; 101 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102172

Systematic profiling of the chicken gut microbiome reveals dietary supplementation with antibiotics alters expression of multiple microbial pathways with minimal impact on community structure

Angela Zou, Kerry Nadeau, Xuejian Xiong, Pauline W. Wang, Julia K. Copeland, Jee Yeon Lee, James St. Pierre, Maxine Ty, Billy Taj, John H. Brumell, David S. Guttman, Shayan Sharif, Doug Korver, John Parkinson

Microbiome. 2022 August; 10.1186/s40168-022-01319-7

Systematic profiling of the chicken gut microbiome reveals dietary supplementation with antibiotics alters expression of multiple microbial pathways with minimal impact on community structure

Zou, A., K. Nadeau, X. Xiong, P. W. Wang, J. K. Copeland, J. Y. Lee, J. St. Pierre, M. Ty, B. Taj, J. H. Brumell, D. S. Guttman, S. Sharif, D. Korver, J. Parkinson

Microbiome. 2022 August; 10 (1):127 10.1186/s40168-022-01319-7

A Poultry Subclinical Necrotic Enteritis Disease Model Based on Natural Clostridium perfringens Uptake

Wanwei He, Emanuele C. Goes, Jeremy Wakaruk, Daniel R. Barreda, Douglas R. Korver

Frontiers in Physiology. 2022 June; 10.3389/fphys.2022.788592

A poultry subclinical necrotic enteritis disease model based on natural Clostridium perfringens uptake reveals the influence of coccidial exposure and housing conditions on disease severity

He, W., E. Goes, J. Wakaruk, D. R. Barreda and D. R. Korver

Frontiers in Physiology. 2022 June; 13 10.3389/fphys.2022.788592

The Use of Disinfectant in Barn Cleaning Alters Microbial Composition and Increases Carriage of Campylobacter jejuni in Broiler Chickens

Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2022 May; 10.1128/aem.00295-22

Evolution of maternal feed restriction practices over 60 years of selection for broiler productivity

Carney, V. L., N. B. Anthony, F. E. Robinson, B. L. Reimer, D. R. Korver, M. J. Zuidhof and M. Afrouziyeh

Poultry Science. 2022 May; 101 10.1016/j.psj.2022.101957

Intestinal nutrition: role of vitamins and biofactors and gaps of knowledge

Douglas R. Korver

Poultry Science. 2022 April; 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101665

The use of disinfectant in barn cleaning alters microbial composition and increases carriage of Campylobacter jejuni in broiler chickens

Fan, Y., A. J. Forgie, T. Ju, C. Marcolla, T. Inglis, L. M. McMullen, B. P. Willing and D. R. Korver

Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2022 March; 88 10.1101/2021.10.29.466552

Informal nutrition symposium: leveraging the microbiome (and the metabolome) for poultry production

Margie D. Lee, Ignacio R. Ipharraguerre, Ryan J. Arsenault, Mark Lyte, Joshua M. Lyte, Brooke Humphrey, Roselina Angel, Douglas R. Korver

Poultry Science. 2022 February; 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101588

Architecture of broiler breeder energy partitioning models

Afrouziyeh, M. N. M. Zukiwsky, D. R. Korver and M. J. Zuidhof

Poultry Science. 2022 January; 101 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101518

Intestinal nutrition: role of vitamins and biofactors and gaps of knowledge

Korver, D. R.

Poultry Science. 2022 January; 101 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101665

Architecture of broiler breeder energy partitioning models

Mohammad Afrouziyeh, Nicole M. Zukiwsky, Jihao You, René P. Kwakkel, Douglas R. Korver, Martin J. Zuidhof

Poultry Science. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101518

Plasma metabolomic profiling reveals potential onset of lay biomarkers in broiler breeders

Mohammad Afrouziyeh, Nicole M. Zukiwsky, Douglas R. Korver, Martin J. Zuidhof

Poultry Science. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101532

Plasma metabolomic profiling reveals potential onset of lay biomarkers in broiler breeders

Afrouziyeh, M. N. M. Zukiwsky, J. You, R. P. Kwakkel, D. R. Korver and M. J. Zuidhof

Poultry Science . 2022 January; 101 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101532

Informal nutrition symposium: leveraging the microbiome (and the metabolome) for poultry production

Lee, M. D., I. R. Ipharraguerre, R. J. Arsenault, M. Lyte, J. M. Lyte, B. Humphrey, R. Angel and D. R. Korver.

Poultry Science. 2022 January; 101 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101588

A protected complex of biofactors and antioxidants improved growth performance and modulated the immunometabolic phenotype of broiler chickens undergoing early life stress

Bortoluzzi, C. L. Lahaye, F. Perry, R. J. Arsenault, E. Santin, D.R. Korver, and M.H. Kogut

2021 July; 100

Effects of dietary calcium and available phosphorus levels and phytase supplementation on performance, bone mineral density, serum biochemical bone markers in aged white egg-laying hens

Bello, A., Y. Dersjant-Li and D. R. Korver

Poultry Science. 2020 August; 99

Effects of phytase supplementation on eggshell and bone quality, and phosphorus and calcium digestibility in laying hens from 25 to 37 wk of age

Pongmanee, K., I. Kühn, and D. R. Korver

Poultry Science. 2020 May; 99

Accumulation of genetic variants associated with immunity in the selective breeding of broilers

Zou, A., K. Nadeau, P. W. Wang, J. Y. Lee, D. S. Guttman, S. Sharif, D. R. Korver, J. H. Brumell, and J. Parkinson

BMC Genetics. 2020 January; 21

Energy partitioning by broiler breeder hens in conventional daily-restricted feeding and precision feeding systems

Hadinia, S. H., P. R. O. Carneiro, D. R. Korver, and M. J. Zuidhof

Poultry Science. 2019 December; 98

Spectrum lighting during pullet rearing and its impact on subsequent production performance in layers

Takeshima, K., C. Hanlon, B. Sparling, D. R. Korver, and G. Y. Bédécarrats

Journal of Applied Poultry Research. 2019 December; 28

The efficacy of 2 phytases on inositol phosphate degradation in different segments of the gastrointestinal tract, calcium and phosphorus digestibility, and bone quality of broilers

Bello, A., Y. Dersjant-Li, and D. R. Korver

Poultry Science. 2019 November; 98

Long-term effects of Buttiauxella sp. phytase on performance, eggshell quality, apparent ileal Ca and P digestibility, and bone properties of white egg layers

Bello, A., and D. R. Korver

Poultry Science. 2019 October; 98

Informal nutrition symposium: critical update on net energy research and implementation status in poultry

Korver, D. R. and C. R. Angel

Journal of Applied Poultry Research . 2019 September; 28

Physiological response of broiler embryos to different incubator temperature profiles and maternal flock age during incubation. 1. Embryonic metabolism and day-old chick quality

Hamidu, J. A., C. A. Torres, M. L. Johnson-Dahl, and D. R. Korver

Poultry Science. 2018 August; 97

Influences of trace mineral nutrition and maternal flock age on broiler embryo bone development

Torres, C. A., and D. R. Korver

Poultry Science. 2018 August; 97

Practical assessment and management of foot pad dermatitis in commercial broiler chickens: A field study

Hunter, J. M., S. A. Anders, T. Crowe, D. R. Korver, and C. J. Bench

Journal of Applied Poultry Research. 2017 December; 26

Opportunities for exercise during pullet rearing Part II: Long-term effects on bone characteristics of adult laying hens at the end-of-lay

Casey-Trott, T., D. Korver, M. Guerin, V. Sandilands, S. Torrey and T. Widowski

Poultry Science. 2017 August; 96

Opportunities for exercise during pullet rearing Part I: Effect on the musculoskeletal characteristics of pullets

Casey-Trott, T., D. Korver, M. Guerin, V. Sandilands, S. Torrey, and T. Widowski

Poultry Science. 2017 August; 96

Behaviour, growth performance, foot pad quality, bone density and carcass traits of broiler chickens reared with barrier perches and fed different dietary crude protein levels

Bench, C. J., M.A. Oryschak D.R. Korver, and E. Beltranena

Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 2017 June; 97

The effect of maternal canthaxanthin supplementation and hen age on indices of chick early innate immune function

Johnson-Dahl, M. L., M. J. Zuidhof and D. R. Korver

Poultry Science. 2017 March; 96

SHORT COMMUNICATION: Oxidized sub-bituminous coal water additive has no adverse effect on growth performance or water consumption of growing broilers

Bench, C., M. Oryschak and Doug Korver

Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 2016 December; 96

MHC variability in heritage chicken breeds

Fulton, J. E., A. R Lund, A. M. McCarron, K. Pinegar, D. R. Korver, H. L. Classen, S. Aggrey, C. Utterbach, N. B. Anthony, M. E. Berres

Poultry Science. 2016 February; 95

The effect of hen age and maternal vitamin D source on performance, hatchability, bone mineral density, and progeny in vitro early innate immune function

Saunders-Blades, J. L. and D. R. Korver

Poultry Science. 2015 June; 94

The effect of maternal vitamin D source on broiler hatching egg quality, hatchability, and progeny bone mineral density and performance

Saunders-Blades, J. L. and D. R. Korver

Journal of Applied Poultry Research. 2014 December; 23

Growth, efficiency, and yield of commercial broilers from 1957, 1978, and 2005

Zuidhof, M. J., B. L. Schneider, V. L. Carney, D. R. Korver, and F. E. Robinson

Poultry Science. 2014 December; 93

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