About

John Boney is Vernon E. Norris Faculty Fellow of Poultry Nutrition at the Department of Animal Science at Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses on poultry nutrition, contributing to the understanding of animal sciences related to poultry management and health. As a faculty member, he is involved in advancing the sciences, business, and technical management of animals for agriculture and companionship, supporting education and research in these areas.

Research topics

• Chemistry
• Animal science
• Biology
• Food science
• Biochemistry
• Endocrinology
• Organic chemistry

Selected publications

• Direct Comparison of 18 Carbon n–3 and n–6 Fatty Acids at Equal Levels in an Oil Blend on Tissue Enrichment of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid in Broiler Chickens

  Journal of Nutrition · 2023 · 8 citations

  • Food science
  • Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
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• Comparison of Ahiflower oil containing stearidonic acid to a high‐alpha‐linolenic acid flaxseed oil at two levels on tissue omega‐3 enrichment in broilers

  Lipids · 2021 · 16 citations

  • Food science
  • Chemistry
  • Animal science

  Enrichment of broiler meat with very long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (VLCn-3 FA) is of interest because of their beneficial effects on human health. The ability of Ahiflower® (AHI) oil (Buglossoides arvensis), which naturally contains stearidonic acid (SDA), and a high-alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) flaxseed (FLAX) oil to enrich VLCn-3 FA contents in broilers tissues was investigated. Fifty-five Cobb 500 chicks were fed from days 12 to 35 of life either a control (CON) diet that contained 27.9 g/kg soybean oil or AHI or FLAX oils, each individually at 7.5 or 22.5 g/kg of the diet in substitution for soybean oil (all on an as fed basis). Total VLCn-3 FA contents were greater in breast, thigh, liver, adipose tissue, and plasma of all n-3 treatments compared to CON, with the greatest increase observed at the highest level of AHI and FLAX oils (p < 0.001). AHI oil at 7.5 g/kg promoted the most efficient synthesis and deposition of VLCn-3 in broiler tissues measured as deposition of VLCn-3 FA in tissues relative to intake of n3 FA. In conclusion, both ALA and SDA oils increased VLCn-3 FA deposition in tissues, but there were diminishing returns when increasing dietary levels of the oils.

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• Impact of feed form, liquid application method, and feed augering on feed quality, nutrient segregation, and subsequent broiler performance

  The Journal of Applied Poultry Research · 2020 · 8 citations

  • Animal science
  • Chemistry
  • Biology

  Replicated research has not identified the impact of augering feed on the pellet quality, feed segregation, and resulting bird performance; therefore, 2 experiments were conducted. Experiment 1 was conducted to determine the effects of pellet-to-fine ratios (P:F; 55:45 or 75:25) and liquid application method (LAM; mixer liquid application method [MLAM] or postpellet liquid application method [PPLAM] addition of fat and phytase) on feed segregation, after augering, throughout a commercial feed line. Samples for each augered diet were obtained at 0, 15, 30, 32, 44, and 58 m on the feed line. After augering, each diet was retained by a feed pan location (FPL) from 0 to 30 and 32 to 58 m for experiment 2, to determine the effects of P:F, segregation, and FPL on day 28 to 56 performance and day 57 processing. Augering PPLAM diets increased percent pellets vs. MLAM diets. An FPL × P:F interaction found decreased percent pellets when augering from 0 to 15 and 44 to 58 m; 55:45 P:F diets had no change from 15 to 44 m; 75:25 P:F diets fluctuated. An LAM × P:F × FPL interaction showed decreased day 28 to 42 BW gain (BWG) for the MLAM and 75:25 P:F diets across FPL vs. PPLAM and 75:25 P:F diets. In addition, an LAM × P:F × FPL interaction demonstrated that the PPLAM affected day 56 BW uniformity by the FPL. The 75:25 P:F diet improved the BWG, as well as carcass and total breast weight. These data verify physical and nutrient (phytase) segregation occurs during augering and subsequently affects performance; future research should examine the specific nutrient segregation due to augering and the resulting impact on bird performance.

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Frequent coauthors

• J.S. Moritz

  14 shared

• C.M. Poholsky

  8 shared

• Anne Lyons

  6 shared

• Ahmed S.A. El-Zenary

  University of Sadat City

  5 shared

• Daniel W Hofstetter

  3 shared

• K.J. Harvatine

  Cornell University

  3 shared

• Jacek Jaczynski

  2 shared

• Robert G. Elkin

  Pennsylvania State University

  2 shared

Labs

• John Boney LaboratoryPI

Education

• Ph.D., Animal Nutrition

  West Virginia University

  2017

• M.S., Animal and Food Science

  West Virginia University

  2014

• B.S., Animal and Nutritional Science

  West Virginia University

  2013

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