College of Veterinary Medicine
Butcher Lab
Led by Gary D Butcher · Large Animal Clinical Sciences
What we study
Dr. Butcher's program supports Florida's poultry industry: on-farm visits, poultry disease diagnosis and monitoring, and vaccine development, including a current grant on a vaccine against spotty liver disease in egg-laying chickens.
What working here is like
- Farm animals (cattle, horses, poultry)
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Developing a vaccine against spotty liver disease caused by Campylobacter hepaticus in commercial layer chickens
Creating a vaccine to protect laying hens from spotty liver disease caused by Campylobacter hepaticus.
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Recent papers, explained
- Evaluating the Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy of a Novel Vaccine Candidate Against Salmonella in Poultry
2026 · Vaccines
Tested a vaccine to see if it protects chickens from Salmonella.
- Identification and Expression of Immunogenic Mimotopes of C. hepaticus Using an E. coli-Based Surface Display System
2026 · Vaccines
Identified vaccine candidates by displaying bacterial proteins on E. coli.
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- Hepatic transcriptomic landscape of chicken reveals host responses to spotty liver disease
2026 · PLoS ONE
Analyzed chicken liver tissue to find gene changes in Spotty Liver Disease.
- Preharvest Control of Campylobacter Colonization in Chickens, with a Special Emphasis on Vaccination Strategies
2025 · Microorganisms
Reviewed ways to reduce Campylobacter in chickens before harvest.
- Campylobacter hepaticus Transcriptomics Identified Genes Involved in Spotty Liver Disease (SLD) Pathogenesis
2025 · Pathogens
Studied gene activity in Campylobacter under different conditions.
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