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Henry N Zerby
Assistant Professor Education: M.S. – Colorado State University – 1997 B.S. – Penn State University – 1995 Discipline(s): Courses Taught: Principles of Meat Science (AS 355.01) Meat Science Products Lab (AS 355.02) Meat Animal and Carcass Evaluation (AS 305) Branded Meat Products (AS 555.03)
Grants & Awards: 2004 Zerby H. N., and L. Knipe. Equipment competitive grant, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University. $3000 (incubator) 2003 Zerby, H. N., and S. Moeller. Equipment competitive grant, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University. $17,000 (realtime ultrasound unit). 2003 Zerby. H. N., S. J. Moeller, F. L. Fluharty and R. A. High. Use of realtime ultrasonography technology to enhance genetic selection for improved carcass quality and cutability in lambs. USDA, National Sheep Improvement Industry Center. $30,000. Funded for a period of two years. 2002 Zerby, H. N., and F. L. Fluharty. Family Farm Beef Industry Network – Value Added Product Development. Sponsor: USDA CSREES. $1,317,120. Funded for a period of three years. 2002 Zerby, H. N., and G. R. Dunlap. Enhancing further processed turkey food products. Sponsor: Department of Animal Sciences JAAP Endowment, The Ohio State University. $6,890. 2002 Zerby, H. N. Equipment competitive grant, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University. $5,100 (prototype carcass wash cabinet). 2000 Zerby, H. N. Processed and cooked chicken breast tenderness. Case Farms. $1,140. Research where I served as a Co-PI or colaborator 2007 P. Kuber, and H. Zerby. Enhancing the value of lamb carcasses via value-added processed products from lamb legs and shoulders. $10,000. Ohio Sheep Improvement Association. 2006 Moeller, S. J., H. N. Zerby, and R. Miller. Pork Quality Benchmark Project. National Pork Board. $1,302,951. Funded for a period of two years. 2006 Sporleder, T., H. N. Zerby, S. J. Moeller, and B. Roe. Business Plan Development for Multi-species Livestock Harvest and Processing Facilities. Southern Ohio Agricultural and Community Development Foundation. $15,000 2004 Moeller, S. J., H. N. Zerby, M. Belury, D. Mangione, and F. L. Fluharty. Ohio Family Farm Value-Based Marketing Initiative. USDA CSREES. $1,090,057. Funded for a period of three years. 2003 Ottobre. J. S., D. R. Danforth, P. T. P. Kaumaya. H. N. Zerby. Manipulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to regulate reproductive efficiency. OARDC Interdisciplinary Team Research. $91,700 for a period of three years. 2003 Fluharty, F. L. and H. N. Zerby. Family Farm Beef Industry Network – Antibiotic Use in Beef Production Systems and Consumption of Beef in Elderly Americans. USDA CSREES. $1,317,120. Funded for a period of three years. Publications: Grimes, J. F., F. L. Fluharty, T. B. Turner, H. N. Zerby, and G. D. Lowe. 2007. Effect of weaning and post-weaning management on performance and carcass characteristics of Charolais-Angus steers. Journal of Extension. Updike, M.S., H. Zerby, K.L. Utrata, M. Lilburn, G. Kaletunc, and M. Wick. 2006. Proteins Associated with Thermally Induced Gelling of Turkey Breast Meat. In press: Journal of Food Science. Grimes, J. F., F. L. Fluharty, T. B. Turner, H. N. Zerby, and G. D. Lowe. 2006. Effect of weaning and post-weaning management on performance and carcass characteristics of Angus steers. Journal of Extension (Accepted). Shoonmaker, J. P., M. J. Cecava, F. L. Fluharty, H. N. Zerby, and S. C. Loerch. 2004. Effect of source and amount of energy and rate of growth in the growing phase on performance and carcass characteristics or early- and normal-weaned steers. J. Anim. Sci. 82(1):273-82. Murphy, M. A. and H. N. Zerby. 2004. Prerigor infusion of lamb with sodium chloride, phosphate, and dextrose solutions to improve tenderness. Meat Sci. 66:343-349. Updike, M.S., H. Zerby, J.C. Sawdy, M. Lilburn, G. Kaletunc, and M. Wick. 2004. Turkey Breast Meat Functionality: Differences Among Turkeys Selected for Body Weight and/or Breast Yield. Meat Science. 71: 706. Murphy, M. A., H. N. Zerby and F. L. Fluharty. 2003. The effects of energy source and ionophore supplementation on lamb growth, carcass characteristics and tenderness. Sheep & Goat Res. J. 18:89-95. Stoller, G. M., H. N. Zerby, S. J. Moeller, T. J. Baas, C. D. Johnson, L. E. Watkins. 2003. The effect of feeding ractopamine (Paylean™) on loin quality and sensory characteristics in three genetic lines of swine. J. Anim. Sci. 81(6):1508-1516. Shoonmaker, J. P., M. J. Cecava, D. B. Faulkner, F. L. Fluharty, H. N. Zerby, and S. C. Loerch. 2003. Effect of source of energy and rate of growth on performance, carcass characteristics, ruminal fermentation, and serum glucose and insulin of early-weaned steers. J. Anim. Sci. 81:843-855. Schoonmaker, J. P., S. C. Loerch, F. L. Fluharty, H. N. Zerby, and T. B. Turner. 2002. Effect of age at feedlot entry on performance and carcass characteristics of bulls and steers. J. Anim Sci. 80:2247-2254. Zerby, H. N., K. E. Belk, J. K. Ahola, J. N. Sofos, D. M. Schaefer, J. B. Morgan and G. C. Smith. 1999. Effects of muscle -tocopherol level and surface microbiological contamination on retail caselife of fresh beef from the U.S., Japan and Australia. Meat Sci. 52:111-118. Zerby, H. N., K. E. Belk, J. N. Sofos, L. R. McDowell and G. C. Smith. 1999. Case life of seven retail products from beef cattle supplemented with alpha-tocopheryl acetate. J. Anim. Sci. 77:2458-2463. Zerby, H. N., K. E. Belk, J. N. Sofos, L. R. McDowell, S. N. Williams and G. C. Smith. 1999. Display life of fresh beef containing different levels of vitamin E and initial microbiological contamination. J. Muscle Foods 10: 345-355. Dr. Zerby's research interests are in the area of carcass and meat product quality resulting from different live animal production and management strategies. He focuses more specifically in the areas of enhancing taste and tenderness in whole muscle meat products. He also works with the Intercollegiate Meat Evaluation Team. |
122A Animal Sciences Building
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