Thomas F. Savage, Ph.D.
Professor and Head Advisor
Phone: 541-737-5066
email: Thomas.Savage@oregonstate.edu
Office: 114 Withycombe Hall
Education
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, 1972
B.A., Suffolk University, 1966
Instruction
ANS 100 Orientation to Animal Sciences - Fall '07
ANS 217, Poultry Industries - Winter '08
ANS 321 Avian Embryo - Spring '08 Syllabus (To be Posted)
ANS 378 Animal Genetics - Fall '07 Syllabus
Guide to the Identification of Parthenogenesis
Single Gene Traits of the Turkey
Other
ANS 405, Reading & Conference
Research Interests
- Gene expression during avian embryogenesis;
- Mendelian genetics of poultry;
- The influences of mannan oligosaccharides on poultry performance.
Recent Awards
- 2000 Coll. of Agr. Sci., Distinguished Professor Award, Student Agr,. Exec. Council
- 1999 Coll. of Agr. Sci., F.E. Price Excellence in Student Advising and Counseling Award
- 1999 Coll. of Agr. Sci., Honorary Student Ambassador Award
- 1997 Coll. of Agr. Sci., Distinguished Professor Award, Student Agr,. Exec. Council
Recent Publications
Manuscripts
Savage, T. F., 1994. Current state of and future prospects in breeding and genetics of turkeys. In: Proc. 10th Int. Sympos. on Current Problems of Avian Genetics., p 59-67, Avigen '93.
Bradley, G. L., T. F. Savage, and K. I. Timm, 1994. The effects of supplementing diets with Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii on male poult performance and Ileal morphology. Poultry Sci.73:1766-1770.
Bradley, G. L. and T. F. Savage, 1995. The influences of pre-incubation storage duration and genotype on the hatchability of Medium White turkey eggs from a diet containing a yeast culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 51: 141-152.
Bradley, G. L. and T. F. Savage, 1995. The effect of autoclaving a yeast culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on poult performance and retention of gross energy, and selected minerals. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 55:1-7.
Smith, E. J., S. A. Ray, M. R. Bakst, C. Teuscher, and T. F. Savage, 1996. Simple sequence repeat-based single primer amplification of genomic DNA in random bred populations of turkeys and chickens. Anim. Biotechnol. 7:47-58.
Savage, T.F., and E.I Zakrzewska, 1996. The performance of male turkeys fed a starter diet containing a mannan oligosaccharide (Bio-Mos) from day old to eight weeks of age. Pages 47-54. In: Proc. 12th Ann. Symp. on Biotech. in the Feed Industry. T.P. Lyons and K. A. Jacques, eds., Nottingham Univ. Press, Nottingham, UK.
Savage, T.F., 1996. Recent advances in poultry nutrition and feeding systems - Future Perspectives. Pages 115-122. In: Proc. Int. Sympos. for 20th Anniv. of Korean Soc. of An. Nutr. and Feedstuffs. Seoul, Korea.
Zakrzewska, E.I., and T.F. Savage, 1997. Inhibited Feathering: A new dominant sex-linked gene in the turkey. J. Hered. 88: 238-247.
Book Chapter
Savage, T. F., 1990. Chapter 12. Mutations and major variants in turkeys, Pages 317- 331. in: Poultry Breeding and Genetics, R.D. Crawford., ed., Elsevier Pub., Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Book Reviews
Savage,T. F., 1993. Poultry Production Systems Behaviour, Management, and Welfare. Poultry Sci. 72:387.
Savage,T. F., 1995. The Living Gut, An Introduction to Micro-organisms in Nutrition. Poultry Sci. 74:1914-15.
Abstracts
Zakrzewska, E.I., and T.F. Savage, 1995. The effects of diets containing zinc or methionine on the expression of the KI slow feathering gene in turkeys. Poultry Sci. 74 (Suppl.1): 54.
Smith, E.J., H. Huang, S. Nahashon, J. Chiu, M. Bakst, A. Donoghue, R. Zahonchek, T. Savage, and C. Teuscher, 1995. An assorted set of DNA markers for developing a preliminary genetic map of the turkey. In: Beltsville Symposium XX: Biotechnology's Role in the Genetic Improvement of Farm Animals, P53.
Savage, T.F., P. F. Cotter, and E. I. Zakrzewska, 1996. The effect of feeding a mannan oligosaccharide on Immunoglobulins, plasma IgG and bile IgA of Wrolstad MW male turkeys. Poultry Sci. 75 (Suppl.1):143.
Savage, T.F., and E. I. Zakrzewska, 1996. An electronic catalogue of single gene mutations in the turkey on the world wide web. Poultry Sci. 75(Suppl.1):62.
Cunningham, J. D., T.F. Savage, C.A. Allen, R.I. Christian, J. C. Hermes, and P. R. Cheeke, 1996. The effect of feeding mannan oligosaccharides on the performance of emus. Poultry Sci. 75(Suppl.1):62.
Savage, T.F., H.S. Nakaue, J.D. Cunningham, P.F. Cotter, and A.E. Sefton, 1996. The influence of feeding a mannan oligosaccharide (Bio-Mos) on the incidence of ascites in broilers. World's Poultry Sci. Assn., New Delhi, India, August.
Savage, T.F., E.I. Zakrzewska, and J.R. Andreason, 1997. The effects of feeding mannan oligosaccharide supplemented diets to poults on performance and the morphology of the small intestine. Poultry Sci. 76(Suppl.1): 139.
Savage, T.F., J. R. Andreasen, Jr. and, E. I. Zakrzewska, 1997. Histological Changes in The Small Intestine Of Young Male Turkeys Fed A Mannan Oligosaccharide. In: Proc. Int. Sympos. 'Non-digestible Oligosaccharides: Healthy Food for the Colon? p145. Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Savage, T.F. and K.M. Clarke, 1998. Transient Congenital Tremors, a neurologic condition in day-old Dwarf SCWL chicks. Poultry Sci. 77(Suppl.1): 69.
Savage, T.F. and K.M. Clarke, 1998. Studies characterizing the appearance of and genetic influences on embryonic chick edema. Poultry Sci. 77(Suppl.1): 69.
Savage,T.F., W.A. Phillips, and J.C. Hermes, 1999. Ectopia Cordis, an embryonic failure in Dwarf SCWL chicks. Poultry Sci. 78 (Suppl.1):62.
Nilipour, A. H., C. Diaz, C. Rosales, and T. F. Savage, 1999. Effects of varying levels of dietary copper sulfate on broiler male and female production performance. Poultry Sci. 78 (Suppl.1):26.
Nilipour, A. H., R. Fabrega, and T. F. Savage, 1999. Feeding isonitrogenous diets containing various quantities of wheat on the economic performance of broilers in Panama. Poultry Sci. 78 (Suppl.1): 142.
Nilipour, A. H., R. Fabrega, and T. F. Savage, 1999. Replacing Panamanian milo for corn in commercial broiler diets and its effects upon weekly broiler production performance parameters. Poultry Sci. 78 (Suppl.1):142.
Nilipour, A. H., R. Fabrega, and T. F. Savage, 1999. The influence of incorporating varying levels of Panamanian rice polishing 0, 6, 9, 12 and 15% in the diets of broilers starting at 24 days of age and determining its effect on the economic performance parameters of broiler males. Poultry Sci. 78 (Suppl.1):142.
Savage, T.F. and L. Updike, Jr., 2000.The responses of turkeys and chickens when fed diets containing a mannan oligosaccharide.in: Proc. 16th Central American and Caribbean Poultry Congress,p 449-53.
Colvin,W., T.F. Savage, and J.C. Hermes, 2002. Selection for hatchability of Japanese quail embryos at 102 F.. Poultry Sci. 81 (Suppl.1):35.
