Trevor W. Alexander

Impact of feed processing and mixed ruminal culture on the fate of recombinant EPSP synthase and endogenous canola plant DNA.

Relative stability of transgene DNA fragments from GM rapeseed in mixed ruminal cultures.

Use of quantitative real-time and conventional PCR to assess the stability of the cp4 epsps transgene from Roundup Ready canola in the intestinal, ruminal, and fecal contents of sheep.

Detection of transgenic and endogenous plant DNA in digesta and tissues of sheep and pigs fed Roundup Ready canola meal.

Conventional and real-time polymerase chain reaction assessment of the fate of transgenic DNA in sheep fed Roundup Ready rapeseed meal.

Qualitative and quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays for an alfalfa (Medicago sativa)-specific reference gene to use in monitoring transgenic cultivars.

A multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for the identification of Mannheimia haemolytica, Mannheimia glucosida and Mannheimia ruminalis.

A biosecure composting system for disposal of cattle carcasses and manure following infectious disease outbreak.

Purification of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplifiable DNA from compost piles containing bovine mortalities.

Prion protein detection via direct immuno-quantitative real-time PCR.

Use of quantitative and conventional PCR to assess biodegradation of bovine and plant DNA during cattle mortality composting.

Biodegradation of genetically modified seeds and plant tissues during composting.

Viability of Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus thuringiensis spores as a model for predicting the fate of bacillus anthracis spores during composting of dead livestock.

Longitudinal characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes in feces shed from cattle fed different subtherapeutic antibiotics.