Nathaniel L. Tablante, Professor and Extension Specialist-Poultry Health
Education
1976: DVM, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines
1985: MPVM, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
1995: MS, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Professional Experience
2016 - present: Professor and Extension Specialist-Poultry Health, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland College Park
2014 - present: Associate Director, Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland College Park
2003 - 2016: Associate Professor and Extension Specialist-Poultry Health, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland College Park
1997 - 2003: Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist-Poultry Health, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland College Park
1994 - 1997: Quality Assurance Coordinator, Maple Leaf Foods, Ontario, Canada
1993: Graduate Research Assistant, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
1989 - 1992: Epidemiologist, Breeder Operations, Magnolia Poultry Farms, Philippines
1986 - 1988: Food Animal Intern, University of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho
1978 - 1984: Livestock Project Analyst, Central Bank of the Philippines
1976 - 1978: Staff Veterinarian, Dairy Training and Research Institute, University of the Philippines
Current Extension Programs
Develop and disseminate practical science-based information on the prevention and control of Avian Influenza (AI) and other economically important poultry diseases
Provide up-to-date information on poultry diseases such as AI and Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) to poultry industry personnel, Extension specialists, educators, veterinarians, state and federal agencies, scientists, and the general public via fact sheets, phone calls, emails, websites, videos, and other media
Build effective education and outreach programs on biosecurity and flock health management to prevent economically important poultry diseases
Conduct poultry health and biosecurity workshops for small poultry flock owners
Publications
Tablante N.L., P.Y. Brunet, E.M. Odor, M. Salem, J.M. Harter-Dennis, and W.D. Hueston. Risk factors associated with early respiratory disease complex in broiler chickens. Avian Dis 1999; 43:424-428.
Tablante, N.L., M.S. Myint, Y.J. Johnson, M. Colby, K. Rhodes, and G. Hohenhaus. An evaluation of biosecurity practices as risk factors affecting broiler flock performance on the Delmarva peninsula. Avian Dis 2002; 46:730-734.
Tablante, N.L., I. Estevez, and E. Russek-Cohen. The effect of perches and stocking density on tibial dyschondroplasia and bone mineralization as measured by bone ash in broiler chickens. J Appl Poult Res 2003; 12:53-59.
Madsen J.M., N. G. Zimmermann, J. Timmons J, and N.L. Tablante. (2013) Avian influenza seroprevalence and biosecurity risk factors in Maryland backyard poultry: a cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE 8(2): e56851. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056851.
Tan, R., D.A. Bautista, K. Philips, and N.L. Tablante. 2013. Descriptive study of the microbial profile of poultry litter from broiler farms with and without a history of gangrenous dermatitis and litter from an experimental poultry house. J Appl Poult Res 22:344-350.
Madsen, J.M., N. Zimmermann, J. Timmons, and N.L. Tablante. 2013. Evaluation of Maryland backyard flocks and biosecurity practices. Avian Dis 57:233-237.
Madsen, J.M. and N.L. Tablante. 2013. Avian influenza biosecurity: filling the gaps with nontraditional education. J Extension 51 (4): 4TOT3.
Madsen, J.M., N. Zimmermann, J. Timmons, and N.L. Tablante. 2013. Prevalence and differentiation of diseases in Maryland backyard flocks. Avian Dis 57:587-594.
Luo, J., J. Carrillo, K. Menendez, N.L. Tablante, and J. Song. 2013. Transcriptome analysis reveals an activation of MHC-I and MHC-II pathways in chicken trachea immunized with infectious laryngotracheitis virus vaccine. Poult Sci. 2014 Apr;93(4):848-55. doi: 10.3382/ps.2013-03624.
Menendez, K.R., M. Garcia, S. Spatz, and N. L. Tablante. 2014. Molecular epidemiology of infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT): a review. Avian Pathol. 28 Feb 2014 doi: 10.1080/03079457.2014.886004.
Agunos, A., F.W. Pierson, B. Lungu, P.A. Dunn, and N. Tablante. 2016. Review of nonfoodborne zoonotic and potentially zoonotic poultry diseases. Avian Dis 60 (3): 553-575.
