Education:

• Ph.D. Veterinary Microbiology, University of Minnesota, 1988.

• M.Sc. Animal Production and Protection, American University of Beirut, 1976.

• B.Sc. School of Arts and Sciences, American University of Beirut, 1971.

Courses Taught:

• ANSC 275 - Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals

• ANSC 276 - Animal Physiology Laboratory

• ANSC 224 - Agricultural Microbiology + Lab

• ANSC 279 - Companion Pet Birds and Animals

• ANSC 280 - Aquarium, Marine and Farming Fish

• ANSC 282 - Pet Birds and Animals

• ANSC 304 – Preventive Immunology and Patterns of Animal Diseases

• ANSC 305 - Poultry Diseases + Lab

• ANSC 306 - Diseases of Livestock

• ANSC 388 - Animal Production & Environmental Management, partial contribution

Research

Research of Interest:

• Diagnostics and epidemiology of animal and poultry diseases

• Control and treatment of poultry and animal diseases

• Vaccine development

Selected Publications:

• Barbour E.K., Shaib H.A., and Rayya E.G. (2007). RT-PCR based surveillance of type A influenza viruses in wild and domestic birds of Lebanon. Veterinaria Italiana 43(1):33-41.

• Barbour, E.K., Edward G. Rayya, Houssam A. Shaib, Rindala G. El Hakim, Afif M. Abdel Nour, Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, Steve Harakeh, and Matthias Rath. (2007). Holistic efficacy of specific nutrient synergy against avian flu virus: pathology and immunomodulation. Veterinaria Italiana 43 (1): 43-54.

• Barbour E.K., El-Hakim R.G., Kaadi M.S., Shaib H., Gerges D. D. and Nehme P. (2006). Evaluation of the histopathology of the respiratory system in essential oil treated broilers following a challenge with Mycoplasma gallisepticum and/or H9N2 influenza virus. International Journal of Applied Veterinary Medicine 4(4): 293-300.

• Barbour, E.K., Shaib, H., Jaber, L. and Talhouk, S. (2005). Standardization and evaluation of RAPD-PCR in subspecie-typing of Mycoplasma gallisepticum. International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine 3(2): 138-149.

• Barbour, E.K. and T. Mathew. (2004). Zoonoses: Contribution of disease free pets to human health, Thajema Publishing, West Orange, NJ, USA, ISBN: 0-9727597-3-5, pp.1-145.

• Barbour, E.K. and Mathew, T. (2002). Immunogenetics: blood groups and graft versus host reaction in chickens. Chapter III, In: Modern Concept of Immunology in Veterinary Medicine: Poultry Immunology, Vol. III. T. Mathew, ed., Thajema Publishing, West Orange, NJ, USA, ISBN: 0-9727597-2-7, pp. 72-91.

• Barbour, E.K. and Mathew, T. (2002). Nutritional Immunity: Immunomodulatory effects of natural products. Chapter X, In: Modern Concept of Immunology-Poultry Immunology. T. Mathew, ed., Thajema Publishing, West Orange, NJ, USA, ISBN: 0-9727597-2-7, pp. 421-441.

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