Chika Okafor

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University of Tennessee

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Chika Okafor is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee, USA. His research interests focus on antibiotic residues in food products, the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in food-producing animals, and related public health implications. He has authored several recent articles examining the effects of veterinary feed directive rules and postmortem findings in livestock.

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Pre-Harvest Safety of Foods of Animal Origin

Open Date: 2016-02-01

Close Date: 2016-12-01

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University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine

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Impact of Veterinary Feed Directive Rules Changes on the Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria Isolated from Cecal Samples of Food-Producing Animals at US Slaughterhouses

Effect of age, sex, and county on postmortem findings in goats and sheep in Tennessee (USA), 2017–2021

Residues of Tetracycline, Erythromycin, and Sulfonamides in Beef, Eggs, and Honey from Grocery Stores in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA: Failure of Cooking to Decrease Drug Concentrations

Effect of veterinary feed directive rule changes on tetracycline-resistant and erythromycin-resistant bacteria (Salmonella, Escherichia, and Campylobacter) in retail meats in the United States

Assessment of seroprevalence and associated risk factors for anaplasmosis in North Carolina, USA, beef and dairy cattle

Prevalence of Cardiac Lesions in Cases of Bovine Blackleg in Tennessee (USA), 2004–2018

Tetracycline, Sulfonamide, and Erythromycin Residues in Beef, Eggs, and Honey Sold as “Antibiotic-Free” Products in East Tennessee (USA) Farmers’ Markets

The effect of changing COVID-19 restrictions on the transmission rate in a veterinary clinic

Effect of Changes in Veterinary Feed Directive Regulations on Violative Antibiotic Residues in the Tissue of Food Animals from the Inspector-Generated Sampling in the United States

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Francisco A. Uzal

Stephen Kania

Mohamed A. Abouelkhair

Suzanne Lenhart

Andrea Lear

David Edger Anderson

Brian Whitlock

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