Overview
Background
Dr Elham Assadi Soumeh is a senior lecturer in Animal Science and Production within the School of Agriculture and Food Science. Her background is in monogastric animal nutrition -poultry and swine. Her PhD research was about branched-chain amino acids requirements and metabolism in pig post weaning and characterization of metabolic profile of high performing pigs when were fed with optimum dietary branched-chain amino acid levels. After conducting her PhD in Aarhus University in Denmark and prior to joining UQ, Dr Soumeh worked as a senior scientist in animal feed industry (Cargill BV, Netherlands) for 2 years, where she managed different customer-focused research portfolios within the area of monogastric animal nutrition and production e.g. nutrient requirements and metabolism, gut health, nutritional strategies and management. Dr Soumeh has completed a BSc in Animal Science, MSc in Animal Nutrition and a PhD in Animal Nutrition and Physiology. The scientific outcomes have been published in high-impact journals and/or presented in conferences and symposiums around the world.
Availability
- Dr Elham Assadi Soumeh is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Masters (Coursework), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy, Aarhus University
Research interests
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Gut microbiome and host animal's metaolism
Understanding the cross-talks between gut microbiota and the host animal's metabolism.
Research impacts
Industry Engagement and Current Collaborative Research:
Alternative ingredients to replace soybean meal in poultry feed Metex Noovistago & UQ:
- Local alternative protein-rich ingredients to replace soybean meal fully or partially in chicken feed
Black Soldier Fly Larvae as a protein feed ingredient in broiler chicken nutrition
- Amino acids ileal digestibility, AMEn, fat digestibility and nutritive value of Full-fat BSFL produced from food waste streams for meat chickens
Industry funded project by Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe SAS:
- Amino acids interventions to reduce the consequences of heat stress in broiler chicken
Industry funded project by Bioproton Pty Ltd:
- Effects of new bacillus strain probiotics and natural biosurfactants on broiler chickens production
- The efficiency of probiotics with or without prebiotics in antibiotic-free poultry production system, mode of actions, and growth performance
- Effects of Multi-enzyme super-dosing on reduced-energy diets on broiler chicken growth performance and gut health
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Elham Assadi Soumeh is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Essential oils to improve gut health and immune response in broiler chickens
An Honours projet is availabe to start in 2024. For further information please contact Dr Ellie Soumeh
e.soumeh@uq.edu.au
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Nutritional strategies to reduce the consequences of coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis challenge on growth performance, gut functionality, and welfare of broiler chickens
An PhD projet is availabe to start in 2025. For further information please contact Dr Ellie Soumeh
e.soumeh@uq.edu.au
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Alternative protein ingredients to replace soybean meal for sustainable livestock production systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Eugeni Roura, Professor Louw Hoffman
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae as a Protein Source in Broiler Diets
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Eugeni Roura, Associate Professor Daniel Cozzolino, Professor Louw Hoffman
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Doctor Philosophy
Alternative protein ingredients to replace soybean meal for sustainable livestock production systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Eugeni Roura, Professor Louw Hoffman
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Doctor Philosophy
Program 1 of the Agrifutures Consortium on Chicken Nutrition, Gut Health, and Environment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marta Navarro, Dr Arun Kumar, Professor Chiara Palmieri, Professor Eugeni Roura
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Doctor Philosophy
Heat Tolerance (HT) in lactating sows: dietary strategies, metabolic biomarkers and microbiome signature
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marta Navarro, Professor Eugeni Roura
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Doctor Philosophy
Heat Tolerance (HT) in lactating sows: dietary strategies, metabolic biomarkers and microbiome signature
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Gaughan, Dr Marta Navarro, Professor Eugeni Roura
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