Kayla Niel, DVM, MS, DACPV

Animal Diagnostic Lab
131 Pastureview Road
Room 3
University Park, PA 16802

Areas of Expertise

DVM - College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, 2019
MS, Food Safety - College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, 2019
BS, Animal Sciences - College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, 2015

Diplomate of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians (DACPV), 2024

2022-Present: Assistant Clinical Professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2019-2022: Production & Regulatory Veterinarian, Hy-Line International, Dallas Center, IA

A Case of Cerebral Baylisascariasis in Pennsylvania Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)
Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, Benedict, Stephanie, Lighty, M, Niel, Kayla, 2026

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1, clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype C2.1) in commercial ring-necked pheasants during the 2022 outbreak in the United States
Canadian Journal of Microbiology, Niel, K, St. Charles, Kaitlyn, Elissa, Jonathan, Lighty, Megan, Ssematimba, Amos, Culhane, Marie, Crespo-Bellido, Alvin, Trovao, Nidia, Nelson, Martha, Cardona, Carol, 2026

A small-scale survey of fenbendazole resistance in Ascaridia galli and Heterakis gallinarum, two common ascarid parasites of poultry
Poultry Science, Collins, JB, Choo, Rachel, Shaver, Amanda, Schave, Etta, Volpe, Tom, Nunn, Lenny, Lighty, M, Niel, Kayla, Frye, Emily, Zamanian, Mostafa, Andersen, Erik, 2025

Listeriosis and the Dangers That May Lurk Among the Flock
Penn State Extension, Kutsaya, Sophia, Frye, Emily, Niel, Kayla, Lighty, M, 2025

Curiosity Won't Kill Your Cat, but Avian Influenza Might
Penn State Extension, Frye, Emily, Niel, Kayla, Lighty, M, 2025

Respiratory Disease, Diagnostics, and Treatment
North American Veterinary Community, Niel, Kayla, Lighty, M, 2025

Elevated mortality in a pasture-raised, organic layer flock
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Frye, Emily, Niel, Kayla, Lighty, M, 2025

Submitting Poultry Cases to the Animal Diagnostic Lab
Penn State Extension Website, Bubka, Dana, Niel, K, Lighty, Megan, 2024

Understanding Poultry Medication Regulations
Penn State Extension Website, Bubka, Dana, Niel, K, Lighty, Megan, 2024

Respiratory distress and mortality in broiler chickens
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Elissa, Jonathan, Niel, K, Lighty, Megan, 2024

Avian Metapneumovirus
Penn State Extension, Elissa, Jonathan, Niel, Kayla, Lighty, M, 2024

Elevated mortality in 3-week-old commercial broiler chickens
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Niel, Kayla, Elissa, Jonathan, Lighty, Megan, 2023

Vaccination for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Penn State Extension, Niel, Kayla, Lighty, M, Elissa, Jonathan, 2023