Megan Lighty, DVM, PhD, DACPV
- Associate Clinical Professor
- Avian Diagnostic and Outreach Veterinarian
131 Pastureview Road
University Park, PA 16802
- Email mul132@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2007
- Fax 814-865-3907
Areas of Expertise
- Diagnostic pathology – avian species
- Field diagnostic investigations – chickens, turkeys, upland gamebirds, waterfowl, hatchery, and processing
- Emphasis on diagnosis, prevention, and control of infectious diseases of commercial poultry
- Turkey production medicine, including clostridial diseases and reoviral hepatitis
Education
- PhD, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, Virginia Tech, 2015
- DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013
- BS, Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, 2007
Specialty Board Certification
Diplomate of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians (DACPV), 2017
Professional Experience
2020-Present: Associate Clinical Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2015-2020: Staff Veterinarian, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Willmar, MN
2007-2015: Graduate Assistant/Graduate Teaching Assistant, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Publications
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
Fowl Cholera
Merck Veterinary Manual, Lighty, Megan, 2024
Avian metapneumovirus
Penn State Extension Website, Elissa, Jonathan, Niel, K, Lighty, Megan, 2024
Diagnostic investigation of avian reovirus field variants circulating in broiler chickens in Pennsylvania of United States between 2017 and 2022
Avian Pathology, Shabbir, Muhammad Zubair, Yu, Haiyang, Lighty, Megan E., Dunn, Patricia, Wallner-Pendleton, Eva A., Lu, Huaguang, 2024
Elevated mortality in 3-week-old commercial broiler chickens
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Niel, Kayla, Elissa, Jonathan, Lighty, Megan, 2023
Poultry Cannibalism: Prevention and Treatment
Penn State Extension, Niel, Kayla, 2023
Prevention the Best Medicine for Poultry Farmers
Lancaster Farming, Lighty, Megan, 2023
Vaccination for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
Penn State Extension, Niel, K, Lighty, Megan, Elissa, Jonathan, 2023
Blackhead
NAGA News, Lighty, Megan, 2022
Refining the definition of the avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) pathotype through inclusion of high-risk clonal groups
Poultry Science, Johnson, Timothy J., Miller, Elizabeth A., Flores-Figueroa, Cristian, Munoz-Aguayo, Jeannette, Cardona, Carol, Fransen, Katie, Lighty, Megan, Gonder, Eric, Nezworski, Jill, Haag, Adam, Behl, Michelle, Kromm, Michelle, Wileman, Ben, Studniski, Marissa, Singer, Randall S., 2022
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI): What to Look For
Lancaster Farming, Lighty, Megan, 2022
Poultry Diseases: Where to Get Help
Penn State Extension Website, Lighty, Megan, Dunn, P, 2021
Aspergillosis in Poultry
Merck Veterinary Manual, Kromm, Michelle, Lighty, Megan, 2020
Backyard Turkey Health
Penn State Extension Website, Lighty, Megan, 2020
Deworming Backyard Poultry
Penn State Extension Website, Lighty, Megan, 2020
Clostridium septicum strain VAT12 chromosome, complete genome, Mahsoub, Hassan, Lighty, Megan, Sriranganathan, N, Pierson, Frank, 2019
Incidence of clostridial dermatitis (cellulitis) and factors for development of the disease in turkeys
Journal of Applied Poultry Research, Lighty, Megan E., Elvinger, François, Evans, Robert D., Sriranganathan, Nammalwar, Leroith, Tanya, Pierson, F. William, 2015
