Poultry Research: Dr. Bartlett focuses on the performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens fed with sweet potato root meal as a corn substitute. Her work includes examining intake, growth, feed conversion, and organ quality, as well as analyzing skin color, fatty acids, and cholesterol.
Another area of focus is pastured poultry production, where she compares broilers raised on pasture with those raised conventionally. Dr. Bartlett's research assesses nutritive content, stress hormone levels, gut microflora, and environmental impacts like soil and forage quality in pasture-raised broilers. Her work also extends to evaluating the role of pasture-raised chickens in reducing parasite loads in goats when used in rotation grazing.