Animal Breeding and Genetics IV: Advances in Animal Environmental Genetics

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM MT

Location: Albuquerque Convention Center, WEST LOWER: 32 Tesuque, Zuni, Acoma

Chair(s)

ZJ

Zhihua Jiang

Professor
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

Presentations:

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MT

ASAS Young Scholar Awardee Talk: Stress-induced DNA methylation changes and their implications in livestock production
Presenting Author: Emilie C. Baker, PhD – West Texas A&M University
Author: Audrey L. Earnhardt-San – Texas A&M University and AgriLife Research, Department of Animal Science
Author: Kubra Z. Cilkiz – Texas A&M University
Author: Brittni P. Littlejohn – University of Arkansas System, Division of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science
Author: Rodolfo C. Cardoso, DVM, PhD – Texas A&M University
Author: Noushin Ghaffari – Prairie View A&M University
Author: Charles R. Long, PhD – School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
Author: Penny K. Riggs, PhD – Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, and Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Author: Ronald D. Randel, PhD – Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Overton, TX
Author: Thomas H. Welsh, Jr. – Texas A&M University and AgriLife Research, Department of Animal Science
Author: David G. Riley – Texas A&M University and AgriLife Research, Department of Animal Science
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM MT

Targhee Sire Benchmarking at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station
Presenting Author: Carrie S. Wilson – USDA-ARS-RSPER
Author: J. Bret B. Taylor, PhD – USDA-ARS-RSPER
Author: Tom W. Murphy – USDA ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Author: Whit C. Stewart, PhD – University of Wyoming
Author: David R. Notter – Virginia Tech
Author: Ronald M. Lewis, PhD – Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM MT

Exploring alternative approaches for the National Argentine Angus cattle genomic evaluation program
Presenting Author: Agustin R. Curutchet (he/him/his) – University of Connecticut
Author: Breno O. Fragomeni – University of Connecticut
Author: Horacio Guitou – Asociacion Argentina de Angus
Author: Aldo Monti – Asociacion Argentina de Angus
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM MT

Genotype-by-environment interactions in dairy cattle raised in California and New England
Presenting Author: Bruna Santana, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut
Author: Asha Miles – AGIL-ARS-USDA
Author: Francesco Tiezzi, PhD – North Carolina State University
Author: Breno O. Fragomeni – University of Connecticut
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM MT

Animal Breeding and Genetics IV: Advances in Animal Environmental Genetics Break
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MT

Awardee Talk: A survey of researchable questions posed in collaborating with South Africans
Presenting Author: Michael MacNeil – Delta Genetics
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM MT

Validation strategies of sensor data in the context of heat stress detection
Author: Pauline Lemal – ULiege-GxABT
Author: Marie-Nguyet Tran – Eleveo, AWE groupe
Author: Martine Schroyen – ULiege-GxABT
Presenting Author: Nicolas Gengler – ULiege-GxABT
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM MT

Using digital twin simulations to optimize genetic selection in an admixed beef herd
Presenting Author: Bailey N. Engle, PhD – USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Author: Gerhard Moser – Australian Agricultural Company
Author: Kira Villiers – University of Queensland
Author: Mathias Suarez – Australian Agricultural Company
Author: Eliza Grey – Australian Agricultural Company
Author: Ben J. Hayes – University of Queensland
Author: Matthew Kelly – Australian Agricultural Company
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM MT

The relationship of methane emissions with Stayability in Angus cattle
Presenting Author: Isaac F. Torres-Quijada (he/him/his) – Colorado State University
Author: Scott E. Speidel (he/him/his) – Colorado State University
Author: Miranda L. Zuvich – Colorado State University
Author: Edward J. Raynor – AgNext
Author: Pedro H. V. Carvalho – Colorado State University
Author: Sara E. Place – AgNext, Colorado State University
Author: Kim R. Stackhouse-Lawson, PhD – AgNext, Colorado State University
Author: R. Mark Enns (he/him/his) – Colorado State University
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM MT

Effect of sire on methane production
Presenting Author: Levi R. Kilian – Colorado State University