Animal Breeding and Genetics III: Advances in Animal Physiological Genetics

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM MT

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

Chair(s)

CA

Christopher Ashwell

West Virginia University

Presentations:

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM MT

Genetics of stress hormone concentrations in hair of healthy nursery pigs and their relationship with back test responses
Presenting Author: Fazhir Kayondo – Iowa State University
Author: Hayder Al-Shanoon – Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Author: Yolande Seddon, BSc, MSc, PhD – Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Author: Dylan Carette – Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Author: Carmen Cole – Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Author: David Janz – Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Author: Frederic Fortin – Centre de Développement du Porc du Québec Inc.
Author: John Harding (he/him/his) – Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Michael Dyck – Livestock Gentec, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta
Author: Graham Plastow, PhD – Livestock Gentec, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta
Author: Jack C.M. Dekkers – Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM MT

Genetic parameter estimation for dry matter required in Angus cattle
Presenting Author: Miguel A. Sánchez-Castro, DVM, MS, PhD (he/him/his) – Zoetis
Author: Tiago L. Passafaro – Zoetis
Author: Yeni L. Bernal-Rubio – Zoetis
Author: Kent J. Andersen – Zoetis
Author: J. Donald Nkrumah – Zoetis
Author: Nicholas Jorgensen – Jorgensen Land & Cattle
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM MT

Estimating the heritability of nitrogen and carbon isotopes in the tail hair of beef cattle
Presenting Author: Luis Prada e Silva, PhD – The University of Queensland
Author: Morteza Moradi – The University of Queensland
Author: Christie Warburton – The University of Queensland
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM MT

Gene variants in BOLA-DMB, DECR1, FASN and SREBF1 associated with conceptus death on day 16 of pregnancy in Holstein cows
Presenting Author: Carolina L. Gonzalez-Berrios, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Laboratory, Miles City Montana 3United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory, Miles City, MT, USA
Author: Courtney Bowden, N/A – United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Author: Pablo J. Pinedo – Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Author: Jeanette V. Bishop – Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Author: Hana Van Campen – Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Author: Thomas R. R. Hansen, BS, MS, PhD – Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Author: Milton G. Thomas – Texas A&M, AgriLife Research, Beeville, TX, USA
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM MT

Evaluation of the relationship between hair coat shedding ability, apparent forage digestibility, and mineral status in Angus cattle
Presenting Author: Margaret P. Loftin – Mississippi State University
Author: Randy Burnett – Southern Arkansas University
Author: Brian Rude – Mississippi State University
Author: Trent Smith, MS, PhD – Mississippi State University
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM MT

Longitudinal heritability of ocular microbiota in preweaned beef cattle
Presenting Author: Drew Lakamp, MS (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Alison Neujahr – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Matthew Hille – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: J. Dustin Loy, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Samodha C. Fernando, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Matthew L. Spangler, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM MT

Sire differences for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in Hereford cattle
Presenting Author: Caleb W. Hurst – Colorado State University
Author: R. Mark Enns (he/him/his) – Colorado State University
Author: Craig Huffhines – Colorado State University
Author: Kim R. Stackhouse-Lawson, PhD – AgNext, Colorado State University
Author: Scott E. Speidel (he/him/his) – Colorado State University
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM MT

Genomic-based genetic parameters of behavioral ethogram traits in lactating sows under heat stress conditions and their relationship with direct indicators of heat tolerance
Presenting Author: Sharlene Hartman (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
Author: Jay S. Johnson, PhD – USDA-ARS Livestock Behavior Research Unit
Author: Victor B. Pedrosa – Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
Author: Allan P. Schinckel, PhD (he/him/his) – Purdue University
Author: Jeremy N. Marchant, PhD – USDA-ARS
Author: Leonardo Siqueira Gloria – The Pig Improvement Company, Genus plc, Hendersonville, TN, USA
Author: Luiz F. Brito – Purdue University