Small Ruminant

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT

Location: Albuquerque Convention Center, EAST MAIN: 130 Cimarron

Chair(s)

Tom Murphy

Research Geneticist
USDA ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Clay Center, Nebraska

Presentations:

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM MT

Birth season and production system effects on post-weaning growth and gastrointestinal nematode infection of Katahdin lambs
Presenting Author: Tom W. Murphy – USDA ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Author: Andrew Hess – University of Nevada Reno
Author: Jim E. Miller – Louisiana State University
Author: Joan M. Burke, PhD – USDA ARS Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM MT

Effects of breedtype and gender on performance, feeding behavior, and feed efficiency in growing goats
Presenting Author: Merrick E. Irvin – Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
Author: Negusse F. Kidane, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Ecology at Prairie View A&M University and Prairie View A&M University, International Goat Research Center
Author: Gordon E. Carstens – Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
Author: William B. Foxworth, PhD – Prairie View A&M University International Goat Research Center
Author: Keara O'Reilly – Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
Author: Scott Horner – Prairie View A&M University International Goat Research Center
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM MT

Effects of mineral supplementation during range grazing on ovine performance
Presenting Author: Ryan A. Spurling – Utah State University
Author: Dillon Petty – Southern Utah University
Author: Chad Gasser – Southern Utah University
Author: Randall Violett – University of Wyoming
Author: Morgan Christensen – Southern Utah University
Author: Andrew Heaton – Southern Utah University
Author: Eric Thacker – Utah State University
Author: Alexis Sweat, DVM – Utah State University
Author: Kerry Rood, DVM – Utah State University
Author: Kara J. Thornton, PhD – Utah State University
Author: Chad Page – Utah State University
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Evaluation of feed intake, feed efficiency and days on trial in growing goats fed a total mixed diets using GrowSafe feeding technology
Presenting Author: Negusse F. Kidane, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Ecology at Prairie View A&M University and Prairie View A&M University, International Goat Research Center
Author: Merrick E. Irvin – Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
Author: William B. Foxworth, PhD – Prairie View A&M University International Goat Research Center
Author: Gordon E. Carstens – Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
Author: Scott Horner – Prairie View A&M University International Goat Research Center
Author: Keara O'Reilly – Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM MT

Genetic parameter estimates of post-weaning growth and gastrointestinal nematode infection traits of Katahdin lambs
Presenting Author: Andrew Hess – University of Nevada Reno
Author: Tom W. Murphy – USDA ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Author: Jim E. Miller – Louisiana State University
Author: Joan M. Burke, PhD – USDA ARS Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM MT

Impacts of Serecia Lespedeza and Black seed meal dietary supplementation on sperm quality and fertility parameters of male goats
Presenting Author: Sharath Chandra Namani – Fort Valley State University
Author: Ramya Sri Kolikapongu – Fort Valley State University
Author: Sai Chandan Chelkapally – Fort Valley State University
Author: Rania Heikal – Fort Valley State University
Author: Ayesha Neha – Fort Valley State University
Author: Arshad Shaik – Fort Valley State University
Author: Andres A. Pech Cervantes – Fort Valley State University
Author: Niki C. Whitley – Fort Valley State University
Author: Brou Kouakou – Fort Valley State University
Author: Thomas H. Terrill – Fort Valley State University
Author: Adel R. R. Moawad, PhD, DVM, MVSc – Fort Valley State University