CSAS Graduate Student Oral Competition: MS

Monday, July 17, 2023

8:15 AM – 12:00 PM MT

Location: Albuquerque Convention Center, WEST LOWER: 18 Cochiti, Taos

Chair(s)

Lee-Anne Huber (she/her/hers)

Professor
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario

Presentations:

8:15 AM – 8:30 AM MT

Evaluation of the chemical composition and animal performance of intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) regrowth for potential fall grazing of beef cattle
Presenting Author: Ekoria Chan – University of Manitoba
Author: Kim H. Ominski – University of Manitoba
Author: Douglas J. Cattani – University of Manitoba
Author: Gary Crow, PhD – University of Manitoba
Author: Emma J. J. McGeough – University of Manitoba
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM MT

Level of supplemental fat in the diet of gestating beef cows: Effects on cow and calf performance.
Presenting Author: Erika E. Cornand – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, S7N 5A8
Author: Kathy A. Larson – Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Carolyn J. Fitzsimmons, PhD – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Edmonton, AB Canada; Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
Author: John J. McKinnon – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Herbert A. Lardner – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM MT

Effect of dietary supplementation of peanut skins with and without polyphenols on rumen fermentation and bacterial community of finishing meat lambs
Presenting Author: Tharun Tej Erukulla – Fort Valley State University
Author: Modoluwamu Idowu – West Virginia University
Author: Andres A. Pech-Cervantes – Fort Valley State University
Author: Godstime A. Taiwo – West Virginia University
Author: Ibukun M. Ogunade – West Virginia University
Author: Thomas H. Terrill – Fort Valley State University
Author: Zaira M. Estrada-Reyes – North Carolina A & T University
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM MT

Effect of sodium sulfate in water and dietary bismuth subsalicylate on feed and water intake, ruminal hydrogen sulfide concentration, and trace mineral status of growing beef heifers
Presenting Author: Mikaela G. Evans – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan
Author: John R. Campbell – Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Gabriel O. Ribeiro – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Darren D. H. Henry – University of Georgia
Author: Cheryl Waldner – Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Greg B. Penner, PhD, MSc, BSc – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM MT

Impact of feeding a novel probiotic on ruminal fermentation, methane production, and nutrient utilization in beef cattle.
Presenting Author: Ignacio Fernandez Marenchino – University of Florida
Author: Liza Garcia – University of Florida
Author: Araceli B. Maderal – University of Florida
Author: Federico Tarnonsky – University of Florida
Author: Federico Podversich, DVM, MS – University of Florida
Author: Juan Vargas – University of Florida
Author: Wilmer Cuervo – University of Florida
Author: Macarena Gomez-Salmoral – University of Florida
Author: Vanesa Ramirez-Sepulveda – University of Florida
Author: Horacio Blanchard – University of Florida
Author: Sabina Novo – University of Florida
Author: Tessa M. Schulmeister, PhD – University of Florida
Author: Nicolas DiLorenzo – Department of Animal Sciences, North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC), University of Florida, Marianna, FL
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM MT

Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance genes and mobile genetic elements in the swine gut microbiome
Presenting Author: Taylor M. McCullough – University of Manitoba
Author: Vahab Farzan, DVM, MSc, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Guelph
Author: Michael Surette, PhD – McMaster University
Author: Nazim Cicek, MSc, PhD – University of Manitoba
Author: Hooman Derakhshani, DVM, MSc, PhD – University of Manitoba
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM MT

Effects of dietary supplementation of peanut skins (Arachis hypogaea) on performance, digestibility, and rumen fermentation of cattle: A meta-analysis
Presenting Author: Oluwatoyin Rukayat Osuolale – Fort Valley State University
Author: Modoluwamu Idowu – West Virginia University
Author: Andres A. Pech-Cervantes – Fort Valley State University
Author: Godstime A. Taiwo – West Virginia University
Author: Francisca Eichie – West Virginia University
Author: Ibukun M. Ogunade – West Virginia University
Author: Thomas H. Terrill – Fort Valley State University
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM MT

CSAS Graduate Student Oral Competition: MS Break
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM MT

Evaluation of beef heifer variability in the ability to eat and digest a high forage diet
Presenting Author: Nikita A. Payne, MSc (she/her/hers) – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Greg B. Penner, PhD, MSc, BSc – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Herbert A. Lardner – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Wade Abbott – Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Author: Robert J. Gruninger, PhD – Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Author: Gabriel O. Ribeiro – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM MT

Genome-wide association study investigating the genomic components of efficiency in beef cows
Presenting Author: Laine T. Radwell – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Justin J. Delver – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Herbert A. Lardner – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Greg B. Penner, PhD, MSc, BSc – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Mika Asai-Coakwell – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM MT

Effect of continuous or intermittent feeding of ergot contaminated grain in a mash or pelleted form on the performance and health parameters of finishing beef steers
Presenting Author: Matthew R. Reynolds, BSA – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Kim Stanford – Biological Sciences Department, University of Lethbridge
Author: Daniela M. Meléndez, PhD, MSc, DVM – Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Author: Karen S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein – Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Author: Tim A. McAllister – Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Author: Barry R. Blakley – Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
Author: John J. McKinnon – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Gabriel O. Ribeiro – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM MT

Effects of fiber concentration and fermentation rate on reproductive performance, nutrient digestibility, and immune response of lactating sows
Presenting Author: Tao Wang, Master of Science (she/her/hers) – University of Manitoba
Author: Pieter Langendijk – Trouw Nutrition Innovation
Author: Lluís Fabà Camats, PhD – Trouw Nutrition Innovation
Author: Leslie L. Mcknight, PhD (she/her/hers) – 3Trouw Nutrition Canada Inc.
Author: Arantxa Asun Pinar – University of Manitoba
Author: Zhen Cai – University of Manitoba
Author: chengbo Yang, PhD – Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM MT

Optimizing the standardized ileal digestible Lys-to-net energy ratio for nitrogen utilization of sows throughout a 24-day lactation period.
Presenting Author: Maddy Watzeck – University of Guelph
Author: Lee-Anne Huber (she/her/hers) – University of Guelph
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM MT

Effect of growth stage/cutting time and intercropping of whole plant oat with whole plant Faba bean forage silage on protein rumen degradation kinetics and intestinal digestion in cattle
Presenting Author: Carlene Nagy – University of Saskatchewan
Author: David Christensen – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Herbert A. Lardner – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Victor H. Guevara-Oquendo – University of Saskatchewan
Presenting Author: Peiqiang Yu – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM MT

Alternative trace mineral supplementation strategies for beef cattle
Presenting Author: Corissa Wilcox, MSc (she/her/hers) – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Kathy A. Larson – Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan
Author: David Christensen – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Nathan Erickson – Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Cheryl Waldner – Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Author: Herbert A. Lardner – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan