CSAS Graduate Student Oral Competition: PHD

Monday, July 17, 2023

1:45 PM - 3:30 PM MT

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

Chair(s)

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Younes Miar

Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University
Truro, Nova Scotia

Presentations:

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM MT

Methane and carbon dioxide emissions from crossbred beef cattle fall-grazed on native aspen parkland pastures
Presenting Author: Amir Behrouzi – Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
Author: Mikayla Ewasiuk – Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
Author: Edward Bork – Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
Author: John A. Basarab, P.Ag., PhD – Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
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
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM MT

Identification of functional single nucleotide polymorphisms responsible for alternative splicing affecting gastrointestinal nematodes resistance in grazing sheep
Presenting Author: Samla M F Cunha, MS – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, N1G 1Y2, ON, Canada
Author: Olivia B. Willoughby – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, N1G 1Y2, ON, Canada
Author: Flavio S. Schenkel, BSc, MSc, PhD – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, N1G 1Y2, ON, Canada
Author: Bonnie Mallard – Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
Author: Niel A. Karrow – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, N1G 1Y2, ON, Canada
Author: Angela Cánovas – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, N1G 1Y2, ON, Canada
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM MT

Assessment of the rumen bacterial community in beef cows differing in feed efficiency across four feeding and grazing scenarios
Presenting Author: Sang Weon Na, MSc – Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada
Author: Mi Zhou – Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada
Author: Yanhong Chen – Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada
Author: Edward Bork – Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
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: Le Luo L. Guan – Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM MT

Increasing functional amino acid ratios does not improves growth performance in pigs raised under poor sanitary conditions when fed with individual precision feeding or conventional feeding systems
Presenting Author: Pedro Righetti Arnaut (he/him/his) – Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
Author: Luciano Hauschild, Sr. (he/him/his) – Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias - Câmpus de Jaboticabal - Unesp
Author: Aline Remus (she/her/hers) – AAFC
Author: Candido Pomar (he/him/his) – AAFC
Author: Henrique G. Gastman Brand – Evonik
Author: John K. Khun Kyaw Htoo – Evonik
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM MT

High throughput screening of bovine mastitis from raw milk using MALDI-TOF MS and machine learning
Presenting Author: Sumon Sarkar – Texas Tech University
Author: Jonathan Thompson – Texas Tech University
Author: Savana L. Everhart Nunn – Texas Tech University
Author: Beth Clayton – Dairy Herd Improvement Association
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM MT

Impacts of active dry yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on gut permeability in finishing beef cattle
Presenting Author: Melissa S. Williams – University of Guelph
Author: Ousama AlZahal – AlZahal Innovation & Nutrition Inc.
Author: Michael A. Steele – Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph
Author: Katharine M. Wood – University of Guelph
Author: Greg B. Penner, PhD, MSc, BSc – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM MT

Effects of feeding hybrid rye grain as a replacement for barley grain on feed intake, ruminal fermentation, and site of nutrient digestion for finishing beef cattle
Presenting Author: Fuquan Zhang, MA – University of Saskatchewan
Author: Rebecca S. Brattain, MS, PhD – KWS Cereals USA, LLC.
Author: Rachel E. Carey, MSc, Assoc PAS, AAg – University of Saskatchewan
Author: Herman Wehrle – KWS CEREALS USA, LLC.
Author: Greg B. Penner, PhD, MSc, BSc – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan