WSASAS Graduate Student Oral Competition

Monday, July 17, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM MT

Location: Albuquerque Convention Center, EAST UPPER: 215 San Miguel

Chair(s)

Juliana Ranches

Assistant Professor
Oregon State University; EOARC
Burns, Oregon

Presentations:

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM MT

Maternal supplementation with different sources of trace minerals and its effects on the offspring.
Presenting Author: Vinicius Alves Cruz, MS (he/him/his) – Montana State University
Author: Rodrigo S. Marques – Montana State University
Author: Keenan Kvamme – Montana State University
Author: Makayla A. Ogg – Montana State University
Author: Iorrano A. A. Cidrini – Montana State University
Author: Keuven S. Nascimento – Montana State University
Author: Sarah McCoski – Montana State University
Author: Christian Posbergh – Montana State University
Author: Amanda Bradberry – Montana State University
Author: Vinicius N. Gouvea, PhD – Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Author: Eduardo Colombo – Texas A&M University
Author: Reinaldo F. Cooke – Texas A&M University
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM MT

Implications of repeated subacute lipopolysaccharide exposure during synchronized estrous
Presenting Author: Molly Austin – New Mexico State University
Author: Briza Castro, MS – New Mexico State University
Author: Jeffery Dominguez- Areallnes – New Mexico State University
Author: Karime Luna – New Mexico State University
Author: Kenneth Duran – New Mexico State University
Author: Michelle Gutierrez – New Mexico State University
Author: Luis Ochoa – New Mexico State University
Author: Craig A. Gifford – New Mexico State University
Author: Jennifer A. Hernandez Gifford – New Mexico State University
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM MT

Field demonstration analyzing the implementation of individual animal electronic identification and genetic testing in western range sheep flocks
Presenting Author: Austin R. Brown – University of California, Davis
Author: Julie Finzel – University of California Cooperative Extension
Author: Roselle Busch – University of California, Davis Veterinary Extension
Author: Morgan Doran – University of California Cooperative Extension, Solano County, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Author: John Harper – University of California Cooperative Extension, Mendocino County, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Author: Dan Macon – University of California Cooperative Extension, Placer County, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Author: Rebecca Ozeran – University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno County, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Author: Morgan R. stegemiller – Department of Animal, Veterinary, and Food Sciences, University of Idaho
Author: Karissa Isaacs – Superior Farms
Author: Alison L. Van Eenennaam, PhD, MS – University of California, Davis Department of Animal Science
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Subclinical lipopolysaccharide exposure during oocyte maturation disrupts early bovine embryonic development
Presenting Author: Briza Castro, MS – New Mexico State University
Author: Juliana Candelaria – University of California, Davis
Author: Molly Austin – New Mexico State University
Author: Charles shuster – New Mexico State University
Author: Craig A. Gifford – New Mexico State University
Author: Anna C. Denicol, DVM, MPVM, PhD – University of California, Davis
Author: Jennifer A. Hernandez Gifford – New Mexico State University
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM MT

Methionine and guanidinoacetic acid supplementation throughout the periconceptual period of gestation alters metabolite concentrations and fetal development
Presenting Author: Kathlyn Hauxwell – North Dakota State University
Author: Robert A. Cushman – USDA, ARS, US Meat Animal Research Center, Livestock Bio-Systems Research Unit
Author: Joel S. Caton – North Dakota State University
Author: Alison Ward – University of Saskatchewan
Author: Amanda Lindholm-Perry – USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Author: Alexandria P. Snider, PhD – USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Livestock Bio-systems Research Unit
Author: Harvey C. Freetly, PhD – USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Author: Carl R. Dahlen – North Dakota State University
Author: Samat Amat, PhD – North Dakota State University, Department of Microbiological Sciences
Author: Bryan W. Neville – USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Author: Jennifer Thorson – USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Author: William T. Oliver – USDA-ARS
Author: Jeremy R. Miles – USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Author: Matthew S. Crouse – USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM MT

Dietary starch dilution strategies to improve feedlot cattle performance and rumen health
Presenting Author: Anna M. Kobza – West Texas A&M University
Author: James D. Young – West Texas A&M University
Author: John T. Richeson, PhD – West Texas A&M University
Author: Ty E. Lawrence, PhD – West Texas A&M University
Author: Travis C. Tennant, PhD – West Texas A&M University
Author: Kendall L. Samuelson – West Texas A&M University