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Undergraduate Student Oral Competition - Sponsored by the Gretchen Hill Appreciation Club

Monday, March 11, 2024

1:00 PM – 5:30 PM CST

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Hall of Ideas G/J

Chair(s)

Anna Dilger, Ph.D

Professor
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois

Presentations:

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM CST

Evaluating the effects of increasing levels of sodium diformate on nursery pig performance
Presenting Author: Gracie Becker – Kansas State University
Author: Katelyn N. Gaffield – Kansas State University
Author: Mike D. Tokach – Kansas State University
Author: Joel M. DeRouchey – Kansas State University
Author: Jason C. Woodworth – Kansas State University
Author: Robert D. Goodband – Kansas State University
Author: Troy Lohrmann – Quality Technology International
Author: Christian Lückstädt – ADDCON
Author: Jordan T. Gebhardt – Kansas State University
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CST

Substitution of dried distillers grains with soybean meal on beef cattle diets: Effects on ruminal ammonia and volatile fatty acid concentrations
Presenting Author: Natasha L. Macholan, n/a – South Dakota State University
Author: Grace Jardon, n/a – South Dakota State University
Author: Elissa Colombo – William Carey University
Author: Zachary K. Smith – South Dakota State University
Author: Warren C. Rusche, PAS, Ph.D. – South Dakota State University
Author: Ana Clara Baiao Menezes – South Dakota State University
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CST

Effects of udder quarter location on colostrum yield, nutrients, and immunoglobulin G in beef heifers
Presenting Author: Jessalyn E. Caple – Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri
Author: Abigail R. Rathert-Williams – Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri
Author: Colby A. Redifer – Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri
Author: Thomas B. McFadden – Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri
Author: Allison M. Meyer, PhD – Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CST

Relationships between performance traits and osteochondrosis of the hock in Standardbred racehorses
Presenting Author: Ella Frake – University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Author: Nicole Tate – University of Minnesota
Author: Annette McCoy – University of Illinois
Author: Molly McCue – University of Minnesota
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CST

Effect of stocking density on F1 Gilt reproductive performance
Presenting Author: Clara K. Henry – Michigan State University
Author: Rachel Self – University of Missouri
Author: Brady McNeil – DNA Genetics
Author: Amanda Cross – DNA Genetics
Author: Ethan Stephenson, MA – Pillen Family Farms
Author: Christine Mainquist-Whigham, DVM – Pillen Family Farms
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CST

Evaluating the effects of hind gut acidosis in sheep on rumen fermentation ex vivo
Presenting Author: Emma G. Prybylski – University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
Author: Haley F. Linder – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Joshua C. McCann – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM CST

The influence of supplementing isolated or intact structural fiber on the physicochemical properties of digesta and fecal consistency of nursery pigs
Presenting Author: Alexis A. Lloyd – University of Missouri
Author: Bre Pace – University of Missouri
Author: Erick Fuentes Cardona – University of Missouri
Author: Hannah Miller – University of Missouri
Author: Rachel Self – University of Missouri
Author: Isabella Murphy – University of Missouri
Author: Leah M. Kellesvig – Vita Plus
Author: Michaela Metz – Vita Plus
Author: Amy L. Petry, PhD – University of Missouri
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM CST

Assessment of sow hemoglobin concentration and its impact on farrowing duration
Presenting Author: Sydney L. Sheffield – South Dakota State University
Author: Katlyn A. McClellan – South Dakota State University
Author: Crystal L. Levesque – South Dakota State University
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Evaluating the effects of an amino acid-formulated diet on ruminal fermentation in vitro
Presenting Author: McKenna Merritt – Western Illinois University
Author: Haley F. Linder – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Michael J. Cecava – Boveta Nutrition, LLC
Author: Joshua C. McCann – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CST

Undergraduate Student Oral Competition Break
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CST

Ruminal degradation profiles of dry matter, organic matter, and crude protein of finishing diets with different levels of inclusion of DDGS and soybean meal
Presenting Author: Katherine M. Moening – South Dakota State University
Author: Grace Jardon – South Dakota State University
Author: Elissa Colombo – William Carey University
Author: Zachary K. Smith – South Dakota State University
Author: Warren C. Rusche, PAS, PhD – South Dakota State University
Author: Ana Clara Baiao Menezes – South Dakota State University
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CST

Evaluation of repeatability of anogenital distance measured with either a caliper or photogrammetry
Presenting Author: Andres Olalde – University of Illinois
Author: Kylie P. Ewing – University of Illinois
Author: Joshua C. McCann – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Daniel W. W. Shike – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CST

Evaluating water- and feed-based arginine supplementation on newly weaned pig growth and gastrointestinal health
Presenting Author: Ayva Bohr – Iowa State University
Author: Chloe S. Hagen – Iowa State University
Author: Keith D. Haydon – CJ Bio America
Author: Laura L. Greiner – Iowa State University
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM CST

The effect of increasing oat groat levels on nursery pig performance, digesta pH, and fecal consistency and physicochemical properties
Presenting Author: Bre Pace – University of Missouri
Author: Alexis A. Lloyd – University of Missouri
Author: Isabella Murphy – University of Missouri
Author: Hannah Miller – University of Missouri
Author: Amy L. Petry, PhD – University of Missouri
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM CST

Factors influencing bull selection in Illinois beef producers: Analysis of retained and non-retained ownership producers
Presenting Author: Grace E. Rincker – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Joshua C. McCann – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Daniel W. W. Shike – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: William T. Meteer – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CST

Evaluating the efficacy of anthelmintics in an upper Midwest horse herd
Presenting Author: Sarah Schmidt – University of Minnesota Crookston
Author: Avery Dobrzelecki – University of Minnesota Crookston
Author: Alex Pfaffenbach – University of Minnesota Crookston
Author: Savea Zimmerman-Cameron – University of Minnesota Crookston
Author: Morgan Pyles – University of Minnesota Crookston
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CST

Effects of orally administered Megasphaera elsdenii during finishing diet realimentation on feedlot steer fecal consistency, clinical depression, and rumination
Presenting Author: Zachary Schoelerman – South Dakota State University
Author: Warren C. Rusche, PAS, PhD – South Dakota State University
Author: Zachary K. Smith – South Dakota State University
Author: Forest L. Francis, PhD – South Dakota State University
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CST

Effects of increasing standardized ileal digestible valine:lysine ratio on growth performance in finishing pigs
Presenting Author: Samantha Swanson – Kansas State University
Author: Andy Boschert – Kansas State University
Author: Mikayla Spinler, MS – Kansas State University
Author: Jason C. Woodworth – Kansas State University
Author: Mike D. Tokach – Kansas State University
Author: Robert D. Goodband – Kansas State University
Author: Joel M. DeRouchey – Kansas State University
Author: Jordan T. Gebhardt – Kansas State University