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Graduate Student Oral Competition PHD - Sponsored by the Gretchen Hill Appreciation Club

Monday, March 11, 2024

1:15 PM – 5:30 PM CST

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Hall of Ideas E/H

Chair(s)

Ryan Samuel, PhD

Assistant Professor
South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

Presentations:

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CST

Impacts of dietary myristic acids on mucosa-associated microbiota in relation to intestinal health and growth parameters of nursery pigs
Presenting Author: Hyunjun Choi, MS – North Carolina State University
Author: Gabriel C. Rocha – North Carolina State University
Author: Sung Woo Kim – North Carolina State University
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CST

Effect of feeding intact protein from soybean meal instead of crystalline amino acids on growth performance, protein synthesis, and immune response of growing pigs
Presenting Author: Minoy Cristobal, MS – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Author: Su A Lee, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Author: Andrea P. Mallea – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Author: Leidy J. Torres-Mendoza – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Author: Jessica P. Acosta – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Author: Carl M. M. Parsons – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Author: Hans H. Stein – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CST

Effect of two different implant programs on growth performance and carcass characteristics in beef steers fed to three differing harvest endpoints
Presenting Author: Becca Grimes Francis, M.S. – South Dakota State University
Author: John P. Hutcheson, PhD – Merck Animal Health
Author: Lee-Anne J. Walter, PhD – Merck Animal Health
Author: Wade T. Nichols – Merck Animal Health
Author: Zachary K. Smith – South Dakota State University
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CST

A novel analytical method for identifying periods of increased mortality in individual wean-to-finish pig barns
Presenting Author: Caleb J. Grohmann – University of Missouri–Columbia
Author: Jared E. Decker, Ph.D., Ph.D. – University of Missouri - Columbia
Author: Caleb M. Shull – The Maschhoffs, LLC
Author: Erin J. Lowe – Summit Smart Farms
Author: Jon Hoek – Summit Smart Farms
Author: Kevin Schnarre – Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
Author: Dale D. Polson – Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CST

Decontamination of a feed manufacturing environment following inoculation of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, porcine reproductive and respiratory virus, and Seneca Valley virus 1
Presenting Author: Olivia Harrison – Kansas State University
Author: Haley Otott – Kansas State University
Author: Jianfa Bai – Kansas State University
Author: Vaughn Hamill – Kansas State University
Author: Aaron Singrey – South Dakota State University
Author: Phillip C. Gauger – Iowa State University
Author: Marcelo Almeida – Iowa State University
Author: Jason C. Woodworth – Kansas State University
Author: Cassandra K. Jones – Kansas State University
Author: Charles R. Stark – Kansas State University
Author: Roman Pogranichniy – Kansas State University
Author: Jordan T. Gebhardt – Kansas State University
Author: Chad B. Paulk – Kansas state university
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM CST

Serological comparison of IBR-BVD-PI3-BRSV- Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid vaccines
Presenting Author: Kirsten A. Midkiff – University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Author: Beth B. Kegley – University of Arkansas
Author: Shane Gadberry – University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Author: Robin A. Cheek – University of Arkanasas
Author: Jana L. Reynolds – University of Arkansas
Author: Tom Hess – University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Author: Jeff Sarchet – Zoetis
Author: Mitch Blanding – Zoetis
Author: Tom Short – Zoetis
Author: Jeremy G. Powell – University of Arkansas
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM CST

Implications of factor analyses and Bayesian network learning to develop composite traits of size attributes in developing beef heifers
Presenting Author: Muhammad Anas – North Dakota State University
Author: Bin Zhao – North Dakota State University
Author: Carl R. Dahlen – North Dakota State University
Author: Kendall C. Swanson – North Dakota State University
Author: Kris A. A. Ringwall – North Dakota State University
Author: Lauren L. L. Hulsman Hanna, PhD – North Dakota State University
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Determination of phosphorus release of Microtech phytase in nursery pig diets
Presenting Author: Ron Aldwin S. Navales – Kansas State University
Author: Katelyn N. Gaffield – Kansas State University
Author: Ty Kim – Kansas State University
Author: Joel M. DeRouchey – Kansas State University
Author: Paul Martin – Imogene Ingredients
Author: Juan Javierre – JA Santafe Ventures S.L.
Author: Jordan T. Gebhardt – Kansas State University
Author: Robert D. Goodband – Kansas State University
Author: Mike D. Tokach – Kansas State University
Author: Jason C. Woodworth – Kansas State University
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CST

Graduate Student Oral Competition PHD Break
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CST

Growth and reproductive responses to gonadotropins in gilts fed on ad libitum (AD) or restricted (RS) bases using an electronic sow feeder (ESF)
Presenting Author: Richard T. Niblett, MS – Virginia Tech- Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Author: Kimberly A. Williams – Virginia Tech- Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Author: Marguerite B. Cross – Virginia Tech- Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Author: Alexis L. Clapp – Virginia Tech- Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Author: Mark J. Estienne, PhD – Virginia Tech- Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CST

Effect of In-feed fecal microbiota transplant on growth performance and gut microbiota dynamics of piglet subjected to post-weaning stress
Presenting Author: Paul O. Oladele – Purdue University
Author: Brian T. Richert – Purdue University
Author: Timothy A. Johnson – Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CST

Effects of blends of organic acids and monoglycerides on immune responses of weaned pigs experimentally infected with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F18
Presenting Author: Sangwoo Park – University of California, Davis
Author: Ying Chen – Eastman Chemical Company
Author: Ross Wolfenden – Eastman Chemical Company
Author: Yanhong Liu – University of California, Davis
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM CST

Feeding style and its influence on growth, circulating insulin, and spatial preference of young pigs
Presenting Author: Kaitlyn Sommer – University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
Author: Loreta Sutkus – University of Illinois
Author: Rebecca Golden – University of Illinois
Author: Ryan N. Dilger, Professor – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM CST

Diet acid-binding capacity-4 influences nursery pig performance and fecal dry matter
Presenting Author: Ethan B. Stas – Kansas State University
Author: Mike D. Tokach – Kansas State University
Author: Jason C. Woodworth – Kansas State University
Author: Joel M. DeRouchey – Kansas State University
Author: Robert D. Goodband – Kansas State University
Author: Jordan T. Gebhardt – Kansas State University
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM CST

Effect of 0.79% top-dressed arginine supplementation at different gestation periods and seasons on the colostrum composition and productive performance of sows and piglets
Presenting Author: Sara Virdis – University of Bologna
Author: Diana Luise – University of Bologna
Author: Federico Correa – University of Bologna
Author: Francesco Palumbo – University of Bologna
Author: Clara Negrini – University of Bologna
Author: Gabriella Orazzo – University of Bologna
Author: Maria Vittoria Graziosi – University of Bologna
Author: Umberto Rolla – Martini S.p.A.
Author: Paolo Trevisi, PhD – University of Bologna
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CST

Healing progression of tail docking and ear tag wounds in lambs
Presenting Author: Jocelyn M. Woods – University of Wisconsin–Madison
Author: Sarah J J Adcock – University of Wisconsin Madison
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CST

Estimates of genetic parameters for weight, wool, and carcass traits of Rambouillet sheep
Presenting Author: Hilal Yazar Gunes – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Luiz F. F. Brito – Purdue University
Author: Tom W. Murphy – U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Author: Carrie S. S. Wilson – U.S. Sheep Experiment Station
Author: Ronald M. Lewis – University of Nebraska - Lincoln