This is a draft schedule. Presentation dates, times and locations may be subject to change.

Research Technology Symposium

Monday, July 10, 2017: 9:30 AM-5:00 PM
324/325/326 (Baltimore Convention Center)
Moderator:
J. S. Jennings
10:15 AM
738
Use of New Technologies to Evaluate the Environmental Footprint of Feedlot Systems
N. Andy Cole, USDA-ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory (retired); David B. Parker, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Richard W Todd, USDA Agricultural Research Service; April B. Leytem, USDA-ARS; Robert Dungan, USDA-ARS and Shanna L. Ivey, New Mexico State University
11:00 AM
739
11:45 AM
740
Use of GPS Tracking Collars and Accelerometers for Rangeland Livestock Production Research
Derek W. Bailey, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, New Mexico State University; Mark G Trotter, Central Queensland University; Colt W Knight, University of Maine and Milt G. Thomas, Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University
12:30 PM
Break
2:00 PM
741
The Use of a Rumination Monitoring Device for Finishing Beef Steers Receiving Different Particle Size and Inclusion Rate of Dietary Roughage.
J. S. Jennings, Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Center; W. W. Gentry, Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Center; C. P. Weiss, Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Center; C. M. Meredith, Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Center; N. A. Cole, USDA-ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory (retired) and F. T. McCollum, Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Center
2:45 PM
742
Continuous Ruminal pH Measurement: Validation, Opportunities, and Limitations
Gregory B. Penner, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan
4:15 PM
744
Automated collection of heat stress data in livestock: new technologies and opportunities
James E Koltes, Department of Animal Science, University of Arkansas