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CSAS graduate student oral competition I
Wednesday, July 20, 2016: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
251 B (Salt Palace Convention Center)
9:30 AM
Ensiling barley varieties selected for varied levels of in vitro NDF degradability
Natalie G Preston, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada;
Jayakrishnan Nair, University of Saskatchewan;
Peiqiang Yu, University of Saskatchewan;
David A. Christensen, University of Saskatchewan;
John J. McKinnon, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan;
Tim A. McAllister, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
9:45 AM
Characterization of the variation in the daily excretion of faecal constituents and digestibility predictions in beef cattle fed feedlot diets using near infrared spectroscopy
L. J. Jancewicz, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan;
G. B. Penner, University of Saskatchewan;
M. L. Swift, Hi-Pro Feeds;
J. J. McKinnon, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan;
C. L. Waldner, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan;
T. A. McAllister, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
10:15 AM
Effect of digestible fiber content of barley silage on lactation performance and chewing activity of lactating dairy cows in comparison with corn silage
Basim Refat, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan;
David A. Christensen, University of Saskatchewan;
John J. McKinnon, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada;
Jayakrishnan Nair, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan;
Aaron D. Beattie, Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan;
Tim A. McAllister, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, AAFC, Lethbridge, AB, Canada;
Wenzhu Yang, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, AAFC;
Peiqiang Yu, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan
10:45 AM
Can regular exercise and more comfortable stalls improve cleanliness and lameness in tie-stall dairy cows?
Santiago Palacio, McGill University;
Steve Adam, Valacta;
Renee Bergeron, University of Guelph;
Doris Pellerin, Universite Laval;
Anne Marie de Passillé, Faculty of Land and Food Systems - University of British Columbia;
Jeffrey Rushen, Faculty of Land and Food Systems - University of British Columbia;
Derek B Haley, Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph;
Trevor J. DeVries, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph;
Elsa Vasseur, McGill University
11:30 AM
Degradation kinetics and bypassed nutrients of value added pellet products based on combination of new co-products from bio-fuel/bio-oil processing, low grade of peas and lignosulfonate chemical compound at different levels for ruminants
Victor Guevara, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada;
David A. Christensen, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada;
John J. McKinnon, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada;
Peiqiang Yu, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada