Tuesday, March 17, 2015: 1:30 PM-4:00 PM
302-303 (Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center)
Moderator:
Amanda K. Lindholm-Perry
2:15 PM
Genetic variance and covariance components for feed intake, average daily gain, and postweaning gain in growing beef cattle
Kelli J Retallick, Kansas State University;
Jennifer M. Bormann, Kansas State University;
Robert L. Weaber, Kansas State University;
Michael D. MacNeil, Kansas State University;
Heather L Bradford, Kansas State University;
Harvey C. Freetly, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Warren M. Snelling, USDA, ARS, US MARC;
R. Mark Thallman, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Daniel W. Moser, Kansas State University;
Larry A. Kuehn, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
3:15 PM
Genome-wide association and genomic prediction of response to infection for two isolates of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
Emily H. Waide, Iowa State University;
Nick V.L. Serão, Iowa State University;
Andrew Hess, Iowa State University;
Raymond R.R. Rowland, Kansas State University;
Joan K. Lunney, USDA, ARS, BARC, APDL;
Graham S. Plastow, University of Alberta;
Jack C. M. Dekkers, Iowa State University
3:30 PM
A comparison of viremia profiles between piglets infected with one of two isolates of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
Andrew Hess, Iowa State University;
Zeenath Islam, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh;
Raymond R.R. Rowland, Kansas State University;
Joan K. Lunney, USDA, ARS, BARC, APDL;
Andrea Doeschl-Wilson, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh;
Stephen C. Bishop, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh;
Graham S. Plastow, University of Alberta;
Jack C. M. Dekkers, Iowa State University