Graduate Student Competition MS Oral II
Monday, March 16, 2015: 2:00 PM-4:45 PM
304-305 (Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center)
3:00 PM
Effects of Zinc, Chromium, and Beta-agonist Supplementation to Feedlot Steers on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality
Bailey M. Edenburn, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
Samantha G. Kneeskern, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
Benjamin M. Bohrer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
Peter Whitney Rounds, Kemin Industries, Inc.;
Dustin D. Boler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
Anna C. Dilger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
Tara L. Felix, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3:15 PM
Post-weaning nutritional programming of ovarian development in beef heifers
Olivia L. Amundson, South Dakota State University;
Tara G. Fountain, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Erin L. Larimore, South Dakota State University;
Brittany N. Richardson, South Dakota State University;
Anthony K. McNeel, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Elane C. Wright-Johnson, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Duane H Keisler, University of Missouri;
Robert A. Cushman, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
G. A. Perry, South Dakota State University;
Harvey C. Freetly, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
4:30 PM
Performance and blood measurements by Holstein steers supplemented with or without MFP® while grazing cool-season forages
Haley L Bartimus, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University;
J. D. Caldwell, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University;
Amy L. Bax, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University;
Bruce C. Shanks, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University;
K. P. Coffey, University of Arkansas;
Tom Hampton, Novus International, Inc.;
Yi Liang, Novus International, Inc.;
Steven E. Bettis, Novus International, Inc.;
Mercedes Vazquez-Anon, Novus International, Inc.