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

Monday, March 10, 2025

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST

Location: CHI Health Center Convention Center, Ballroom A

Chair(s)

Aileen Joy Mercado, PhD

Swine Nutrition Research Lead
Purina Animal Nutrition
Arden Hills, Minnesota

Presentations:

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CST

Assessment of the relationship between lactation feeding patterns, litter performance measures, and sow characteristics on sow farrowing efficiency metrics
Presenting Author: Elly Kirwa, DVM, MS – Iowa State University
Author: Beau Peterson, PhD – Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions, LLC
Author: Caleb J. Grohmann – University of Missouri - Columbia
Author: Gustavo S. Silva, DVM, MS, PhD – Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Author: Rafael R. Ulguim – Setor de Suínos – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Author: Ana Paula Mellagi – Iowa State University
Author: Matt Frizzo – Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions, LLC
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CST

Effect of conditioning time on standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids and total tract digestibility of energy in diets fed to growing pigs
Presenting Author: Diego A. Lopez Diaz – Kansas State University
Author: Matt D. Miesner, DVM, MS, DACVIM – Kansas State University
Author: Jordan T. Gebhardt – Kansas State University
Author: Hans H. Stein – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Charles R. Stark – Kansas State Univeristy
Author: Chad B. Paulk – Kansas State University
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM CST

Influence of F18⁺ Escherichia Coli challenge on jejunal mucosal immunity of nursery pigs at different ages
Presenting Author: Yesid R. Garavito-Duarte, PhD – NC State University
Author: Hyunjun Choi, MS – NC State University
Author: Sung Woo Kim – NC State University
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM CST

Effects of water-delivered microencapsulated essential oils and F18+ Escherichia coli vaccine on growth performance and post-weaning diarrhea in weanling pigs
Presenting Author: Sara B. Scinto, MS – Purdue University, Department of Animal Sciences
Author: Vanessa W.Y. Ng – Purdue University, Department of Animal Sciences
Author: Alexandra E. Fisk, PhD – Ralco
Author: Katherine E. Klassen, PhD – Purdue University, Department of Animal Sciences
Author: Daphne A. Licuan – Purdue University
Author: Mekenzie R. Cecil – Purdue University
Author: Erica A. Long – Purdue University, Department of Animal Sciences
Author: Allan P. Schinckel, PhD – Purdue University
Author: Jacob A. Richert, PhD – Ralco Agriculture
Author: Carson Scharlau, MS – Ralco Agriculture
Author: Russell W. Fent, PhD – Ralco Nutrition, Inc.
Author: Tingting Ju, PhD – Purdue University
Author: Brian T. Richert, PhD – Purdue University Department of Animal Sciences
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Effects of short chain fatty acids derivatives on diarrhea and growth performance of weanling pigs challenged with F4 and F18 Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
Presenting Author: Shuhan Sun – University of California, Davis
Author: Sangwoo Park – University of California, Davis
Author: Yating Zhao – University of California, Davis
Author: Weizhang Wen – University of California, Davis
Author: Youngmin Park – University of California, Davis
Author: Supatirada Wongchanla – University of California, Davis
Author: Xunde Li – University of California, Daivs
Author: Peng Ji – University of California, Davis
Author: Yanhong Liu, PhD – University of California, Davis
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CST

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

Effects of using soybean meal, canola meal, and corn distillers dried grains with solubles on net energy, greenhouse gas emission, and nitrogen balance in group-housed pigs
Presenting Author: Jimena A. Ibagon – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Su A Lee – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Hans H. Stein – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CST

Modulation of gut microbiome and nutrient digestibility by Aspergillus oryzae prebiotic in pigs fed high-fiber diets: A multi-omics approach
Presenting Author: Sudario Roberto Silva Junior – University of Minnesota
Author: Jinlong Zhu – University of Minnesota
Author: Chi Chen, PhD – University of Minnesota
Author: Andres Gomez – University of Minnesota
Author: Gerald C. Shurson, PhD – University of Minnesota
Author: Lynsey Whitacre – BioZyme, Inc.
Author: Ignacio R. Ipharraguerre – University of Kiel
Author: Pedro E. Urriola, PhD – University of Minnesota
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CST

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone II and its receptor act through theca cells of porcine preovulatory follicles to influence follicular development
Presenting Author: Caitlin E. Ross, PhD Candidate – University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Author: Amy T. Desaulniers, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Clay A. Lents, PhD – Livestock Bio-Systems Research Unit, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Author: Brett R. White, PhD – Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM CST

Dimensionality reduction-based analysis identifies key drivers of nutrient and physicochemical variability in U.S. soybean hull sources
Presenting Author: Gustavo Lima – Iowa State University
Author: Stephanie Lau – Iowa State University
Author: Nathan Vander Werff – Iowa State University
Author: Seth Hansen – University of Missouri
Author: Jessie Edwards – University of Missouri
Author: David S. Rosero, PhD – Iowa State University
Author: Amy L. Petry, PhD – University of Missouri