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Undergraduate Student Oral Competition - Sponsored by the Gretchen Hill Appreciation Club

Monday, March 10, 2025

2:00 PM – 4:45 PM CST

Location: CHI Health Center Convention Center, 215

Chair(s)

AH

Ashley Hartman

Pillen Family Farms
Columbus, Nebraska

Presentations:

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CST

Comparing the in vitro fermentation characteristics of ruminal and cecal contents from feedlot cattle
Presenting Author: Payton Block – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Paige Berkmeyer – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Joshua C. McCann – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CST

In vitro digestion and conventional hydration assays reveal differential physicochemical properties in soybean meal and hulls
Presenting Author: Seth Hansen – University of Missouri
Author: Jessie Edwards – University of Missouri
Author: Stephanie Lau – Iowa State University
Author: Gustavo Lima – Iowa State University
Author: Nathan Vander Werff – Iowa State University
Author: David S. Rosero, PhD – Iowa State University
Author: Amy L. Petry, PhD – University of Missouri
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM CST

Anogenital distance in beef heifers: repeatability and measurement methods
Presenting Author: Madilyn R. Brummer – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Nicole L. Freisleben – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Nathaniel J. Brookshire – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Italo B. G. D. Lima – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Luana M. Benicio – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Isabella C. F. S. Condotta, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Joshua C. McCann – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Author: Daniel W. Shike – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM CST

An evaluation of production parameters associated with two commercially available porcine circovirus and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Vaccines
Presenting Author: Rylee J. Hundley – Iowa State University
Author: Brianna M. Fredrich, DVM – Zoetis US Pork
Author: Seth A. Krantz, DVM – Tosh Pork
Author: Deborah A. Amodie, MS – Zoetis US Pork
Author: Kimberly A. Vonnahme – Zoetis US Pork
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Evaluation of Synovex® One Grower implantation on pre-weaning performance of suckling beef steers
Presenting Author: Jonathan Jacquez – Kansas State University
Author: John R. Jaeger – South Dakota State University
Author: Payton L. Dahmer – Kansas State University
Author: Keith R. Harmoney – Kansas State University
Author: Larry R. Corah – Kansas State University
Author: Jason M. Warner, PhD – Kansas State University
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CST

Undergraduate Student Oral Competition Break
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM CST

Weaning strategies in swine: assessing the impact of stall vs. conventional weaning methods on post-weaning outcomes
Author: Autumn M. Kramer – South Dakota State University
Author: Katlyn A. McClellan – South Dakota State University
Author: Eric M. Weaver – South Dakota State University
Presenting Author: Sydney Aldrich – South Dakota State University
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CST

Effects of Bacillus subtilis combined with plant extracts on growth performance and diarrhea of weaned pigs
Presenting Author: Charlotte Ludorf – Michigan State University
Author: Mariah Jansen – Michigan State University
Author: Jacqueline Connelly – Michigan State University
Author: Sophia Reynolds – Michigan State University
Author: Hsinhung John Hsu – JH Biotech, Inc.
Author: Chung-Nan Chen – JH Biotech, Inc.
Author: Kwangwook Kim – Michigan State University
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CST

Successful disruption of CD4 using CRISPR/Cas9 technology in pigs
Presenting Author: Angela M. McClaskey – University of Missouri
Author: Kaylynn Monarch – University of Missouri
Author: Laurie Touchard – University of Missouri
Author: Junchul Yoon – University of Missouri
Author: Jaehwan Kim – University of Missouri
Author: John Driver – University of Missouri
Author: Kiho Lee – University of Missouri
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM CST

Assessing the impact of inorganic and organic dietary iron sources fed to highly prolific sows on the iron status of their offspring
Presenting Author: Abigail Morse – South Dakota State University
Author: Katlyn A. McClellan – South Dakota State University
Author: Yanbin Shen – APC
Author: Joe Crenshaw – APC
Author: Joshua Jendza – Qualitech
Author: Eric M. Weaver – South Dakota State University
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM CST

Effect of fiber and stimbiotic on growth performance and the gut microbiome in pigs challenged with F18 enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)
Presenting Author: Erika Shirer – University of Arkansas
Author: Alisun N. Watson – University of Arkansas
Author: Samantha M. Howe – University of Arkansas
Author: Robert Story – EH&S
Author: Charles V. V. Maxwell – University of Arkansas
Author: Spenser L. Becker – AB Vista
Author: Pete Wilcock, PhD – AB Vista
Author: Amanda J. Gerhart – JBS
Author: Jiangchao Zhao, PhD – University of Arkansas
Author: Tsungcheng Cheng Tsai – University of Arkansas