Physiology Symposium

Monday, March 10, 2025

1:45 PM – 5:00 PM CST

Location: CHI Health Center Convention Center, 210/211/212

Chair(s)

EH

Elizabeth Hines, PhD

Nutritionist
Sioux Nation Ag Center

Presentations:

1:45 PM – 1:50 PM CST

Physiology Symposium Introduction
1:50 PM – 2:25 PM CST

How metabolic changes during the transition period in dairy cows affect cell mediated immunity
Presenting Author: Lautaro Rostoll Cangiano, PhD – University of Wisconsin–Madison
2:25 PM – 3:00 PM CST

Vitamin A in the early development of muscle and adipose tissue
Presenting Author: Min Du, PhD – Washington State University
3:00 PM – 3:35 PM CST

Influence of vaccination on reproductive cyclicity and immune response in cattle
Presenting Author: George A. Perry, PhD – Texas A&M AgriLife Research
3:35 PM – 3:50 PM CST

Physiology Symposium Break
3:50 PM – 4:25 PM CST

The role of Intestinal health on overall growth performance and the influence of nutrients
Presenting Author: Sung Woo Kim – NC State University
Author: Yesid R. Garavito-Duarte, PhD – NC State University
Author: Alexa R. Gormley – NC State University
Author: Hyunjun Choi, MS – NC State University
Author: Jung Sung – NC State University
4:25 PM – 4:40 PM CST

Thermoregulatory and physiological responses of in utero heat-stressed pigs genomically selected for heat stress tolerance in the F2 generation
Presenting Author: Jacob Musa, MS – Purdue University
Author: MaryKate H. Byrd – Purdue University
Author: Shelby L. Diggs – Purdue University
Author: Caitlyn R. Sullivan – University of Missouri
Author: L. Kirsten Senn – USDA-ARS Livestock Behavior Research Unit
Author: Mekenzie R. Cecil – Purdue University
Author: John L. Byrd – Purdue University
Author: Katherine E. Klassen, PhD – Purdue University, Department of Animal Sciences
Author: Allan P. Schinckel, PhD – Purdue University
Author: Christian Maltecca – North Carolina State
Author: Francesco Tiezzi – University of Florence
Author: Jacob M. Maskal – Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
Author: Luiz F. Brito, PhD – Purdue University
Author: Jay S. Johnson – University of Missouri
4:40 PM – 5:00 PM CST

Body weight from birth to 260 days of age for pigs with functional deletions in growth hormone receptor (GHR) promoters created using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing
Presenting Author: Alicia N. Denton – University of Missouri
Author: Caroline G. Lucas – University of Missouri
Author: Timothy J. Safranski – University of Missouri
Author: Randall S. Prather – University of Missouri
Author: Kevin D. Wells – University of Missouri
Author: Diana Canaveral Restrepo – University of Missouri
Author: Matthew C. Lucy, PhD – University of Missouri