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Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, July 24, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM MT
    Registration Hours: Wednesday
  • 6:45 AM – 6:00 PM MT
    Poster Help Desk/Upload Hours
  • 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM MT
    Poster Session VIII
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM MT
    Oral Presentation Upload Room Hours
  • 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM MT
    Beef Species Symposium I: Improvement of beef quality: Genetic improvements and management practices

    Chair: Bryan W. Neville – USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center

  • 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM MT
    Comparative Gut Physiology Symposium: Experimental models for studying nutrient absorption and intestinal function

    Chair: Kendall C. Swanson – North Dakota State University

  • 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM MT
    Forages and Pastures Symposium: Precision technology in forage & pasture systems

    Chair: Colin T. Tobin, PhD, PAS – North Dakota State University

  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    ASAS Public Policy Committee Symposium: Government Science and Research Strategy as Applied to Animal Agriculture

    Co-Chair: Donald Mulvaney – Auburn University

    Co-Chair: Teresa A. Davis, PhD – USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine

  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    Ruminant Nutrition V: Vitamins and Minerals

    Chair: Marcelo Vedovatto, Dr – Louisiana State University

  • 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM MT
    CSAS Symposium I - Celebrating 99 Years of Canadian Animal Science

    Co-Chair: Tim A. McAllister – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge

    Co-Chair: Gregory Penner, BSA, MSc, PhD – University of Saskatchewan

  • 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM MT
    Exhibitor Hours
  • 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM MT
    Animal Behavior and Well-Being II: Stress

    Chair: Brenda M. Alexander, PhD – University of Wyoming

  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MT
    Poster Session IX
  • 8:30 AM – 10:15 AM MT
    Nonruminant Nutrition II: Feed Enzymes: Functions and Nutrient Utilization
  • 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM MT
    Animal Breeding and Genetics IV: Genetics of Health and Disease

    Chair: Ching-Yi Chen, PhD (she/her/hers) – Genus PIC

  • 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    Animal Health II: Cattle Disease

    Chair: Holly L. Neibergs – Washington State University

  • 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    Companion Animal II

    Chair: James Templeman – Primal Pet Group

  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM MT
    Poster Session X
  • 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM MT
    Teaching/Undergraduate and Graduate Education

    Chair: Amy Safran – University of Connecticut

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    Poster Session XI
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM MT
    Student Lunch and Learn: Marketing yourself and finding your why as a student
  • 1:00 PM – 3:20 PM MT
    CSAS Symposium IIA - Animal genomics and future perspectives

    Chair: Nuria Prieto – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe Research and Development Centre

    Co-Chair: Devin B. Holman, PhD – Agriculture Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe Research and Developmental Center

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MT
    Poster Session XII
  • 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM MT
    Animal Behavior and Well-Being III: Performance
  • 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM MT
    Production, Management and Environment IV: Emissions, Producers and Rangeland
  • 1:45 PM – 3:30 PM MT
    Physiology and Endocrinology VI

    Chair: Fernando Biase – Virginia Tech

  • 1:45 PM – 5:15 PM MT
    Beef Species Symposium II: Increasing the resilience of beef cattle feeder supply

    Chair: Bryan W. Neville – USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MT
    Nonruminant Nutrition III: Amino Acid and Chelated Minerals
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MT
    Ruminant Nutrition VI: Dietary Fat and Protein

    Chair: Brandon Smith – Auburn University

  • 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM MT
    Growth and Development II

    Chair: Kara J. Thornton-Kurth, PhD – Utah State University

  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM MT
    Companion Animal Symposium II: New Technologies and Techniques in Companion Animal Research

    Chair: Amanda N. Dainton – Freshpet

  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM MT
    Exhibitor Move Out
  • 2:00 PM – 5:15 PM MT
    Teaching/Undergraduate & Graduate Education Symposium: Connecting Experiential Learning with Employment Opportunities–what industry wants us to know

    Chair: Amy Safran – University of Connecticut

  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM MT
    Poster Session XIII
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM MT
    Animal Behavior and Well-Being IV

    Chair: Juliana Ranches – Oregon State University

  • 3:20 PM – 5:00 PM MT
    CSAS Symposium IIB - Strategies to improve the efficiency of rumen function

    Chair: Tim A. McAllister – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge

  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM MT
    Poster Session XIV
  • 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM MT
    Forages and Pastures II: Grazing

    Chair: S. Leanne Dillard – Auburn University

  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Student Networking/Faculty/Industry/Mixer
  • 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM MT
    Companion Animal Mixer - Sponsored by Phileo
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM MT
    WSASAS Business Meeting
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MT
    WSASAS Awards Banquet