Conference information and scientific program

Teaching/Undergraduate and Graduate Education Symposium 
Teaching graduate students to teach and be successful at teaching
Chair: Antonio Faciola, University of Nevada 
Sebastian I-1
2:00 PM 
638  
Engaging introductory animal science students through free-range learning. 
Frank E. Robinson*, Dana C. Penrice, and Martin J. Zuidhof, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
2:30 PM 
639  
Teaching graduate students to teach: An integrated approach. 
Donald L. Gillian-Daniel*, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
3:00 PM 
640  
Assessing teaching skills when hiring new faculty members, and rewarding faculty and graduate students for 
teaching well. 
Kenneth G. Odde*, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
3:30 PM 
641  
Scholarship of teaching: What are the best methods of conducting research in teaching? 
Michel A. Wattiaux*, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
4:00 PM 
642  
Is Natural Sciences Education the journal for you? 
Ken Barbarick*, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

WEDNESDAY
POSTERS
197
Wednesday, July 15
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Animal Behavior and Well-Being II
W1  
The relationship between equine temperament and behavior as affected over time by the skill level of the rider. 
Taylor Huffman and Katherine Koudele*, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.
W2  
Better welfare outcomes in lambs subjected to gradual weaning when compared with abrupt weaning. 
Cristiane G. Titto*
1
, Fábio L. Henrique
1
, Evaldo A. L. Titto
1
, Adroaldo J. Zanella
2
, Henrique B. Hooper
1
, Lina F. P. Rodriguez
1
, Ana 
Luisa S. Longo
1
, Thays M. C. Leme-dos Santos
1
, Raquel F. Calviello
1
, Jessica C. Veronezi
1
, and Alfredo M. F. Pereira
3
, 
1
Faculdade 
de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade de São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil, 
2
Faculdade de Medicina 
Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil, 
3
Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambien-
tais Mediterrânicas, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Alentejo, Portugal.
W3  
Assessing cow-calf welfare. 
Gabrielle E. Simon*
1
, Bruce R. Hoar
2
, and Cassandra B. Tucker
1
, 
1
University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, 
2
University of Wyo-
ming, Laramie, WY.
W4  
Identifying the principal problems of animal welfare on intensive dairy farms in the central zone of Chile. 
Maria Sol Morales*, Lorena Carmona, Tamara Tadich, and Carlos Alvear, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Univer-
sidad de Chile, Santiago, RM, Chile.
W5  
Identifying farm-level factors affecting milking attendance and productivity in automated milking systems. 
Meagan T. M. King*
1
, Ed A. Pajor
2
, Stephen J. Leblanc
3
, and Trevor J. DeVries
1
, 
1
Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Uni-
versity of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, 
2
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 
3
Depart-
ment of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
W6  
Differences in cow comfort between traditional bedded pack and compost bedded pack for dairy housing systems. 
Anna Fernández, Eva Mainau, Xavier Manteca, Cinta Sol*, and Lorena Castillejos, Animal Nutrition and Welfare Service, Animal 
and Food Science Departament, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
W7  
Behaviors of Holstein heifers associated with large follicles during the estrous cycle. 
Cassandra S. Skenandore* and Felipe C. Cardoso, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.
W8  
Behavioral responses of periparturient Jersey cows treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin during the periparturi-
ent period. 
Henrique F. Soares
1
, Daniela N. Liboreiro*
1
, Gabriel D. Bombardelli
1
, Paula R. B. Silva
1
, and Ricardo C. Chebel
1,2
, 
1
University of 
Minnesota, St Paul, MN, 
2
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
W9  
Preference of flavored concentrate premixes by dairy cows. 
Michael T. Harper*
1
, Joonpyo Oh
1
, Fabio Giallongo
1
, Juliana C. Lopes
1
, Alexander N. Hristov
1
, and Joelle Faugeron
2
, 
1
The Penn-
sylvania State University, University Park, PA, 
2
Pancosma, Geneva, Switzerland.
W10  
Sorting of TMR by dairy calves is affected by availability of an alternative source of grain. 
Joao H. C. Costa*, Nicola A. Adderley, Daniel M. Weary, and Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk, Animal Welfare Program, University 
of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
W11  
Predicting filching: A logistical approach. 
Kristina A. Weld*, Louis E. Armentano, and Amy L. Stanton, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
W12  
Validation of methodology for assessing heat abatement strategies in dry-lot cattle. 
Grazyne Tresoldi*
1
, Karin Schütz
2
, and Cassandra Tucker
1
, 
1
Center for Animal Welfare, Department of Animal Science, University 
of California, Davis, Davis, CA, 
2
Farm Systems North, AgResearch Ltd., Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.
W13  
Infrared thermography as a tool to diagnose foot rot and digital dermatitis in feedlot cattle. 
Sonia Marti
1
, Randy E. Wilde
1
, Diego Moya*
1,2
, Eugene D. Janzen
2
, Michael J. Jelinski
3
, Craig L. Dorin
3
, Karin Orsel
2
, Ed Pajor
2
, 
Jan Shearer
4
, Suzanne T. Millman
4
, Johann F. Coetzee
4
, Dan Thomson
5
, and Karen S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein
1
, 
1
Agriculture and 
Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada, 
2
University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada, 
3
Vet-
erinary Agri-Health Services Ltd, Airdrie, AB, Canada, 
4
Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ames, IA, 
5
Kansas 
State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan, KS.

198
W14  
Continuous recording versus scan-sampling in behavioral studies with growing heifers fed high-concentrate diets. 
Ana Madruga*
1
, Alfred Ferret
1
, María Rodríguez
1
, Eva Mainau
1
, Jose Luis Ruiz de la Torre
1
, Luciano Gonzalez
2
, and Xavier Man-
teca
1
, 
1
Animal Nutrition and Welfare Service (SNIBA), Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain, 
2
Centre for Carbon, 
Water and Food, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia.
W15  
Evaluation of technologies to predict the onset of calving in Holstein dairy cows. 
Véronique Ouellet*
1
, Elsa Vasseur
2
, Wolfgang Heuwieser
3
, Onno Burfeind
3
, Xavier Maldague
4
, and Édith Charbonneau
1
, 
1
Département des Sciences Animales, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, 
2
Organic Dairy Research Center, University of 
Guelph, Alfred, ON, Canada, 
3
Clinic for Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, 
Germany, 
4
Département de Génie électrique et de Génie Informatique, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
W16  
Barrow behavioral reactivity to a human or novel object when fed low versus high fiber diets. 
Jessica D. Colpoys*
1
, Nicholas K. Gabler
1
, Caitlyn E. Abell
2
, Aileen F. Keating
1
, Suzanne T. Millman
1
, Janice M. Siegford
3
, and 
Anna K. Johnson
1
, 
1
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 
2
DNA Genetics, Columbus, NE, 
3
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
W17  
A novel objective chute score interacts with monensin to affect growth of receiving cattle. 
Kelsey A. Bruno*, Eric S. Vanzant, Alex W. Altman, Monoj Kudupoje, and Kyle R. McLeod, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
W18  
Could forming uniform body weight groups at entrance result in improved performance, behavior, health and carcass in fat-
tening Holstein bulls? 
Marçal Verdú*
1
, Alex Bach
2,1
, Armando Pérez
3
, and Maria Devant
1
, 
1
IRTA-Ruminant Production, Animal Nutrition, Management, 
and Welfare Research Group, Caldes Montbui, Spain, 
2
ICREA, Barcelona, Spain, 
3
Grup Alimentari Guissona, Guissona, Spain.
Animal Health 
Dairy calves and heifers
W19  
Effect of housing on the leukocyte transcriptome of beef calves. 
Robmay Garcia*, Dianelys Gonzalez-Pena, and Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL.
W20  
Short-term α-tocopherol treatment during neonatal period modulates pro-inflammatory response to endotoxin (LPS) chal-
lenge in the same calves several months later. 
S. Kahl* and T. H. Elsasser, USDA, ARS, Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD.
W21  
Influence of a feed additive on support of calves during initial growth phase. 
Jorge A. Saltijeral Oaxaca
1
, Luis Galicia
1
, Juan E. Guerra
2
, and H. I. Rogge*
3
, 
1
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico, DF, 
Mexico, 
2
Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacan, Sinaloa Mexico, 
3
Phytobiotics Futterzusatzstoffe GmbH, Eltville, Germany.
W22  
Influence of sex and temperament on response to Salmonella Newport extract vaccine in crossbred beef calves. 
Anita M. Snell*
1,2
, Jason P. Banta
2
, Brittini P. Littlejohn
1,2
, Sara D. Lawhon
3
, Tom H. Welsh
1
, Ron D. Randel
2
, and Rhonda C. Vann
4
, 
1
Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M, College Station, TX, 
2
AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Texas A&M, Overton, 
TX, 
3
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M, College Station, TX, 
4
MAFES-E.G. Morrison Brown Loam Exp. Station, 
Mississippi State University, Raymond, MS.
W23  
Passive transfer of immunity in dairy heifer calves on Costa Rican dairy farms. 
J. A. Elizondo-Salazar*
1
, D. Benavides-Varela
2
, A. Vargas-Ramírez
1
, and C. M. Campos-Granados
3
, 
1
Estación Experimental Alfredo 
Volio Mata, Facultad de Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, 
2
Alimentos del Norte S.A-
DIPCR, Costa Rica, 
3
Centro de Investigación en Nutrición Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Universidad de Costa 
Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
W24  
Prevalence of bovine respiratory disease in pre-weaned dairy calves in Northern California. 
Betsy M. Karle*
1
, Sasha A. Dubrovsky
2
, William J. Love
3
, Deniece R. Williams
3
, Jeffery W. Stackhouse
4
, Randall J. Anderson
5
, 
Alison L. Van Eenennaam
2
, Terry W. Lehenbauer
3,5
, and Sharif S. Aly
3,5
, 
1
University of California Cooperative Extension, Orland, 
CA, 
2
University of California Department of Animal Science, Davis, CA, 
3
UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research 
Center, Tulare, CA, 
4
University of California Cooperative Extension, Eureka, CA, 
5
California Department of Food and Agriculture, 
Animal Health Branch, Sacramento, CA, 
6
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, 
University of California, Davis, Davis, CA.

WEDNESDAY
POSTERS
199
W25  
Risk factors for diarrhea and pneumonia in Holstein calves offered colostrum of different quality in a hot environment. 
Edir Torres-Rodriguez*
1
, Miguel A. Mellado-Bosque
2
, Jose E. Garcia-Martinez
2
, and Francisco G. Veliz-Deras
1
, 
1
Universidad 
Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, 
2
Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo, Coahuila, 
Mexico.
W26  
Preweaning plane of nutrition and Mannheimia haemolytica dose influence metabolic responses to a combined bovine 
herpesvirus-1 and Mannheimia haemolytica challenge in post-weaned Holstein calves. 
K. P. Sharon*
1,2
, Y. L. Liang
1
, N. C. Burdick Sanchez
2
, J. A. Carroll
2
, P. R. Broadway
2
, and M. A. Ballou
1
, 
1
Texas Tech University, 
Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Lubbock, TX, 
2
USDA-ARS, Livestock Issues Research Unit, Lubbock, TX.
W27  
Effect of repeated intravenous LPS infusions in endometrium gene expression and inflammatory response in Holstein heif-
ers. 
Artur C. C. Fernandes*
1,2
, Juliana S. Souza
1
, Douglas Veira
1
, Audrey Nadalin
1
, Lúcio E. H. Melo
2
, and Ronaldo L. A. Cerri
1
, 
1
Faculty 
of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 
2
Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, 
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
W28  
Performance of Jersey calves born from dams treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin during the periparturient 
period. 
Paula R. B. Silva*
1
, Henrique F. Soares
1
, Gabriel D. Bombardelli
1
, and Ricardo C. Chebel
1,2
, 
1
University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, 
2
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
W29  
Supplementation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products for the prevention of geophagia in Holstein female 
calves fed milk in buckets. 
Sonia Vazquez-Flores*
1
, Stephany Barrera-Almanza
1
, María de Jesús Guerrero
2
, Kristy Dorton
3
, Mark Scott
3
, and William San-
chez
3
, 
1
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Querétaro, Querétaro, México, 
2
Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro, Querétaro, 
México, 
3
Diamond V, Cedar Rapids, IA.
W30  
Comparison of the effect of LongRange (eprinomectin) versus Dectomax (doramectin) and fly tags on growth of post-
weaned grazing dairy heifers. 
M. W. Sahar
1,2
, J. E. Tower
1
, T. S. Dennis
1
, A. M. Mosiman
1
, H. F. P. Schmitz
1
, R. K. Tessman
3
, and T. D. Nennich*
1,4
, 
1
Purdue Uni-
versity, West Lafayette, IN, 
2
Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan, 
3
Merial, Hallsville, MO, 
4
Famo Feeds, Freeport, MN.
W31  
Associations between fecal pathogens, growth, and clinical signs of diarrhea in dairy heifer calves. 
Elizabeth S. Binversie*, Melissa C. Cornett, Catie C. Cramer, and Amy L. Stanton, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department 
of Dairy Science, Madison, WI.
W32  
Efficacy of feeding First Day Formula CR versus maternal colostrum on calf serum immunological parameters. 
Alfonso Lago*
1
, Claudia Leonardi
1
, Cedric Blanc
2
, David Cook
3
, Michael Socha
4
, and Humberto Rivera
5
, 
1
DairyExperts Inc., Tu-
lare, CA, 
2
Pacific Rim Dairy, Corcoran, CA, 
3
Milk Products Inc., Chilton, WI, 
4
Zinpro Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN, 
5
Accelerated 
Genetics, Baraboo, WI.
W33  
Relationship between serum total proteins and immunoglobulin G for calves fed either First Day Formula CR or maternal 
colostrum. 
Alfonso Lago*
1
, Claudia Leonardi
1
, Cedric Blanc
2
, David Cook
3
, Michael Socha
4
, and Humberto Rivera
5
, 
1
DairyExperts Inc., Tu-
lare, CA, 
2
Pacific Rim Dairy, Corcoran, CA, 
3
Milk Products Inc., Chilton, WI, 
4
Zinpro Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN, 
5
Accelerated 
Genetics, Baraboo, WI.
W34  
Prophylactic efficacy of an engineered biotherapeutic fusion protein against Cryptosporidium parvum in experimentally 
challenged neonatal calves. 
Travis J. De Wolfe*
1
, Sheila M. McGuirk
1
, Nicholas S. Keuler
1
, Robert D. Bremel
2
, Jane Homan
2
, Michael Imboden
2
, Deborah A. 
Schaefer
3
, and Benjamin J. Darien
1
, 
1
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 
2
ioGenetics, Inc., Madison, WI, 
3
University 
of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
W35  
Association between plasma haptoglobin concentration and bovine respiratory disease status in preweaned dairy calves. 
Sonia J. Moisá*
1
, Sharif S. Aly
2
, William J. Love
2
, Terry W. Lehenbauer
2
, Alison L. Van Eenennaam
3
, and Lindsey E. Hulbert
1
, 
1
De-
partment of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 
2
School of Veterinary Medicine, University 
of California, Davis, Tulare, CA, 
3
Department of Animal Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA.
W36  
Cosinor analysis of CRT in heifers. 
Alexander W. Altman*
1
, Nicole C. Burdick-Sanchez
2
, Jeffery A. Carroll
2
, Ty B. Schmidt
3
, Kyle R. McLeod
1
, Glen E. Aiken
4
, and Eric 
S. Vanzant
1
, 
1
Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 
2
Livestock Issues Research Unit, 
USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX, 
3
Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 
4
Forage Animal Produc-
tion Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lexington, KY.

200
W37  
Effect of bovine genotype on heifer response to repeated lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration. 
Georgina Cousillas*
1
, Aimee Benjamin
2
, Wanda J. Weber
1
, David Kerr
2
, Theodore H. Elsasser
3
, Stanislaw Kahl
3
, and Brian A. 
Crooker
1
, 
1
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 
2
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 
3
USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD.
W38  
The effects of plane of milk replacer nutrition on the health and performance of high-risk Holstein bull calves from a com-
mercial calf ranch. 
K. P. Sharon*
1,3
, L. E. Hulbert
2
, J. A. Carroll
3
, and M. A. Ballou
1
, 
1
Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, 
Lubbock, TX, 
2
Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 
3
Livestock Issues Research 
Unit, USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX.
W39  
The effect of diarrhea, fever, and respiratory disease on post-weaning weight of Holstein dairy heifers in an automated 
feeding system. 
Gabriela A. Zaldumbide*, Melissa C. Cornett, and Amy L. Stanton, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
Animal Health 
Monogastric health
W40  
Changes in liver and white adipose tissue metabolism induced by postnatal nutritional restriction in piglets with intrauter-
ine growth restriction. 
Liang Hu*, Xie Peng, Fali Wu, Chuan Yan, Qin Xu, Yan Liu, De Wu, Shengyu Xu, Yan Lin, Zhengfeng Fang, and Lianqiang Che, 
Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
W41  
MicroRNA expression profile of the mouse lung infected with a virulent avian H5N2 virus. 
M. K. Shim*
1
, E. J. Choi
2
, S. H. Hong
1
, Y. K. Choi
2
, and H. B. Kim
1
, 
1
Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungnam, Republic of Korea, 
2
Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea.
W42