Conference information and scientific program

Evaluation of cat scratcher efficacy. 
John J. McGlone*
1,2
 and Rebekkah R. Plummer
2
, 
1
Laboratory of Animal Behavior, Physiology and Welfare, Texas Tech 
University, Lubbock, TX, 
2
McGlone Enterprises Inc., Lubbock, TX.
12:15 PM 
399  
Evaluation of pork and pork by-products in raw meat diets for African wildcats. 
Cayla J. Iske*
1
, Cheryl L. Morris
1,2
, and Kelly Kappen
2
, 
1
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 
2
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo 
and Aquarium, Omaha, NE.

174
Dairy Foods 
Microbiology
Chair: Trish Dawson, Chr. Hansen 
Wekiwa 7/8
9:30 AM 
400  
Development of an anaphylactic model of buckwheat using B-type CpG oligodeoxynucleotides from lactic acid 
bacteria. 
Yoshinari Yamamoto*
1
, Suguru Shigemori
1,2
, Kazushi Oshiro
3
, Pengfei Wang
1
, Yeqin Wang
1
, Takashi Sato
4
, and Takeshi 
Shimosato
1,5
, 
1
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Kamiina, Nagano, 
Japan, 
2
Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, 
3
Graduate 
School of Agriculture, Shinshu University, Kamiina, Nagano, Japan, 
4
Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City 
University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, 
5
Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University, Kamiina, Nagano, 
Japan.
9:45 AM 
401  
Construction of genetically modified Lactococcus lactis expressing buckwheat protein Fagag1 with strong allerge-
nicity. 
Suguru Shigemori*
1,2
, Yoshinari Yamamoto
1
, Kazushi Oshiro
3
, Pengfei Wang
1
, Yeqin Wang
1
, Takashi Sato
4
, and Takeshi 
Shimosato
1,5
, 
1
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Kamiina, Nagano, 
Japan, 
2
Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, 
3
Graduate 
School of Agriculture, Shinshu University, Kamiina, Nagano, Japan, 
4
Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City 
University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, 
5
Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University, Kamiina, Nagano, 
Japan.
10:00 AM 
402  
Production of recombinant β-lactoglobulin in Lactococcus lactis and generation of a bioactive peptide with 
incretin-inactivation activity. 
Kazushi Oshiro*
1
, Suguru Shigemori
2,3
, Yoshinari Yamamoto
2
, Pengfei Wang
2
, Yeqin Wang
2
, Takashi Sato
4
, and Takeshi 
Shimosato
2,5
, 
1
Graduate School of Agriculture, Shinshu University, Kamiina, Nagano, Japan, 
2
Interdisciplinary Gradu-
ate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Kamiina, Nagano, Japan, 
3
Research Fellow of the Japan 
Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, 
4
Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City Uni-
versity, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, 
5
Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University, Kamiina, Nagano, Japan.
10:15 AM 
403  
Sodium chloride induced stress responses in dairy probiotic bacteria. 
Akanksha Gandhi* and Nagendra P. Shah, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
10:30 AM 
404  
Potential role of Bacillus strains isolated from the dairy environment as defect-causing organisms in yogurt. 
Dipakkumar Mehta*
1
, Ashraf Hassan
2
, Brandon Nelson
2
, and Hasmukh Patel
1
, 
1
South Dakota State University, Brook-
ings, SD, 
2
Daisy Brand, Garland, TX.
10:45 AM 
405  
Inactivation of thermoduric sporeformers in milk by combined effect of cavitation and pasteurization. 
Dikshi Bawa*, Sanjeev Anand, Harsh Dahiya, and Hasmukh Patel, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
Extension Education
Chair: Joseph Dalton, University of Idaho 
Suwannee 11/12
9:30 AM 
406  
Optimal dairy farm management subject to greenhouse gas emissions constraints. 
Di Liang*, Thomas F. Rutherford, and Victor E. Cabrera, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
9:45 AM 
407  
A decision support tool for Escherichia coli bacterin mastitis vaccine use in dairy cows. 
Amanda E. Stone*, Tyler B. Mark, and Jeffrey M. Bewley, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
10:00 AM 
408  
The Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program: Improving heifer development practices and increas-
ing technology utilization through economic incentives. 
Jordan M. Thomas*, Brianne E. Bishop, Jillian M. Abel, Jared E. Decker, Scott E. Poock, Douglas S. Brown, Michael F. 
Smith, and David J. Patterson, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
10:15 AM 
409  
Engaging industry personnel in an agricultural education program. 
Angela R. Mays*, F.L. Emmert Company, Cincinnati, OH.

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ORALS
175
10:30 AM 
410  
Using video for consumer attitude inoculation about beef animal slaughter. 
Katherine E. Powers and Traci L. Naile*, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
10:45 AM 
411  
A high percentage of beef bull pictures in semen catalogs have obscured feet and legs. 
March K. Franks and Temple Grandin*, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
Food Safety
Chair: Sanjeev Anand, South Dakota State University 
Wekiwa 5
9:30 AM 
412  
Residue of three fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, and ofloxacin) in commonly consumed meat 
products. 
Adekunmbi B. Omotoso and Andrew B. Omojola*, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
9:45 AM 
413  
Abattoir waste management practices in Ibadan metropolis. 
Olubunmi Olufemi Olusola
1
, Adenike Olubunmi Ajanaku*
2
, and Andrew Babatunde Omojola
1
, 
1
University of Ibadan, 
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, 
2
Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
10:00 AM 
414  
Bioaccumulation of heavy metals, phenol, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in differently singed, skin-on, red 
Sokoto buck goats. 
Andrew B. Omojola*
1
, John O. Oluwole
1
, Olubunmi O. Olusola
1
, and Worlah Y. Akwetey
2
, 
1
University of Ibadan, 
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, 
2
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
10:15 AM 
415  
Antibiotic resistance of bacteria from commercial silages in Israel. 
Zwi Weinberg*, Shlomo Sela, Yaira Chen, Vladislav Volchinski, Judith Kraut-Cohen, and Eddie Cytryn, ARO, The Vol-
cani Center, Rishon Le Zion, Israel.
Forages and Pastures Symposium 
Implications of climate change on the resiliency of forage and pasture production systems
Chair: Bradley Heins, University of Minnesota, West Central Research and Outreach Center 
Sponsor: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia (SBZ) 
Sebastian I-3
9:30 AM 
416  
Managed grassland resiliency to climate change: Shifting species composition buffers climate change effects on 
plant production and forage quality. 
Rebecca L. McCulley*
1
, A. Elizabeth Carlisle
1
, Allison L. Cooke
2
, Matthew M. Conley
3
, Bruce A. Kimball
3
, and Jim A. 
Nelson
1
, 
1
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 
2
Metabolic Disease Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 
3
US Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, USDA-ARS, Maricopa, AZ.
10:15 AM 
417  
Carbon sequestration potential for forage and pasture systems. 
Vern S. Baron*
1
, R. Howard Skinner
2
, and Gilles Bélanger
3
, 
1
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, AB, Canada, 
2
USDA-ARS, University Park, PA, 
3
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
11:00 AM 
418  
Climate-related risk management in agriculture: Its importance for coping with current and future climate changes 
in the southeastern United States. 
B. V. Ortiz*
1
, C. Fraisse
2
, D. Dourte
2
, W. Bartels
2
, D. Zierden
3
, and P. Knox
4
, 
1
Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 
2
University 
of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 
3
Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Tallahassee, FL, 
4
University of Georgia, 
Athens, GA.
11:45 AM 
876  
ADSA®-SBZ Speaker Exchange Presentation: Intensive grazing systems can enhance carcass production with the 
same methane emissions. 
A. Berndt*
1
, L. S. Sakamoto
2
, A. P. Lemes
3
, A. F. Pedroso
1
, J. R. M. Pezzopane
1
, T. C. Alves
1
, D. F. Vilas Boas
4
, R. Rueg-
ger
5
, P. P. A. Oliveira
1
, 
1
Embrapa Southeast Livestock, Sao Carlos, Brazil, 
2
Animal Productivity and Quality Program, 
FZEA/USP, Pirassununga, Brazil, 
3
Veterinarian Medicine, FCAV/UNESP, Jaboticabal, Brazil, 
4
FAPED, Brazil, 
5
CAPES/
EMBRAPA, Brazil.

176
Growth and Development I
Chair: Gary Hausman, University of Georgia 
Panzacola H-1
9:30 AM 
419  
Growth, intake, and health of Holstein heifer calves fed an enhanced diet pre-weaning with or without exogenous 
estradiol immediately post-weaning. 
Adam J. Geiger*
1
, Robert E. James
1
, Catherine L. Parsons
1
, Anthony V. Capuco
2
, and R. Michael Akers
1
, 
1
Department 
of Dairy Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 
2
United States Department of 
Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD.
9:45 AM 
420  
Plane of nutrition affects Holstein bull calf growth, bone mineral density and organ size. 
Meghan E. MacGhee*, Sarah R. McCoski, Camilla H. K. Hughes, Sally E. Johnson, and Alan D. Ealy, Virginia Polytech-
nic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
10:00 AM 
421  
Daily growth rate in Holstein Friesian heifers is affected by fasting insulin levels as newborn calves. 
M. Van Eetvelde*, M. M. Kamal, H. Bogaert, and G. Opsomer, Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd 
Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.
10:15 AM 
  
Break
10:30 AM 
422  
Maternal obesity (MO) during ovine pregnancy leads to increased collagen content and cross-linking in the myo-
cardium of adult F
1
 but not F
2
 offspring. 
Adel Bashir Ghnenis*, John F. Odhiambo, Richard J. McCormick, and Stephen P. Ford, Department of Animal Science, 
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
10:45 AM 
423  
Growth and lactation during gestation decrease placental efficiency in cattle. 
M. Van Eetvelde*, M. M. Kamal, H. Bogaert, and G. Opsomer, Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd 
Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.
11:00 AM 
424  
Effects of GH and IGF-I on proliferation and apoptosis of bovine mammary epithelial cells. 
Hongrong Wang*, Yun Ji, Xueyan Pang, Qing Tian, Mengzhi Wang, and Lihuai Yu, College of Animal Science and Tech-
nology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
11:15 AM 
425  
Effects of recombinant bovine somatotropin (bST) administration at breeding on the cow, conceptus, and subse-
quent offspring performance of beef cattle. 
Vitor R. G. Mercadante*, Francine M. Ciriaco, Darren D. Henry, Pedro L. P. Fontes, Danilo D. Demeterco, Pedro H. 
S. Pereira, Nicolas DiLorenzo, and G. Cliff Lamb, North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 
Marianna, FL.
Horse Species Symposium 
Exercise physiology of the horse
Chair: Josie A. Coverdale, Texas A&M University 
Wekiwa 1/2
9:30 AM 
426  
The effect of oxidative stress during exercise in the horse. 
Carey A. Williams*, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ.
10:15 AM 
427  
Effects of aging on mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle of Quarter Horses. 
Chengcheng Li*
1
, Sarah H. White
2
, Lori K. Warren
1
, and Stephanie E. Wohlgemuth
1
, 
1
Department of Animal Sciences, 
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 
2
College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
11:00 AM 
428  
Bones and muscles in endurance horses—Physiology, pathology, and clinical issues. 
Katja F. Duesterdieck-Zellmer*, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
11:45 AM 
429  
Biomechanics of the exercising horse. 
Hilary Clayton*
1,2
, 
1
Sport Horse Science LLC, Mason, MI, 
2
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

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Lactation Biology II
Chairs: Chantal Farmer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and Juan Loor, University of Illinois 
Wekiwa 3/4
9:30 AM 
430  
Glucose activates translation factors in muscle but not in mammary glands of lactating dairy cows when essential 
amino acids are in excess supply. 
Kelly Nichols*
1
, Michelle Carson
2
, Julie J. M. Kim
1
, John A. Metcalf
2
, John P. Cant
1
, and John Doelman
2,1
, 
1
Department 
of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, 
2
Nutreco Canada Agresearch, Guelph, ON, 
Canada.
9:45 AM 
431  
Early postnatal plane of nutrition of Holstein calves has an effect on milk production and feed intake during their 
first lactation. 
Steffi Wiedemann*
1
, Patricia Holz
2
, Hans-Juergen Kunz
3
, and Martin Kaske
4
, 
1
Animal Health, Institute of Animal 
Breeding and Husbandry, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany, 
2
Clinic for Cattle, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover 
Foundation, Hannover, Germany, 
3
Chamber of Agriculture of Schleswig-Holstein, Blekendorf, Germany, 
4
Department 
for Farm Animals, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
10:00 AM 
432  
Interrelation of somatic cell count, lactate dehydrogenase, and immunoglobulin G during mastitis caused by differ-
ent pathogens. 
Lorenzo E. Hernández-Castellano*
1
, Samantha K. Wall
1
, Roger Stephan
2
, and Rupert Bruckmaier
1
, 
1
Veterinary Physiol-
ogy, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 
2
Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, Vetsuisse Faculty, 
University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
10:15 AM 
433  
The innate immune response of bovine mammary epithelial cells to live or heat-inactivated Mycoplasma bovis. 
Christina Zbinden*
1,3
, Paola Pilo
2
, Joachim Frey
2
, Rupert M. Bruckmaier
1
, and Olga Wellnitz
1
, 
1
Veterinary Physiol-
ogy, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 
2
Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty 
University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 
3
Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, 
Switzerland.
10:30 AM 
434  
Heat stress and amino acid supplementation affected dramatically the expression of genes related to mammary 
cell activity and number. 
A. A. K. Salama*
1
, M. Duque
2
, K. Shahzad
3
, and J. J. Loor
3
, 
1
Grup de Recerca en Remugants (G2R), Departament 
de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain, 
2
Grupo de Investigación 
Biogénesis and GRICA. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, 
3
Department of 
Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana; IL.
10:45 AM 
435  
Effects of different lysine/methionine pattern and glucose level on expression of the key genes involved in milk 
protein transcription and translation in bovine mammary epithelial cells. 
F. Wang
1
, J. Q. Wang
1
, D. P. Bu*
1,2
, X. M. Nan
1,3
, and S. Lian
1
, 
1
State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of 
Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China, 
2
CAAS-ICRAF Joint Laboratory of Agrofor-
estry and Sustainable Animal Husbandry, World Agroforestry Centre, East and Central Asia, Beijing, China, 
3
Syner-
getic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Harbin, China.
11:00 AM 
436  
Trans-10,cis-12 CLA regulates SREBP1 activation in bovine mammary epithelial cells through proteasomal degrada-
tion of Insig1. 
Liang Chen*, Andrea Lengi, and Benjamin Corl, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
Milk Protein and Enzymes Symposium 
High milk protein foods—Challenges and opportunities in structures and digestion
Chair: Rafael Jimenez-Flores, California Polytechnic State University 
Sponsor: Agropur Cooperative 
Suwannee 13/14
9:30 AM 
437  
The role of milk proteins in the development of high protein foods. 
Harjinder Singh*, Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

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10:15 AM 
438  
Structuring food for improving nutrient bioavailability: The case of dairy gels. 
Didier Dupont*
1
, Florence Barbe
1
, Steven Le Feunteun
2
, Olivia Menard
1
, Yann Le Gouar
1
, Amelie Deglaire
1
, Juliane 
Floury
1
, Didier Remond
3
, and Beatrice Laroche
4
, 
1
INRA-Agrocampus Ouest, Rennes, France, 
2
INRA-AgroParisTech, 
Grignon, France, 
3
INRA-Université Clermont 1, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 
4
INRA, Jouy-en-Josas, France.
11:00 AM 
439  
Dairy protein and soluble fiber complexation: Effect on digestion and healthfulness of high protein foods. 
Bongkosh Vardhanabhuti*, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
11:30 AM 
440  
Milk protein ingredients for controlling hardening of protein bars. 
Thom Huppertz*
1,2
 and Sean Hogan
3
, 
1
NIZO food research, Ede, the Netherlands, 
2
South Dakota State University, 
Brookings, SD, 
3
Teagasc Dairy Products Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Ireland.
12:00 PM 
441  
Technological challenges of high milk protein formulations. 
Juan M. Gonzalez*, Global Technology at Mead Johnson Nutrition, Evansville, IN.
Physiology and Endocrinology 
Reproduction in cattle
Chair: Alexandre Souza, Ceva Saúde Animal Brazil 
Panzacola H-4
9:30 AM 
442  
Comparison of TAI at GnRH injection and delayed insemination of non-estrus beef heifers. 
Hazy R. Nielson*
1
, Dan J. Kelly
2
, and Rick N. Funston
1
, 
1
University of Nebraska, West Central Research and Extension 
Center, North Platte, NE, 
2
Kelly Ranch, Sutherland, NE.
9:45 AM 
443  
Bee Synch for synchronization and fixed-time AI of Bos indicus-influenced cows: An update. 
Gary L. Williams*
1,3
, Randy L. Stanko
2
, and Marcel Amstalden
3
, 
1
Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Beeville, TX, 
2
Texas 
A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, 
3
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
10:00 AM 
444  
Effect of MGA versus CIDR estrus synchronization on estrus response and pregnancy rates in 311-d-old beef heif-
ers. 
Hazy R. Nielson*
1
, Rosemary V. Anderson
2
, and Rick N. Funston
1
, 
1
University of Nebraska, West Central Research and 
Extension Center, North Platte, NE, 
2
Anderson Ranch, Whitman, NE.
10:15 AM 
445