2024 ASAS Student Competition Results
Undergraduate Poster
3rd Place
Elle P. Johnston, University of Arkansas
PSIV-4 - Effectiveness of maternal bovine appeasing substance on growth, physiological, and behavioral responses of high-risk stocker cattle.
2nd Place
Ariel A. Kuhl, University of Connecticut
PSIV-1 - Concentrations of follicle stimulating hormone and progesterone in female offspring born to ewes poorly fed during gestation.
1st Place
Makala L. Utai, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
PSIV-13 - Changes in Interferon-γ and Tumor necrosis factor-α in the vaginal environment of cattle during early gestation.
Graduate Poster MS I
3rd Place
Fiona Mccracken, Four Rivers Kennel, LLC
PSI-15 - Validation if a rapid test to evaluate humoral immunity in Labrador retrievers across multiple life stages.
2nd Place
Adrianna DiSilvestro, Texas A&M University
PSI-8 - Inflammatory cytokines concentrations and gene expression in mature and aging sedentary horses.
1st Place
Luana Alvares, University of Florida
PSI-1 - Genetic and non-genetic factors influencing beef cattle attractiveness to horn fly.
Graduate Poster MS II
3rd Place
Greyson Fruge, Texas State University
PSIII-9 - Cannabinoid uptake and depletion in blood plasma of cattle fed hemp leaves.
2nd Place
Jalyn Hawkins, Mississippi State University
PSIII-12 - Dynamics of neonatal dairy calf behaviors and their association with early gut microbiota.
1st Place
Alyssa Smith, Purdue University
PSIII-22 - Downregulations in the expression of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins in a temporal model of in utero hypothyroidism.
Graduate Poster PHD I
3rd Place
Santhi Priya Voggu, University of Connecticut
PSV-13 - Betaine supplementation and nutrient restriction during gestation: Influences on growth in fetal sheep offspring.
2nd Place
Leland Ackerson, Michigan State University
PSV-1 - Trio-binning Assemblies of the Duroc and Landrace swine breeds.
1st Place
Alice Rocha, University of California, Davis
PSV-14 - The effects of calcium cyanamide on greenhouse gases, ammonia emissions, and the microbiome of dairy cattle lagoon water.
Graduate Poster PHD II
3rd Place
Cierra Crowell, Southern Illinois University
PSVI-4 - Impact of rotational ingredient supplements on canine GI health when exposed to rapid dietary change.
2nd Place
MacKenzie Smithyman, New Mexico State University
PSVI-16 - An evaluation using a visual health scoring system with vaginal temperatures of newly received feedlot heifers on immune status.
1st Place
Brittany Paris, Texas A&M University
PSVI-12 – Clodronate does not impact bone optical density or lameness in juvenile, exercised Quarter Horses.
