Department Roundup: Department Roundup 2016 05 24

The 2016 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference was very successful with a record attendance of 550 and also a record number of 73 exhibitors. The pre-conference workshop on animal monitoring technology was well attended, and there were 10 undergraduates, 4 MS students, and 12 PhD students that competed in student presentations. The pre-conference symposium sponsored by Pioneer was an excellent program and was well attended. The new Hot Topics breakfast hosted by Micronutrients and the post-conference program hosted by Balchem provided attendees with additional valuable information about dairy cattle nutrition. The celebration of the 25th year anniversary included facility decorations, providing attendees a memorable milk bottle, and anniversary cake and ice cream at the hospitality time on Tuesday evening. The 2017 Conference to be held April 17-19 and DiamondV will be sponsor for the pre-conference symposium on April 18. A pre-conference workshop on feed analytical testing is being organized by several commercial analytical laboratories. Mark your calendars for plans to attend an excellent program and make sure you bookmark the Conference’s new web address: tristatedairy.org. – by Maurice Eastridge

The 2016 Little "I" (International) was held April 16 at the Beef, Swine, and Equine Centers in Columbus. Top three finishes in each category of the contest are listed below.

Ham

1. Garth Ruff
2. Candace Lease
3. Kristen Subler

Corned Beef

1. Karli Lane
2. Seth Aufderhaar
3. Michelle LeMaster

Sheep - Experienced

1. Zach Temple
2. Ariel Watson
3. Corey Jodrey

Sheep - Inexperienced

1. April Rose
2. Sierra Jepsen
3. Bryanna Justice

Beef Cattle - Experienced

1. Molly Cleveland
2. Colton Tom
3. Nicole Swavel

Beef Cattte - Inexperienced

1. Lindsey Walls
2. Ben Miller
3. Chase Thut

Horses - Experienced

1. Holden Hutchinson
2. Lindsey Walls
3. Libby Weglarz

Horses - Inexperienced

1. Hope Andrews
2. Victoria Polentz
3. Melanie Repella

Pigs - Experienced

1. Brooke Anderson
2. Darby Walton
3. Emily Warnock

Pigs - Inexperienced

1. Rachel Park
2. Steeb Winner
3. Molly Cleveland

Guys and Gals Lead - Traditional

Lauren Smith

Guys and Gals Lead - Entertainment

Bryanna Justice

Four Ohio State teams will work to commercialize their technology
The Ohio State University News Room. feat. Dr. Teddy Ezeji

First group of Buckeyes departs Wednesday for Soles4Souls trip to Jamaica
Ohio State Althletics. feat. Elizabeth Buerling, junior Animal Sciences major.

Animal Agriculture Alliance names Cooper Farms’ Terry Wehrkamp as Chair-Elect
Feed&Grain. feat. Terry Wehrkamp, animal sciences alumnus and 2016 Animal Science Hall of Fame inductee

Honorary Degrees
University of Kentucky News. feat. Dr. Herbert Ockerman, Honorary Doctor of Science recipient.

Gerards helped give equine trail riders miles of opportunity
Farm & Dairy. feat. Barb Gerards

New Chairmen Named for Select Sires Inc. Board of Directors at Annual Meeting
Select Sires, Inc. feat. Dan Andreas, animal sciences alumnus

Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame announces inductees
Ohio's Country Journal. feat. Animal Sciences alumni Fisher and Isler

Columbus Zoo names clouded leopards after hero Taylor Decker
Detroit Free Press. feat. Taylor Decker, Animal Sciences alumnus

Are you ready to be audited?
PORK Network. feat. Dr. Monique Pairis-Garcia

Taylor Decker could be the next Jack Hanna, but he'd rather be the next Orlando Pace
SB NATION. feat Taylor Decker, animal Sciences alumnus

Beyond the Meat Cooler
AgriNaturalist. feat. Dr. Lyda G. Garcis

Hidden History A look at the Equine Program over the years
AgriNaturalist. feat. Masa Williams and Dr. Kimberly Cole

Start to Finish Students Get Fully Involved in Annual Horse Sale
AgriNaturalist. feat. Dan Rhodeback, Dr. Kimberly Cole, Equine Behavior and Training students, and the Buckeye Bonanza

Winners Named in OARDC Research Poster Competition
OARDC News. Feat. Christopher Okonkwo and Amanda Luoma, each earning third place in the poster composition.

OSU planning new ag sciences buildings in Wooster, Columbus
Farm and Dairy

Todd Applegate is new head of UGA Department of Poultry Science
Poultry Times. feat. Ohio State animal sciences alumnus Todd Applegate

Livestock training for the military extends reach of Extension
Ohio's Country Journal. Feat. Dr. Steve Boyles, Mr. Gregg Fogle, Dr. Marty Mussard, and the animal sciences livestock facilities

Ohio State Scholar-Athletes
Animal Sciences 2016 Scholar-Athletes: Kathleen Cook (Swimming)

The Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) and the Beef Producer
Ohio Beef Cattle Letter. feat. Dr. Justin Kieffer

Photo from 2016 Equine Open House and Buckeye Bonanza, which raised $11,110 for the equine teaching program through the sale of 6 riding horses and 4 miniature horses along with a silent auction of donated crafts and gift items.

Chen PR, Shin S, Choi YM, Kim E, Han JY, Lee K. 2016. Overexpression of G0/G1 switch gene 2 in adipose tissue of transgenic quail inhibits lipolysis associated with egg laying. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 17(3).

Clark DL, Coy CS, Strasburg GM, Reed KM, Velleman SG. 2016. Temperature effect on proliferation and differentiation of satellite cells from turkeys with different growth rates (1). Poult Sci 95(4):934-47.

Hsu TD, Rea CL, Yu Z, Lee J. 2016. Prevalence and diversity of shiga toxin genes in Canada geese and water in western lake Erie region. J Great Lakes Res 42(2):476-81.

2016 National Breeders Roundtable Program, May 5-6, 2016, St. Louis, Missouri

 Dr. Sandra Velleman. Adult Myoblast (Satellite Cell) Mediation of Posthatch Muscle Growth.

Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, April 18-20, 2016, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
 
 Dr. Maurice Eastridge. Welcome to the 25th Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference.

 Dr. Jeffrey Firkins. Update on the New Dairy NRC.

 Dr. Normand St-Pierre. Don't Drive into Smoke - Evaluating Data.

 Dr. Alejadro Relling. Fetal Programming in Dairy Cattle.

Dr. Chanhee Lee. Future Direction for Managing N and P on Dairy Farms.

Dr. William Weiss. Variation in TMR Composition Caused by Sampling Method.

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