3:00PM

PM LB1

Putative in utero epigenetic impacts of dam lactation yield and tissue energy stores on daughter first lactation milk production in dairy cattle.
R.A. Erdman*1, J.A. Arias2, E. Quinn-Walsh2, P. Fisher3, K. Stelwagen4, and K. Singh4, 1University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA, 2Livestock Improvement Corporation, Hamilton, New Zealand, 3AgResearch Ltd, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, New Zealand, 4AgResearch Ltd, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.

3:15PM

PM LB2

Paternity validation and estimation of genotyping error rate for the BovineSNP50 BeadChip.
J. I. Weller*1, G. Glick1, E. Ezra2, Y. Zeron3, E. Seroussi1, and M. Ron1, 1ARO, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel, 2Israel Cattle Breeders Association, Ceasarai, Israel, 3Sion, Shikmim, Israel.

3:30PM

PM LB3

Alternative methods for selecting tagSNP panels from the bovine 50K chip to predict marbling in Angus cattle.
J.D. Nkrumah*1, D.J. Garrick2, R.L. Fernando2, S.L. Northcutt3, B. Bowman3, B.W. Woodward1, S.W. Bauck1, D. Vasco4, S.D. McKay4, T.M. Taxis4, M.M. Rolf4, J.E. Decker4, J.W. Kim4, M.C. McClure4, R.D. Schnabel4, J.F. Taylor4, 1Merial Limited, Duluth, GA, USA, 2Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA, 3American Angus Association, St Joseph, MO, USA, 4University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.

3:45PM

PM LB4

Genome-wide expression QTL (eQTL) analysis of loin muscle tissue to identify candidate genes in pigs.
C.W. Ernst*1, J.P. Steibel1, G.J.M. Rosa2, R.J. Tempelman1, R.O. Bates1, V.D. Rilington1, A. Ragavendran1, N.E. Raney1, A.M. Ramos1, F.F. Cardoso1,3, and D.B. Edwards1, 1Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA, 2University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA, 3Embrapa Pecuária Sul, Bagé, RS, Brazil.

4:00PM

PM LB5

Melamine ingested by sheep is deposited in meat.
CW Cruywagen*, WFJ van de Vyver, and M Stander, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

4:15PM

PM LB6

Implementation of Genomic Selection in Egg Layer Chickens.
J. C. M. Dekkers*1, C. Stricker2, R. L. Fernando1, D. J. Garrick1, S. J. Lamont1, N. P. O'Sullivan3, J. E. Fulton3, J. Arango3, P. Settar3, A. Kranis4, J. McKay5, K.A. Watson4, A. Koerhuis4, and R. Preisinger6, 1Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA, 2Applied Genetics Network, Davos, Switzerland, 3Hy-Line Int., Dallas Center, IA, USA, 4Aviagen Int, Midlothian, Scotland, 5EW Group, Visbek, Germany, 6Lohmann Tierzucht, Cuxhaven, Germany.

4:30PM

PM LB7

Staphylococcus aureus: One step closer to a successful vaccine.
M Bharathan1, W Mwangi2, and IK Mullarky*1, 1Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA, 2Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.

4:45PM

PM LB8

Role of behavior in non-invasive disease surveillance of swine influenza virus.
ST Millman, RM Brooks Jr.*, J Zimmerman, and C Irwin, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.