These summaries are intended to provide you with a fast guide to the scientific findings that will be presented and discussed by invited speakers at the 2000 meeting in Baltimore. To help you navigate the program and choose the sessions that interest you most, we have listed the summaries received through early June in the order they appear in the printed program. To read a summary, just click on the underlined text in the passages below.
10:30 Swine, A. Sosnicki
10:50 Horse Transportation Animal Welfare/Transportation in General, C. Stull
12:00 Perspectives on Transportation Issues, T. Grandin
1:30 Overview of the Biology of Stress, E. H. von Borell
2:30 Horse Transportation Research, T. Friend
2:50 Cattle Transport: Historical and Future Perspectives, J.C. Swanson and J. Morrow-Tesch
3:30 Transportation of Cattle in the Dairy Industry: Current Research and Future Directions, S. D. Eicher
3:50 Swine Transportation: A Critical Review, A. J. Zanella
8:00 The Contributions of A.E. Freeman, R.E.Pearson
8:45 What Can Animal Breeders and Corn Breeders Learn From Each Other?, K.G. Boldman
9:30 Poultry Breeding: Structure, Traits, Realized Responses, and the Future, M.T. Kuhn
11:15 Genetic Control of Dairy Cattle Behavior, M.M. Schultz and E.A. Pajor
1:30 Methods to Combine Information From Separate Sources, P.M. VanRaden
3:15 2020 Vision?- The Future of Dairy Cattle Breeding for an Academic Perspective, P.J. Boettcher
4:00 A Futuristic Look at the Dairy Cattle Genetics Industry, R.D. Welper
8:45 Past, Present, and Future Perspectives of Small Ruminant Dairy Research, G.F.W. Haenlein
10:15 Genetic Evaluation of Yield and Type Traits of Dairy Goats, G. R.Wiggans
10:45 Nutrition for the High Producing Dairy Doe, S. P. Hart
3:15 Freezing Qualities of Raw Sheep Milk for Further Processing, W.L.Wendorff
3.45 Proteolysis and Lipolysis of Goat Mile and Cheese, Young Park
8:05 The Future of Feed Intake Regulation Research, C. A. Baile
8:50 Changes in the Somatotrophic Axis Associated with the Initiation of Lactation, M.C. Lucy, H. Jiang, and Y. Kobayashi
9:45 Adaptations of Glucose and Fatty Acid Metabolism in Liver of Dairy Cows During the Periparturient Period, J. K. Drackley
8:00 Livestock Handling Quality Assurance, T. Grandin
8:40 Influence of Nutritional Therapy on Meat Quality, A. L. Schaefer and P. L. Dubeski
9:20 Vitamin E - A Bridge Between Animal Nutrition and Meat Quality, D. M. Schaefer
10:15 Influencing beef Tenderness Through Mainpulation of calcium Metabolism with Vitamin D., J.B. Morgan and D.R.Gill
10:55 Does Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Improve Meat Quality?, Donald Beitz
8:00 Microvascular Cycle in the Primate Corpus Luteum: Role of VEGF and Angiopoietins, R. L. Stouffer, L. K. Christenson, T. A. Molskness, and T. M. Hazzard
8:35 Gap Junction-Medicated Cellular Interactions in the Corpus Luteum (CL), A. T. Grazul-Bilska, L. P. Reynolds, and D. A. Redmer
9:10 Molecular Regulation of Progesterone Secretion in the Ovine Corpus Luteum, G.D. Niswender
8:00 Survey of Management Practice Used for the Highest Producing DHI Herds in the United States, D.W. Kellogg, Z.B. Johnson, J.A. Pennington
8:25 Optimal Genetic Improvement for the High Producing Cow, B. G. Cassell
9:00 Reproductive Management of the 40,000 Pound Dairy Herd, J.S.Stevenson
9:35 Feeding Management of the Dairy Herds for 40000-lb. Milk/Year, O. Kroll
10:10 Feeding Management of the 40,000 Pound Dairy Herds, M.F. Hutjens
10:45 New Technologies and Decision-Making Tools for High Producing Herds, L. Jones
8:00 Ionophores for Dairy Cattle: Current Status and Future Outlook, R. K. McGuffey, L. F. Richardson, and J. I. D. Wilkinson
1:00 Age of Calf at Weaning of Spring-Calving Beef Cows and the Effect on Coe and Calf Performance and Production Economics, R.J Rasby, and R.T. Clark
2:30 Implant Strategies in an Integrated Beef Production Systems, S. K. Duckett and J. G. Andrae
2:45 Emergence and Transfer of Antibacterial Resistance Mechanisms, David White
1:20 Our Evolving Audience and Their Needs: The Producer's Perspective, H. D. Ritchie
3:00 A Multi-State Approach to Extension Programming, A.J Pescatore, K.W. Koelkebeck, R.L Adams, C.J. Flegal, A.H. Cantor, F.V. Muir, M.A. Latour, C.M. Parsons, M.W. Orth, and K.D. Robertson
3:20 Multi-State Extension Programming, S.P. Washburn
3:40 Responding Proactively: Distance Learning Opportunities, K. K. Ragland and G. L. M. Chappell
1:00 Nitrogen Recycling in Ruminants, G. Lobley
2:00 Estimation Forage Protein Degradation in the Rumen, T. Klopfenstein, R. Mass, K. Creighton, and T. Patterson
1:00 Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase-
1:45 Regulation of the Acid-Labile Subunit of the 150kDa IGF-Binding Protein Complex and its Role in the Circulating IGF System, Y. R. Boisclair, G. T. Ooi, M. L. Tremblay, R. P. Rhoads, and I. Ueki
1:05 Review of Technologies and Methologies for Assessing Cattle Behavior, J. M. Stookey and J. M. Watts
1:50 Behavioral Characteristics Affecting Performance of Grazing Cattle, W.E. Pinchak
2:35 Effects of Health Status, Performance, and Environmental Change on Feeding Behavior of Feedlot Cattle, M.N.Streeter and M.E. Branine
3:20 Behavioral Management to Improve Feedlot Cattle Performance and Health, J.McGlone
1:00 Making Effective use of 8 Hours, Harlan Ritchie
9:45 Lipid-Soluble Antioxidant Vitamins on Immunity, B.P Chew and J.S.Park
8:05 Bioactive Milk Peptides: A Perspective, D. A. Clare and H. E. Swaisgood
8:50 Transgenic Over-Expression of Bovine a-Lactalbumin and Human IGF-I in Porcine Mammary Gland: Effects on Lactation and Piglet Growth and Development, S. M. Donovan, M. H. Monaco, G. T. Bleck, J. B. Cook, M. Noble, W. L. Hurley, and M. B. Wheeler
8:00 Induced Lactation in Prepubertal Holstein Heifers, S. Ball, J. Emeny, W. Eyestone, and R.M. Akers
8:15 Induced Lactation: Physiology, Perception , Profitability, and Propriety, R.S. Kensinger
8:45 Effect of Milking Interval on Mammary Function and Shape of the Lactation Curve, K. Stelwagen
9:25 Manipulation of Lactation Persistency with Maintenance of Milk Quality, C. H. Knight and A. Sorensen
10:05 Economics of Atypical Milk Production, D. Galligan and L. Lormore
1:30 Therapeutic use of Lactobacilli, Gregor Reid
2:00 Metabolic Diversity of Lactobacilli, Byong H. Lee
2:45 Bacteriocins from Lactobacillus as Future Food Preservatives, M.L. Chikindas, J. Cleveland, and T.J. Montville
3:15 Effect of Lactobacilli on Cheese, K. Nauth
1:30 Historical Perspectives of Using Goats for Vegetarian Management Around the World, H.A. Glimp and H.S. Hussein
2:15 Recent Perspectives in Using Goats for Vegetarian Management in the USA, Part I. S.P. Hart
3:15 Recent Perspectives of Using Goats for Vegetation Management in the USA. Part II, E. C. Prigge and W. B. Bryan
1:00 Overview of Central Targets for Appetite Regulation, R. L. Matteri
1:00 Impact of Adding an Equine Major: Enrollment and Cost Effectiveness, David Ames
2:30 The Relevance and Importance of the Equine Sciences in Contemporary Animal Sciences Curricula, G.D. Potter and P.G. Gibbs
2:55 The Importance of International Equine Programs to Animal Science Departments and Colleges of Agriculture, John E. Shelle
3:20 Equine Programs, an Administrator's Perspective, D.R. Topliff
1:00 Optimizing Carcass Value and the Use of Anabolic Implants in Beef Cattle, T. H. Montgomery and P. F. Dew
1:05 An Example of Value-Based Marketing of Beef: U.S. Premium Beef, B. Bertelsen
1:50 A Packing Plant Perspective of Value-Based Marketing of Lamb, B.J May
2:20 Value-Based Lamb Marketing Systems in Other Countries, D.L Thomas
3:05 Genetic and Nutritional Effects on Lamb Flavor, S. K. Duckett and P. S. Kuber
3:35 Prediction of Composition on the Live Animal and Carcass, D. F. Waldron
4:05 Use of Sire Referencing Schemes to Select for Improved Carcass Composition, G. Simm, R. M. Lewis, J. E. Collins, and G. Nieuwhof
4:30 How do We Fit into ADSA/ASAS: Internationals, Minorities, Women, W. A. Samuels
9:15 Controlling Inbreeding in Modern Breeding Programs, K. A. Weigel
8:15 Issues of Education for Dairy Foods Scientists, R. Marshall
8:30 Successful Teaching Techniques in Dairy Foods Courses, John A. Partridge (Slides)
8:45 Critical Course Topics Needed for Entry Level Industry Opportunities, T. J. Gruetzmacher
8:10 Commercialization of Biotechnology in Agriculture, C. A. Baile
9:45 Database Management of High Throughput EST Sequencing and SMP Discovery, J. W. Keele, J. E. Wray, Jr., T. P. L. Smith, S. C. Fahrenkrug, E. Casas, B. A. Freking, R. T. Stone
2:00 Genetic Markers for Reproduction in Beef Cattle, R. M. Thallman
2:30 Dairy Cattle Genomics: Tools to Accelerate genetic improvement?, T. S. Sonstegard, C. P. Van Tassell, and M. S. Ashwell
3:00 Sheep Genomics: Searching for Genes Involved in Mammalian Reproduction, S.M. Galloway, K.P. McNatty, and G.H Davis
4:10 An FDA Perspective on the Regulation of Genetic Engineering in Animals, J.C. Matheson
1:00 How to Feed the Rabbit Gastrointestinal Tract, Nancy Irlbeck
8:45 Lower Leg and foot Lameness Related to the Environment in Commercial Sheep and Swine Operations, G. Kennedy
10:00 Effects of Grain Variability and Processing on Starch Utilization by Lactating Dairy Cattle, J.L Firkins, M.L. Eastridge, N.R. St-Pierre, and S.M. Noftsger
3:15 Developing Collaborative Research, Education and Extension Programs Among Scientists in North and South America, A. Tewolde
8:30 Advances in Bermudagrass Research Involving New Cultivars for Beef and Dairy Production, G. M. Hill, R. N. Gates and J. W. West
10:00 Tasco: Influence of Brown Seaweed on Antioxidants in Forages and Livestock, V.G. Allen, K.R. Pond, J.P. Fontenot, K.E. Saker, C.P Bagley, R.L Ivy, R.R. Evans, R.E. Schmidt, J.H. Fifke, and D.B. Webster