Dr. Greg Lardy was awarded the 2010 ASAS Extension Award.  Congratulations to him.  Along with this honor Greg was the overall program secretary for this year’s ASAS meeting which is a joint meeting of the following societies:

American Society of Animal Science
American Dairy Science Association
Poultry Science Association
Canadian Society of Animal Science
Asociación Mexicana de Producción Animal
Western Section – American Society of Animal Science

The program secretary is responsible for organizing the scientific program which includes more than 2800 oral presentations and posters, as well as 44 symposia.

Allison Meyer was acknowledged for her 3 years of service to the ASAS Board. Kim Vonnahme was elected to the Board as Director-at-Large. Greg Lardy continues as the Midwestern Section Director.

Kim Vonnahme was elected to a 3 year term as Director-At-Large for the American Society of Animal Science.

• Faculty at NDSU served as chairman for different sessions:
  Meat Science and Muscle Biology; Fresh Meat Quality and Muscle Biology – Kasey Carlin
• ASAS Western Section Symposium; Perinatal Programming of Offspring Quality 1: Basic Concepts and Experimental Evidence – Larry Reynolds
• Production, Management and the Environment; Environment 2 – Carl Dahlen
• Production, Management and the Environment; Beef 2 – Carl Dahlen
• Graduate Student Symposium – Transitions: Preparing for Your Future – Allison Meyer

Invited presentations included:

• Taking the reins: Transitioning from Ph.D. student to associate professor – Kim Vonnahme
• Maternal nutrition and developmental programming: Impacts on development and function of the gastrointestinal system in off spring – Joel Caton, Allison Meyer, Dale Redmer, Kim Vonnahme, and Larry Reynolds
  

Two students competed in the Western Section of ASAS graduate competition:

• Feedlot performance and carcass quality of conventionally raised lambs implanted with zeranol versus naturally raised lambs – Steve Eckerman, Greg Lardy, M. Thompson, Bryan Neville, M. VanEcmon, Paul Berg, and Chris Schauer
• Effects of rumen protected arginine supplementation on ewe serum amino acid concentration, circulating progesterone, and ovarian blood flow – Chelsey Saevre, Joel Caton, Justin Luther, Allison Meyer, Dan Dhuyvetter, R. Musser, Jim Kirsch, Marsha Kapphahan, Dale Redmer, and Chris Schauer

Other oral presentations included:

• Effect of cytochrome P450 and aldo-keto reductase inhibitors on progesterone decay in primary bovine hepatic cell cultures – Caleb Lemley and M. Wilson
• Influence of metabolizable protein supplementation during late gestation on vasoreactivity of maternal and fetal placental arteries in sheep – Leslie Lekatz, M. VanEmon, P. Shukla, T. O’Rourke, Chris Schauer, Kasey Carlin, and Kim Vonnahme
• The effect of maternal exercise on gestating gilts on neonatal piglet organ weight – Erin Harris, Kim Vonnahme, Jim Kirsch, Jim Magolski, Tammi Neville, and Eric Berg

Posters by NDSU or our collaborators included:

Animal health eff ects on carcass quality – Theresa Jeske, Rob Maddock and Kasey Carlin

• Effects of maternal metabolizable protein supplementati on in late gestati on on uterine and umbilical blood fl ows in sheep – Leticia Camacho, Leslie Lekatz, M. VanEnom, Chris Schauer, Kasey Carlin, and Kim Vonnahme
• Lipoic acid decreases progesterone clearance rates in ovariectomized ewes – Rachel Mottet, Caleb Lemley, Erika Berg, Eric Berg, and Kim Vonnahme
• Effect of dietary energy manipulation on mares and their foals: Performance and hormones of mares in late gestation – K. Winsco, J.A. Coverdale, and Carrie Hammer
• Effects of maternal metabolizable protein supplementation during late gestation on ovine fetal muscle calpain and calpastatin activities – Jim Magolski, Wanda Keller, T. Jeskel, C. Schwartz, Leslie Lekatz, Jim Kirsch, Chris Schauer, Kim Vonnahme, Kasey Carlin
• Effects of late gestation metabolizable protein (MP) supplementation on ewe organ and blood parameters – Tara Swanson, Leslie Lekatz, Tammi Neville, M. VanEnom, Chris Schauer, Kasey Carlin, Carrie Hammer, and Kim Vonnahme
• Excessive maternal selenium intake induces inflammatory response in the ovine fetal gut – H. Wang, J. Zhao, Y. Huang, X. Yan, Allison Meyer, M. Du, Kim Vonnahme, Larry Reynolds, Joel Caton, and M. Zhu
• Effects of maternal metabolizable protein supply on fetal organ weights – Tammi Neville, Leslie Lekatz, Tara Swanson, M. VanEmon, Chris Schauer, Kasey Carlin, Carrie Hammer, and Kim Vonnahme
• Effect of dietary energy manipulation on mares and their foals: Foaling parameters – K. Winsco, J. Lucia, Carrie Hammer, and J. Coverdale
• Crude glycerin in market turkey diets – S. Noll, K. Koch, and J. Brannon
• Effects of nutrient restriction and ruminally undegradable protein supplementation during early to mid-gestation on beef cow offspring intestinal growth – Allison Meyer, P. Moriel, W. Means, M. Du, B. Hess, and Joel Caton
• Impacts of maternal selenium supply and nutritional plane on offspring intestinal vascularity – Roza Yunusova, Allison Meyer, Tammi Neville, Kim Vonnahme, Carrie Hammer, Jake Reed, Dale Redmer, Larry Reynolds, and Joel Caton
• Impact of sire birth weight potenti al on birth and weaning traits when mated to virgin heifers – G. Mantz and Paul Nyren
• Natural and conventional diet and management effects on steer feedlot performance, carcass traits and economics – M. Thompson, Chris Schauer, Vern Anderson, B. Ilse, Rob Maddock and K. Karges

• Faculty at NDSU served as chairman for different sessions:
  Meat Science and Muscle Biology; Fresh Meat Quality and Muscle Biology – Kasey Carlin
• ASAS Western Section Symposium; Perinatal Programming of Offspring Quality 1: Basic Concepts and Experimental Evidence – Larry Reynolds
• Production, Management and the Environment; Environment 2 – Carl Dahlen
• Production, Management and the Environment; Beef 2 – Carl Dahlen
• Graduate Student Symposium – Transitions: Preparing for Your Future – Allison Meyer

Invited presentations included:

• Taking the reins: Transitioning from Ph.D. student to associate professor – Kim Vonnahme
• Maternal nutrition and developmental programming: Impacts on development and function of the gastrointestinal system in off spring – Joel Caton, Allison Meyer, Dale Redmer, Kim Vonnahme, and Larry Reynolds
  

Two students competed in the Western Section of ASAS graduate competition:

• Feedlot performance and carcass quality of conventionally raised lambs implanted with zeranol versus naturally raised lambs – Steve Eckerman, Greg Lardy, M. Thompson, Bryan Neville, M. VanEcmon, Paul Berg, and Chris Schauer
• Effects of rumen protected arginine supplementation on ewe serum amino acid concentration, circulating progesterone, and ovarian blood flow – Chelsey Saevre, Joel Caton, Justin Luther, Allison Meyer, Dan Dhuyvetter, R. Musser, Jim Kirsch, Marsha Kapphahan, Dale Redmer, and Chris Schauer

Other oral presentations included:

• Effect of cytochrome P450 and aldo-keto reductase inhibitors on progesterone decay in primary bovine hepatic cell cultures – Caleb Lemley and M. Wilson
• Influence of metabolizable protein supplementation during late gestation on vasoreactivity of maternal and fetal placental arteries in sheep – Leslie Lekatz, M. VanEmon, P. Shukla, T. O’Rourke, Chris Schauer, Kasey Carlin, and Kim Vonnahme
• The effect of maternal exercise on gestating gilts on neonatal piglet organ weight – Erin Harris, Kim Vonnahme, Jim Kirsch, Jim Magolski, Tammi Neville, and Eric Berg

Posters by NDSU or our collaborators included:

Animal health eff ects on carcass quality – Theresa Jeske, Rob Maddock and Kasey Carlin

• Effects of maternal metabolizable protein supplementati on in late gestati on on uterine and umbilical blood fl ows in sheep – Leticia Camacho, Leslie Lekatz, M. VanEnom, Chris Schauer, Kasey Carlin, and Kim Vonnahme
• Lipoic acid decreases progesterone clearance rates in ovariectomized ewes – Rachel Mottet, Caleb Lemley, Erika Berg, Eric Berg, and Kim Vonnahme
• Effect of dietary energy manipulation on mares and their foals: Performance and hormones of mares in late gestation – K. Winsco, J.A. Coverdale, and Carrie Hammer
• Effects of maternal metabolizable protein supplementation during late gestation on ovine fetal muscle calpain and calpastatin activities – Jim Magolski, Wanda Keller, T. Jeskel, C. Schwartz, Leslie Lekatz, Jim Kirsch, Chris Schauer, Kim Vonnahme, Kasey Carlin
• Effects of late gestation metabolizable protein (MP) supplementation on ewe organ and blood parameters – Tara Swanson, Leslie Lekatz, Tammi Neville, M. VanEnom, Chris Schauer, Kasey Carlin, Carrie Hammer, and Kim Vonnahme
• Excessive maternal selenium intake induces inflammatory response in the ovine fetal gut – H. Wang, J. Zhao, Y. Huang, X. Yan, Allison Meyer, M. Du, Kim Vonnahme, Larry Reynolds, Joel Caton, and M. Zhu
• Effects of maternal metabolizable protein supply on fetal organ weights – Tammi Neville, Leslie Lekatz, Tara Swanson, M. VanEmon, Chris Schauer, Kasey Carlin, Carrie Hammer, and Kim Vonnahme
• Effect of dietary energy manipulation on mares and their foals: Foaling parameters – K. Winsco, J. Lucia, Carrie Hammer, and J. Coverdale
• Crude glycerin in market turkey diets – S. Noll, K. Koch, and J. Brannon
• Effects of nutrient restriction and ruminally undegradable protein supplementation during early to mid-gestation on beef cow offspring intestinal growth – Allison Meyer, P. Moriel, W. Means, M. Du, B. Hess, and Joel Caton
• Impacts of maternal selenium supply and nutritional plane on offspring intestinal vascularity – Roza Yunusova, Allison Meyer, Tammi Neville, Kim Vonnahme, Carrie Hammer, Jake Reed, Dale Redmer, Larry Reynolds, and Joel Caton
• Impact of sire birth weight potenti al on birth and weaning traits when mated to virgin heifers – G. Mantz and Paul Nyren
• Natural and conventional diet and management effects on steer feedlot performance, carcass traits and economics – M. Thompson, Chris Schauer, Vern Anderson, B. Ilse, Rob Maddock and K. Karges

• Feedlot performance and carcass quality of conventionally raised lambs implanted with zeranol versus naturally raised lambs – Steve Eckerman, Greg Lardy, M. Thompson, Bryan Neville, M. VanEcmon, Paul Berg, and Chris Schauer
• Effects of rumen protected arginine supplementation on ewe serum amino acid concentration, circulating progesterone, and ovarian blood flow – Chelsey Saevre, Joel Caton, Justin Luther, Allison Meyer, Dan Dhuyvetter, R. Musser, Jim Kirsch, Marsha Kapphahan, Dale Redmer, and Chris Schauer

Other oral presentations included:

• Effect of cytochrome P450 and aldo-keto reductase inhibitors on progesterone decay in primary bovine hepatic cell cultures – Caleb Lemley and M. Wilson
• Influence of metabolizable protein supplementation during late gestation on vasoreactivity of maternal and fetal placental arteries in sheep – Leslie Lekatz, M. VanEmon, P. Shukla, T. O’Rourke, Chris Schauer, Kasey Carlin, and Kim Vonnahme
• The effect of maternal exercise on gestating gilts on neonatal piglet organ weight – Erin Harris, Kim Vonnahme, Jim Kirsch, Jim Magolski, Tammi Neville, and Eric Berg

Posters by NDSU or our collaborators included:

Animal health eff ects on carcass quality – Theresa Jeske, Rob Maddock and Kasey Carlin

• Effects of maternal metabolizable protein supplementati on in late gestati on on uterine and umbilical blood fl ows in sheep – Leticia Camacho, Leslie Lekatz, M. VanEnom, Chris Schauer, Kasey Carlin, and Kim Vonnahme
• Lipoic acid decreases progesterone clearance rates in ovariectomized ewes – Rachel Mottet, Caleb Lemley, Erika Berg, Eric Berg, and Kim Vonnahme
• Effect of dietary energy manipulation on mares and their foals: Performance and hormones of mares in late gestation – K. Winsco, J.A. Coverdale, and Carrie Hammer
• Effects of maternal metabolizable protein supplementation during late gestation on ovine fetal muscle calpain and calpastatin activities – Jim Magolski, Wanda Keller, T. Jeskel, C. Schwartz, Leslie Lekatz, Jim Kirsch, Chris Schauer, Kim Vonnahme, Kasey Carlin
• Effects of late gestation metabolizable protein (MP) supplementation on ewe organ and blood parameters – Tara Swanson, Leslie Lekatz, Tammi Neville, M. VanEnom, Chris Schauer, Kasey Carlin, Carrie Hammer, and Kim Vonnahme
• Excessive maternal selenium intake induces inflammatory response in the ovine fetal gut – H. Wang, J. Zhao, Y. Huang, X. Yan, Allison Meyer, M. Du, Kim Vonnahme, Larry Reynolds, Joel Caton, and M. Zhu
• Effects of maternal metabolizable protein supply on fetal organ weights – Tammi Neville, Leslie Lekatz, Tara Swanson, M. VanEmon, Chris Schauer, Kasey Carlin, Carrie Hammer, and Kim Vonnahme
• Effect of dietary energy manipulation on mares and their foals: Foaling parameters – K. Winsco, J. Lucia, Carrie Hammer, and J. Coverdale
• Crude glycerin in market turkey diets – S. Noll, K. Koch, and J. Brannon
• Effects of nutrient restriction and ruminally undegradable protein supplementation during early to mid-gestation on beef cow offspring intestinal growth – Allison Meyer, P. Moriel, W. Means, M. Du, B. Hess, and Joel Caton
• Impacts of maternal selenium supply and nutritional plane on offspring intestinal vascularity – Roza Yunusova, Allison Meyer, Tammi Neville, Kim Vonnahme, Carrie Hammer, Jake Reed, Dale Redmer, Larry Reynolds, and Joel Caton
• Impact of sire birth weight potenti al on birth and weaning traits when mated to virgin heifers – G. Mantz and Paul Nyren
• Natural and conventional diet and management effects on steer feedlot performance, carcass traits and economics – M. Thompson, Chris Schauer, Vern Anderson, B. Ilse, Rob Maddock and K. Karges