American Society of Animal Science
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ASAS fosters the discovery, sharing and application of scientific knowledge concerning the responsible use of animals to enhance human life and well-being.
Champaign, Illinois
Joined October 2009
We are pleased to announce the 2024 ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Annual Meeting mobile app and website are available now! Just search “ASAS Meetings” in your app store, or the meeting website can be accessed at https://t.co/rJmcrkuBXe
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ASAS wishes you a wonderful 2023! May your herds stay healthy, your experiments run smoothly, and your grant applications find success 💙
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Dr. Peter Hansen, Distinguished Professor & L.E. "Red" Larson Professor, received the @CritterChatter's Morrison Award. The Morrison Award is the highest award given by ASAS and recognizes members for their outstanding recent research. Congratulations, Dr. Hansen! 🎉
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Congratulations, Richard! How’s that for a graduation gift? 🎁 Another first-author paper, soon available at TAS! @CritterChatter 🎉
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This last week @jenna_sarich got the second manuscript of her MSc thesis accepted for publication! We are very proud of this work and hope you all enjoy the read. @CritterChatter @agbiousask #beef #cattle #ProudSupervisor
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.@Genome_gov researchers and collaborators have recently completed high-quality DNA sequencing of nearly 2000 canine genomes and identified genomic variation across the canid family!
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Congratulations to Godstime Taiwo, a doctoral student in Animal and Food Science! He won the young scholar award and the student travel scholarship for the American Society of Animal Science! 👏 @CritterChatter
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.@michiganstateu researchers are bringing together the auto and dairy industries to explore sustainable climate solutions. MSU is known for its anaerobic digester, and that technology could be used in the future to charge electric vehicles. https://t.co/psXyKe8sdc
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Animal scientists investigate performance response of increasing the standardized ileal digestible tryptophan:lysine ratio in diets / 40% DDGS https://t.co/hFXODbJkcA
#JournalofAnimalScience #AnimalScience #Ag #AgScience #AnimalNutrition #AnimalHealth
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Increasing the standardized ileal digestible tryptophan to lysine ratio in diets containing 40% DDGS linearly increased pig growth rate and intake for the
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During the 2023 #NANPSummit, Dr. Sara Place from Colorado State University provided an overview on the current state of the livestock industry and opportunities to improve livestock sustainability. Catch her full presentation here. >>
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Great representation at @CritterChatter's Annual Meeting by #swine students in Dr. Yanhong Liu's Lab! They shared research on effects of a dietary suppl. used on weaned pigs that had a type of E. coli.🐷 📈Enhanced growth performance 🧬Modified systemic immunity ⬇️Mitigated PWD
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New in #TranslationalAnimalScience: Meat researchers find water binders in #beef patties increase yield and extend shelf life https://t.co/Cshw3nvwGE
#MeatScience #AnimalScience #Ag #AgScience #Cattle
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Abstract. Identifying nonallergenic, natural water binders to increase beef patty juiciness and extend shelf life would be beneficial to the beef industry.
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New #AnimalHealth findings: Researchers with @uofg examine the effects of timing of High Immune Response phenotyping in relation to weaning on immune responses of crossbred #beef calves https://t.co/FhWKmzJ7DR
#JournalofAnimalScience #AnimalScience #Cattle #Livestock #Ag
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Determining the most advantageous time to immunophenotype beef cattle is crucial to correctly assess an animal’s true genetic ability to mount an immune re
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Our Annual Meeting symposia summaries are now live on the Taking Stock blog: https://t.co/DGGjH9wO5a
#AnimalScience #AgScience #Ag #Zoology #Biology #VetMed #AnimalHealth #AnimalWelfare
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Head over to https://t.co/RggWyEOyZ6 to learn more about our featured microbes! @UTIAg @UTAgResearch @UT_Herbert @CritterChatter #microbiome #BEEF
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New #AnimalScience findings from @KStateAgRsch team: Determining the phosphorus release curve for Smizyme TS G5 2,500 phytase from 500 to 2,500 FTU/kg in nursery pig diets https://t.co/KbzvmtctAL
#TranslationalAnimalScience #AnimalHealth #AnimalNutrition #ag #AgScience
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Due to increased available P release, pigs fed increasing phytase had improved growth performance and increased percentage bone ash.
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Attention #AnimalScience students and early career researchers! Don't miss our science writing workshop this fall:
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Animal Science Majors' Summer 2023 Showcase! Gabi Mazariegos (@gabi_maza) is a prevet student (May 2024) who has worked as a vet tech for 3 years. She loves assisting the doctors with appointments and helping treat the animals. #sebsadvising #animalsciencemajor #animalscience
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New in #TranslationalAnimalScience: Researchers examine use of saturated and unsaturated fat with vitamin A or beta-carotene supplementation in nursery pigs https://t.co/BCZbS5YBNQ
#AnimalScience #swine #pigs #livestock #AnimalHealth #AnimalNutrition
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Abstract. One hundred and fifty-two nursery pigs (PIC, Hendersonville, TN) were randomly assigned to mix sex pens and one of six dietary treatments in a 3
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ARPAS Press Release: Advancing electronic recordkeeping in beef cow-calf operations #Beef #AppliedAnimalScience
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