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Full Schedule

  • Monday, March 9, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CT
    Academic Quadrathlon Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Oral Presentation Upload Hours
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Registration Desk Hours
  • 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM CT
    Poster Helpdesk/Upload Hours
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Beef/Small Ruminant Translational Symposium: Precision and Innovation in Livestock Systems
    Chair: Thiago Martins – University of Missouri
  • 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM CT
    Billy Day Symposium - Sponsored by Billy Day Appreciation Club
    Chair: Timothy J. Safranski – University of Missouri
  • 8:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Graduate Student Oral Competition PHD - Sponsored by the Gretchen Hill Appreciation Club
  • 8:30 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Nonruminant Nutrition II: Nursery Pig Nutrition I
    Chair: Kayla A. Miller – The Maschhoffs, LLC
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Nonruminant Nutrition I: Gilts and Sow Nutrition I - Sponsored by DNA Genetics
    Chair: Andres F. Bolivar Sierra, PhD – South Dakota State University
  • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT
    Academic Quadrathlon Quiz Bowl Prelims
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Beef/Small Ruminant Translational
    Chair: Colby A. Redifer – Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT
    Academic Quadrathlon Lunch
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    President's Listening Session
  • 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT
    Physiology I: Reproductive Physiology
    Chair: Kola Ajuwon – Purdue university
  • 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Graduate Student Oral Competition MS - Sponsored by the Gretchen Hill Appreciation Club
  • 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Nonruminant Nutrition III: Grow-Finish Pig Nutrition I
    Chair: Eric M. Weaver – South Dakota State University
  • 1:30 PM - 5:15 PM CT
    David Baker Symposium - Sponsored by David H. Baker Appreciation Club
    Chair: Sung Woo Kim – NC State University
  • 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM CT
    Ruminant Nutrition I: Production Enhancing Technologies in Cattle
    Chair: Dathan T. Smerchek, PhD – Iowa State University
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Animal Behavior and Well-Being Symposium: Beef on Dairy: What are the Risk Factors for Health and Productivity Issues for the Grower, Feedlot, and Processor?
    Chair: Andrea M. Luttman – Michigan State University
  • 2:15 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Undergraduate Student Oral Competition - Sponsored by the Gretchen Hill Appreciation Club
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    Physiology II
    Chair: Kola Ajuwon – Purdue university
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Ruminant Nutrition II: Animal Behavior and Management
    Chair: Federico Podversich – South Dakota State University
  • 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM CT
    Growth, Development, Muscle Biology and Meat Science
    Chair: Jessie Morrill – Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska- Lincoln
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Student Social/Mixer - Sponsored by Novus
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CT
    Academic Quadrathlon Quiz Bowl Final
  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT
    Monday Reception