Student Poster Presentation Award

For the first time, DCRC offered a research poster competition for graduate students. Ana Laplacette, Cornell University, won the contest with her poster “Predicting first-service pregnancy outcome in lactating dairy cows with machine-learning algorithms trained on behavioral, performance, and cow-features data.” The second place winner was Iago Leão, University of Wisconsin-Madison, with his poster “Association between follicular characteristics and ovulatory response to the last GnRH of the Double-Ovsynch and pregnancy per AI in first-service Holstein multiparous cows.” Third place went to Gabriela Macay, University of Florida, for her poster titled “Seminal plasma supplementation at insemination programs offspring performance in first lactation cattle.” All three winners received a one-year DCRC membership. Laplacette also won free registration for next year’s DCRC Annual Meeting.