ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

The author submitting the abstract is responsible for its content and the quality of the preparation.

Abstracts are required for all submitted papers, invited papers, and symposium presentations.

Individual program committees are responsible for accepting or rejecting abstracts. Criteria for acceptance or rejection will include those outlined here and in the “Quality Standards for Abstracts.” The program committee will also consider originality, clarity, and merit. Consolidation of results into one combined abstract is urged whenever possible.

The Overall Program Chair has the authority to restrict the number of abstracts accepted. The program committee chairs have the authority to restrict the number of presentations per presenter. However, there is no limit on the number of abstracts an individual may submit.

Individual program committee chairs also have the prerogative of placing papers submitted for oral presentation into a poster session, or vice versa. Due to limited availability of the oral sessions, only one abstract per presenter will be considered for oral presentation. Therefore, if a presenter submits more than one abstract, they must decide which one they prefer to present orally and select that option during abstract submission. Additionally, there are limited sessions available for the poster 3-minute spotlight talks, and posters selected for these sessions will be at the discretion of the program committee chairs.

If withdrawal of an abstract becomes necessary, notify Brittany Morstatter, ADSA Scientific Program Coordinator (brittanym@assochq.org), immediately.

All abstracts must be submitted online at https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/2024-Annual-Meeting/Abstracts.

Space limitations allow a maximum of 2,300 keystrokes (including characters, spaces and punctuation, title, keywords, and tables). Begin the count at the title and end the count with the last keyword or the end of the table, if one is included. Only one table per abstract is permitted. The word count does not include author names and affiliations. The system will automatically reject abstracts that are too long. Special characters, such as Greek letters and math symbols, are available on the electronic submission form itself.

If your abstract includes a table: The electronic submission form allows submission of one table per abstract (optional), and the content of the table will count toward the 2,300-keystroke limit. The printed abstract width allows for 70 keystrokes per line, including spaces. Tables should be a maximum of 10 columns and 15 rows; keep this in mind when you are formatting tables. Tables that are too wide cannot be formatted properly.

Authors will be emailed by March 19, 2024, indicating the final status (accept or reject) of their abstract. As soon as the program is finalized with presentation days, times, formats, and locations, authors will be notified and this information will be posted on the meeting website at https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/2024-Annual-Meeting.

Note: Individual program committee chairs may place papers submitted for oral presentation into a poster session, or vice versa. Please check the schedule carefully to ensure you know the type of presentation for which you have been scheduled, as well as the date and time of the oral presentation or poster session.

Individual program committee chairs have the right to place papers submitted for oral presentation into a poster session and vice versa. Please check the schedule carefully to ensure you know the type of presentation you have been scheduled for, as well as the date and time of the oral or poster presentation.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Each session room will be equipped with a computer and an LCD projector. Presentation files must be compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or later. Files can be uploaded through the abstract system in advance of the meeting or accepted on site by 5:00 p.m. on the day before your presentation. No files will be accepted in the session room, and the use of a personal laptop for presentation will not be permitted. Detailed information on oral presentations will be posted on the website at https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/2024-Annual-Meeting. The usual time scheduled for presentation of each oral paper is 12 minutes, with 3 minutes for questions, discussion, and speaker transition.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Presenters must be present at their poster for the full duration of their assigned poster session. The boards will be 48 in (121.9 cm) high and 96 in (243.8 cm) wide. Presenters must furnish their own tacks or stick pins (no Velcro). All posters must be displayed by 7:30 a.m. on the day of the presentation and should remain up until the end of the scientific sessions for that given day (6:00 p.m. Monday, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday).

POSTER 3-MINUTE SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS

Selected posters will be invited to be presented in new abbreviated 3-minute poster spotlights. Presenters will be limited to a single PowerPoint slide, which may NOT utilize animations, sound, video, or additional electronic media. Each session room will be equipped with a computer and an LCD projector. Presentation files must be compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or later. Files can be uploaded through the abstract system in advance of the meeting or accepted on site by 5:00 p.m. on the day before your presentation. No files will be accepted in the session room, and the use of a personal laptop for presentation will not be permitted. The presentation is limited to 3-minutes, and questions will be held until the poster session.

In an effort to help streamline the submission process, we have updated the abstract submission system.

Immediately after entering your author and institution information, you will be asked to categorize your abstract by selecting your Presentation Format: Oral or Poster. Then you will select your Section Preferences (1^st and 2^nd). A full list of available sections is shown below.

You will also indicate if you wish to be considered for a 3-minute poster spotlight opportunity, and, if submitting more than one abstract, which abstract you would like to be considered for oral format.

SECTION PREFERENCES

The following are sections to which you may submit your abstract:

• Animal Behavior and Well-Being
• Animal Health
• Breeding and Genetics
• Dairy Foods
  • Cheese
  • Chemistry
  • Dairy Products
  • Microbiology
  • Processing

• Extension Education
• Forages and Pastures
• Growth and Development
• Lactation Biology
• Physiology and Endocrinology
• Production, Management, and the Environment
• Reproduction
• Ruminant Nutrition
  • Ruminant Nutrition: Calves and Heifers
  • Ruminant Nutrition: Carbohydrates and Lipids
  • Ruminant Nutrition: Gut Physiology, Fermentation, and Digestion
  • Ruminant Nutrition: Proteins/Amino Acids
  • Ruminant Nutrition: General

• Small Ruminant
• Teaching/Undergraduate and Graduate Education
• ADSA Competitions: Graduate Students *Select as your 2nd Section Preference
  • Dairy Foods Oral Competition
  • Dairy Foods Poster Competition
  • Production MS Oral Competition
  • Production PhD Oral Competition
  • Production MS Poster Competition
  • Production PhD Poster Competition
• ADSA Competitions: Undergraduate Students
  • USD-Dairy Foods Oral Competition
  • USD-Dairy Production Oral Competition
  • USD-Original Research Oral Competition
  • USD-Original Research Poster Competition