10-24-2014

10-14-2014

Danae Oliver - President

• Went over the research project with leaders.
• Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conference, leaving early in the morning (4:00-4:30am) on Wednesday, March 25^th. Clear it with your professors if you are going to go! Sign up in the doodle poll by this Saturday.
• PSERT will fund a 15-passenger van at about $200
• Touring Hanover Shoe Farm, Saturday, April 11^th.

Amy Kraus - Vice President

• Nothing to report

Caitlin Edinger - Secretary

• Nothing to report

Patricia Ochonski - Treasurer

• Collected dues for the semester and for the year

Taylor Shears - Webmaster

• Email Taylor for any concerns regarding the PSERT info at tms5636@psu.edu

Kristin Murray/Ellen Blum - Ag Student Council Representative

• Nothing to report

Hannah Allen - UPAC liaison

• Will contact UPAC to receive funding for speakers

Sara Groome - Social Chair

• Nothing to report

Jenny Lind - Historian

• Will send out an email to see if anyone has an acceptable camera

Janelle Musser - Alumni Relations

• Nothing to report

Katie Baluch - Social and Fundraising Chair

• Cowgirl cookies TBA

Dr. Staniar - advisor

A little on our member's progress…

• Danae's paper has been submitted - yay for progress!
• Jenny's project in studying the effects of gender on foal stand-up rates is coming along as well! So far, it seems that the colts are taking a little longer.
• Amy is working on her metabolomics honors thesis!
• Patricia is working on the data regarding the twins, comparing growth curves of twins to the 2014 crop and average NRC curves. First growth curve of twins!
• Laura Heiser is working on the growth data from last year. Hoof growth data has turned up some interesting results! Foal hoof growth is about 0.5mm/day, but the wear rate is about 0.3mm à about 0.15mm net growth each day.
• Kristin Murray is still working on the gender trend study! So far, girls dominate the field and Kristin is tracking the changes over time.

Team Leaders for the Behavioral Study