Four University of Wisconsin-Platteville animal and dairy science students competed in the American Society of Animal Science Midwest Section Academic Quadrathlon. The first half of the contest was held at UW-Platteville on March 10, and the second half of the contest was held at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin on March 11.
The four-person team included Ashley Elsbernd, Sara Heisner, Sydney Kaluzny and Sydney Van Swol.
During the contest, students competed in a series of four events. The first event was the lab practical, consisting of 10 different animal and animal production related stations. The lab practical stations included beef, dairy, swine, equine, goats, sheep, companion animals, poultry, general lab and meats.
Teams were also tasked with giving an oral presentation, taking a written exam and participating in the double-elimination quiz bowl. Each part of the contest was meant to test knowledge and understanding of various animal species, handling techniques and general animal science-related knowledge.
A total of 10 teams competed in the competition, including University of Missouri, College of the Ozarks, UW-Platteville, UW-River Falls, South Dakota State University, North Dakota State University, Kansas State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Findlay and The Ohio State University.
In addition to the competition, students were able to attend the scientific meetings and network with agriculture students from other regional colleges and universities. The team was advised by Dr. Krista Eiseman, associate professor of animal science and Dr. John Tembei, professor of animal science in the School of Agriculture.