AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

WESTERN SECTION

Instructions for Abstract Submission

Oregon State University, Corvallis

June 16-18, 2004

DUE DATE: MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MIDNIGHT (CST) ON MARCH 5, 2004

General Information: Oral papers or posters should consist of original, completed research that has not yet been published in a research journal. Members are encouraged to present research reports in poster sessions to facilitate discussion of research results among members, and to diversify the meeting format.

Authors need to be aware of patent considerations before submitting abstracts for publication.

Abstract Submission Guidelines: All abstracts must be submitted electronically via the World Wide Web, at

http://www.asas.org/western04/

Instructions for submitting the abstract are available on the Web site. After the deadline it will not be possible to submit abstracts. When you submit your abstract, you will be given a tracking number and password. Make a note of these; they will allow you to revise your submitted abstract at any time before the deadline.

Space limitations allow a maximum of 2,300 keystrokes (including characters, spaces, and punctuation). Begin count at the title and end count with the last key word or end of a table if one is included. Abstracts that are too long will be rejected automatically by the system. Coding for special characters is not included in the total keystroke count.

If you must use boldface, italic or sub-/superscript type anywhere in the abstract, consult the Text Attributes Coding information below. This special coding is not counted in the 2,300 allowed keystrokes. Special characters such as Greek letters and math symbols are available on the electronic submission form itself.

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

The Program Committee of the host institution has the responsibility to accept or reject abstracts. Criteria for acceptance or rejection will include those outlined in these instructions and "Quality Standards for Abstracts" (see web site http://www.asas.org/western04/), as well as originality, clarity, and merit. Consolidation of results into one combined paper is urged whenever possible.

The host Program Committee has the authority to restrict the number of abstracts accepted. If withdrawal of an abstract becomes necessary, notify Dr. James M. Thompson, WSASAS, Department of Animal Sciences, 112 Withycombe Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, Phone: (541) 737-1908, Fax: (541) 737-4174, email: james.thompson@oregonstate.edu immediately.

Author Notification: Receipt of the electronic submission of the abstract will be acknowledged by e-mail. Authors of rejected abstracts will be sent a letter stating the abstract has been rejected. As soon as the program is finalized with days, times and locations it will be on the ASAS Western Section web site. Hard copies of the program will not be mailed.

Presentation Information: All oral presentations will be given using MS PowerPoint computer-generated visuals. Information on submitting PowerPoint presentations will be available on the web (http://www.asas.org/western04) after April 1,2004. The host institution will provide computers and LCD projectors.

The scheduled time for presentation of each oral paper is 12 minutes with 3 minutes for questions, discussion and speaker transition. The Program Committee has the prerogative to ask some presenters to use a time other than 15 minutes. Also the Program Committee will reserve the right to place papers submitted for oral presentation into a poster presentation (or vice versa).

If Your Abstract Includes a Table: The electronic submission form does allow submission of tables. The keystroke limit will be 1800 for the abstract and 500 for the table. The printed abstract width allows for 70 keystrokes per line, including spaces; the system also limits tables to a maximum of 10 columns and 15 rows; keep this in mind when formatting the table. Tables that are too wide are not printable. You must also include coding for text attributes in the table. This includes the italicization, superscripting, and subscripting of numbers and letters in the table and the footnotes

Section Preferences:

Be sure to mark 1^st and 2^nd Preferences on the Submission Form.

Section Preferences:

Text Attributes Coding Information

When special characters or fonts, such as Greek characters, superscripts, or subscripts are needed, indicate these by the following TeX coding:

To make a character superscript, type ^{3}^ (superscript 3 in this example)
To make a character subscript, type _{2}_ (subscript 2 in this example)
To insert a hat over a character, type h{a}h (â in this example)
To make a character bold, format it like this; word the result will be word.
To italicize a character, format it like this; word the result will be word.
To underline a character, format it like this; word the result will be word.

Do not insert any extra spaces between the coding string and the adjacent characters in a word or expression. Do not use your word processor's attribute functions to create bold, italics, or super-/subscripts. You must use the coding given above. Special math and Greek characters are available from the grid on the submission form itself; just click on the character you wish to insert. If your abstract includes a table, you must also include coding for text attributes in the table. This includes the superscripting and subscripting of numbers and letters in the table and the footnotes.

Please Note: Characters you choose from the boxes always appear at the end of the text already present in the abstract text area. If you have pasted your abstract into the text area from another word processor file, any special character you choose will appear at the end of your abstract. Simply highlight the code for this character then cut and paste it into the correct location in the abstract text.