The purpose of the Undergraduate Student Paper Competition is to provide an opportunity for undergraduate students to gain experience in reviewing discovering, and presenting scientific information in a scholarly manner on a topic of current importance and interest to the animal industry. Rules and Regulations Contestants must be enrolled as an undergraduate student in an institution within the Midwest ASAS Section or ADSA Branch which offers a baccalaureate degree in Agriculture at the time of abstract submission.
Participation is limited to one entrant per institution.
It is the prerogative of each institution to select its entrant for the competition in any manner. The project supervisor's name should be included as an author on the paper. The paper should be more than just a review of literature and should include original research in which the student was involved. The research should be at a level appropriate for an undergraduate student. At the completion of each paper, there will be a period set aside for discussion of the paper.