James C. MacDonald, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Animal Nutrition
Amarillo
806-677-5600
jcmacdonald@ag.tamu.edu
Full Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Jim MacDonald is assistant professor in the animal nutrition section of the Department of Animal Science. MacDonald received his B.S. from North Dakota State University and M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska. Dr. MacDonald is the project director of the beef cattle research program and is involved in research related to improved feeding efficiency, forage utilization, nutrient management and animal health at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Center in Amarillo.
Before coming to Amarillo, Jim was at the University of Nebraska, training in various aspects of ruminant nutrition, including laboratory analysis, data collection involving liquid chromatography, gas chromatography and spectrophotometry, as well as feedlot nutrition and management, animal systems analysis, and beef cow-calf management.
Jim has done research involving E. coli prevalence in feedlots, forage supplementation, effects of distillers grains and sorting strategies. He is a member of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists and is a trained rumen cannulation surgeon.
