Department of Animal Science

 2013 News

• Parents Weekend Activities (March 12, 2013)
• Livestock Judging Team wins second competition this spring (Feb. 28, 2013)
• Grass-fed beef conference scheduled May 30-31 in College Station (Feb. 28, 2013)
• Satterfield receives 2013 Outstanding Young Animal Scientist Research Award (Feb. 21, 2013)
• Livestock Judging Clinic scheduled for March 23 at Texas A&M (Feb. 14, 2013)

• Livestock Judging Team wins Fort Worth (Feb. 14, 2013)
• Beef producers learn finer points of bull selection at workshop (Jan. 31, 2013)
• East Texas Pasture Management set Feb. 22 at Overton (Jan. 31, 2013)
• AgriLife Extension Summer Horsemanship School Program accepting registration (Jan. 24, 2013)
• Welsh named Texas A&M AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow (Jan. 8, 2013)

• Tedeschi receives Texas A&M AgriLife Vice Chancellor’s Award (Jan. 8, 2013)
• Texas A&M AgriLife recognizes McCollum with Vice Chancellor’s award (Jan. 8, 2013)
• Apply now for 2013 Southern Great Plains Dairy Consortium Teaching Program (Jan. 8, 2013)
• Department mourns loss of long-time professor (Jan. 3, 2013)
• AgriLife Research scientist shares international experience in beefing up meat quality (Jan. 3, 2013)

2012 News

• Department hosts holiday luncheon, awards ceremony (Dec. 12, 2012)
• Keith, Frenzel, Runyan receive Edwards Teaching Award (Dec. 12, 2012)
• Relief sculpture unveiled in Howard Hesby Student Atrium (Dec. 10, 2012)
• Texas A&M Stock Horse Team remains undefeated (Dec. 10, 2012)
• Animal Science professor makes Elephant Walk more than just a photo opportunity (Dec. 7, 2012)
• Southwest Beef Symposium slated for Jan. 15-16 in Lubbock | AgriLife Today (Dec. 7, 2012)

• Junior Horse Judging Team wins reserve champion at NRHA Futurity (Dec. 5, 2012)
• Faculty Profile: Smith’s travels abroad influence his career, scientific research (Dec. 1, 2012)
• Former Student Profile: Chad Martin (Dec. 1, 2012)
• Wu named Fellow by American Association for the Advancement of Science | AgriLife Today (Nov. 30, 2012)
• Graduate students instrumental in conducting National Beef Quality Audit (Nov. 29, 2012)

• Beef cattle workshop to discuss bull selection, management techniques | AgriLife Today (Nov. 29, 2012)
• Turkey tips from Texas Barbecue (Nov. 21, 2012)
• Texas A&M equine reproductive management short course scheduled for January | AgriLife Today (Nov. 21, 2012)
• Buffett photo exhibit at Texas A&M brings conflict and development into focus (Nov. 21, 2012)
• Two Texas A&M students named to All-American Meat Judging Team (Nov. 20, 2012)

• Two Aggies named to All-American Livestock Judging Team (Nov. 20, 2012)
• Meat market managers trained to educate consumers on beef products (Nov. 1, 2012)
• Bee Synch can help boost beef quality and ranchers’ profits | AgriLife Today (Oct. 30, 2012)
• Distinguished Texan E.M. “Manny” Rosenthal remembered through family memories << College of Agriculture and Life Science  (Oct. 19, 2012)
• Ngere named Fellow of Borlaug LEAP program (Oct. 19, 2012)

• Construction begins on state-of-the-art equine facility (Oct. 10, 2012)
• Animal science faculty, students honored by college (Sept. 30, 2012)
• Poe joins department as lecturer, judging team coordinator (Aug. 29, 2012)
• Summer program engages students in undergraduate research (Aug. 29, 2012)
• Former Student Profile: Brandi Bourg Karisch (Aug. 29, 2012)

• Randel receives L.E. Caida Award (August 29, 2012)
• New equine certificate available for Texas A&M students (August 29, 2012)
• Students gain real-world dairy experience in New Mexico (August 29, 2012)
• “Genome: The Secret to How Life Works” exhibit opens at Bush Library (August 29, 2012)
• Educational tour brings Animal Science students to the Beef Capital of the World (August 29, 2012)

• Study focuses on feeding beef cattle algae co-products (August 29, 2012)
• ANSC faculty, students present at annual animal, dairy sciences meeting (August 22, 2012)
• Texas A&M Beef Short Course producers hear optimistic outlook on weather patterns (August 7, 2012)
• National association to advocate for research funding of animal sciences (July 20, 2012)
• Texas A&M students win National Academic Quadrathlon (July 17, 2012)

• Special youth program to be offered at Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course (July 6, 2012)
• Grass-fed beef conference attendees seek management, expansion ideas (June 22, 2012)
• Livestock Judging Camp scheduled for June 20-22 in Aggieland (June 14, 2012)
• AMSA honors Dr. Kerri Harris as the 2012 Distinguished Extension-Industry Service Award Winner (June 14, 2012)
• Summer Horsemanship School Program entering 40th year of training young horse riders (May 30, 2012)

• Animal Science faculty, students honored at College Convocation (May 30, 2012)
• Wu earns highly coveted honor: University Distinguished Professor (May 30, 2012)
• Texas A&M Stock Horse Team wins national championship (May 30, 2012)
• Farmers Fight unites agriculture community (May 30, 2012)
• New course gives students hands-on animal, research experiences (May 30, 2012)

• Expert: Beef industry has made ‘huge changes’ to ensure food safety with lean, finely textured beef (April 9, 2012)
• Students join agricultural advocates’ effort to spread ag education (April 2, 2012)
• Horse Judging Team to host Kentucky Derby event (April 2, 2012)
• Improving animal and human wellbeing: Initiative connects genomics researchers (April 2, 2012)
• Facts, education needed about lean, finely textured beef (March 30, 2012)

• Animal Science students inducted into agriculture honor society (March 28, 2012)
• Grass-fed beef conference scheduled May 30-31 in College Station (March 23, 2012)
• AgriLife Extension to lead statewide cattle herd rebuilding education initiative (March 13, 2012)
• Livestock Judging Team ends season with pair of wins (March 12, 2012)
• Wool Judging Team wins San Antonio (March 12, 2012)

• Forage, corn feed alternative for cattle may come from biodiesel industry (March 9, 2012)
• Meat Judging finished fourth at HLSR (March 3, 2012)
• Texas AgriLife Research scientist receives Build East Texas award (Feb. 24, 2012)
• Be selective when choosing herd bulls for cattle operation (Feb. 23, 2012)
• Tomaszewski named 2012 Outstanding Dairy Industry Educator/Researcher of the Year (Feb. 23, 2012)

• Glenn receives prestigious university staff award (Feb. 21, 2012)
• Beef program helping producers ‘PEP’ up their bottom line (Feb. 21, 2012)
• Texas A&M researchers unlock Quarter Horse genome (Feb. 17, 2012)
• Texas A&M wins regional Animal Science Academic Quadrathlon (Feb. 4-5, 2012)
• More than 150,000 breeding cattle exited Texas due to drought in 2011 (Jan. 27, 2012)

• Judging teams start season with big wins at National Western (Jan. 23, 2012)
• Cross named department head for Texas A&M animal science (Jan. 12, 2012)
• Cattlemen could make more money with heavyweight calves or stockers (Jan. 11, 2012)
• High Plains Dairy Conference set for March 7-8 in Amarillo (Jan. 10, 2012)

2011 News

• Edwards Graduate Teaching Award presented to Lucia, Winsco (Dec. 15, 2011)

• Department hosts holiday luncheon, awards ceremony (December 15, 2011)
• Alves, Thorson presented awards at physiology of reproduction luncheon (Dec. 13, 2011)
• Horse Judging Team wins NRHA Futurity (Dec. 3, 2011)
• Frenzel selected as winner of Carpenter Award in meat science (Dec. 1, 2011)
• Senior Horse Team performs strong at final contest (November 16, 2011)

• Webb, Gray receive travel fellowship to International Livestock Congress (Nov. 15, 2011)
• Livestock Judging Team wins reserve champion (November 14, 2011)
• TAMU Meat Judging Team ends season with high point output (November 13, 2011)
• Stock Horse Team dominates at fall competitions (November 5, 2011)
• Korea-US International Summit: Focus on future beef demand, enhancing production (November 4, 2011)

• Cattle welfare issues, demonstration featured at Texas A&M event (November. 2, 2011)
• Texas A&M BBQ Genius Counter debuts at Texas Monthly BBQ Festival (October 30, 2011)
• Wickersham receives Distinguished Achievement Award (October 26, 2011)
• AgriLife Research beef cattle studies focus on residual-feed intake, evaluate feed efficiency (October 6, 2011)
• New course offers equine marketing, business strategies (September 30, 2011)

• Extension specialists instrumental in creating youth livestock safety DVD (September 30, 2011)
• Livestock Judging Team wins first place in Wichita (September 24, 2011)
• Equine Reproductive Management Short Course Jan. 11-13 at Texas A&M (September 28, 2011)
• Texas A&M student interest in dairy teaching program grows (September 19, 2011)
• Dairy Science Club announces cheese board sale (September 15, 2011)

• Korea-U.S. International beef symposium (September 14, 2011)
• Shawn Ramsey named Assistant Head, Academic Programs (September 1, 2011)
• Holub selected Fish Camp Namesake (August 31, 2011)
• Longtime AgriLife fiber researcher at San Angelo retires (August 26, 2011)
• Researching the perfect steak (August 12, 2011)

• Harms named Fellow of American Society of Animal Science (August 10, 2011)
• Marisela Spangler named Tillman Military Scholar (August 10, 2011)
• Retired Faculty Focus: Frank C. Litterst Jr. (August 10, 2011)
• Rebuilding herds after the drought (August 10, 2011)
• Kerth serves as expert panelist on National Public Radio science program (August 10, 2011)

• Morgan Harbison captures silver medal in national shooting championship (August 10, 2011)
• Livestock producers should be aware of prussic acid levels in forages (August 5, 2011)
• 2009-2010 Beef Cattle Research in Texas available online (August 1, 2011)
• Meat Science students presented Bob Osdrusek Scholarship (July 21-24, 2011)
• Youth program offered at BCSC (July 8, 2011)

• Texas A&M meat science team wins national quiz bowl (June 19, 2011)
• Temple Grandin to speak at Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course (June 7, 2011)
• TVMDL recommends diagnostic tests for Equine Herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) (May 27, 2011)
• TAMU Meat Judging Team Reunion scheduled for September (May 16, 2011)
• Three Animal Science graduate students selected to receive Tom Slick Graduate Research Fellowship Award (May 16, 2011)

• Congratulations May 2011 graduates (May 13, 2011)
• Dr. Glenn Holub receives advising award (May 4, 2011)
• Hairgrove appointed to steering committee (May 4, 2011)
• Aggieland youth camps planned for this summer (May 2, 2011)
• Grass-fed beef conference scheduled June 8-9 in College Station (April 29, 2011)

• Horse Judging Team dominates at National Reining Breeders Classic (April 20, 2011)
• Animal Science students receive Senior Merit Award (April 16, 2011)
• TAMU Stock Horse Team named reserve champions (April 15, 2011)
• Dworaczyk receives Phil Gramm Doctoral Fellowship Award (April 14, 2011)
• ANSC staff, students inducted into agriculture honor society (April 13, 2011)

• Adams presented Graduate Student Council award (April 12, 2011)
• Texas AgriLife Vice Chancellor’s Awards (April 11, 2011)
• Sterle wins Teaching Excellence Award (April 11, 2011)
• Megan Webb selected to intern with NCBA government affairs office (April 11, 2011)
• Burdick recognized for excellence in doctoral research (March 31, 2011)

• Wool Judging Team wins first, second places at HLSR (March 21, 2011)
• Livestock Judging Team closes out the season in second place (March 21, 2011)
• David Riley names Brahman Friend of the Year (March 15, 2011)
• Students participate in Western Regional Dairy Challenge (March 15, 2011)
• Dr. Davey Griffin receives prestigious educator’s award (March 7, 2011)

• Aggie judging teams do well in San Antonio (Feb. 21, 2011)
• TAMU Academic Quadrathlon Team wins regional competition (Feb. 15, 2011)
• Dr. Paul Harms receives Distinguished Service Award (Feb. 15, 2011)
• Texas A&M student selected to USDA Student Diversity Program (Feb. 15, 2011)
• Faculty, students participate in Southern Section of the American Society of Animal Science annual meeting (Feb. 14, 2011)

• Two equine clinics scheduled Feb. 24-25 in College Station (Feb. 10, 2011)
• Tending Cattle after the Storm (Feb. 4, 2011)
• Cold Weather Livestock Stewardship (Feb. 2, 2011)
• Texas A&M judging teams compete in Denver (Jan. 24, 2011)
• New design unveiled for Howard Hesby Student Atrium (Jan. 10, 2011)

2010 News

• Book completed on Howard Hesby
• Borlaug Institute helping beef up Ecuador’s cattle industry
• Bourg receives International Stockmen’s Education Foundation Student Fellowship
• TAMU Wool Judging Team sweeps contest
• 2010 TAMU Teams finish season

• Lewis receives 2010 President’s Meritorious Award
• TAMU Stock Horse Team starts with a winning year
• Former Animal Science student named one of Texas A&M’s Outstanding Agriculture Alumni
• TAMU Junior Horse Judging Team wins in Oklahoma
• Animal Science graduate students honored with Ronnie L. Edwards Graduate Teaching Award

• TAMU Horse Judging Team stands undefeated
• Livestock Judging Team takes first place twice in one weekend
• ‘Re-Framing the Farm: Student Interpretations of Classic Livestock Art’ exhibit opens
• From Texas to the U.S. Virgin Islands: One Aggie’s unexpected career adventure
• Bazer named Outstanding Alumnus by N.C. State

• TAMU Livestock Judging Team takes second place in Minnesota
• Dairy Industry Short Course scheduled Oct.12-14 in Amarillo
• Bazer receives Pioneer Award at international symposium
• Russell Cross named interim head of Animal Science
• New AgriLife food safety initiative announced: Acuff to serve as center director (Sept. 14, 2010)

• Test-tube calf embryos more likely to survive Texas summers (Sept. 2, 2010)
• Beef 706 gives cattle cattle producers inside look at production process (Sept. 1, 2010)
• McCollum receives Specialist of the Year Award (August 15, 2010)
• Department represented at annual scientific meeting (August 15, 2010)
• Extension expert: Keep expenses in check when in cattle business (August 10, 2010)

• Optimism abounds among cattle producers at 2010 Beef Cattle Short Course (August 3, 2010)
• Texas Angora goat genetics destined for Tajikistan (August 3, 2010)
• Taylor, Castillo part of team to receive $1 million USDA grant (July 28, 2010)
• Savell chosen to Meat Industry Hall of Fame (July 22, 2010)
• Aggies honored at national meat science conference (July 22, 1010)

• Students earn hands-on training in dairy training program (July 22, 2010)
• New technology, herd management practices part of 2010 Beef Cattle Short Course (July 2, 2010)
• Experts provide hurricane preparation, post-event guidelines for livestock owners (June 30, 2010)
• Beef quality to be offered Aug. 24 in Vernon (June 29, 2010)
• Youth program offered at Beef Cattle Short Course (June 22, 2010)

• Animal Science big part of 4-H Roundup (June 21, 2010)
• Acuff, Harris appointed to national food safety committees (June 17, 2010)
• Study shows ground beef from grain-fed cattle healthier than grass-fed (May 27, 2010)
• TAMU Beef Center Show Cattle Camp dates set for May, June (May 18, 2010)
• Ramsey honored with advising award (May 13, 2010)

• Waldron presents World Merino Conference in France (May 12, 2010)
• Burdick, Schnell earn U.S. Senator Phil Gramm Doctoral Awards (April 26, 2010)
• Southwest Dairy Day features Spandet Dairy tour (April 21, 2010)
• Dr. Wes Osburn guest speaker at Muster Ceremony in Iraq’s FOB Prosperity (April 21, 2010)
• Animal Science students recognized at COALS Convocation (April 17, 2010)

• Texas AgriLife Research, Korea National Institute of Animal Science extend partnership for beef studies (April 13, 2010)
• A&M Livestock Judging Team finishes spring season with big win in Houston (March 25, 2010)
• Livestock team takes Ft. Worth 5th time (February 9, 2010)
• Wool Judging Team second at National Western (February 9, 2010)
• Kenney named All-American for Horse-Judging (February 9, 2010)

• Study shows male erectile dysfunction drug enhances fetal growth in female sheep (February 3, 2010)
• Burdick receives Vice Chancellor’s graduate student research award (January 12, 2010)
• Herring receives Vice Chancellor’s award for graduate teaching (January 12, 2010)
• Beef cattle research team receives Vice Chancellor’s Award (January 12, 2010)
• Burdick presented Sorenson, Procknor Awards (January 4, 2010)

The above stories are a compilation of headlines generated from the Department of Animal Science, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and AgriLife News. For inquiries regarding departmental news and events, please contact Courtney Coufal, Department of Animal Science communications coordinator, at 979-845-1542 or cacoufal@tamu.edu.