Animal Welfare Judging Team Competes at 23rd Annual Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment Contest
The Texas A&M Animal Welfare Judging Team competed in the 23rd Annual Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment Contest held at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on November 17, 2023. The contest included an evaluation of cate free laying hens, farmed bison, tortoises in a zoo, and a live assessment of laboratory rats. All three of the Texas A&M teams placed in their respective divisions. In preparation for the contest, the students interacted with experts from the Houston Zoo, 310 Bison Ranch, Aggieland Safari, the Winnie Carter Wildlife Center, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, the Texas A&M Poultry Science Department, the Texas A&M Comparative Medicine Program, and Novartis. Congratulations to our undergraduate and graduate teams on a successful contest! The team is coached by Courtney Daigle, Ph.D., associate professor of animal welfare. The results are as follows:
Undergraduate Junior Division (44 participants; 11 teams)
- 1st place Team Assessment
- 3rd Place Team Overall
Team members:
- William Tores (New Braunfels, TX)
- Hayden Dyess (Rusk, TX)
- Dylan Archer (San Antonio, TX)
- Kaitlyn Vo (Pflugerville, TX)
- Sarah Whitworth (Waco, TX)
- 5th Place Individual Scores: William Tores
Undergraduate Senior Division (43 participants; 10 teams)
- 4th Place Team Overall
Team Members:
- Jilian Gordon (Katy, TX)
- Isabella Fonseca (Missouri City, TX)
- Addie Fischer (Grand Saline, TX)
- Emma Fuentes (Austin, TX)
Graduate Division (32 participants; 6 teams)
- 5th Place Team Overall
Team Members:
- Glenn Meyer (Ohiowa, NE)
- Mazette Croom (New Braunfels, TX)
- Guadalupe Ceja (Alice, TX)
- Genevieve Makowski (Chicago, IL)
