July 13th, 2023
Texas Equine Industry StudyHow Horses Affect the Texas Economy Beginning in the fall of 2015, the Texas Department of Agriculture supported a study conducted by the Texas A&M Equine Initiative and Texas A&M AgriLife Research to assess the economic impact of the Texas equine industry. This study was also supported by Mr. Bobby Cox and…
July 6th, 2023
Jeffrey W. Savell Professor, E.M. Rosenthal Chairholder, and Leader, Meat Science Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, 2471 TAMU, College Station, Texas, 77843-2471 Introduction For beef to compete in today’s marketplace, both domestic and export, cattle breeders must better understand marketing. Meeting the needs of the customer is something that every successful business…
July 6th, 2023
Committee Members Jeff Savell, Texas A&M University, Chair; Rhonda Miller, Texas A&M University; Tommy Wheeler, MARC; Mohammad Koohmaraie, MARC; Steven Shackelford, MARC; Brad Morgan, Oklahoma State University; Chris Calkins, University of Nebraska; Mark Miller, Texas Tech University; Michael Dikeman, Kansas State University; Floyd McKeith, University of Illinois; Glen Dolezal, Oklahoma State University; Bill Henning, Pennsylvania…
July 6th, 2023
Davey Griffin, Professor and Extension Meat SpecialistTexas A&M Agrilife Extension Service When consumers go to the grocery store, they are confronted with a variety of items from which to select. One of the most commonly purchased items from the beef section is ground beef. Because of its functionality in a multitude of different entree items, ground…
July 6th, 2023
Final Report Of The National Beef Quality Audit—2005: A New Benchmark For The U.S. Beef Industry Gary C. Smith, J.W. Savell, J.B. Morgan and T.E. LawrenceColorado State University (Fort Collins, CO); Texas A&M University (College Station, TX);Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK); West Texas A&M University (Canyon, TX) Summary “In truth, it is the value of…
July 6th, 2023
Brief Overview The purpose was “to conduct the sequel to the National Beef Quality Audit — 1991, a quality audit of slaughter cattle (their carcasses and dress off/offal items) for the U.S. beef industry in 1995, establishing baselines for present quality shortfalls and identifying targets for desired quality levels by the year 2005.” Since the…
June 29th, 2023
Horse Judging Team The Texas A&M Horse Judging Team hosted their annual summer horse judging camp June 2-4. The camp was the largest in size this year, doubling its numbers since 2021. Past and current team members helped with all of the teaching sessions and were fantastic leaders. Next month, we will be conducting for…
June 28th, 2023
Dr. Luis O. Tedeschi has gained international recognition for his growth and bioenergetic research and decision-support system in ruminants to help stakeholders achieve profitable animal production. Since the 1990s, Tedeschi has published 282 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 76 editor-reviewed manuscripts, 42 books or book chapters, and more than 289 abstracts, totaling more than 732 scientific publications on…
June 13th, 2023
The Texas A&M Livestock Judging Team is holding a special fundraising gala to help raise funds for future team scholarships and travel expenses on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at the Stella Hotel in Bryan. This alumni-driven event will be a chance for you to reminisce about the good old times with teammates with a focus…
June 5th, 2023
From AgriLife Today feature, by Kay Ledbetter Don’t wait. Get to know your local veterinarian now and establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship if you expect to treat livestock in the future, as over-the-counter livestock antibiotics will soon require a prescription. That is the advice of a team of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts trying to help livestock…
