December 17th, 2013
COLLEGE STATION – Three graduate students in the Department of Animal Science are recipients of the 2013 Ronnie L. Edwards Graduate Teaching Award, in recognition of their important contributions as graduate students to the undergraduate student experience. Left, Sigrid Edwards and granddaughter Claire, Natasha Bell, Raul Valdez, Lindsey Mehall, Cathy Edwards and Dr. Russell Cross….
December 17th, 2013
Each December, the Department of Animal Science recognizes faculty and staff for their years of service to the department. On Dec. 17 at the department’s annual Christmas Party and Holiday Luncheon four faculty members were recognized for either 25 or 30 years of service and presented lapel pins. This included Drs. Gordon Carstens, Rhonda Miller,…
December 12th, 2013
By Olivia Norton ’16 Growing up in Corpus Christi surrounded by Santa Gertrudis cattle and Quarter Horses, livestock was never far from reach for Joe Paschal. It was no surprise that after completing high school, he set his sights on a future in the livestock industry. Two years at Del Mar Junior College provided Paschal…
December 8th, 2013
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Texas A&M Junior Horse Judging Team won reserve champion at the National Reining Horse Association Collegiate Futurity Contest in Oklahoma City on Dec. 5-6. Left, Courtney Phillips, Abbey Jacks, Allysa Amjad, Amanda Driewer, Marissa Garcia, Sarah Sprayberry, Olivia Norton, Kailyn Capps and Lauren Friend. Team member Marissa Garcia won third high…
December 6th, 2013
CLAYTON, N.M. – The Southwest Beef Symposium, jointly hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service, is set for Jan. 9-10 at the Clayton Civic Center, 124 N. Front St. in Clayton, N.M. “This is the 10th year of the Southwest Beef Symposium,” said Dr. Ted McCollum,…
December 1st, 2013
Savell, Cross set standard for how much fat in meat is acceptable for diets By Jeff Savell, Ph.D. 2013 marked the 25th anniversary of one of the most important and significant contributions that Dr. H. Russell Cross and I may have ever made to the livestock and meat industries: the development of the “Window of…
February 15th, 2013
COLLEGE STATION — Lauretta Ngere, an animal breeding doctoral student in the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University, has been selected as a Fellow for the Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (LEAP) of the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development….
February 15th, 2013
COLLEGE STATION — The Department of Animal Science was well-represented at the 2012 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Convocation with faculty and students receiving several awards. The ceremony was held at the AgriLife Center on March 31, 2012. Dr. Jim Sanders, professor in the Department of Animal Science, was presented the Honor Professor Award…
May 30th, 2012
AMARILLO — The Texas A&M Stock Horse Team remains undefeated for the year after winning the American Stock Horse Association National Championship Intercollegiate Stock Horse Show held April 13-14, 2012 in Amarillo. The Stock Horse Team consists of six members who ride individual horses and compete in four separate events: stock horse pleasure, trail, reining…
April 3rd, 2012
COLLEGE STATION — Animal Science faculty are part of a group of scientists at Texas A&M University leading the Whole Systems Genomics Initiative. These scientists are committed to applying genomics research to improve the overall wellbeing of humans and animals, as well as environmental stewardship. What is the Whole Systems Genomics Initiative?Whole Systems Genomics for…
