August 16th, 2010
Europe — Two faculty and three undergraduate students from the equine science section within the Department of Animal Science spent a couple of weeks this summer in Europe teaching horse riding clinics.Animal Science undergraduate students Ari Sear from Simonton, Amy Heartfield from Belton and Raul Valdez from Laredo served as instructors at the International Horsemanship… Read More →
July 29th, 2010
COLLEGE STATION — Two faculty members in the Department of Animal Science are part of an international team of researchers awarded a $1 million United States Department of Agriculture grant to study ways to protect the safety of fruits and vegetables. Dr. Alex Castillo, associate professor, and Dr. Matt Taylor, assistant professor, both food microbiologists and… Read More →
July 16th, 2010
DENVER, COLOADO — Faculty and students from the Department of Animal Science attended the Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association, Poultry Science Association, Asociacion Mexicana de Produccion Animal, Canadian Society of Animal Science, Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science, and American Society of Animal Science held in Denver, Colorado… Read More →
April 22nd, 2010
Dr. Wes Osburn guest speaker at Muster ceremony in Iraq’s FOB Prosperity BAGHDAD, IRAQ — animal Science Associate Professor Dr. Wes Osburn, currently on duty in Iraq, served as the guest speaker for a Muster ceremony held at FOB Prosperity on April 21, 2010, and also served something extra: a taste of Aggieland. The Association… Read More →
April 18th, 2010
COLLEGE STATION — Several students from the Department of Animal Science were honored at the 2010 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Convocation held at the Briarcrest Country Club on April 17, 2010.Senior Merit AwardThe Senior Merit Award, the highest award bestowed to undergraduate students by the College, was presented to Aaron Jennings of Fredonia;… Read More →
March 26th, 2010
HOUSTON — The Texas A&M Livestock Judging Team closed out the spring competition season in a big way at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest on March 17, winning first place overall and securing the top three high individual overall awards.The Aggie team led the field by a 50-point margin, defeating… Read More →
September 13th, 2009
MONTREAL, CANADA (July12-16, 2009) — Several faculty and students from the Department of Animal Science were in Montreal, Canada, July 12-16, 2009 for the joint annual meeting of the American Dairy Science Association, Canadian Society of Animal Science and American Society of Animal Science. Those participating in the poster and oral sessions include: The impact… Read More →
July 3rd, 2009
COLLEGE STATION (July 2, 2009) — Two faculty members in the Department of Animal Science have been recognized for their outstanding teaching efforts.Dr. Andy Herring, associate professor and assistant department head for academic programs, and Dr. Glenn Holub, assistant professor, are each a recipient of the spring 2009 Texas A&M University System Teaching Excellence Award.This… Read More →
March 22nd, 2001
HOUSTON — The Texas A&M University Livestock Judging Team closed out the spring competition season with a second place finish at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest on March 15, 2011.Texas Tech University took first place, followed by Western Illinois University, Purdue University and Iowa State University in third, fourth and… Read More →
January 1st, 1970
Posted on June 24, 2019 by harkin802 By Todd Carroll When the first antibiotic, penicillin, was developed in 1929, discussions began about different bacteria being able to become resistant to the drug. Those discussions continue today for the different antibiotics used to treat human beings as well as animals, and the FDA is now talking about increasing the… Read More →
