March 7th, 2019
Posted on March 7, 2019 by maggielberger Revitalizes treatment opportunities largely unused for nearly a century COLLEGE STATION — With a major hub of bacteriophage research in College Station, Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife Research have worked to support and produce the only state-funded bacteriophage research center in the U.S. Bacteriophage therapy, a treatment using bacterial…
March 4th, 2019
Posted on March 4, 2019 by maggielberger By Dr. Joe Paschal, [email protected], 361-265-9203 The other day, I was reading a paper written by a former colleague, Rick Machen titled “Seven Things Every Small Producer Should Know,” and I thought it was worth covering the points he made here. It can be accessed at beef.tamu.edu under “Publications.” Size is relative in Texas….
March 4th, 2019
Posted on February 24, 2019 by maggielberger By Kenny Wiley, [email protected] In 2014, on a fall Friday night under the lights, Carolyn and Charles Brown stood on the Buddy Moorhead Memorial Stadium turf in Conroe wearing purple jerseys to represent the 1960 and 1965 state champions from Conroe Booker T. Washington High School. That night, the Browns said, was…
March 4th, 2019
Posted on January 28, 2019 by maggielberger Two students from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) have been awarded the U.S. Army’s Health Professional Scholarship, each receiving more than $200,000 to be used to fund their remaining years as CVM students. Sabrina Dagher-Arevalo (a graduate of the Department of Animal Science) and Jillian…
March 4th, 2019
Posted on February 13, 2019 by maggielberger By Dorian Martin ’06 Bob McClaren knows potential when he sees it. The former president of business operations for the Houston Astros and one of the driving forces behind the revitalization of downtown Houston now sees great possibilities for Texas A&M University’s new International Beef Cattle Academy (IBCA). That’s why McClaren,…
March 4th, 2019
Posted on February 27, 2019 by maggielberger By Spencer Chase No matter whether you view cultured meat as the next big thing in food or a troubling way to render traditional protein useless, you might soon be viewing it on the menu. Companies producing meat through cell-cultured technology say they are closer than ever to putting a commercially…
March 4th, 2019
Posted on March 4, 2019 by maggielberger By Dr. Reid Redden, [email protected], 325.653.4576 As was discussed previously, some warm season weeds were produced that can be toxic to sheep and goats. Now, most of these plants have withered or the animals have learned to avoid them, especially if there is abundance of favorable forages. It appears to be a…
March 4th, 2019
BUSHLAND, Texas – Scientists within The Texas A&M University System are testing new technologies at a feedlot in the Texas Panhandle to find ways to reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock and give urban millennials the kind of drug-free meat they demand. Lately, drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras have been buzzing over a…
March 4th, 2019
The Department of Animal Science competitive judging teams have hit the ground running this semester between the long hours of practice they have put in and contests they have traveled to. The meat judging team kicked things off at the American Meat Science Association Southwestern Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest in Fort Worth on Feb. 3. …
March 4th, 2019
By Dr. Chelsie Huseman, [email protected], 979.845.5264 The Texas A&M AgriLife Equine Reproductive Management Short Course took place in College Station January 9-11, 2019. Registration was limited to 15 participants to allow for in depth hands-on learning and one-on-one instruction. Participants came from seven different states, including Texas. Subjects over stallion and mare management were extensively covered…
