December 4th, 2023
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…
November 7th, 2023
The Dairy Science Club in the Department of Animal Science has been busy during the 2023 fall semester visiting industry professionals and attending conferences. Here’s a look at what the club has been up to lately. World Dairy Expo: During the first week of October 2023, the six Dairy Science Club Officers traveled to Madison, Wisconsin…
November 7th, 2023
Horse Judging Team The Texas A&M University Horse Judging Team had a successful fall competition season, culminating with taking home the National Championship title at the American Quarter Horse Association World Show! AQHA World Show Texas A&M’s All-Star Horse Judging Team competed at the AQHA World Show, the pinnacle contest of the year, on Thursday,…
October 11th, 2023
The 2023 Department of Animal Science Tailgate was held on Saturday, October 7. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to catch up, eat delicious BBQ, and meet our new department head, Dr. Clay Mathis. Many of our former students, stakeholders and friends of the department attended the event. Thank you to our generous sponsors…
October 10th, 2023
Horse Judging Team The 2023 All-Star Horse Judging Team had a clean sweep at the APHA Lonestar Gathering on September 30. We had five individuals in the top 12 overall. For the last three years in a row, the TAMU Horse Judging Team has claimed high individual overall at the APHA Lonestar Gathering. Hannah Shasserre,…
September 6th, 2023
Livestock Judging Team The Saddle and Sirloin Club in conjunction with the Livestock Judging Team held the Saddle and Sirloin Futurity at the Brazos County Expo Center on August 18-20. There were 287 steers, 204 heifers, and 129 market hogs entered for the event. Throughout the weekend, 4-H and FFA exhibitors competed in the multiple species…
August 17th, 2023
During the summer of 2023, the Texas A&M University Department of Animal Science was well represented at various state, national and international conferences where graduate students were able to present ongoing research. Aggies claimed multiple research awards as they traveled as far as Ireland this summer. Dairy Cattle Welfare Conference Fort Worth, TX May 17-18,…
August 16th, 2023
Academic Quadrathlon Team Congratulations to our Academic Quadrathlon Team on finishing second place overall at the National Academic Quadrathlon competition in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The team was first in the quiz bowl contest and the lab practicum and placed second in the oral presentation and written examination, securing second place overall. Earlier this year, the…
August 2nd, 2023
By Kay Ledbetter-First appeared on AgriLife Today Jim Sanders ’74 ‘77, Ph.D., senior professor of animal breeding and genetics, may be retiring, but he will continue to make waves in the livestock industry for many more years to come for two reasons – his love for his students and their respect for him. An Aggie…
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…
