July 9th, 2015
Contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Gary Acuff, director of the Texas A&M Center for Food Safety in College Station, has been appointed as a new member of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. The appointment was made recently by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The national committee provides…
July 9th, 2015
ST. PETE BEACH, FLA. – Dr. Martha Vogelsang, senior lecturer in the Department of Animal Science, is the recipient of the Equine Science Society’s 2015 Distinguished Service in Equine Science Award, the most prestigious honor the organization bestows upon one of its members. The award was presented during the organization’s 2015 annual conference held in…
July 9th, 2015
LINCOLN, NEB. — Dr. Rhonda Miller, professor in the Department of Animal Science, is the recipient of the American Meat Science Association 2015 Distinguished Research Award. The award was presented during an awards banquet at the AMSA 68th Reciprocal Meat Conference on June 16 in Lincoln, Neb. The award was established in 1965 to recognize…
July 9th, 2015
TEXAS PANHANDLE — A group of 24 Texas A&M animal science students received an in-depth look into the Texas beef industry during the 2015 Jim Theeck ’65 Beef Cattle Seminar – Texas Panhandle Beef Production Tour. The educational tour on May 18-21 took the students inside the beef industry to provide them with a greater…
July 9th, 2015
SAN ANGELO — Sheep and goats have always been a part of Reid Redden’s life. As a result of growing up on his family’s livestock operation and focusing on sheep and goat production in college, Reid chose to turn his childhood passion into a career. The Department of Animal Science welcomed Reid to the faculty…
July 8th, 2015
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] Contact: Dr. Dennis Sigler, 979-862-3595, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – A study revealed many benefits for those engaging in horseback riding activities and for the first time, attempted to define the amount of energy expended in several common riding events. Dr. Dennis Sigler, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horse specialist…
July 7th, 2015
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] Contacts: Dr. Matt Taylor, 979-862-7678, [email protected] Dr. Jason Gill, 979-458-9286, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – A study examining the presence of salmonella in beef cattle feedyards was the focus of a series of studies by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists and faculty in the department of animal science at Texas A&M…
July 7th, 2015
LINCOLN, NEB — A fund created in honor of Dr. Russell Cross will be used to support the American Meat Science Association meat judging program and student scholarships.LINCOLN, NEB — A fund created in honor of Dr. Russell Cross will be used to support the American Meat Science Association meat judging program and student scholarships….
May 30th, 2015
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – For 38 years, Dr. Ted Friend has walked up and down the stairs of the Kleberg Animal Science Building at Texas A&M University where he established himself as a national expert and researcher on animal behavior and welfare. “It’s been a lot of fun,” said Friend, who…
May 29th, 2015
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, [email protected]: Logan Boswell, 432-837-6207, [email protected] Lea Schneider, 432-729-4746, [email protected] ALPINE – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the Texas Beef Council, and Sul Ross State University will conduct Beef 706, a free quality assurance program organizers say is designed to help growers raise a safe, top quality product for the consumer….
