Department Updates

Beef Cattle Browsing – December 2007

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusDecember 2007This newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. STRUCTURE OF THE U.S PEDIGREED CATTLE POPULATIONThe National Pedigreed… Read More →

Beef Cattle Browsing – October 2006

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist Emeritus October 2006 This newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack.TIGHTER CAB SPECS? Certified Angus Beef has changed some… Read More →

Beef Cattle Browsing – January 2012

February 13th, 2014

This newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist Emeritus NATIONAL BEEF TENDERNESS SURVEYThree factors determine palatability of beef, these being tenderness,… Read More →

Beef Cattle Browsing – November 2005

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusNovember 2005This newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. RIBEYE STEAKS – WHAT DOES THE CONSUMER WANT?South Dakota… Read More →

AgriLife Extension expert: Nutrition plays key role in maintaining efficient cows

February 13th, 2014

Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] BRENHAM – Heading into the winter months, cattle producers should give careful attention to adequate nutrition of beef cattle, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Dr. Jason Cleere, beef cattle specialist, College Station, told producers at the recent South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic in Brenham to monitor body… Read More →

Beef Cattle Browsing – August 2006

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusAugust 2006This newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. DOES SORTING CATTLE PAY?Not according to research done in… Read More →

Beef Cattle Browsing – December 2003

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusDecember 2003This newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. ROMOSINUANO: ANOTHER TROPICAL-ADAPTED BREEDRomosinuano are a red, polled breed… Read More →

Texas A&M students win National Academic Quadrathlon

February 13th, 2014

Media contact: Madeline McCurry-Schmidt, [email protected] Society of Animal Science Phoenix, AZ – After a rapid-fire quiz bowl round against Penn State, a team of four animal science students from Texas A&M University (TAMU) won first place in the 2012 National Academic Quadrathlon. The TAMU team was made up of Brent Hale, Jacob Brown, Catherine Moore… Read More →

Bee Synch can help boost beef quality and ranchers’ profits | AgriLife Today

February 13th, 2014

Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected]: Dr. Gary Williams, 361-358-6390, [email protected] BEEVILLE – With national beef cattle inventory at lows not seen since the 1950s, the time could be right for producers of Brahman-influenced cattle to adopt a fixed-time artificial insemination method which could add thousands of dollars in net value to a calf crop, according… Read More →

Beef Cattle Browsing – February 2004

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusFebruary 2004This newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. GENETIC SELECTION ON AN INDEX OF BIRTH AND YEARLING… Read More →