February 14th, 2014
By: Olivia Norton DAKOTA CITY- Three members of the Texas A&M Meat Judging Team were selected for the Senior Division All-American Meat Judging Team at the International Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest held Nov. 18, 2013, at Tyson Foods in Dakota City, Neb. Each year the American Meat Science Association recognizes students for their performance in…
February 14th, 2014
By Olivia Norton The Texas A&M Horse Judging Team returned to Aggieland victorious after putting on a dominating performance at the largest collegiate horse judging contest in the nation, the All American Quarter Horse Congress held in Columbus, Ohio. On Oct. 16, Texas A&M edged its closest competition, Colorado State University, Cal Poly State University,…
February 14th, 2014
Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusJuly 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. NATIONAL ID: WHEN & WHY?At this point, the USDA…
February 14th, 2014
Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusDecember 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. TARGET BREEDING WEIGHT FOR HEIFERSIt has been generally recommended…
February 14th, 2014
COLLEGE STATION – Phase I construction of the $80 million Texas A&M Equine Complex began Oct. 9, 2012, on a 400-acre property located on F&B Road in College Station. The start-of-the-art complex is set to become the most elite facility of its kind in the world for equine science education, research and outreach. Dr. Eleanor…
February 14th, 2014
Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusFebruary 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. WHAT’S HAPPENING TO ANGUS STOCKER/FEEDING PREMIUMS?Getting higher the last…
February 14th, 2014
Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusMarch 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. INJECTION SITES – JUST A FOOD PROBLEM?Not according to…
February 14th, 2014
Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusDecember 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. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON PREGNANCY RATEWe know that the environment…
February 14th, 2014
COLLEGE STATION – A group of Texas A&M University freshmen majoring in animal science or biomedical science recently completed a semester-long learning community course focused on the concept of One Health and how various fields of study and research contribute to its objective. One Health is a collaborative effort of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally…
February 14th, 2014
By Rachel Glascock Approximately every five years since 1991, Texas A&M University takes part in the research and data collection for the National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA). Meat science graduate students in the Department of Animal Science who conducted the 2011 NBQA were Gatlan Gray, Russell McKeith and Melanie Moore. According to the Beef Quality…
