Department Updates

Beef Cattle Browsing – October 2006

Beef Cattle Browsing – October 2006

February 14th, 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…

Beef Cattle Browsing – January 2012

Beef Cattle Browsing – January 2012

February 14th, 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,…

Beef Cattle Browsing – November 2005

Beef Cattle Browsing – November 2005

February 14th, 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…

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

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

February 14th, 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…

Beef Cattle Browsing – August 2006

Beef Cattle Browsing – August 2006

February 14th, 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…

Beef Cattle Browsing – December 2003

Beef Cattle Browsing – December 2003

February 14th, 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…

Texas A&M students win National Academic Quadrathlon

February 14th, 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…

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

February 14th, 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…

Beef Cattle Browsing – February 2004

Beef Cattle Browsing – February 2004

February 14th, 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…

Texas A&M animal science presents alumni awards, introduces hall of fame

February 14th, 2014

COLLEGE STATION – The Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University recognized three former students with alumni awards and introduced the Animal Science Hall of Fame at an awards banquet held May 1, 2013 at the AgriLife Center in College Station. Rachel Cutrer was presented the Department of Animal Science Outstanding Young Alumni Award;…