BOARDMAN JOINS DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AS LECTURER, JUDGING TEAM COORDINATOR
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Caleb Boardman will join the Department of Animal Science on Dec. 1, as a lecturer and livestock judging coordinator. He will be responsible for teaching general animal science production systems and livestock evaluation classes in addition to advising and coordinating the intercollegiate livestock judging and meat animal activities.
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WHY ARE WE LEAVING REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ON THE SHELF?
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Many technologies
developed in the last
20 to 30 years have helped increase reproductive efficiency.
Some producers were early adopters and have
used these technologies successfully for years.
Yet, there’s still
room for more technology adoption.
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DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE FACULTY EDIT NEW BOOK
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Three Animal Science faculty members (Fuller Bazer, G. Cliff Lamb, and Guoyao Wu) edited a new book “Animal Agriculture: Sustainability, Challenges and Innovations.” Contributing faculty members from our Department are Drs. Fuller Bazer, Cliff Lamb, Ky Pohler, Stephen Smith, Luis Tedeschi, Travis R. Whitney and Guoyao Wu.
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RANCH MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY SET FOR EARLY APRIL IN COLLEGE STATION
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Plans for the next Ranch Management University, to be held April 6-10 at Texas A&M University in College Station, are being finalized and registration is now open.
A collaboration of multiple departments, the training will cover everything from soil fertility to animal handling and hay production to wildlife.
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DUNLAP RECEIVES PROVOST AWARD
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The Center for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M University has named Kathrin Dunlap, Ph.D. and nine other faculty members across
Texas A&M University as inaugural recipients of the Provost Academic Professional Track Teaching Excellence Award.
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POHLER RECEIVES ASAS AWARD
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Dr. Ky Pohler is the recipient of the 2020 Southern Section of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Outstanding Young Animal Scientist Award – Research, presented to him during the annual 2020 Southern Section ASAS Meeting held in Chattanooga, TN.
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POOLE RECEIVES ASAS AWARD
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Dr. Rebecca Poole is the recipient of the 2020 Southern Section of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Emerging Young Scholar Award, presented to her during the annual 2020 Southern Section ASAS Meeting held in Chattanooga, TN.
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PRESENTING AT THE CAPITAL OF TEXAS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
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During the fall of 2019, Dr. Tedeschi’s undergraduate students actively participated in their own research projects. Undergraduate students were mentored by Dr. Tedeschi and his graduate students Madeline Rivera, Genevieve D’Souza, and Fernando Batista, and research associates Drs. Aaron Norris and Hector Menendez to present their data at the Capital of Texas Undergraduate Research Conference in Austin, TX. Blake T. Roach, Appointments Manager, from the Office of the Governor Greg Abbott paid the students a special visit to engage these future leaders of Texas agriculture.
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CAMP BRISKET
2020 EDITION
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The eighth Camp Brisket, was held on January 10-11, 2020, in College Station, Texas. About 70 participants from around the U.S., Australia, Norway, South Korea, Mexico, and Canada embarked on a journey to learn more about the ultimate challenge preparing that most difficult dish of Texas Barbecue cuisine, the brisket.
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2020 HACCP COURSES ANNOUNCED
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The 2020 dates for
Introductory HACCP Course
and
Beyond Basics: HACCP Plan Improvement Workshop
have been set. All courses are taught in the Kleberg Center on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, by Dr. Kerri Gehring and Dr. Jeff Savell
from ANSC.
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HONEST APPROACH THAT CHANGED THE MEAT INDUSTRY
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It is said that innovation distinguishes leaders from followers. Maybe so. But when it comes right down to it, a leader is also defined by hard work, long hours, passion, and an honest review of one’s self and industry. There is no better example of industry leaders than Drs. Russell Cross and Gary Smith.
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ALL ANTIBIOTICS FOR LIVESTOCK WILL SOON REQUIRE A VET'S PRESCRIPTION
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The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service wants producers to be aware that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is
continuing the phasing in of a law that requires a prescription for any
antibiotic use in animals raised for human consumption, as well as
for all companion animals.
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EXTRA GOOD: WHICH MINERAL SUPPLEMENT IS NEEDED?
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Mineral nutrition is very important for successful beef production because it impacts animal growth, reproduction, milk production and health. Cattle obtain part of their mineral requirements from forage, water and protein supplements, but the remainder of their requirements must be met through mineral supplements.
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BEEF'S GREATEST TALENT IN PROTEIN UPCYCLING
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On average, it takes 770 pounds of corn to get a beef animal ready for slaughter. Corn is the primary source of human edible protein, or HEP, we feed and the main competition for food sources between cattle and humans. HEP does not necessarily mean tasty protein, but it is protein a person could consume.
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BEEF CATTLE GENETICS, MANAGEMENT CRITICAL IN FINE TUNING HERDS TO FIT ENVIRONMENT
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Matching cattle to the land available to graze and the nutrition it offers is critical in optimizing production in an operation. Jason Smith, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service beef cattle specialist, Amarillo, who is frequently contacted to help with problems cattle operators are having, said, “More often than not, as a nutritionist, I’m called in to fix a situation where the cattle and environment are not matched.”
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