MEDIA ALERT: Food safety contacts for follow-up stories on E. coli beef
If you are working on a follow-up story on the E. coli-beef recalls, please be aware that Texas A&M University has a Center for Food Safety. Dr. Kerri Harris, director, will be available to answer...
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Texas A&M animal science department mourns loss of faculty member
Darrell Knabe remembered for teaching, animal nutrition research Contact:: Courtney Coufal, 979-845-1542, cacoufal@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Darrell Knabe, professor of animal nutrition in the...
View ArticleWelsh named Texas A&M AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Tom Welsh, an endocrine physiologist, has been named a Texas A&M AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow. Welsh is section leader for physiology of reproduction in the department of...
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Beef producers learn finer points of bull selection at workshop
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Purchasing a bull can be a difficult and sometimes expensive proposition for a beef cattle producer. However, ranchers got an...
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U.S. cowherd continued to shrink in 2012
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. David Anderson, 979-845-4351, danderson@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – U.S. cattle numbers continue to shrink and Texas is no exception as...
View ArticleTexas A&M Livestock Judging Team wins at Fort Worth
Media Contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Writer: Victoria Pilger FORT WORTH — The Texas A&M University Livestock Judging Team won first place at the recently held 2013...
View ArticleLivestock Judging Clinic scheduled for March 23 at Texas A&M
Contact: Courtney Coufal, 979-845-1542, cacoufal@tamu.edu Media Contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Texas 4-H and FFA youth and agricultural leaders interested in...
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Satterfield receives 2013 Outstanding Young Animal Scientist Research Award
Media contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Carey Satterfield, an assistant professor in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University, has...
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Gill joins animal science department at Texas A&M University
Media contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Courtney Coufal, 979-845-1542, cacoufal@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Jason Gill has joined the faculty in the department of animal science...
View ArticleAggie Processed Meat School scheduled April 25-26
Contacts: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Courtney Coufal, 979-845-1542, cacoufal@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – A workshop on making processed meat products is scheduled for April 25-26 on...
View ArticleTexas A&M animal science presents alumni awards, introduces hall of fame
Contact: Courtney Coufal, 979-845-1542, cacoufal@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M University department of animal science recognized three former students with alumni awards and introduced...
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Poultry ‘enzyme cocktail’ saves more than just chicken feed
Better feed efficiency also means fewer environmental concerns from chicken litter In Dr. Jason Lee’s study on the effects of feed with various combinations of enzyme additives and available...
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Study: Economic challenges persist for cattle producers looking to expand herds
High cattle prices, availability of replacement cows persist Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu CORPUS CHRISTI – Texas cattle producers looking to restock herds may choose to examine...
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Mid-South Ruminant Conference will be in Grapevine Aug. 20-21
The Mid-South Ruminant Nutrition Conference will be held Aug 20-21 in Grapevine. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo) DALLAS – The Mid-South Ruminant Nutrition Conference will be held Aug....
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Texas A&M entities helping understand, monitor Chagas disease
SAN ANTONIO – To keep both animals and humans protected from Chagas disease, Texas A&M University System entities have been studying the parasite-host-vector interaction at sites in South Central...
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‘Exciting times’ in the cattle business moving forward
Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course features cattle market outlook, trends Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – As temperatures in College Station reached 100...
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$1.5 million grant awarded to AgriLife Research scientist to study placental...
Contact: Courtney Coufal, 979-845-1542, cacoufal@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Carey Satterfield, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist and associate professor in the department of animal...
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Cattle producers should ‘tell their story’ to consumers
Anne Burkholder shares her experiences as Nebraska feedyard operator Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Anne Burkholder, Nebraska feedyard operator and author of...
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Chronic Wasting Disease program slated for Oct. 13 in Bandera
BANDERA – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in cooperation with the Ranchers and Landowners Association and Texas Parks and Wildlife will present a Chronic Wasting Disease program Oct.13 in...
View ArticleExperts to discuss bull-selection criteria at Cameron on Nov. 12
Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu CAMERON — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Milam County will host a “Bull Selection for Commercial and Seedstock Beef Producers”...
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