Author: Jeff Savell
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Meat Judging exposes students to the meat industry « Department of Animal Science
A wonderful write-up of the excellent opportunities for students to see the meat industry while on the meat judging team. JWS By Davey Griffin, Ph.D. Professor, Extension Meat Specialist and Coordinator of the Meat Judging Team When students tell parents, fellow students and friends they are on the Texas A&M University Meat Judging Team, they…
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Ground beef from grass-fed and grain-fed cattle: Does it matter? « Department of Animal Science
This is an article by Dr. Stephen Smith prepared for the Department of Animal Science ANSC Monthly stating his thoughts about the healthfulness of grass- versus grain-fed beef. JWS By Stephen B. Smith, Ph.D. Regents Professor, Department of Animal Science The internet is awash in websites proclaiming the nutritional benefits of ground beef from grass-fed…
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ANSC 307, Enrich Our Youth, Food Safety, Graduate Students, Teaching, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Lindsey Mehall receives Ronnie L. Edwards Graduate Student Teaching Award
COLLEGE STATION – Lindsey Mehall was one of three graduate students in the Department of Animal Science who were recipients of the 2013 Ronnie L. Edwards Graduate Teaching Award, in recognition of their important contributions as graduate students to the undergraduate student experience. Mehall was presented the award during the department’s Christmas luncheon held Dec. 17 at…
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American Meat Institute announces Booren promotion
Dr. Betsy Booren received her Ph.D. at Texas A&M University working under Dr. Rhonda K. Miller. Congratulations to Dr. Booren for this promotion! JWS Washington, D.C.–American Meat Institute (AMI) President and CEO J. Patrick Boyle announced staff promotions that will enable the Institute in continuing to serve the needs of the meat and poultry industry…
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Beef 706 programs to be held January 14-15 and 16-17, 2014
Beef 706 at Texas A&M University, Beef Quality Management, will be holding two sessions in January: Session 1 on January 14-15, 2014 and Session 2 on January 16-17, 2014. The program is sponsored by the Texas Beef Council and is conducted by the faculty, staff, and students in the Department of Animal Science at…
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Rollstock packaging machine is the newest addition to the Rosenthal Meat Center
The Rosenthal Meat Center has increased its ability to teach packaging technologies through the recent addition of a fully automated Rollstock Packaging Machine. The Rollstock machine is a state-of-the-art packaging system that will vacuum package all types of products. The machine was donated by Texas Meat Purveyors (a division of Freedman Foodservice, LP) in San…
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Aggies named to All American Meat Judging Team
Three members of the Meat Judging Team, Mallorie Phelps, Jessie Hoffman and James Boyd Vaughan, were named to the 2013 All American Meat Judging Team during the International Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest held Nov. 17 at Tyson Foods in Dakota City, Neb. For the past ten years AMSA has recognized students for their performance in…
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Gill provides expertise on the use of bacteriophages in China
In November, Jason Gill visited the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS), located in Nanjing, China. He was invited and hosted by Dr. Ran Wang, who leads a research group in the JAAS Institute of Food Safety focusing on the safety of animal-derived foods. Dr. Wang’s group has recently become interested in the use of…
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Smith presents research collaborations in South Korea
Stephen B. Smith, professor in the Department of Animal Science, traveled to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in October and visited universities and research centers to promote information and collaborative research between South Korea and Texas A&M University. He presented “Carcass and Fatty Acid Composition of Corn-fed and Yearling-fed Angus Steers” to staff at…
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ANSC 437 marketing class enriched with guest lecturers
I began teaching ANSC 437, “Marketing and Grading in Livestock and Meat,” in the fall of 2002. When I volunteered to teach this class, I knew that I would need subject-matter assistance from many people to make it a success. Both the students and I have been blessed by having so many talented people guest…
