Author: Jeff Savell
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Good Bull Haunting: An Aggie Ghost Story – Good Bull Hunting
Check out this story about Mr. Simms, who died in the Meat Laboratory in 1959. JWS By fletcher.massie @FletcherMassie on Oct 30 2013 The tale of Roy Simms; the man who haunts the Texas A&M Animal Industries Building. Saturday, November 14, 1959. It was a day like any other on the campus of the…
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‘Creative’ sausage workshop draws participants from across U.S. | AgriLife Today
October 29, 2013 Attendees learn more about the finer points of making good sausage Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Making good sausage was the focus of Texans and out-of-state enthusiasts at a recent “creative” sausage workshop held at Texas A&M University. Hosted by the department of animal science at Texas A&M, attendees…
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Zoetis Beef University, October 23-25, 2013
The Zoetis Beef University program — sponsored by Zoetis Animal Health and conducted at Texas A&M University, College Station — was held on October 23-25, 2013. Key Zoetis Animal Health management and sales representatives along with key beef and dairy producers from around the U.S. were participants in this hands-on workshop, and faculty and staff…
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Wasser named one of Top Ten Industry Leaders by Cattle Business Weekly
Congratulations to Bridget Wasser, one of our former students, who received this wonderful recognition from the Cattle Business Weekly. JWS CENTENNIAL, CO (Oct. 23, 2013) – Bridget Wasser, senior director of meat science and technology at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), has been named one of the Top Ten Industry Leaders for 2013 by Cattle…
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Texas A&M University Meat Judging Team wins American Royal contest
The Texas A&M University Meat Judging Team won the American Royal Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest held in Omaha, Nebraska on October 20, 2013. The team practiced at the Rosenthal Meat Center, Tyson Beef (Amarillo, TX), Cargill Beef (Schuyler, NE), and the University of Nebraska before competing in the contest. Overall team rankings were: 1st Texas A&M…
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Tour of Attilio-Fontana prosciutto plant, Montagnana, Italy
This fall, I have been a visiting scientist at the University of Padova in Padova, Italy working with Antonella Dalle Zotte. We got to visit the Attilio-Fontana prosciutto manufacturing plant in Montagnana, Italy along with her students from one of her classes. The plant is family owned and been in operation since 1919 and is…
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Three Aggies awarded travel grants to International Livestock Congress, Calgary
Three students from the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University were among 20 international students to attend the student program as bursary recipients at this year’s International Livestock Congress – Calgary held in Calgary, Canada on July 10, 2013. The students were Clay Eastwood, a graduate student pursuing her M.S. degree in Animal Science, and Cameron Olson…
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Bob Ondrusek Memorial Scholarship Recipients, 2013-2014
The Bob Ondrusek Memorial Scholarship, which was begun in 2000 by the SMA Foundation, is the greatest source of scholarship funds for undergraduate and graduate students interested in meat science in the U.S. Bob Ondrusek left a lasting impression and impact on so many people through his business, Columbia Packing Company in Dallas, and through…
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Gill joins animal science department at Texas A&M University | Department of Animal Science
This news release came out in the spring, but I wanted to make sure that readers of our website knew about Dr. Gill joining the department. JWS. COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Jason Gill has joined the faculty in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University. Gill will conduct research on the biology and…
