Category: Teaching
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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…
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Food Safety, Former Students, Graduate Students, Quality and Consistency, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Dr. Ashley Arnold appointed as Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Ashley (Haneklaus) Arnold has been appointed as Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University effective September 1, 2013 under the supervision of Drs. Kerri Harris and Jeff Savell. Dr. Arnold has been involved with the Meat Science program as a student and staff member, and in her new…
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Country of Origin Labeling in Europe
I am in Italy at the moment, and while shopping at several “supermercati” or supermarkets, I observed how the European Union was handling its version of Country of Origin Labeling. Here are some labels I took photos of, and thanks to Google Translation, I was able to determine what everything means. Label Translation Veal,…
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Texas A&M Students Win AABP Quiz Bowl Championship – Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
We congratulate Bryan Weaver, a former B.S. animal science student and meat judging team member, and John David Nicholson, a former B.S. and M.S. student in the Meat Science Section, Department of Animal Science, for their accomplishments in this quiz bowl competition. JWS The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Student Quiz Bowl team from…
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2014 Introductory HACCP Courses and Beyond Basic Workshops announced
The 2014 dates for Introductory HACCP Course and Beyond Basics: HACCP Plan Improvement Workshop have been set. All courses are taught in the Kleberg Center at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Introductory HACCP Course May 6-7, 2014 August 28-29, 2014 December 2-3, 2014 Beyond Basics: HACCP Plan Improvement Workshop May 8-9, 2014 November…
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BEEF Top 50 Industry Leaders includes Murphey, Smith, and Cross
BEEF Magazine, in commemoration of its 50th anniversary, compiled a list of the 50 Top Industry Leaders. We are pleased that three of the members of this list are part of the rich history of the Meat Science Section in the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University: Charles E. Murphey, Gary, C. Smith,…
