Professional TitleProfessional TitleProfessor and E.M. Rosenthal Chairholder
Leader, Meat Science Section
Room 348 Kleberg Center
2471 TAMU
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471
(979) 845-3935; FAX (979) 845-9454; e-mail: j-savell@tamu.edu
January 30, 1954 (Dallas, Texas, USA)
B.S. (Animal Science), Cum Laude, Texas A&M University, 1975
M.S. (Animal Science), Texas A&M University, 1976
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1978
Instructor, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, 1976-1977
Meats Specialist, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, College Station, 1977-1979
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, 1979-1983
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, 1983-1988
Professor, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, 1988 - present
Leader, Meat Science Section, 1989 - present
E.M. "Manny" Rosenthal Chairholder, 1992 - present
Teach ANSC 307 Meats
Teach ANSC 437 Marketing and Grading of Livestock and Meats
Developed ANSC 307 Honors, 1986
Developed ANSC 627, Carcass Composition and Quality, 1989
Co-developed ANSC/FSTC 457 and 657 Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System, 1997
Coordinator, Meat Judging Program (FFA Area and State Contests and Intercollegiate Meat Judging Teams), 1979 to 1992
Coordinator and Fundraiser, Meat Judging Fund of the Texas A&M University Development Foundation, 1980 to present
Texas A&M University Mentors Program, 1986 to present
Conduct a wide array of research projects involving beef, lamb and pork. Since 1979, have been Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator of over 60 projects valued at over $5.0 million.
*Huerta-Leidenz, N.O., H.R. Cross, J.W. Savell, D.K. Lunt, J.F. Baker, L.S. Pelton, and S.B. Smith. 1993. Comparison of the fatty acid composition of subcutaneous adipose tissue from mature Brahman and Hereford cows. J. Anim. Sci. 71:625-630.
*Lorenzen, C.L., D.S. Hale, D.B. Griffin, J.W. Savell, K.E. Belk, T.L. Frederick, M.F. Miller, T.H. Montgomery, and G.C. Smith. 1993. National Beef Quality Audit: Survey of producer-related defects and carcass quality/quantity attributes. J. Anim. Sci. 71:1495-1502.
*Morgan, J.B., T.L. Wheeler, M. Koohmaraie, J.D. Crouse, and J.W. Savell. 1993. Meat tenderness and the calpain proteolytic system in longissimus muscle of young bulls and steers. J. Anim. Sci. 71:1471-1476.
*Morgan, J.B., T.L. Wheeler, M. Koohmaraie, J.D. Crouse, and J.W. Savell. 1993. Effects of castration on myofibrillar protein turnover, endogenous proteinase activities and muscle growth in bovine skeletal muscle. J. Anim. Sci. 71:408-414.
*Belk, K.E., J.W. Savell, S.K. Davis, J.F. Taylor, J.E. Womack, and S.B. Smith. 1993. Tissue-specific activity of pentose cycle oxidative enzymes during feeder lamb development. J. Anim. Sci. 71:1796-1804.
Cross, H.R., and J.W. Savell. 1994. What do we need for a value-based beef marketing system? Meat Sci. 36:19-27.
*Shackelford, S.D., M. Koohmaraie, L.V. Cundiff, K.E. Gregory, G.A. Rohrer, and J.W. Savell. 1994. Heritabilities and phenotypic and genetic correlations for bovine postrigor calpastatin activity, intramusular fat content, Warner-Bratzler shear force, retail product yield, and growth rate. J. Anim. Sci. 72:857-863.
*Shackelford, S.D., M. Koohmaraie, and J.W. Savell. 1994. Evaluation of Longissimus dorsi muscle pH at three hours post mortem as a predictor of beef tenderness. Meat Sci. 37:195-204.
Scott, L.W., J.K. Dunn, H.J. Pownall, D.J. Brauchi, M.C. McMann, J.A. Herd, K.B. Harris, J.W. Savell, H.R. Cross, and A.M. Gotto, Jr. 1994. Effects of beef and chicken consumption on plasma lipid levels in hypercholesterolemic men. Arch. Intern. Med. 154:1261-1267.
*Eilers, J.D., J.B. Morgan, A.M. Martin, R.K. Miller, D.S. Hale, G.R. Acuff, and J.W. Savell. 1994. Evaluation of calcium chloride and lactic acid injection on chemical, microbiological and descriptive attributes of mature cow meat. Meat Sci. 38:443-451.
*McCook, L.S., R.K. Miller, K.B. Harris, and J.W. Savell. 1994. Determination of the total lipid content of pork retail cuts at two external fat trim levels. J. Muscle Foods. 5:377-388.
*May, S.G., J.W. Savell, D.K. Lunt, J.J. Wilson, J.C. Laurenz, and S.B. Smith. 1994. Evidence for preadipocyte proliferation during culture of subcutaneous and intramuscular adipose tissues from Angus and Wagyu crossbred steers. J. Anim. Sci. 72:3110-3117.
*Harris, J.J., D.K. Lunt, J.W. Savell, E.W. Hawkins, and L.E. Orme. 1995. Relationship between USDA and Japanese beef grades. Meat Sci. 39:87-95.
*Hardin, M.D., G.R. Acuff, L.M. Lucia, J.S. Oman, and J.W. Savell. 1995. Comparison of methods for contamination removal from beef carcass surfaces. J. Food Protection. 58:368-374.
*May, S.G., N.S. Burney, J.J. Wilson, J.W. Savell, A.D. Herring, D.K. Lunt, J.F. Baker, J.O. Sanders, and S.B. Smith. 1995. Lipogenic activity of intramuscular and subcutaneous adipose tissues from steers produced by different generations of Angus sires. J. Anim. Sci. 73:1310-1317.
Lu, C.D., W.G. Pond, H.J. Mersmann, D-R. Su, L. Krook, J.J. Harris, and J.W. Savell. 1995. Response to dietary fat and cholesterol in young adult boars genetically selected for high or low plasma cholesterol. J. Anim. Sci. 73:2043-2049.
*Morris, C.A., S.D. Harris, T.C. Jackson, S.G. May, T.C. Jackson, D.S. Hale, R.K. Miller, J.T. Keeton, G.R. Acuff, L.M. Lucia, and J.W. Savell. 1995. Ostrich slaughter and fabrication: 1. Slaughter yields of carcasses and effects of electrical stimulation on post mortem pH. Poultry Sci. 74:1683-1687.
*Morris, C.A., S.D. Harris, S.G. May, D.S. Hale, T.C. Jackson, L.M. Lucia, R.K. Miller, J.T. Keeton, G.R. Acuff, and J.W. Savell. 1995. Ostrich slaughter and fabrication: 2. Carcass weights, fabrication yields, and muscle color evaluation. Poultry Sci. 74:1688-1692.
*Lorenzen, C.L., D.B. Griffin, T.R. Dockerty, J.P. Walter, H.K. Johnson, and J.W. Savell. 1996. Subprimal purchasing and merchandising decisions for pork: Relationship to retail yield and fabrication time. J. Anim. Sci. 74:5-12.
*Lorenzen, C.L., J.P. Walter, T.R. Dockerty, D.B. Griffin, H.K. Johnson, and J.W. Savell. 1996. Subprimal purchasing and merchandising decisions for pork: Relationship to value. J. Anim. Sci. 74:13-17.
*Huerta-Leidenz, N.O., H.R. Cross, J.W. Savell, D.K. Lunt, J.F. Baker, and S.B. Smith. 1996. Fatty acid composition of subcutaneous adipose tissue from male calves at different stages of growth. J. Anim. Sci. 74:1256-1264.
*Boleman, S.J., R.K. Miller, M.J. Buyck, H.R. Cross, and J.W. Savell. 1996. Influence of realimentation of mature cows on postmortem muscle quality. J. Anim. Sci. 74:2187-2194.
*Lorenzen, C.L., A.M. Martin, D.B. Griffin, T.R. Dockerty, J.P. Walter, H.K. Johnson, and J.W. Savell. 1997. Influence of wholesale lamb marketing options and merchandising styles on retail yield and fabrication time. J. Anim. Sci. 75:1-6.
*Harris, J.J., D.K. Lunt, S.B. Smith, W.L. Mies, D.S. Hale, M. Koohmaraie, and J.W. Savell. 1997. Live animal performance, carcass traits and meat palatability of calf- and yearling-fed cloned steers. J. Anim. Sci. 75:986-992.
*Morris, C.A., R.L. Theis, R.K. Miller, G.R. Acuff, and J.W. Savell. 1997. Improving the flavor of calcium chloride and lactic acid injected mature beef top round steaks. Meat Sci. 45:531-537.
*Boleman, S.J., S.L. Boleman, R.K. Miller, J.F. Taylor, H.R. Cross, T.L. Wheeler, M. Koohmaraie, S.D. Shackelford, M.F. Miller, R.L. West, and D.D. Johnson, and J.W. Savell. 1997. Consumer evaluation of beef of known categories of tenderness. J. Anim. Sci. 75:1521-1524.
*Morris, C.A., L.M. Lucia, J.W. Savell, and G.R. Acuff. 1997. Trisodium phosphate treatment of pork carcasses. J. Food Sci. 62:402-403 & 405.
*Belk, K.E., C.L. Lorenzen, J.W. Savell, S.B. Smith, S.K. Davis, J.F. Taylor, and D.K. Lunt. 1997. Tissue-specific pentose-phosphate oxidative activity in Angus and Wagyu steers after extended feeding. J. Muscle Foods 8:147-156.
*Boleman, S.L., S.J. Boleman, W.W. Morgan, D.S. Hale, D.B. Griffin, J.W. Savell, R.P. Ames, M.T. Smith, J.D. Tatum, T.G. Field, G.C. Smith, B.A. Gardner, J.B. Morgan, S.L. Northcutt, H.G. Dolezal, D.R. Gill, and F.K. Ray. 1998. National Beef Quality Audit - 1995: Survey of producer-related defects and carcass quality and quantity attributes. J. Anim. Sci. 76:96-103.
*Castillo, A., L.M. Lucia, K.J. Goodson, J.W. Savell, and G.R. Acuff. 1998. Use of hot water for beef carcass decontamination. J. Food Prot. 61:19-25.
Tatum, J.D., M.S. DeWalt, S.B. LeValley, J.W. Savell, and F.L. Williams. 1998. Relationship of feeder lamb frame size to feedlot gain and carcass yield and quality grades. J. Anim. Sci. 76:435-440.
*Lorenzen, C.L., T.R. Neely, R.K. Miller, J.D. Tatum, J.W. Wise, J.F. Taylor, M.J. Buyck, J.O. Reagan, and J.W. Savell. 1999. Beef Customer Satisfaction: Cooking method and degree of doneness effects on the top loin steak. J. Anim. Sci. 77:637-644.
Savell, J.W., C.L. Lorenzen, T.R. Neely, R.K. Miller, J.D. Tatum, J.W. Wise, J.F. Taylor, M.J. Buyck, and J.O. Reagan. 1999. Beef Customer Satisfaction: Cooking method and degree of doneness effects on the top sirloin steak. J. Anim. Sci. 77:645-652.
*Neely, T.R., C.L. Lorenzen, R.K. Miller, J.D. Tatum, J.W. Wise, J.F. Taylor, M.J. Buyck, J.O. Reagan, and J.W. Savell. 1999. Beef Customer Satisfaction: Cooking method and degree of doneness effects on the top round steak. J. Anim. Sci. 77:653-660.
*Griffin, D.B., J.W. Savell, H.A. Recio, R.P. Garrett, and H.R. Cross. 1999. Predicting the carcass composition of beef cattle using ultrasound technology. J. Anim. Sci. 77:889-892.
*Garrett, R.P., K.G. Britain, J.W. Savell, J.W. Edwards, and S.B. Smith. 1999. Body composition of lambs receiving 30 or 60 days of exercise training and (or) fenoterol treatment. Meat Sci. 52:235-246.
Berg, E.P., D.W. Grams, R.K. Miller, J.W. Wise, J.C. Forrest, and J.W. Savell. 1999. Using current on-line carcass evaluation parameters to estimate boneless and bone-in pork carcass yield as influenced by trim level. J. Anim. Sci. 77:1977-1984.
*Oman, J.S., D.F. Waldron, D.B. Griffin, and J.W. Savell. 1999. Effect of breed-type and feeding regimen on goat carcass traits. J. Anim. Sci. 77:3215-3218.
*Lorenzen, C.L., M. Koohmaraie, S.D. Shackelford, F. Jahoor, H.C. Freetly, T.L. Wheeler, J.W. Savell, and M.L. Fiorotto. 2000. Protein kinetic mechanisms underlying callipyge-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy. J. Anim. Sci. 78:78-87.
Pond, W.G., S.L. Boleman, M.L. Fiorotto, H. Ho, D.A. Knabe, H.J. Mersmann, J.W. Savell, and D.R. Su. 2000. Perinatal ontogeny of brain growth in the domestic pig. Proc. Soc. Biol. Med. 223:102-108.
*Oman, J.S., D.F. Waldron, D.B. Griffin, and J.W. Savell. 2000. Carcass traits and retail display-life of chops from different goat breed types. J. Anim. Sci. 78:1262-1266.
*May, S.G., W.L. Mies, J.W. Edwards, J.J. Harris, J.B. Morgan, R.P. Garrett, F.L. Williams, J.W. Wise, J.W. Savell, and H.R. Cross. 2000. Using live estimates and ultrasound measurements to predict beef carcass cutability. J. Anim. Sci. 78:1255-1261.
*Kirchner, J.M., L.C. Beasley, K.B. Harris, and J.W. Savell. 2000. Evaluating the cooking and chemical characteristics of low-fat ground beef patties. J. Food Comp. Anal. 13:253-264.
*Wahrmund-Wyle, J.L., K.B. Harris, and J.W. Savell. 2000. Beef retail cut composition: 1. Separable tissue components. J. Food Comp. Anal. 13:233-242.
*Wahrmund-Wyle, J.L., K.B. Harris, and J.W. Savell. 2000. Beef retail cut composition: 2. Proximate analysis. J. Food Comp. Anal. 13:243-251.
*Brooks, J.C., J.B. Belew, D.B. Griffin, B.L. Gwartney, D.S. Hale, W.R. Henning, D.D. Johnson, J.B. Morgan, F.C. Parrish, Jr., J.O. Reagan, and J.W. Savell. 2000. National Beef Tenderness Survey – 1998. J. Anim. Sci. 78:1852-1860.
*Oman, J.S., D.F. Waldron, D.B. Griffin, and J.W. Savell. 2000. Effect of breed-type and feeding regimen on goat carcass traits. Sheep and Goat Research J. 16:78.
*Goodson, K.J., R.K. Miller, and J.W. Savell, J.W. 2001. Carcass traits, muscle characteristics, and palatability attributes of lambs expressing the callipyge phenotype. Meat Sci. 58:381-387.
*Ramirez, A.J., G.R. Acuff, L.M. Lucia, and J.W. Savell. 2001. Lactic acid and trisodium phosphate treatment of lamb breasts to reduce bacterial contamination. J. Food Protection 64:1439-1441.
*Weatherly, B.H., D.B. Griffin, H.K. Johnson, J.P. Walter, M.J. De La Zerda, N.C. Tipton, and J.W. Savell. 2001. Foodservice yield and fabrication times for beef as influenced by purchasing options and merchandising styles. J. Anim. Sci. 79:3052–3061.
*Goodson, K.J., W.W. Morgan, J.O. Reagan, B.L. Gwartney, S.M. Courington, J.W. Wise, and J.W. Savell. 2002. Beef Customer Satisfaction: Factors affecting consumer evaluations of clod steaks. J. Anim. Sci. 80:401-408.
*Maddock, R.J., B.S. Bidner, S.N. Carr, F.K. McKeith, E.P. Berg, and J.W. Savell. 2002. Creatine monohydrate supplementation and the quality of fresh pork in normal and halothane carrier pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 80:997-1004.
*McKenna, D.R., D.L. Roeber, P.K. Bates, T.B. Schmidt, D.S. Hale, D.B. Griffin, J.W. Savell, J.C. Brooks, J.B. Morgan, T.H. Montgomery, K.E. Belk, and G.C. Smith. 2002. National Beef Quality Audit–2000: Survey of targeted cattle and carcass characteristics related to quality, quantity, and value of fed steers and heifers. J. Anim. Sci. 80:1212-1222.
*Roeber, D.L., D.K. McKenna, P.K. Bates, T.B. Schmidt, K.E. Belk, T.G. Field, J.A. Scanga, J.W. Savell, J.B. Morgan, T.H. Montgomery, and G.C. Smith. 2002. The 2000 National Beef Quality Audits: Views of producers, packers, and merchandisers on current quality characteristics of beef. The Professional Animal Scientist 18:112-119.
*Golla, S.C., E.A. Murano, L.G. Johnson, N.C. Tipton, E.A. Cureington, and J.W. Savell. 2002. Determination of the occurrence of Arcobacter butzleri in beef and dairy cattle from Texas by various isolation methods. J. Food Prot. 65:1849-1853.
*Kolle, D.S., and J.W. Savell. 2003. Using Activa™ TG-RM to bind beef muscles after removal of excessive seam fat between the M. longissimus thoracis and M. spinalis dorsi and heavy connective tissue from within the M. infraspinatus. Meat Sci. 64:27-33.
*Lorenzen, C.L., R.K. Miller, J.F. Taylor, T.R. Neely, J.D. Tatum, J.W. Wise, M.J. Buyck, J.O. Reagan, and J.W. Savell. 2003. Beef Customer Satisfaction: Trained sensory panel ratings and Warner-Bratzler shear force values. J. Anim. Sci. 81:143-149.
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