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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Window of Acceptability: A 25-year look back
This is the 25th anniversary of one of the most important and significant contributions that Dr. H. Russell Cross and I may have ever made to the livestock and meat industries: the development of the “Window of Acceptability.” This window not only helped demonstrate the amount of fat in meat necessary for tenderness and flavor, but also helped established upper limits so that current-day dietary guidelines for fat intake could be met. The “Window of Acceptability” was part of a presentation we made on “The Role of Fat… Read More →
Student Profile — Meagan Igo | Department of Animal Science
This post highlights several of our current departmental graduate students including Meagan Igo who now works for the American Meat Science Association. JWS. The Department of Animal Science offers a solid graduate program supported by a current curricula, faculty mentors who are well-known experts in their field of study, and the animal and facility resources needed to excel in a successful research program. On average, more than 120 students are enrolled in graduate studies, seeking either a master’s or doctorate degree in animal breeding, animal science or physiology… Read More →
Meat Science graduate students gain valuable experiences leading carcass cutting groups
Since the late 1980s, first with Beef 101, then in the 1990s with Beef 706, and then later on with Pork 101, Meat Science graduate students in the Department of Animal Science have gained valuable teaching experiences through their work as cutting instructors for these courses. In each of these programs, graduate students lead cutting groups for these programs showing participants how and where to cut beef and pork carcasses ensuring that the quality of cutting is as good as it can be, and that appropriate safety measures… Read More →
Line of fat observed in New York Strip Steaks
We received a request to answer the question why there was a line of fat sometimes present in beef strip steaks. A customer of a meat purveyor had requested a credit for this “defect,” and this is the photo that was sent to us to help answer why this line of fat was present. Gatlan Gray, then graduate teaching/research assistant in our program, prepared this response to this question. The line of fat that is sometimes seen in a few New York strip steaks or beef top loin… Read More →
Beef carcass yields and value demonstration in ANSC 437
Each semester in ANSC 437, “Marketing and Grading of Livestock and Meat,” Davey Griffin and I demonstrate yields and value of a beef carcass through an exercise that has been conducted for Beef 101 and Beef 706 over the years. Clay Eastwood led a group of grad students in fabricating one side of a beef carcass into subprimals, minor cuts, trimmings, bone, and fat. Weights and prices were added to a spreadsheet and values were computed. The bottom line is to see if the value of the carcass components… Read More →
Beyond Basics HACCP Plan Improvement Workshop held on November 6-7, 2013
The Beyond Basics: HACCP Plan Improvement Workshop was held on November 6-7, 2013 in the Kleberg Animal and Food Science Center at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Participants from the United States and Canada brought their HACCP plans, other food safety documents, and plenty of questions to the workshop. The workshop was led by Kerri Harris, Ashley Arnold, and Jeff Savell, faculty members in the Department of Animal Science. Participants at the workshop evaluated their process flow charts, hazard analyses, critical control points, critical limits, monitoring… Read More →
5 Of The Tastiest Aggie Foods | TAMUtimes
Five great foods including Texas Aggie Beef Jerky from an article in today’s TAMUtimes! JWS Over the years, researchers across Texas A&M and The Texas A&M University System have cultivated and fine-tuned countless varieties of grains, fruits, vegetables and meats. By focusing these projects on creating high-quality, efficient, economical and environmentally-sound products, Texas A&M has left its mark across the food industry, on everything from carrots to salsa. While there have been numerous foods created and developed by Aggie researchers, here’s a rundown of five of the tastiest…. Read More →
Beef Sustainability 101 program held for McDonald’s Corporation and suppliers
Beef Sustainability 101 was held on July 9-10, 2013 at the request of McDonald’s Corporation and some of its suppliers to help key members of the McDonald’s Corporation beef supply chain better understand beef production, processing, value, and sustainability. The workshop was conducted by faculty and students from the Department of Animal Science, along with key beef industry members who provided their insight into production and marketing issues facing the beef industry. Welcomes, introductions, and overviews of expectations were giving by Jessica Droste Yagan, Rickette Collins, Rob Cannell,… Read More →