West Texas A&M

What Are The Best Ways To Help Cattle Acclimate To New Location?
What Are The Best Ways To Help Cattle Acclimate To New Location?
What Are The Best Ways To Help Cattle Acclimate To New Location?
When stocker cattle arrive at their new home they are stressed from travel and most likely have not relaxed enough to properly eat or drink water for several days. That creates a negative energy balance, creating a health at risk. In the past, producers have offered those cattle large amounts of roughage to help ...
Could Robots Take Over In Meat Processing?
Could Robots Take Over In Meat Processing?
Could Robots Take Over In Meat Processing?
Turning beef cattle in to cuts of beef takes a lot of hands-on labor, and events of late have some people asking if robotics can be used more in meat plants? "Now part of becoming a university professor I was the research manager for Smithfield Foods, and we tested a lot of that type of technology," according to Ty Lawrence a professor at West Texas A&M. H ...