Animal Science

Members of the Florence FFA performed well in the State FFA Agriscience Fair held in conjunction with the 85th annual State FFA Convention. Florence FFA members won nine first place plaques out of 18 junior and senior division categories for their...

Who: Robert Swinger, 35, Fort Lauderdale Title: Owner and Chief Veterinary Ophthalmologist, Animal Eye Guys of South Florida, within the Hollywood Animal Hospital in addition to locations in Miami Beach and South Miami. Started: January 1 From:...

College junior Steve Moirano has no children of his own, but he played the proud parent Saturday as a pair of foals debuted to a crowd of onlookers at the University of Maryland campus farm. "What was it like?" Brandon Hurn, a sophomore chemical...

From emus and an eagle to red pandas and ring-tailed lemurs, a diverse menagerie of birds and beasts relies on Staten Island Zoo Veterinarian Dr. Marc Valitutto for its health and well-being. At The Parrot Club's monthly meeting in East Hartford on...

Three Easley High School seniors participated in a poultry judging contest for Future Farmers of America (FFA) at the Pickens County Career and Technology Center. The three seniors were Austyne Douglas, Kelci Sizemore, and Chapin McCombs. "We all...

The Legends of Ranching Performance Horse Sale at Colorado State University is set for this weekend, when 81 American Quarter horses will be offered for sale. The horses come from 24 consignors, including some of the nation's best-known Western horse...

BROOKINGS - A well-known proverb suggests "There's no substitute for experience" Students in the Beef Seedstock Merchandising class offered through SDSU's Animal Science Department can readily agree. Through the class each spring, students are gaining...

The Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand awarded $21,000 to seven university students through its Colvin Scholarship Fund, in recognition of their leadership and achievement at the community and beef industry levels. Developed in 1999 upon the retirement of...

The Minnesota Pork Board will award $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing careers with an emphasis in pork. Among the many qualifying educational pursuits are agribusiness, agricultural engineering, agronomy, animal science, environmental sciences,...

Fifty-six 4-H members and parents from Emmet, Charlevoix and Cheboygan counties traveled to East Lansing Saturday to attend Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine's annual open house, Vet-A-Visit. Chartered bus transportation for the...

 BROOKINGS – The South Dakota FFA Association will host the 85th Annual South Dakota State FFA Convention on April 14-16, 2013, on South Dakota State University’s campus in Brookings, S.D.   The theme of the 85th State FFA Convention was...

BROOKINGS - Beef cattle production is a global industry. Cattle operations come in every shape and size, says Kalyn Waters, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist. "It is truly amazing to stop and think about all the different climates and...