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Dr. Dan Morrical, ISU Animal Science Professor and Extension Specialist was a speaker at Sheep Field Day in February.  The event was a joint effort by Iowa State University  and Premier Supplies.

The 39th Annual Iowa State University Meat Evaluation Contest was hosted in the Iowa State University Meat Laboratory on Saturday, February 11.  Thirteen teams competed in this annual event and included: Angelo State University, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Michigan State University, Oklahoma State University, Purdue University, South Dakota State University, Tarleton State University, Texas A&M University, The Ohio State University, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, and West Texas A&M University.  This was the largest ISU contest in the hi

We welcome Dr. Ranga Appuhamy as Assistant Professor to the Department of Animal Science!  Dr. Appuhamy comes to us from the University of California-Davis.

The First Annual Iowa State University Meat Judging Alumni and Supporters Weekend will be Saturday and Sunday, February  11th & 12th.

The Iowa State University Livestock Judging Team recently competed at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO. Iowa State finished 8th in swine and just outside of the top 10 overall in the hill contest. Individually, Kenton Lain, from Corydon, IA finished 9th in swine and Grace Seaba, from Muscatine, IA finished 5th in swine. In the carload contest, Iowa State was paced by John Fortin, from Darlington, WI, who was named the high individual in the contest. Iowa State finished 11th overall in the carload competition.

Shelby Fields and Alexander Paul, both Animal Science majors, will receive College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Awards at the convocation ceremony on December 17 at Stephens Auditorium.  To read more click here.  

A large crowd of NW Iowa Sheep producers attended an educational program organized by Beth Doran, Beef Field Specialist, along with NW Iowa Sheep Producers Association on Tuesday, December 13 in Sheldon, Iowa.  Dr. Dan Morrical, Department of Animal Science Professor,  was the featured speaker and covered the latest micro mineral survey results.

The Graduate College Teaching and Research Excellence Award recipients are announced each term. In the Department of Animal Science, we recognize the recipients for the year at the April Graduate Student Scholarship and Awards event.  Today we recognize three students that were selected for this term. 

November 15 marked the Iowa State University Graduate College's first Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The goal of the event is for graduate students to summarize their research in three minutes or less to a non-expert audience.  They are only allowed to use one static slide and no props.  No time is built in for audience questions and the contestant can't even go one second over the 3 minute time or disqualification occurs.  The winner of the competition receives a $500 scholarship and expenses paid trip to the regional competition.