First name,Last name,Preferred title,Overview,Position,Department,Individual
Bruce,Carpenter,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Carpenter's Extension activities include district responsibilities in a 23 county area in the Far West Texas district where he interacts with County Extension Agents, livestock producers, and allied industry to conduct educational programs and applied research targeting range livestock (cattle, sheep, goats), horses, and ranch and natural resource management and planning. At the regional and state levels, he is active in Integrated Toxic Plant Management, the Southwest Beef Symposium, and cattle pregnancy determination and artificial insemination clinics.",Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n018fa571
Reinaldo,Cooke,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n04506e3d
Chris,Skaggs,Associate Vice Chancellor and Associate Dean,"Skaggs coordinates the introductory animal science laboratories, teaches AGLS 101 (Freshman Orientation) for the College, and co-teaches the livestock and meats evaluation courses. Skaggs also assists in recruitment efforts for the College, coordinates the college scholarship program and student professional development activities, coordinates student internships with the San Antonio Livestock Exposition and is liasion with major livestock shows of Texas. He is a co-editor, with H. O. Kunkel, dean emeritus of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, of ""Revolutionizing Higher Education in Agriculture: Framework, Principles and Agenda for Action,"" a study of the colleges of agriculture, natural resources and life sciences in the United States.
Skaggs devotes a considerable amount of time to live animal evaluation. He has judged numerous national shows including the National Western, North American International, San Antonio Livestock Exposition and Houston Livestock Show beef cattle shows, and he works with youth at hundreds of youth shows across the country. He serves as superintendent of the intercollegiate livestock judging contest and the steer show at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, assistant superintendent of the 4-H/FFA livestock judging contest, beef cattle skillathon and steer show at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition and superintendent of the steer show at the State Fair of Texas.",Associate Vice Chancellor and Associate Dean||Professor||San Antonio Livestock Exposition Chair,College of Agriculture and Life Sciences||Animal Science||Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n09d109d0
Ellen,Jordan,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Ellen Jordan is professor and Extension dairy specialist located at the Texas A&M Center in Dallas. She is also a member of the dairy science section in the Department of Animal Science.
Jordan coordinates research-based educational programs for dairy producers, and helps producers plan, execute and evaluate production and management systems. She also develops training and teaching materials to enhance and strengthen educational programs in dairy cattle production and management.",Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0b2329eb
James,Sanders,Professor,"Dr. Sanders teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in animal breeding and conducts research in beef cattle genetics and breeding. His research has included systems analysis of beef cattle production, comparisons of cattle breeds for birth, growth, carcass and cow productivity traits, evaluation of genetic change within cattle breeds, evaluation of hybrid vigor retention in Bos indicus/Bos taurus crossbred cattle, identification of genes with major effects on birth, growth, carcass, disposition, and cow productivity traits in beef cattle, and genetic history of the Brahman breed.",Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0b98a027
Guoyao,Wu,Distinguished Professor,"Dr. Wu teaches graduate courses in protein metabolism and nutritional biochemistry. He conducts research in protein and amino acid metabolism at molecular, cellular, and whole body levels . The animal models used in his research include cattle, chicks, pigs, rats, sheep, fish, and shrimp. He has also conducted research on amino acid nutrition in humans.",Faculty Fellow||University Faculty Fellow||Distinguished Professor||Senior Faculty Fellow||Distinguished Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences||Animal Science||Texas A&M AgriLife Research||Texas A&M AgriLife Research||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n169f9a74
Jeffrey,Savell,Distinguished Professor,,Distinguished Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2a814ea8
Juan,Pineiro,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist||Dairy Specialist,Animal Science||Amarillo Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2e835946
Ronald,Gill,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Ronald Gill is professor and Extension livestock specialist for Texas AgriLife Extension. In addition, he serves as Associate Department Head and Program Leader for Extension animal science faculty. Gill continues to provide leadership in Extension programming related to animal well-being and low-stress livestock handling and assists in providing leadership to statewide programming efforts for Beef Safety and Quality Assurance programming. Other interests include beef cattle and equine nutritional management and value added marketing.",Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2ed4a8b4
Thomas,Taylor,Professor,"Dr. Taylor's primary research interests are in the utilization and mechanisms of food antimicrobials to inhibit bacterial foodborne pathogens. Natural food antimicrobials are diverse in their chemistry, spectrum of activity, sources, and applications within foods. Specifically, research is conducted to investigate and determine the manner by which food antimicrobials inhibit microbial pathogens. Additionally, research is conducted that seeks to overcome obstacles to the use of food antimicrobials in some product by the encapsulation of food antimicrobials. Dr. Taylor regularly interacts with faculty in the Departments of Horticultural Sciences, Nutrition and Food Science, Poultry Science, and even Chemical Engineering in the development and completion of research programming.",Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n324ce79b
Andy,Herring,Professor,"Dr. Herring has teaching and research responsibilities within the department. He teaches undergraduate and graduate level classes in beef cattle production and management (ANSC 406 and 605). His research interests focus on areas to increase production efficiency for cow-calf producers through coordination of breeding systems, environmental resources and marketing strategies. He has researched genetic and environmental influences on milk production in beef cows, breed differences for feedlot and carcass characteristics, and genetic influences on beef cow reproduction and productivity, cattle temperament and immune responses. He also remains active in state and national beef cattle industry groups.",Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n33a6bd5e
Kathrin,Dunlap,"Associate Department Head, Academic Programs",,Instructional Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3469d15f
Luis,Tedeschi,Professor,"Dr. Tedeschi conducts research on energy and nutrient requirements of grazing and feedlot animals, growth biology and bioenergetics, chemical composition and kinetics of fermentation of feeds, modeling and simulation of decision support systems, and evaluation of models (http://nutritionmodels.tamu.edu). He has collaborated with several researchers overseas to develop models for small ruminants (sheep and goats). He utilizes System Dynamics concepts applied to nutrition.",Associate Professor||Professor,Animal Science||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n387904d6
Jade,Cooper,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3bfd4644
Wesley,Osburn,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Animal Science||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3f3ac4da
Jennifer,Wyle,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n45f2eec9
Martha,Vogelsang,Senior Lecturer,,Senior Lecturer,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n466effd5
Ashley,Arnold,Associate Research Scientist,"Dr. Ashley Arnold is a Research Assistant Professor in the meat science section of the Department of Animal Science. She was previously involved with the Meat Science program as a student and staff member. In her current role, Dr. Arnold conducts research, manages projects, finalizes reports, presents data at professional meetings, writes manuscripts, and assists other faculty members in securing external funding for meat science and food safety research by way of writing grants.
Additionally, Dr. Arnold serves as Safety Officer for the Department of Animal Science. In this important capacity, she is a liaison with Environmental Health and Safety, coordinates chemical inventory, manages hazardous material reporting, facilitates required laboratory and other inspections, and serves as a resource for faculty and staff. As Safety Officer, she works with the Associate Head for Operations to develop consistent policies, ensuring laboratory safety and compliance with reporting requirements for faculty.",Associate Research Scientist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n47560270
William,Mies,Visiting Professor,,Visiting Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n490097ac
Rebecca,Poole,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4f71b1c7
Michael,Tomaszewski,Visiting Professor,,Visiting Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5376abfb
Jennifer,Zoller,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5841f4df
Michael,Satterfield,Associate Professor,"Dr. Satterfield's research interests are focused on the long-term consequences of maternal nutrition on fetal and postnatal growth and development using sheep as his primary animal model. In addition, Dr. Satterfield studies the role of nutraceuticals in fetal brown adipose tissue development and the ability of offspring to regulate their core body temperature during periods of cold stress. His teaching interests include general reproductive and placental physiology as well as fetal growth and development.",Associate Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n618951ae
Jason,Gill,Associate Professor,"Dr. Gill's major research focus is the biology and application of the viruses of bacteria, called bacteriophages or simply phages. Phages are the most abundant organisms on Earth, and they are found ubiquitously in water, soil, and as part of the microbial flora of animals and plants. As natural predators of bacteria, phages are attractive agents for the control of pathogenic bacteria in humans, animals, and foods. The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria, and the desire to curtail use of antibiotics in animal agriculture, has sparked interest in the use of phages as antimicrobials. Research in Dr. Gill's lab encompasses phage genomics, basic phage biology and the applications of phages in real-world settings.",Associate Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6277ae7f
Vinicius,Gouvea,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Gouvea's research interests focus on beef cattle nutrition and health. More specifically, nutritional physiology and relationships between nutrition and animal health/immunology. Research activities include feeding programs for newly received and finishing cattle, ingredient evaluation, nutrient utilization, and metabolism, and feed additives for receiving and finishing feedlot cattle.",Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n66740227
Davey,Griffin,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Griffin serves as a liason between industry, commodity groups, medical and dietary professionals and Extension personnel to provide research information and technology. His key program and interest areas include cutability and composition of carcasses associated with value-based marketing, current consumer issues concerning meat and meat products, youth development and cooperative research projects.",Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n68317ef0
Thomas,Hairgrove,Professor and Extension Specialist,,Professor and Extension Specialist||Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science||Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6b10721f
Foris,Mccollum,Professor and Extension Specialist,,Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6bea79e4
Jason,Smith,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist||Beef Cattle Specialist,Animal Science||Amarillo Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n73feb4ed
Sushil,Paudyal,Assistant Professor- Dairy Science,"Dr. Paudyal's research interest focus on using herd and animal level data for decision making in dairy farms. His research utilizes innovative technologies to optimize production, health, and well-being of dairy cattle.",Assistant professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n786f9312
Fuller,Bazer,Distinguished Professor,"Dr. Bazer's research in reproductive biology focuses on uterine biology and pregnancy, particularly pregnancy recognition signaling from the conceptus to the maternal uterus by interferon tau and estrogen from ruminant and pig conceptuses, respectively. The roles of uterine secretions as transport proteins, regulatory molecules, growth factors and enzymes and endocrine regulation of their secretion is another major research interest. The endocrinology of pregnancy, especially the roles of lactogenic and growth hormones in fetal-placental development and uterine functions are being studied. The mechanism(s) of action and potential therapeutic value of conceptus interferons and uterine-derived hematopoietic growth factors are areas of research with both pigs and sheep as models for human disease.",Distinguished Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7ad91d50
Christopher,Kerth,Associate Professor,"Kerth joined the faculty at Texas A&M in May 2010. He teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in the meats area including a course on statistical quality control and analyses in food manufacturing. His research interests focus primarily on the animal nutritional, management, and genetic factors that impact the sensory and quality traits of meat. His work includes everything from consumer acceptability to color quality and oxidative stability to fatty acid composition of beef, pork, lamb and goat.",Associate Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n835ccd46
Gordon,Carstens,Professor,"In addition to teaching animal nutrition courses, Dr. Carstens conducts research on energy metabolism and growth and development in ruminants. Specific research areas include the regulation of growth and composition of carcass and mammary tissues by nutritional control and the use of externally administered (exogenous) growth regulators. Recent research has focused on methods to increase the ability of newborn calves to produce heat and fight off cold stress and the influence of genetic and nutritional components on this ability.",Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n839e23fe
Sapna,Chitlapilly Dass,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8db008c6
Tryon,Wickersham,Professor,,Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n91a83cd7
Nancy,Ing,Professor,"Dr. Ing's research interests focus on understanding how hormones regulate gene expression in animal tissues. Current research projects investigate the earliest days of pregnancy in the sheep uterus and the regulation of estrogen receptor gene expression, as well as stress hormone effects on gene expression in the stallion testes. Most recently, we have been studying the RNAs in sperm from stallions and honey bees in order to find a pattern consistent with high fertility.",Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n98a4a111
Penny,Riggs,"Associate Professor, Animal Science",,Adjunct Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences||Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nab0c8ffe
Daniel,Hale,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Hale interprets and extends information on diet/health, food safety, livestock growth and meat science to consumers, youth, health professionals, retailers, food service managers, packers, processors and livestock producers. He also performs industry applied meat science research, and he is a member of the faculty of food science and technology. Hale has worked with the National Consumer Retail Beef Study, the National Market Basket Survey and the Beef Tenderness Survey, which examined supplies of beef offered at the retail meat case and determined what consumers want in meat products. He also contributes information to many national consumer magazines. Hale is a member of the Texas FoodSafe team, an interdisciplinary group of Extension specialists who examine human food safety issues and agricultural practices. He also works in the area of beef quality assurance, coordinating a web-cd interactive training program.",Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb0523a1c
Kerri,Gehring,Professor,,Presidential Impact Fellow||Professor,Animal Science||Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb2af52ee
Roy,Redden,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb3c11f7b
Jason,Cleere,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Jason Cleere is associate professor and Texas AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, stationed at Texas A&M University in College Station, where he develops and implements Extension educational programs to increase production efficiency and profitability of Texas beef cattle producers. He also serves as coordinator of the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course, which attracts more than 1,400 participants to campus each August. He is also a faculty member of the beef cattle section in the Department of Animal Science.",Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb5e7c014
Rhonda,Miller,Professor,,Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb97c5e3d
Graham,Lamb,Professor and Head,,Professor and Head,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbfd355e8
Lacey,Luense,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Luense's research focus is understating the epigenetic regulation of the paternal genome, how it directly affects male fertility, and how it ultimately influences embryonic development and developmental programming. The paternal epigenome is likely to be a key mechanistic driver of male infertility, largely due to the unique chromatin organization of mammalian sperm that is achieved by replacing over 90% of nucleosomes (composed of histone proteins) with protamines. During this process the male germ cell undergoes histone hyperacetylation to ""loosen"" and open the chromatin structure leading to subsequent eviction of nucleosomes. The location of retained nucleosomes in sperm remains unclear, with several genomic sequencing studies pointing to different locations. Importantly, abnormal nucleosome retention and protamine insufficiency are correlated with male infertility, although the underlying mechanism - whether this is due to excess histones or aberrantly packaged DNA - has not yet been elucidated. Thus, in spite of its likely profound importance, the requirement and role of specific nucleosome retention is still poorly understood and remains to be explicitly tested.",Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc3bcc71e
Paige,Linne,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncb2c1c34
Erica,Macon,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nccc2aed2
Caleb,Boardman,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncf051c80
Sarah,White-Springer,Dr,,Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management||Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd387aff4
Chelsie,Huseman,Assistant Professor and Extension Horse Specialist,,Assistant Professor and Extension Horse Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd626ae4f
Rodolfo,Cardoso,Assistant Professor,Dr. Cardoso's research interests focus on understanding the impact of the prenatal and early postnatal environments on reproductive neuroendocrine function in females using sheep and cattle as animal models to benefit both the livestock industry as well as human reproductive health. The Cardoso Lab integrates whole animal physiology with cellular and molecular biology to elucidate the mechanisms by which the perinatal environment can modulate several reproductive processes in the offspring. Dr. Cardoso's teaching interests range from practical reproductive management of livestock to advanced reproductive neuroendocrinology.,Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd8c042ef
W,Ramsey,Professor and Assistant Department Head,,Professor and Assistant Department Head,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd8c62818
Jennifer,Spencer,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,Dr. Spencer's research is focused on on management strategies and improving reproductive outcomes while reducing producer inputs.,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndcd7c66e
Jason,Banta,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,"As an Extension beef cattle specialist, Dr. Banta works with county Extension agents and allied industry personal to develop educational programming for cow-calf and stocker producers in East and Northeast Texas. Banta also works with other AgriLife and A&M faculty to conduct beef cattle research in the areas of ruminant nutrition, cow-calf and stocker management, and animal health. Additionally, he co-coordinates and teaches a Special Topics in Applied Beef Cattle Nutrition course in the College of Veterinary Medicine.",Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nde6d687f
Sarah,Schobert,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndffc496c
H Russell,Cross,Professor,,Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne46d81c7
Alejandro,Castillo,Associate Professor,"Dr. Castillo's research interests include the development of control measures for minimizing and reducing pathogens in fresh and fresh-cut food products, the bacterial reduction on beef and pork products and fresh produce by sanitizing rinses and the use of electron beam irradiation for food safety purposes. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, has authored or co-authored six book chapters and has published two books as editor. He teaches the graduate course in Microbiology of Foods and co-teaches the HACCP stacked course.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Animal Science||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne6e976cb
Joseph,Paschal,Professor and Extension Specialist,,Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne7c54ccc
David,Forrest,Professor,Dr. Forrest teaches undergraduate courses in reproductive physiology and coordinates the curriculum and graduate studies for the department. He also conducts research to determine the hormonal mechanisms that control gonadal function and mating behavior through his appointment with Texas AgriLife Research.,Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne989463d
Thomas,Welsh,Professor,"Areas of research for Dr. Welsh include developing endocrine-based biotechnologies to selectively and precisely regulate growth and reproduction in livestock; in vitro and in vivo methodologies used to identify mechanisms whereby specific hormones regulate the biosynthesis of pituitary, adrenal, gonadal and hypothalamic hormones; and correlative in vivo and in vitro studies conducted using bovine, equine, porcine and ovine animal models.",Professor||Professor,Animal Science||Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/neae2cac6
Jeffrey,Wiegert,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nebb298af
Stephen,Smith,Professor,"Dr. Smith teaches meat science, nutrition and physiological nutrition courses. He also conducts research on the growth and development of adipose tissue, particularly in the bovine species. He has investigated the limitation of cattle to marble and has used his background in molecular biology to investigate lipid metabolism in the bovine muscle.",Professor||Professor,Animal Science||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nee8e5966
Clare,Gill,Professor,"Dr. Gill teaches an undergraduate senior seminar course and a graduate course in applied animal genomics. Her primary research interest is in development and application of efficient molecular tools for comparative genomics. She is also the principal investigator of the McGregor Genomics Project, which is a collaborative effort to map genes for production efficiency in cattle.",Professor||Executive Associate Dean and Associate Dean for Research,College of Agriculture and Life Sciences||Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf0375f36
David,Riley,Professor,"Dr. Riley teaches these 3 graduate courses: Quantitative Genetics, Genetic Prediction, and Advanced Quantitative Genetics. Research efforts include the association of genes, gene combinations, and other molecular variants with beef cattle production traits, especially those traits related to reproduction and efficiency. Research interests include the incorporation of genomic information in traditional animal breeding strategies and prediction of breeding values using such information. Other research efforts include the assessment and quantification of the epigenetic variation in livestock traits, and the expression of heterosis by crossbred animals for important traits.",Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf0ce11af
Courtney,Daigle,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Daigle specializes in evaluating management practices to optimize animal health, productivity, and welfare. The Daigle Lab quantifies behavior to develop and validate technologies designed to measure species specific behaviors important to health, welfare, and productivity.",Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf0de23c0
Jessica,Leatherwood,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf7f77d6d
Ky,Pohler,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Pohler's research interest focus on understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms that control reproductive efficiency in cattle. More specifically his lab is interested in the mechanisms that lead to embryonic and fetal mortality in cattle and development of management strategies to overcome these losses. Embryonic mortality can be classified into early (< d 28 of gestation) or late (> d 28 of gestation) depending on the exact timing at which it occurs during gestation. Reports of high fertilization rates after a single insemination (~90%), followed by pregnancy rates of 60 to 70% on d 28 in cows indicate that early embryonic mortality may be 20 to 30% in beef cows. Documented causes of early embryonic mortality range from genetic abnormalities to uterine-embryo asynchrony to failure of maternal recognition of pregnancy and this has been an area of intense investigation. Late embryonic mortality (> d 28 of gestation) has been reported in both beef/dairy cattle and may vary from 3.2 to 42.7%. Currently, there is very little known about the causes of late embryonic mortality. However, the economic consequences of each unit of late embryonic mortality are greater than that of early mortality. Along with the increased economic consequences, late embryonic mortality is becoming more evident in both the beef and dairy industries based on the shift to early pregnancy diagnosis (~d28-35 of gestation).",Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfd0f4c67