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DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND FOOD SCIENCES

Research shows severe temperatures in the southeast impact cattle production

Oklahoma State University and Texas A&M cattle experts recommend stocking a base cowherd at a conservative rate, which gives producers better options for managing drought conditions.
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Research shows severe temperatures in the southeast impact cattle production

Mon, Jul 20, 2026

OSU Extension concludes Oklahoma Quality Beef Network certification program

Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Pezeshki receives Ferguson College of Agriculture Excellence in Graduate Student Advising and Mentoring Award

Wed, Jun 3, 2026

Pfeiffer receives Ferguson College Early Career Excellence in Teaching Award

Fri, May 8, 2026

From science to market: OSU Ag Research advances understanding of dark-cutting beef
OSU expanding molecular research through national fellowship

Wed, Sep 11, 2024

The National Needs Fellowship supports bringing students into the study of omics, a branch of science that includes the study of molecules and their structures.

OSU AgricultureOSU Ag ResearchDepartment of Animal and Food Sciences
Mafi receives Ferguson College of Agriculture Excellence in Undergraduate Advising and Mentoring Award

Wed, Jul 3, 2024

Gretchen Mafi, professor in the Oklahoma State University Department of Animal and Food Sciences, is the recipient of the 2024 Excellence in Undergraduate Advising and Mentoring Award.

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Got Pecans?: FAPC researchers work to develop pecan-based products

Tue, May 28, 2024

What do milk, ice cream, yogurt and butter have in common? Although dairy might be your first guess, the answer is pecans. Food scientists in the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center at Oklahoma State University are developing these

OSU AgricultureFerguson College of AgricultureCowboy JournalpecansMagazineDepartment of Animal and Food SciencesRobert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center
Slagell named 2024 Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior

Wed, Apr 3, 2024

Erin Slagell of Hydro, Oklahoma, was recently named Oklahoma State University's Ferguson College of Agriculture 2024 Louis and Betty Gardner Outstanding Senior.

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Destined for Significance: USDA honors Stein for dedication to students

Wed, Dec 20, 2023

USDA honors Stein for dedication to students.

Department of Animal and Food SciencesFerguson College of AgricultureMagazineCowboy Journal
Multi-disciplinary project aims to predict stress in cattle

Wed, Nov 1, 2023

As part of a multi-disciplinary project, Oklahoma State University researchers are studying stress conditions in moderate-growth and high-growth cattle to identify differences between them when stressed.

OSU Ag Researchsocial sciencesDepartment of Animal and Food Sciences#OrangeIsTheAnswerDepartment of Biosystems and Agricultural EngineeringOSU AgricultureCollege of Arts and SciencesCollege of Social Sciences
OSU Ag fall field days begin in August

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

The Oklahoma State University McCaull Research and Demonstration Farm will host the Panhandle Crops & Forages Field Day on Aug. 31 in Eva. The event kicks off the fall field day events with topics like sorghum varieties, nitrogen management, soil

Department of Animal and Food SciencesOSU Ag ResearchDepartment of Entomology and Plant PathologyOSU AgricultureDepartment of Plant and Soil SciencesOSU Extension
OSU researchers awarded $4M to help advance livestock and food industries

Tue, Jul 18, 2023

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a combined $4 million in grant funds to support Oklahoma State University Ag Research projects in animal sciences. The projects will all be working towards the health and well-being of

College of Veterinary MedicineOSU Agriculture#OrangeIsTheAnswerOSU Ag ResearchDepartment of Animal and Food Sciences
Meating the workforce demand: FAPC launches Meat Mastery Program

Thu, Jul 6, 2023

The Robert M. Kerr and Agricultural Products Center is teaming up with the Osage Nation to offer a meat processing training program.

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OSU researchers discover unprecedented diversity of anaerobic fungi in herbivores

Fri, Jun 30, 2023

An innovative study has revealed remarkable insights into the diversity and evolution of anaerobic gut fungi in herbivorous animals. These fungi live in environments without oxygen, so little is known about their distribution patterns, host range

OSU ResearchDepartment of Animal and Food SciencesDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics