Animal Science

A Purdue University scientist is urging federal officials to decide whether genetically engineered salmon would be allowed for U.S. consumption and arguing that not doing so may set back scientific efforts to increase food production. William Muir, a...

SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — Robert Miller Lewis, 74, of Barnstable, Mass., died peacefully Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at his home in Barnstable Village, after a long illness. Born in Flushing, N.Y., Bob was the eldest of two children. He graduated from...

Do you wonder how a horse can sleep standing up, how many sweaters the wool from one sheep will make or how milk gets to your table? You'll learn the answers to those questions and many others at the second annual "Moos, Ewes and More!" event that North...

Elena and Jonathon MacBride Mark and Diane Gaspar, of Ellicott City, announce the marriage of their daughter, Elena Jane Gaspar, to Jonathon Kaine MacBride, son of R.J. and Paulette MacBride, of Chesapeake, Va., on May 28, 2011. The bride is a 2007...

DULUTH, Ga. - Andy Doerr of Creighton High School in Creighton, Neb., received a National FFA Collegiate Scholarship from AGCO, a worldwide distributor and manufacturer of agricultural equipment. Doerr is one of 20 FFA members to receive a scholarship...

When I taught the 4-H dog program about 10 years ago, I occasionally was asked the types of work or careers available for someone interested in small pets and in particular dogs. At that time, I gave a short list of possible careers in animal science.  In...

Producers who background their calves instead of selling them at weaning may find additional opportunities to market those calves. The North Dakota State University Extension Service is holding a videoconference titled "Backgrounding Cattle 2011: Costs,...

Geri and Larry Kalck, of Fallston, announce the engagement of their daughter, Karen Angela Kalck, to Jason Clinton McCormick, son of Dennis McCormick of Louisville, Tenn., and Christy Linke of Plant City, Fla. The bride to be is a 1997 graduate of...

A videoconference, “Backgrounding Cattle 2011: Costs, Prices and Possibilities,” will be offered from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 10. Videoconference locations will be NDSU North Central Research Extension Center, Minot; NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center,...

Dr. Donald W. Zantop, co-owner of the Fallston Veterinary Clinic who was noted for his avian rescue work, died Oct. 13 in a diving accident off Bald Head Island, N.C. The Fallston resident, who was 59, had been collecting underwater fossils with...

Halethorpe resident Francesca Nielsen earned a doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. This professional school is operated by Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, and the University of Maryland.

RENO, Nev. (AP) - A panel of experts chosen to spend two years generating the definitive study on wild horse management in the West is kicking up controversy before it even gets out of the chute. Mustang protection advocates contend the committee...