The Animal Behavior and Welfare
L
aboratory in
the Department of Animal Science at Texas & University
is seeking highly motivated graduate students to
conduct research on beef
cattle welfare.
The laboratory
’s
research is aimed at
quantifying the behavior of livestock
that will provide
producers with
scientificall
y supported management strategies to enhance animal welfare
and optimize productivity.
Research topics include:
1.
Management practices to enhance
the
welfare of
receiving
cattle
2.
The rela
tionship
between
c
attle
temperament,
the
intestinal
microbiome,
and
physiology
3.
Impa
ct of nutrition on cattle
behavior
4.
D
eveloping
and validati
ng te
chnology to characterize individual cattle behavior
Desired
qualifications for candidates include
:
-
A
nimal
handling and movement
experience
-
R
ecording
live or video based behavior data
-
E
xcellent
computer
skills
-
Bench laboratory experience
(
preferred
)
The
successful
applicant
will have excellent communication
skills (oral and written), as frequent communication with
producers
,
stakeholders and
collaborators
are integ
ral to our research objectives
.
Interested students should contact
Courtney Daigle
(
cdaigle@tamu.edu
) prior to applying to
the graduate program and sho
uld include a CV, GPA history, GRE scores, and a summary of
relevant experience and career goals.
Graduat
e students will be provided with teaching or research assistantships. Texas A&M
University
also
o
ffers competitive gradu
ate fellowships
.
More information about the department
and the graduate program at
Texas & University can be found at animalscience.tamu.edu