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Angelo State University Angelo State University is a public university in San Angelo, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1928 as San Angelo College. It gained university status and awarded its first baccalaureate degrees in 1967 and graduate degrees in 1969, the s ...

Management Instruction and Research center was founded in 1975. It is an

Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

Research Center that concentrates primarily on areas of research involving sheep, goat, and cattle production; range management and improvement, and wildlife management. The center resides on over of land under long-term lease from the

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. It is located on the shores of O.C. Fisher Lake outside

San Angelo San Angelo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States. Its location is in the Concho Valley, a region of West Texas between the Permian Basin (North America), Permian Basin to the northwest, Chihuahuan Desert ...

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. The research center serves as a full-sized working ranch, one of few among U.S. universities. It includes 150 Rambouillet sheep (the university mascot), 100 Suffolk and hair sheep, 95 Boer goats, 50 Angora goats, and over 100 Angus cattle. Departments within the MIR include the $1.6 million, Food Safety and Product Development Laboratory facility opened in 2005 and the associated ASU Meat Market.

Research

Recent published research conducted by the faculty at

MIR include: Salisbury, Michael W., May, B. J., Talley, S. J., Carr, M. A., & Engdahl, G. R. (2007). Feedlot Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Feeder Lambs Implanted and Re-implanted with Zeronol. ''Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources'', 10, 1-9. Sluiter, R. S., May, B. J., Salisbury, M. W., Scott, C. B., Engdahl, G. R., & Craddock, B. F. (2007). Feedlot Performance and Carcass Traits of Texas Rambouillet Feeder Lambs Implanted With Growth Implants. ''Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources'', 20, 22-27. Yates, D. T., Salisbury, M. W., & Anderson, H. (2007). Effects of Supplementation of Tascoex on Infertility in Young Male Goats Experiencing Heat Stress. ''Journal of Animal Science'', 85, 171, Supplement 2. Dunbar, N. A., May, B. J., Salisbury, M. W., Scott, C. B., & Schafer, M. T. (2007). Effect of Copper Supplementation on Artificial Insemination Conception Rate of Angus Cows and Feedlot Performance of Angus Bulls. ''Journal of Animal Science'', 85, 173, Supplement 2. Mendoza, N., May, B. J., Salisbury, M. W., Engdahl, G. R., & Hilton, G. G. (2007). The Effect of Protein Level on Feedlot Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Texas Rambouillet Ewes. ''Journal of Animal Science'', 85, 173, Supplement 2. Recent Published Research
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