Agriculture Competitive Teams

Meat Science

The Intercollegiate Undergraduate Meat Science Quiz Bowl is a friendly competition designed for students interested in the meat science and/or food science field.

To compete at the national level, participants are expected to research and be familiar with topics related to food safety, meat quality, meat grading, inspection, muscle physiology, animal anatomy, food product development, and current events in the food industry.

For more information about the Meat Science Quiz Bowl, contact the faculty advisors.

Any undergraduate students interested in improving their oral and written communication, organizational skills, time management and teamwork strategies can get involved with the judging teams. These are the judging categories available and the competitions they participate in:

Wool and Mohair Judging

• Judge and grade wool and mohair.
• Attend contests in other cities, such as San Antonio and Houston.

Faculty Advisor

Meat Judging

• Judge and grade beef, pork and lamb.
• Attend contests across the country, such as the National Western, Southwestern, Eastern National, Excel, American Royal and others.

Faculty Advisor

The Shelley New Show Cattle Program provides our students the ability to showcase our ASU Angus cattle for exhibition. In this program, you will gain team-building experience, develop skills of accountability and reliability, and also have an enormous advantage in terms of direct access to a robust industry network. Students from any major can participate.

Annual Competitions

• West Texas State Fair
• State Fair of Texas
• Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
• Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo

For more information, please contact the program coordinator.