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Twin Falls, Idaho | Alumni Chapters | BYU-Idaho

# Alumni Chapter - Twin Falls, Idaho

Chapters are an expansive network of thousands of BYU-Idaho Alumni that reaches over thousands of miles. The positive examples of BYU-Idaho graduates can inspire and uplift those around them. The locations of Chapters are set in beneficial places where the Alumni Network can be best supported. Alumni are encouraged to join Chapters in their region, or they can create a new Chapter for their area, further expanding the network.

## Twin Falls, Idaho

The Twin Falls Alumni Chapter serves BYU-Idaho alumni in the Twin Falls area and nearby regions.

Learn more about the latest chapter activities and happenings through your Chapter Facebook Group and LinkedIn.

Twin Falls Chapter FB Group

Twin Falls Chapter LinkedIn

Chapter Chair

Kristen Francom 
alumnichapters@byui.edu
Wisconsin | Alumni Chapters | BYU-Idaho

# Alumni Chapter - Wisconsin

Chapters are an expansive network of thousands of BYU-Idaho Alumni that reaches over thousands of miles. The positive examples of BYU-Idaho graduates can inspire and uplift those around them. The locations of Chapters are set in beneficial places where the Alumni Network can be best supported. Alumni are encouraged to join Chapters in their region, or they can create a new Chapter for their area, further expanding the network.

## Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Alumni Chapter serves BYU-Idaho alumni throughout the Greater Wisconsin area.

Learn more about the latest chapter activities and happenings through your Chapter Facebook Group and LinkedIn.

Wisconsin Chapter FB Group

Wisconsin Chapter LinkedIn

Chapter Chair

Ethan Gee 
alumnichapters@byui.edu
Animal Science | Department of Animal & Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# Animal Science

Discover resources to help you navigate the Animal Science degree.

What is Animal Science?

Find out what animal science is all about, learn about our program at BYU-I, and discover if it's right for you.

View Degrees & Careers

Animal Science Internships

Learn more about the requirements for registering for an Animal Science Internship through I-Plan.

Discover Internships

Academic Advising

Schedule an appointment to meet with an academic advisor to help you with all of your Animal Science degree needs.

Talk with an Advisor

## Additional Resources to help you Succeed

Catch A Ride to Our Facilities

February 21, 2023 01:43 PM

Our off-campus facilities are a great resource for our students. Learn how you can get a ride to the facilities, complimentary of the Animal Science Department.

Go to Van Services Site

Department Lab Safety Training

February 22, 2023 09:25 AM

Animal Science requires lab experience, and we want each BYU-I student to be as safe as possible. Find training power points and safety sheet downloads to prepare you for lab work.

View Lab Training Resources

Student Societies

March 29, 2023 09:35 AM

Discover student societies within the BYU-Idaho community. Societies help create lasting relationships between students and faculty, and prepare students for their future careers.

Learn About Student Societies

Sales and Services

February 21, 2023 01:45 PM

Support Animal Science BYU-I students by purchasing grain-fed meats, eggs, fresh apple juice, and more!

Go to Food Sales

Check Out Potential Jobs

We want you to get the best experience you can here at BYUI, and that involves getting you out into the field. Take a look at what we have to offer.

View Career Opportunities
Product Sales | Department of Animal & Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# Animal Science Product Sales

Support BYU-I students by purchasing meat products, eggs, and other semester-drive products produced by the Animal & Food Science Department labs.

## Food Items for Sale

View current available beef, pork, eggs and more on our online store. 
 
Shop Meat Sales

Eggs

Meat Products

Apple Juice

(Semester Dependent)

Our eggs are all produced from our flock at the AgScience Center. Meat is produced by our students in a state-of-the-art processing facility. Since all animal products are produced by BYU-Idaho students, **availability is limited**.

Both our meat and egg sales are located in the Science Technology Center on the BYU-Idaho campus. Eggs are sold in a deli case inside the main entrance; location of meat sales vary each semester.

Get Directions to the STC
Animal Science Faculty | Dept of Animal & Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# Animal Science Faculty

Amy Baeza

****Faculty**** 
baezaa@byui.edu 
208-496-4546

Alyssa Charrier

****Faculty**** 
charriera@byui.edu 
208-496-3771

B Matt Dredge

****Faculty**** 
dredgeb@byui.edu 
208-496-4545

Shaun Harris

****Faculty**** 
harrissh@byui.edu 
208-496-2598

Kerry Powell

****Faculty**** 
powellke@byui.edu 
208-496-4532

Aaron Stalker

****Faculty**** 
stalkera@byui.edu 
208-496-2596

Willy Twitchell

****Faculty**** 
twitchellw@byui.edu 
208-496-4535
Animal Science Student Societies | Animal and Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# Animal Science Student Societies

Discover a society that will help you gain experience and knowledge in your desired field of study.

BYU-Idaho Cattlemen's Society

Cattlemen's Society is for educating the general public about agriculture and the related fields. We strive to spread knowledge and promote what we do and how important it is for the world. 
 
We hold events and meetings every semester to educate members and create scenarios to network and progress in members areas of interest. 
 
Facebook Page 
 
Visit the I-Belong Site

Get Involved

BYU-Idaho Pre-Vet Society

Learning is growing, something we love doing at the Pre-Vet society! We strive to help prepare students for Veterinary school by providing experiences in local areas. 
 
We provide volunteer experiences, plan get-to-know-each-other social events, and strive to increase our knowledge through involvement. Join us today! 
 
Facebook Page 
 
Visit the I-Belong Site

Get Involved

Animal Science Academic Quadrathlon Society

The BYU-I Academic Quadrathlon Society is a team-based competition designed for students to showcase their knowledge and skills in the field of animal agriculture. Participate in a laboratory practicum, written exam, oral presentation, and quiz bowl. Engage in cooperative problem-solving rather than intense competition. 
 
In 2023, BYU-Idaho students placed 3 overall in the Western Section competition. 
 
Visit the I-Belong site

Get Involved
Off-Campus Van Service | Department of Animal & Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# Off-Campus Van Service

## Off-Campus Facilities

****Van Service****

The AgScience Center (formerly known as the Livestock Center) is located west of town. Several Animal Science courses, animal handling, and other laboratory classes are taught there. To facilitate our students' ability to get to the off-campus facility and back to the main campus, the Animal & Food Science Department sponsors a free van transport service.

****To take the van, be at the roundabout by the Manwaring Center 15 minutes before your class starts.**** The van will return to campus with students coming back from classes at the AgScience Center.

If you have questions, call the department secretary at (208) 496-4521, or visit STC 320A for more information.

Our off-campus Agricultural Science Center facilities (Livestock Center) are located at ****5360 W. Highway 33.****

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Dairy Processing Lab | Dept of Animal & Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# Dairy Processing Lab

This facility is focused on student-taught small-scale production of dairy products.

Dairy Processing Lab

In small batches, the lab makes a variety of dairy products, including fluid milk, cultured dairy foods (yogurt, sour cream, buttermilk, etc.), various cheeses, and ice cream/frozen desserts. The space possesses four mobile, stainless steel tables/workspaces for instruction and can comfortably accommodate up to 12 students. The lab is wash-down in nature, and is equipped with spray hoses (hot water, foam, sanitizer) for cleaning and sanitation.

## Featured Facilities

Homogenization/Pasteurization

The lab has a 2-Stage homogenizer, a bench-top batch pasteurizer system (4 gallon) with preheating and cooling tanks, and a floor-scale batch pasteurizer system (45 gallon) with chill water tank.

Frozen Desserts

Students can use a batch ice cream freezer and a continuous soft serve ice cream freezer in class.

Cheese Making

Students use a 50-gallon cheese vat and curd knife to make cheese in the lab. Later, they'll use a Dutch lever cheese press and cheese cutter to finish the process.

Cold Storage

The lab has access to a commercial refrigerator, a walk-in refrigerator, and a commercial freezer to keep dairy products.

Packaging Equipment

There are vacuum packing machines and manual cup/bottle fillers with capper/foil sealer to pack dairy products.

Miscellaneous Equipment

There is a variety of other miscellaneous equipment to help in the dairy lab. For example: a high capacity floor scale, bench top scales, 10 gallon milk cans, small/large immersion blenders, peristaltic pumps, water baths, and pH meters.
Food Analysis | Department of Animal and Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# Food Analysis

BYU-Idaho's Food Analysis Lab and Equipment

This laboratory provides bench space, general equipment, and glassware. Students can conduct basic wet chemical analysis and determine physical properties of food products and their constituents. 
 
Analyses can include a wide variety of experiments, like determining macronutrients and micronutrients for food. Students can also measure physical properties like water activity, viscosity, texture, color, microstructure, and more. 
 
This space is utilized for instructional purposes within Food Chemistry and Food Analysis courses, and can accommodate up to 24 students.

## Featured Facilities

Laboratory equipment

Students can use lab instruments such as forced air/vacuum drying ovens, rapid moisture analyzer (halogen), muffle furnace (dry ashing), Goldfisch lipid extraction unit, Babcock waterbath/centrifuge (milkfat analysis), spectrophotometers, and more.

Specialized Glassware

Students use specialized glassware such as Soxhlet fat extraction apparatus/condensers, toluene distillation apparatus, Babcock flasks, burets (25 and 50 mL), Wildman trap flasks, and more.

Ancillary Items

Labs are equipped with chemical fume hoods, Millipore water purification system for ultrapure water, conventional fridge/freezer, and -80 °C freezer (long-term sample storage).
General Processing Lab | Dept of Animal & Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# General Processing Lab

The General Processing Lab is designed to facilitate small-scale processing of a broad range of food products.

General Processing Lab

This flexible space is designed for small-scale production of various food products. It is equipped with several mobile workspaces that can be rearranged for any class. The room is also prepared to power and stow specialized equipment with its utility adapter station and storage room. 
 
The lab is "wash-down" space, which means it is built for easy and thorough cleaning with spray hoses (hot water, foam, sanitizer). The space is used for several classes (Food Processing, Food Engineering, and Food Product Development). It can fit up to 20 students at a time.

## Featured Facilities

Product Preparation/Mixing/Separations

The lab is equipped with several kitchen tools to produce food. Here, students use an electric mixer. But there is also French fry cutters, industrial vegetable slicer/dicers, Pasta sheeter/cutters, electric food mills, and Ro-Tap sieve shakers.

Cold Storage

The General Processing Lab has plenty of storage for food production in commercial and walk-in refrigerators and freezers. There is also a blast-chiller.

Heat Processing/Baking

The lab has plenty of room for cooking and baking! With steam jacketed kettles, ovens, a pizza oven, pressure canners, and a commercial frier, students are prepared for any kind of food processing!

Dehydration

Some food processing requires dehydration, so the lab is equipped with a tray dehydrator, and freeze-dryer.

Juice Processing

BYU-Idaho has an apple orchard on campus, and sometimes students get to make apple juice! For this process, the lab is equipped with apple press/juicers, a UV pasteurization unit, and a piston filler to fill up the bottles.

Shelf-life Assessment

To measure food self-life, the lab has two controlled temperature/humidity environmental chambers.
Food Science Instrument Room | Animal & Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# Food Science Instrument Room

Instruments designed and specified for the use of the Food Science classes.

Instrument Room

This shared space between the Food Science and Applied Plant Science programs keeps and maintains sophisticated instrumentation. It also offers analytical support to courses (Intro to Food Science, Food Chemistry, Food Analysis, Food/Dairy Processing, Food Product Development, etc.) and student mentored research activities.

LECO Nitrogen Combustion Analyzer

Measures the protein content of liquid or dry foodstuffs (3-4 minute run time), and is a recognized official method for food labeling purposes.

Agilent High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC)

The Agilent 1260 Infinity II Quaternary HPLC (with diode array, refractive index, fluorescence detectors) provides separation and quantification of individual chemical constituents (e.g., vitamin C, acrylamide, caffeine, sugars, etc.) within a complex food extract or mixture to quantify their respective amounts within a given food.

TA Instruments Differential Scanning Calorimeter (Discovery DSC25)

Detects and measures thermal transitions within food systems related to water (ice melting/crystallization,) starch (gelatinization/retrogradation), lipids (melting/crystallization), proteins (denaturation), etc.

Newport Scientific Rapid Visco Analyzer (RVA)

Generates a functional viscosity profile of starch containing materials (isolated starches; modified starches; potato flakes, granules, and products; cereal grains; flours; etc.) over the course of a defined heating/cooling regime.

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (Thermo Fisher)

Assays the mineral analysis of foodstuffs (Na, K, Ca, etc.).

Texture Technologies Texture Analyzer (TA.XTPlus)

Provides a measure of food textural characteristics using a variety of application-specific probes and geometries (three-point bend; Warner-Bratzler knife (meat tenderness); spreadability rig; cone, cylinder and puncture probes; knife blade (noodles), etc.
Meat Processing Lab | Department of Animal & Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# Meat Processing Lab

The Meat Processing Lab gives students hands-on experience with food processing equipment and practices.

Meat Lab

The Meat Processing Lab lets students take part in every stage of meat processing. Students can learn in a hands-on environment, production various meat products, like beef, chicken, and pork. BYU-Idaho sells the meat that is processed in the lab, so students get real-world experience. The lab takes pride in keeping clean and efficient before, during, and after use.

## Featured Facilities

Vacuum Sealers

Vacuum sealers are used to seal packages of bacon and ensure freshness. This Minpack double chamber vacuum sealer removes all the air from the package and heat seals the product.

Hobart 1212E

Students slice bacon using the Hobart 1212E in order to get precise cuts. This slicer is commonly used in the meat industry on various raw and cooked meats. Chances are, if you buy sliced meat, it has been processed with a similar slicer.

Meat Lab

In the meat lab, students can be found trimming various types of meat. The trimming process doesn't require any major equipment, only a knife!

Automatic Pickle Injector

This is the Automatic Pickle Injector! Students use it during processing in order to inject brine into meat for curing.
Mentored Research | Dept of Animal & Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# Animal & Food Science Mentored Research

A space dedicated for faculty-directed research projects, which may provide academic credit to students.

Mentored Research

This laboratory is a satellite analytical space directly adjacent to the Food Analysis Laboratory, with equipment and glassware shared between the two programs (refer to the Food Analysis facility for additional equipment details). 
 
The mentored research area provides dedicated bench space to students conducting industry-sponsored or faculty-directed research projects, which may provide academic credit to students through the Food Science Research course.

## Featured Facilities

Laboratory equipment

Students have access to Benchtop centrifuges, nitrogen solvent evaporators (N-EVAP), water baths (conventional, circulating, shaking, etc.), mechanical pipettes, stirrer/hotplates, vortexers, dessicators, analytical balances, and more.

Ancillary items

Students can use chemical fume hoods and the Millipore water purification system for lab research. There are also lab utensils, assorted glassware, and other basic supples for the lab for student use.
Food Microbiology Lab | Dept of Animal & Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# Food Microbiology Lab

The Food Microbiology Lab is designed for Food Science students to test for harmful bacteria and pathogens within food.

Food Microbiology Lab

The Food Microbiology Lab allows students to gain experience testing food samples for bacteria and pathogens. This lab is utilized for both instructional and commercial purposes. Students work to ensure food safety and maintain the quality of various food products.

## Featured Facilities

Microbiology Lab

Students often prepare to make gram stains within the lab, as shown in this photo. Gram stains are made from samples of a bacterial colony that have been isolated from a petri dish, they allow people to identify characteristics of the microbe.

Microbiology Lab

Students study a gram-stained specimen slide on a microscope using the 100x objective for magnification. Microscopes are often utilized in the Food Microbiology Lab to study and test several samples.

Microbiology Lab

An important part of science is recording results, whether that be from a microscope slide or something else. Here, a student records results while being surrounded by scientific instruments like a standard gram stain kit and rack.

MicroBiology Lab

Students change objectives on a binocular compound microscope to increase magnification. The increase in magnification allows students to better identify bacteria and pathogens in samples.

MicroBiology Lab

In order to make a gram stain microscope slide, a student collects a sample from a bacterial colony with a sterile inoculating loop from a petri dish.
Food Science Product Development | Animal & Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# Food Science Product Development

View more about the facilities provided to teach the process of creating, processing, and commercializing a new food product.

Product Development

Product development facilities consist of both a traditional bench top product development space and a production-scale kitchen. In every space, there are flexible utility adapter stations equipped with natural gas hook-ups and variable electric power options, allowing larger scale equipment (ovens, fryers, mixers, soft-serve machine, etc.) to be moved in and out of these spaces according to project needs. 
 
The combined spaces are used for instructional purposes (Intro to Food Science/Product Development courses) and can accommodate 24-36 students depending on nature of the activity.

## Featured Facilities

Bench top Product Development Space

In the lab, students have access to portable induction burners, residential convection ovens, commercial double-stack convection ovens, and a dough proofer.

Production-Scale Kitchen

Students have access to a full-scale production kitchen with commercial gas ranges/ovens, a convection oven with steam injection, a char-broiler, a flat-top stainless steel griddle, and a commercial fryer.

Ware-Washing area

Students can wash their equipment in the ware-washing area. It has a large, four-compartment sink, and high-temperature commercial dishwasher to clean up.

Miscellaneous shared equipment

There are several pieces of miscellaneous equipment shared in the Food Science program. This includes commercial refrigerator and freezer units, adjacent walk-in freezer and refrigerator, Robot Coupe food processors, Kitchen-Aide bench top commercial mixers, hand-held immersion blenders,commercial blenders, and assorted cookware.

Food Science Education

Intro to Food Science class.

Food Science Lab

Students prepare food for taste testing in the Food Science Lab. This new major teaches students the science behind everyday foods.
Sensory Lab | Department of Animal & Food Science | BYU-Idaho

# Sensory Lab

The Sensory Lab is used to observe differences in food products and to evaluate consumer preferences.

Sensory Lab

The sensory evaluation lab is used to taste test food products. It consists of a preparation area and a panelist booth. The two rooms are connected with pass-through compartment doors for food samples. Both rooms have touchscreen tablets to present questions and get input from taste testers. Data acquisition and processing is managed by Compusense® system software. 
 
The facility is utilized for classes (Sensory Evaluation and Product Development courses) and commercial testing of food products. 

Become a Taste Tester

## Featured Facilities

Panel Preparation/Serving Area

The food preparation area has a commercial range, an industrial fridge freezer, heat lamps and portable temperature/humidity-controlled warming units. For more extensive sample preparation, an adjacent food production kitchen is also available (see Product Development lab).

Lighting Effects

The lighting color and intensity in panelist booths are adjustable to hide minor color differences between test samples.

Panelist Booths

The panelist area can simultaneously accommodate six panelists within individual booths.

Pass-through Compartment Doors

A big screen monitor is mounted in the food preparation/service area to communicate the panelist sampling plan to panel workers and allow monitoring of individual panelist progress.