Also in the auctioneer block were student clerk Kim Ball and Donald Shelby, herd manager. This is the first time in 10 years Angelo State has participated in an ET program. Students help organize, prepare and manage the Angelo State University open house and production sale. More than 100 people attended the 1996 event held at ASU's MIR Center. Texas Tech University Lubbock Students at Texas Tech University in Lubbock are getting their boots dirty while learning about the Angus business.
Students get hands-on experience to complement the theory taught in the class room.
Texas Tech's Angus herd is primarily used for teaching and secondarily for research. Using the University's herd as an example, Herring shows his students good Angus cattle. He says about half of the lab exercises are conducted at the Beef Center using the herd. Herring uses the Angus sire summary along with other breeds' summaries to explain how to use EPDs in a breeding program. Herring admits he could use other breeds to demonstrate these concepts, but with the use of the Angus herd he can explain the benefits of the Certified Angus Beef Program.