NEWS COVERAGE - WRITING
I was able to use my weekly blog as a by-line and cover animal and equine science events, livestock industry partners, students, as well as program policies related to disease outbreaks. This also led to freelance work including a piece published in the "Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse" magazine. I was the 2015 American Horse Publications Student Award Winner with my two submissions on Biosecurity Trends and the Kesa Sale coverage. All photos copyright Dixie Crowe, except where noted.
Biosecurity Trends at Colorado State University
Originally Published in "The Rocky Mountain Collegian" online November 5, 2014, and part of my winning submission to the American Horse Publications student competition in 2015.
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While Ebola is the top virus in the news, horse owners had a brush with a viral outbreak this summer. Vesicular stomatitis, spread to horses by flies, caused blister-like sores around the mouth and nose as well as seeping lesions around the coronary band on the hooves.
The outbreak was so fast and severe that Colorado’s state veterinarian quarantined horses to their home barns and asked equine event managers to cancel all activities to try to stop the epidemic. Some events were cancelled and barns and owners complied with the quarantine, but others continued with their plans, completely ignoring the danger of exposure...Read more |
KeSa Quarter Horse Production Sale Coverage
The steady chatter of whinnies, nickers, and snorts across the aisles by the young horses stalled in the Adams-Atkinson barn at Colorado State University filled the air and accompanied the conversations of interested buyers.
The 17th annual Kesa Quarter Horse sale featured 56 catalog entries. The horses ranged from weanlings born during the spring and summer to geldings, mares, and stallions from their breeding program...Read more |
Originally Published in "Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse" magazine November 2014, and part of my winning submission to the American Horse Publications student competition in 2015.
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From Farm to Table, Seedstock Selection is the First Step
Originally Published in "The Rocky Mountain Collegian" online April 1, 2015.
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When people walk into the meat section in any market, many have an expectation of finding fresh, affordable, lean red meat. Cattle producers go through many steps to bring the final product from farm-to-table.
The starting point is in selection of purebred animals by the seedstock producers. Advances in understanding heritability of specific traits through genetic selection have allowed producers to select for desirable traits such as ease of calving and growth rates after a calf is weaned from its mother...Read more |
Animal Science Alumni Pays-it-forward
Originally published in "The Rocky Mountain Collegian" online March 11, 2015.
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Learning about the world through stats, tables and facts is a normal part of most classes. However, guest speakers, hands-on experiences, and field trips make learning in animal science classes dynamic and memorable.
Last week, the livestock practicum class took a field trip to Diamond D Diary near Longmont, Colo. Jim Docheff, a CSU alumni and fourth generation dairyman, led the students through his operation explaining the changes they’ve made to their business over the years. They’ve grown their operation from 65 cows in 1987 to 650 Jersey and Holstein cows on 80-acres today. Their son has also joined the business as the fifth generation dairyman...Read more |
Student Created Her Own Internship
Originally published in "The Rocky Mountain Collegian" online March 4, 2015. Photo by Amy Morgan, the subject of the interview.
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While many students headed for home after fall final exams, Amy Morgan headed for an internship in Aubrey, Texas with Roger Daly Horses.
She broadened her experiences in sale preparation and horse training, which culminated in an auction at Heritage Place Equine Auctions in Oklahoma. “We prepare horses specifically for Bobby Cox or Cox Ranch and they do a lot of quarter racing horses, and other clients,” Morgan said. “We prepare them for sale, and then we start a lot of horses under saddle for other clients. People bring their horses that have poor behaviors and we try and repair those behaviors and send them home.” ...Read more |