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Sep 18, 2023
Dr. Lyda G Garcia, Associate Professor and Extension Meat Specialist with the Department of Animal Sciences at The Ohio State University conducted a cull cow study which benefited both the Ohio Food Bank Association and Beef Producers Nationwide. Dr. Garcia's research project studied two body types in cull cows (thin and normal) to determine the percentage of saleable product. This study comes from a discussion at the National Beef Quality Audit Execute Summary in December 2022 where beef producers requested data showing impacts of body condition on percent saleable product. Dr.
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Sep 18, 2023
Through a collaboration with Prairie View A&M University, Ohio State University’s Associate Professor and Extension Meat Specialist, Dr. Lyda G. Garcia welcomed four undergraduate students for the month of July to learn and get hands-on experience working alongside OSU Meat Science Extension programs, County Fairs, and National Associations to name a few.
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Dec 5, 2022
Dr. Lyda G. Garcia, Associate Professor – Meat Science / Extension Meat Specialist - Fresh Meat Processing, and Meat Judging Coordinator in the Department of Animal Sciences
What is a Meat Judging Program?
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Feb 22, 2021
Want to learn more about food animal processing? Ohio State University extension meat specialists are offering a two-day workshop to help the current labor force face challenges brought forth by the 2020 pandemic.
What To Expect: Participants will have a better understanding of anatomy, muscle myology, cutting guidelines, food safety, meat quality, the role of processed meat and government regulated non-meat ingredients (i.e. salt, phosphates, nitrites, etc.) finalized by conducting hands-on cutting tests to understand the impact of yields on profit margins.
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Nov 12, 2020
Selling and Pricing Freezer Beef
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Nov 12, 2020
Factors Impacting Total Pounds of Meat From Food Animals
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Jul 20, 2020
The Legal Side of Food Animal Processing on the Farm
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Jul 16, 2020
Will we run out of meat? Can we get the virus from eating it?
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Jul 16, 2020
When the COVID-19 outbreak hit Ohio, Lyda Garcia’s phone started to ring. Many of her contacts from Ohio’s meat-processing industry wanted to know what to do.
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May 19, 2020
Buying from a Local Meat Processor and Why it Matters