Christy Bratcher
Professor and Head
Email: christy.bratcher@msstate.edu
Phone: (662) 325-2802
Mailing Address:
Box 9815
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Box 9815
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Missouri
- M.S., University of Florida
- B.S., University of Florida
Society Memberships:
- Alabama Cattlemen's Association
- Alabama Cattlewomen's Association
- Alabama Farmer's Federation
- American Meat Science Association
- American Society of Animal Science
Research:
- Evaluation of transport stress on microbial shedding, immune indicators and protein marker expression on calves backgrounded on summer annual forages in the southeast
- Impact of different stressors on physiology, immunity and oxidative stress in dairy calves
- Evaluation of adoption of market technologies for monitoring cattle health
- Consumer preferences for beef supply chain risk mitigation
- Evaluation of consumer choices and investigation of the flavor and quality profile for beef and pork products
