There are lots of unusual research animals, but Amanda's animal of choice is one you might see on your plate. She studies the behavior of cattle (the meat variety, not milk producing) and what that can tell us about best practices to keep them happy and healthy.
Suggested Reading:
Modern beef production: https://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/raising-beef
Cattle behavior research: http://www.animalbehaviour.net/cattle/
Amanda's lab website: https://animalscience.tamu.edu/people/daigle-courtney/
Follow Amanda Mathias: @mathiaj024, a.mathias@tamu.edu
Follow me: PhDrinking@gmail.com, @PhDrinking, @SadieWit, www.facebook.com/PhDrinking/
Thanks to www.bensound.com/ for the intro/outro
Thanks to @TylerDamme for audio editing
