Tyler Thomas, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in animal science, interested in nutrition, productivity, and disease. Sharing science at

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NCBA News Link: https://t.co/wKy4tBQtlZ

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I am thrilled and deeply honored to announce that I have been selected as a recipient of the 2024 W.D. Farr Scholarship. This award holds significant meaning for me as a researcher who has long admired W.D. Farr's pioneering contributions to the beef production industry.

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I am grateful to the scholarship committee and the National Cattlemen’s Foundation for this incredible opportunity. And congratulations to Conrad Schelkopf—it is great to be joined by a fellow Wildcat!

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Last week, I joined 25 standout graduate students at the 2024 Feedlot Nutritionist Boot Camp, hosted by the Plains Nutrition Council at West Texas A&M. The week was packed with thought-provoking insights and stimulating discussions.

Throughout the week, we took notes, engaged with industry legends, honed invaluable skills, and gathered insights rarely found in textbooks. Experts in cattle feeding shared decades of wisdom, life lessons, hard-earned insights, and a dash of arithmetic.

Speaker topics spanned from ration formulation and people management to milling operations and bunk management. I left the boot camp with a deeper appreciation for the men and women who ensure a profitable, consistent, and high-quality beef supply.

I am immensely grateful for the chance to learn from the brilliant minds who took time out of their busy schedules to meet with us. A Texas-sized thank you goes to West Texas A&M, the Plains Nutrition Council, and the PNC Executive Committee. And a special thank you goes to Dr. Kendall Samuelson, who went above and beyond for our cohort!

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This year's annual ASAS/CSAS meeting (aka @CritterChatter) was one for the books — strong showing from @csuansci in presentations and posters, great sponsored sessions from @novonesis and Selko, and quality time with many impressive young scientists!

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@typefully I’m in

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@WhatTheADHD @getAkiflow 👌

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@viktor_pali @craftdocsapp Can’t wait to see what ‘project powerful’ has in store!

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@viktor_pali @craftdocsapp A keyboard shortcut or dropdown that lets me change the location/folder of the currently opened document. Having to back out of the doc and move it from within the “Unsorted” folder is tedious and I often forget to move it until when I need it and can’t find it 😂

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@viktor_pali @craftdocsapp Potential for chat with docs functionality using GPT-4o? 🙏

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@viktor_pali @craftdocsapp Am I the only one who noticed that GPT-3 is replaced with GPT-4o in this example? 👀

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@craftdocsapp 👏 Great work Craft team!!

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@viktor_pali @craftdocsapp I’m using one space primarily but I do have multiple that are used fairly often.

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Yesterday marked the end of two wks of balance trial collections! 🎉 This included 16 steers and 640 samples of feed, urine, fecal, etc. 🐂

None of this would be possible without our amazing volunteers' time and efforts! 🤝 Now onto sample processing and a third replication! 🔜

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Exciting update: my metabolism pens have been upgraded to v2! 🎉

Metal has replaced the previous 2x4s, we’re providing more headroom for feed bunks, and a simplified hose-tension mechanism has been installed. 🔨

The new design is performing great for collections this week! 🙏

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@viktor_pali @readwise @twitokuyorum @craftdocsapp 👀

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Yep, it was in fact the treats… 😂

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After being away for a week, they seem excited to see me, but it's probably the treats I am delivering that they're really excited about 🍬😂

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@ag_pena Agreed! It’s always great catching up with you and the other Fellows.