SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
1. PRESENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Effects of Ascophyllum nodosum (TASCO) on swine performance and carcass
Characteristics. (undergraduate research project).
The Economic Feasibility of Marketing Swine at Alternate Target
Weights
Indices for Determining Student Recruitment in Agricultural Sciences
2. PUBLICATIONS
a. Books
Smith, G. C., et al. 2000. Meat Evaluation Handbook. American Meat Science Association. ( I was an invited co-author of one chapter in the book).
Instructional Materials Service, Texas A&M University, College
Station, TX. 2000. Meat Processing Curriculum Guide for the State of
Texas. ( I was an invited co-author of one chapter in the book).
b. Articles
Feild, K. L., R. M. Harp and B. D. Lambert. 2005. The Effects of Feeding
Ractopamine Hydrochloride to Show-Type Gilts on Reproductive
Performance. 2005 Texas A&M Agriculture Program Conference,
College Station Texas. Abstract and Poster Competition. Currently under submission to the Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources for 2006.
Jackson, J. E., R. M. Harp, B. D. Lambert, G. E. Kaiser, J. M. Cadle, and
J. Stafford. 2006. The Effect of Aspergillus oryzae on
Performance of Swine. Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Olufson-Godfrey, J. A., C. M. Mabry, R. M. Harp, R. C. Hines, B. D.
Lambert. 2005. A Comparison of Growth, Carcass, Characteristics
and Cost of Gain Among Hogs Marketed at Heavy and Light
Weights. 2005 Texas A&M Agriculture Program Conference,
College Station Texas. Abstract and Poster Competition.
Packard, C., J.P. Muir, R.M. Wittie, and R. Harp. 2004. Peanut stover
and bermudagrass hay for wethers on hardwood range in north central Texas. July 26, 2004. St. Louis, MO. J. Anim. Sci. 82, Suppl. 1:35.
Harp, R. M., D. Arnold, and R. C. Hines. August 2001. Swine Selection for Show.
Purple Circle Magazine and American Show Pigs.
Com Internet Site (Invited Article) (INVITED PAPER)
Harp, R. M. and L. A. Kinman . 2000. Effects of Supplemental
Unsaturated Fats on Rye-Ryegrass for Replacement Heifers.
Northeast Texas Forage Field Day Proceedings.
Unruh, J. & R. M. Harp. 1997. Alternative Meat Judging Classes.
Reciprocal Meat Conference Proceedings. American Meat Science
Association, Chicago, IL.
Stiffler, D. M., E. E. Ray, and R. M. Harp. 1978. Effects of Electrical
Stimulation in Beef Muscle, pH and Tenderness, West, Sec. Amer.
Soc. Anim. Sci. 29:151.
Wetteman, R. P., M. E. Wells, L. W. Brock, R. K. Johnson, R. Harp, and
R. Vencl. 1977. Recovery of Normal Semen Quality after Heat
Stress of Boars, Animal Sci. Res. Rpt. Agric. Exp. Sta. OSU MP
101:152.
c. Other scholarly publications
Feild, K. L. 2005. The Effects of Feeding Ractopamine Hydrochloride to
Show-Type Gilts on Reproductive Performance. Master’s Thesis,
Tarleton State University (Major Thesis Advisor)
Jackson, J. E. 2005. The Effect of Aspergillus oryzae on Performance in
Swine. Master’s Thesis, Tarleton State University (Major Thesis
Advisor).
Harp, R. M. 1998. Student Satisfaction with Selected Academic and
Institutional Factors at Eastern Oklahoma State College, 1998.
Doctoral Dissertation. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Harp, R. M., Lecture and Curriculum Guidelines for Agriculture Meat
Science Program, Eastern Oklahoma State College, 1987.
Harp, R. M., Laboratory Manuals for 1) Introduction to Animal Science
and 2) Livestock Management, East Texas State University, 1983.
Manley, J. D. Effects of Grind Size and Temperature Storage on Fresh
Pork Sausage, Master’s Thesis, East Texas State University and
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Grant Report, 1981. (Major
Thesis Advisor).
Harp, Randal Mark, Predicting Subprimal Yields from Steers and Heifers,
M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM,
1978.
d. Journal articles reviewed- Peer Reviewer
Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources- A Publication of the Agricultural Consortium of Texas
INVITED SPEAKER at Professional Meetings:
National FFA Convention, Louisville, KY. (2002).
“Teaching Critical Thinking and Decision Making Skills to Youth in
Agriculture”
Reciprocal Meat Conference(s); American Meat Science Association:
University of Illinois (2006): “Meat Evaluation Class Alternatives”
Indianapolis, IN (2001) “Coaching to Succeed: Teaching and Preparing Students
for Questions in Meat Evaluation”
Brigham Young University (1996) “Alternative Meat Judging Classes”
Penn State University (1994) “Techniques for Evaluating Pork Loin Value”
Kansas State University (1991) “Teaching Techniques for Proper Pork Carcass
Evaluation”
Louisiana State University (1986) “Teaching Meat Evaluation at the
Community College”
Oklahoma Association of Community Junior Colleges Convention, Oklahoma
City, OK (1993) “The Role of Faculty in Community College
Governance”
American Society of Animal Science Meetings:
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (1979) “Effects of Feeding Regime on
Suprimal Yields from Steers and Heifers”
Western-Section American Society of Animal Science Meeting, Pomona, CA
(1978) “The Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Beef Palatability
Characteristics”