{"id":1302,"date":"2025-10-02T18:18:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/animal-science\/?page_id=1302"},"modified":"2025-10-02T18:18:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:18:30","slug":"edward-webb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/animal-science\/edward-webb\/","title":{"rendered":"Edward Webb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/animal-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/09\/E.-Webb-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A person in a blue striped shirt smiles at the camera.\" class=\"wp-image-1189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/animal-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/09\/E.-Webb-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/animal-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/09\/E.-Webb-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/animal-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/09\/E.-Webb-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/animal-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/09\/E.-Webb-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/animal-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/09\/E.-Webb-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/animal-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/09\/E.-Webb-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/animal-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/09\/E.-Webb-1568x1568.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edward Webb, Ph.D.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professor in Animal Science<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:ewebb@tarleton.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ewebb@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone:<a href=\"tel:+12544594592\"> (254)-459-4592<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Office: Autry 309B<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Animal Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Production Animal Physiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animal Metabolism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable Animal Production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruminant Livestock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Livestock Physiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meat Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animal Fats &amp; Fatty Acids<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beef Production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.S. in Agriculture (Animal Science), University of Pretoria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.S. in Agriculture Honors (Animal Science; cum laude), University of Pretoria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graduate Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M.S. in Agriculture (Meat Science; cum laude), University of Pretoria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. in Animal Science, University of Pretoria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Ghent, Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Edward Webb&#8217;s teaching and research focus on production animal physiology. His research focuses specifically on the effects of environmental and management factors such dietary factors and growth modifiers on animal growth, adaptation and reproduction physiology, and related effects on sustainable animal production and the quality of animal products. The research also focuses on ways to improve the efficiency of animal production in resource constrained environments in an ethical and environmentally acceptable way. His research focuses on a variety of livestock and wildlife species, with projects across Africa, Europe and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the course of his career, Dr. Webb has published over 140 peer-reviewed manuscripts, authored 20 chapters or books, written over 150 conference papers, and mentored 85 M.S. and 24 Ph.D. students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scholarly Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignnone\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-abcf86c0-c969-4549-97f1-4cf364acfb0d\" href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5648-6319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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