Luis Ochoa

Luis Ochoa is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences at New Mexico State University, working on a M.S. in Reproductive Physiology under Dr. Craig Gifford. He grew up on his family’s cattle ranch raising Brangus cattle in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, where his interest in beef cattle production and land stewardship grew. Luis earned his B.S. in Animal Science from Texas A&M University. During his undergraduate career, he worked for the College of Veterinary Medicine of Texas A&M, where he later became the Animal Care Supervisor of the research and teaching herds. Luis’s research will focus on animal health and bovine respiratory disease in calves; he will also assist in extension efforts through workshop organization and facilitating projects.