Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021
The Kansas State University Meat Animal Evaluation Team won National Champion honors at the 2021 Collegiate Meat Animal Evaluation Contest hosted in Manhattan, Kan. The team was recognized April 27 following the three-day competition.
The event was previously known as the Aksarben (Nebraska spelled backwards) contest. It now rotates among host institutions across the country. The competition includes live market animal carcass predictions and pricing, breeding animal evaluation and a meat judging competition. It is a capstone judging experience for students with its incorporation of so many industry-applicable concepts.
Results
The K-State team placed first in the breeding, pork, sheep and market animal divisions of the contest. The team also took second place in the meats, communications and beef divisions.