Tyler Niblett has been named an Assistant Professor of Practice in Swine Production within Texas Tech University’s Department of Animal & Food Sciences, according to officials within the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources. He stepped into his new teaching and service post on Sept. 1.
“I am excited to be here at Texas Tech and to collaborate with an outstanding and diverse group of faculty and staff to uphold the level of merit that we are known for,” Niblett said. “I am committed to providing the next generation of leaders with a learning environment which not only engages students but also offers them skills and information which will serve them well beyond the classroom and throughout their lives."
One of his major goals for the Swine Unit at New Deal is to develop a center which is not only productive and serves as an experiential learning environment for students, but also serves as a place to conductive innovative research with implications for both the swine industry and agriculture as a whole in Texas and beyond. Niblett’s background specialization is in swine nutrition and reproduction, primarily focusing upon the effects of feed additives and feeding bases on gilt and sow reproductive performance and longevity in the breeding herd.
Some of the specific tasks being taken up by Niblett include instruction of undergraduate level courses required of majors in the department. In addition, he’ll lead and manage the daily operations of the swine unit at the Agriculture Research Farm at New Deal with oversight of facility maintenance, regulatory compliance, fiscal management, and supervision of employees.
Prior to joining the Texas Tech faculty, Niblett served as a Pork Information Gateway student editor with the U.S. Pork Center for Excellence in Des Moines, Iowa, and graduate research assistant with Virginia Tech at the Tidewater Agricultural Research & Extension Center in Suffolk, Virginia. He also worked as an assistant manager of D&B Farm in Dover, Delaware, and a research technician with Pancopia Inc., an environmental engineering firm based in Hampton, Virginia.
A native of Delaware, Niblett earned his bachelor’s degree in agri-business from Delaware State University. His master’s degree in agriculture and life sciences with a concentration in food safety and biosecurity, and his doctorate in animal and poultry sciences with a concentration in swine nutrition and reproduction are from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University-Blacksburg. He is a member of the American Society of Animal Science. Personally, Niblett has done exceptionally well in exhibiting swine and other species along the east coast and enjoys assisting youth livestock exhibitors with their projects.
Tech’s Department of Animal & Food Sciences is housed in a modern research and teaching facility and is supported by several off-campus units, including an Equestrian Center, Equine Therapeutic Riding Teaching and Research Center, Grantham Companion Animal Research Facility, and an Agricultural Field Laboratory with canine, sheep/goat, swine, beef cattle, Burnet Center, and feed mill units.
CONTACT: Clint Krehbiel, Dean, Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or Clint.Krehbiel@ttu.edu
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