Rate My Professor Christy Bratcher

Bratcher’s research interests encompass stressors affecting dairy calves, food safety challenges, and consumer preferences for meat products, with a focus on meat science. Her publications include “Antemortem stress influences oxidative stress and meat quality during retail display in a model dairy calf study” (Barker et al., 2026, Meat Science and Muscle Biology), “Consumer preferences for worker and supply chain risk mitigation in the beef supply chain in response to COVID-19 pandemic” (Sumrow et al., 2024, Agribusiness), “Changes in physiological and immunological variables in weaned dairy calves exposed to different stressors” (Burdick-Sanchez et al., 2025, Oxford), “Exploring graduate students’ experiences in a college of agriculture” (White et al., 2024, NACTA Journal), and “Big data technology adoption in beef production” (Pina et al., 2023, Smart Agricultural Technology). She has received regional and national teaching and research awards, held leadership positions in the American Society of Animal Science for over eight years, and is a 2025-26 Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow as well as a participant in Mississippi State University’s Faculty Leadership Program. Bratcher teaches the department’s senior capstone course and serves on the Mississippi Board of Animal Health.