Day 066 - 14 Dec 94 - Page 04
1 A. Yes, I was.
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3 Q. Did you obtain a first degree in Mexico?
4 A. Yes, I did, a Bachelor of Science degree.
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6 Q. What particular subjects did you study for your Bachelor of
7 Science degree in Mexico?
8 A. I had a double major, one in agricultural engineering,
9 in animal science.
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11 Q. What thesis or discitation did you write for your BSc?
12 A. It was a thesis entitled: Metabolizable Energy usage
13 and availability for chickens.
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15 Q. You moved, you told us, to the United States when you were
16 21?
17 A. Yes, I did.
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19 Q. For what purpose?
20 A. To continue my advanced education and get a Masters
21 degree.
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23 Q. Where?
24 A. At Texas A & M University.
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26 Q. What do the letters "A & M" stand for in the title of that
27 university?
28 A. Agriculture and mechanics.
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30 Q. Is that a university in America which specialises in
31 agriculture?
32 A. Yes, it is. It is one of the top -- there are one or
33 two others -- leading universities in the area of
34 agriculture in the United States.
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36 Q. Did you do a Masters degree, an MSc, at Texas A & M
37 University after you arrived there?
38 A. Yes, I did.
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40 Q. What year did you graduate MSc from Texas A & M?
41 A. In 1983.
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43 Q. What was the subject of your MSc?
44 A. It was in agronomy, major in agronomy in cereals.
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46 Q. Cereals?
47 A. Cereals technology.
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49 Q. Then I think you went on to do a PhD also at the same
50 university?
51 A. Yes, I did.
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53 Q. When did you complete that?
54 A. In 1989.
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56 Q. What was the subject of that doctorate?
57 A. My major was food science and technology in the area of
58 meat processing technology.
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60 Q. Meat processing technology. After you left the university
