The I-29 Moo University Beef On Dairy Dialogue Webinar Series continues Tuesday, August 5 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. CDT. Dr. Blake Foraker, an assistant professor in meat science at Texas Tech University will discuss how Dairy cattle are inherently more muscling deficient than beef cattle, which influences their value in the beef supply chain. Learn how beef x dairy cattle perform for carcass yield compared to other cattle types. This presentation will also highlight the innovative methods being evaluated to better assess carcass yield of all cattle types.
Dr. Blake Foraker is an assistant professor in meat science at Texas Tech University. He holds a B.S. in animal science from Kansas State, M.S. in meat science from Colorado State, and Ph.D. in meat science from Texas Tech. He spent 2 years on faculty at Washington State University before returning to a faculty position at Texas Tech, where he serves as the coach of the meat judging and meat animal evaluation teams. His research expertise pertains to meat animal growth, carcass composition, and eating quality. He has extensively studied the growth, carcass yield, and meat quality of beef x dairy crossbreds as well as innovative methods of carcass yield determination.
There is no fee to participate in the webinar; however, registration is required at least one hour prior to the webinar. Register online at:
https://go.iastate.edu/YIELDBXDCATTLE
For more information, contact: in Iowa, Fred M. Hall, 712-737-4230; in Minnesota, Jim Salfer, 320-203-6093; or in South Dakota, Madison Kovarna, 605-688-4116.
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I-29 Moo University is a consortium of Extension dairy specialists from the land-grant universities in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The I-29 Moo University is a multi-state learning collaboration and connects extension dairy staff with the dairy community to share research, information and management practices through workshops, webinars, e-newsletters, podcasts, and on-farm tours. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach educational programs are supported by federal, state, and county funds, as well as grants, contracts, user fees, and donations. For more information about the I-29 Moo University Collaboration and programs visit www.i-29moou.com.
