Dale Woerner, Ph.D., Professor and Cargill Endowed Professor, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University
Beef on dairy is an emerging and rapidly growing segment for both the dairy and beef industries. Beef progeny from dairies is critical to the profitability and sustainability of dairy and beef operations. Current producers have been part of this market for a long time, but it has changed. Since 2018 there has been a major shift to crossbreds.
Dr. Dale R. Woerner’s presentation to producers at World Dairy Expo highlighted the positive aspects of producing beef, but also addressed the challenges that have arisen over the past five years.
His presentation and Q&A session addressed the following topics:
· Beef quality and sustainability
· Estimated carbon footprint
· Feedlot performance research
· Yield and quality grades
· Carcass performance
· Liver abscesses
Dr. Woerner has conducted more than 15 million dollars in industry-funded research and has published more than 300 scholarly works, including peer-reviewed manuscripts and technical reports on meat science. His team has worked extensively with the beef on dairy segment for the past 5 years, focusing on carcass and beef quality.
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