In this interview, Dr. Matt Spangler has a conversation with Dr. John Pollak about his career as an animal breeder and a leader. Director Pollak grew up in Maine, distant from animal production. He describes his career path including his time as a faculty member at Cornell working with his close friend and colleague Dr. Dick Quaas. Dr. Pollak discusses his work in beef cattle genetics, including his leadership of the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium and the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center including his close work with beef breed associations and the development of multiple industry populations for genetic/genomic research.
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In this interview, Dr. Matt Spangler has a conversation with Dr. John Pollak about his career as an animal breeder and a leader. Director Pollak grew up in Maine, distant from animal production. He describes his career path including his time as a faculty member at Cornell working with his close friend and colleague Dr. Dick Quaas. Dr. Pollak discusses his work in beef cattle genetics, including his leadership of the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium and the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center including his close work with beef breed associations and the development of multiple industry populations for genetic/genomic research.
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