Our guest this week is Dr. Dustin Boler who is a Meat Scientist with Topigs Norsvin. He earned undergraduate degrees at Purdue University (BS ’04) and graduate degrees at the University of Illinois (MS ’08, PhD ’11). Following graduation, he was on faculty at Ohio State and the University of Illinois, where his research focused on fresh pork quality. 

He has interacted with industry partners to evaluate the effects of farm practices on carcass characteristics and cutability and also focused on processed meat quality, issues relating to fat quality, and sensory and consumer acceptability of pork and beef. Dr. Boler taught classes at the graduate and undergraduate levels in Meat Science and Muscle Biology. Now, with Topigs Norsvin, his international responsibilities encompass research and development activities, sales and marketing support, and technical service for integrated producers and packers.