Nebraska Team Identifies New Genetic Defect Impacting Cattle Morbidity and Meat Quality

This collaborative effort involved UNL students and faculty across disciplines including graduate student researchers Mackenzie Batt, Leila Venzor, Rachel Reith, and Nicolas Herrera, Dr. Jessica Petersen and Dr. Matt Spangler in animal breeding and genetics, Dr. Gary Sullivan in meat science, and Dr. David Steffen with the UNL Veterinary Diagnostic Center.