Professor

Ruminant Nutrition and Management, Beef

Appointment: 40% Extension (Beef Cattle Nutrition and Management), 40% Research & 20% Teaching

Education: B.S., University of Illinois; M.S. and Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Extension Interests

 
Address & Contact Information:
Purdue University
Department of Animal Sciences
Lilly Hall
915 W. State St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
Telephone: (765) 494-4817
Fax: (765) 494-9346
Email: rpl@purdue.edu

Extension

• Provide producer education programs related to beef cattle nutrition and management.
• Conduct producer training and certification for the IQ+BEEF programs (http://www.iqbeef.org/).
• Conduct producer training and certification for the Indiana Farm Fresh Beef (IFFB) program (http://www.indianafarmfreshbeef.org/).
• Provide "trouble shooting" expertise for beef cattle operations.
• Active contributer to the Purdue Beef website (http://www.ansc.purdue.edu/beef/).
• Serve on the Executive Beef Board of the Indiana Beef Cattle Association (IBCA) (http://www.indianabeef.org/).
• Serve on the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) Research and Education Committee.
• Member of Indiana Beef Team and Beef Common Interest Group (Beef CIG).
• Advisor to Heartland Premium Aged Beef, LLC.
• Advisor to Beef Ventures Group, LLC.

Research

• Conduct research involved with beef cow energy and protein requirements that will result in optimizing reproduction.
• Evaluate diet ingredients and management factors that will impact marbling (quality grade), muscle (yield grade), and tenderness of beef products.
• Member of North Central Region (NCR-87) Technical Committee on Cow-Calf Nutrition.

Teaching

• AnSc 441, Beef Cattle Management
• AnSc 393, Animal Industry Study (AnSc Travel Course)
• Member of Purdue Teaching Academy and the Purdue Book of Great Teachers.
• Received both the Purdue University Outstanding Teacher and Counselor Awards in addition to the American Society of Animal Science Midwest Section Teaching Award.