Dustin Boler is an assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois-Urbana. For more information, contact him at dboler2@illinois.edu.

Chalk Drawing of Pig with Separation Lines

Meat Science Review

Can Asian-inspired fab specs create revenue for U.S. pork?

Comparing the yield and revenue-generation possibilities of domestic and alternative fabrication specifications on pork carcasses.

E.E. Bryan M.F. Overholt G.D. Kim Anna Dilger, Univ. of Illinois Dustin Boler

October 6, 2017

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Potential economic differences between current American fabrication specifications and Asian-inspired specifications are worth investigating as exports are a vital component to the American swine industry.

Left vs. right: fresh bellies and bilateral symmetry

Effects of bilateral symmetry on fresh belly characteristics of finishing pigs fed high protein canola meal or conventional canola meal.

Dustin Boler

April 9, 2015

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Bilateral symmetry describes the assumption that data collected on one side of the carcass is equally representative of the other side of the carcass.

The National Provisioner

July 2020

Check out the July 2020 edition of The National Provisioner: 2020 Sausage Report, Dr. Bass on the meat industry's resiliency, food safety and employee hygiene, bacteria prevention with hydrated surfaces and much more!

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Independent Processor

June 2020

Check out the June 2020 edition of Independent Processor: Tulare Meat Locker and the Cured Meats Competitions, Bilinski's Sausage takes on a new direction for an old brand, country ham, pandemic sales, AAMP and much more!

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