# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
Dr. Hale interprets and extends information on diet/health, food safety, livestock growth and meat science to consumers, youth, health professionals, retailers, food service managers, packers, processors and livestock producers. He also performs industry applied meat science research, and he is a member of the faculty of food science and technology. Hale has worked with the National Consumer Retail Beef Study, the National Market Basket Survey and the Beef Tenderness Survey, which examined supplies of beef offered at the retail meat case and determined what consumers want in meat products. He also contributes information to many national consumer magazines. Hale is a member of the Texas FoodSafe team, an interdisciplinary group of Extension specialists who examine human food safety issues and agricultural practices. He also works in the area of beef quality assurance, coordinating a web-cd interactive training program.

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

# keywords[]
30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

# keywords[]
30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Oklahoma State University - (Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].field
Food, Nutrition and Institutional Sciences

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Kansas State University - (Manhattan, Kansas, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Kansas State University - (Manhattan, Kansas, United States)

# publications[].label
Phase I of The National Beef Quality Audit-2011: quantifying willingness-to-pay, best-worst scaling, and current status of quality characteristics in different beef industry marketing sectors.

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Live animal performance, carcass traits, and meat palatability of calf- and yearling-fed cloned steers.

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Survey of transportation procedures, management practices, and health assessment related to quality, quantity, and value for market beef and dairy cows and bulls.

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National Beef Quality Audit-2016: assessment of cattle hide characteristics, offal condemnations, and carcass traits to determine the quality status of the market cow and bull beef industry.

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National beef tenderness survey - 2006: Assessment of Warner-Bratzler shear and sensory panel ratings for beef from US retail and foodservice establishments.

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National Beef Quality Audit-1995: survey of producer-related defects and carcass quality and quantity attributes.

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National Beef Quality Audit-2016: Survey of carcass characteristics through instrument grading assessments

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Symposium Paper: Transportation issues affecting cattle well-being and considerations for the future11Presented at the Cattle Transportation Symposium sponsored by the Beef Checkoff Program, National Cattlemens Beef Association, and Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado, May 2015.

# publications[].publisher
American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

# publications[].label
National Beef Quality Audit-2016: Transportation, mobility, and harvest-floor assessments of targeted characteristics that affect quality and value of cattle, carcasses, and by-products.

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Using calcium chloride injection to improve tenderness of beef from mature cows.

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Microbiological Effects of Acid Decontamination of Beef Carcasses at Various Locations in Processing.

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Technical note: Digital quantification of eye pigmentation of cattle with white faces

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The National Beef Quality Audit-2005, Phase I: Views of Producers,Packers, and Merchandisers on Current Quality Characteristics of the Beef Industry1

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Influence of animal temperament and stress responsiveness on the carcass quality and beef tenderness of feedlot cattle.

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NATIONAL CONSUMER RETAIL BEEF STUDY - INTERACTION OF TRIM LEVEL, PRICE AND GRADE ON CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF BEEF STEAKS AND ROASTS

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Hot water decontamination of beef carcasses for reduction of initial bacterial numbers.

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National Beef Tenderness Survey-2010: Warner-Bratzler shear force values and sensory panel ratings for beef steaks from United States retail and food service establishments.

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Determination of sensory, chemical and cooking characteristics of retail beef cuts differing in intramuscular and external fat.

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Near-infrared spectroscopy in the assessment of cerebral oxygenation at high altitude.

# publications[].label
Survey of transportation procedures, management practices, and health assessment related to quality, quantity, and value for market beef and dairy cows and bulls

# publications[].label
National Beef Quality Audit-2011: In-plant survey of targeted carcass characteristics related to quality, quantity, value, and marketing of fed steers and heifers.

# publications[].label
OSTRICH SLAUGHTER AND FABRICATION .2. CARCASS WEIGHTS, FABRICATION YIELDS, AND MUSCLE COLOR EVALUATION

# publications[].label
National Beef Quality Audit-2016: Transportation, mobility, live cattle, and carcass assessments of targeted producer-related characteristics that affect value of market cows and bulls, their carcasses, and associated by-products.

# publications[].label
Use of ultrasound in combination with calf background information to predict beef carcass traits.

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Interrelationships of breed type, USDA quality grade, cooking method, and degree of doneness on consumer evaluations of beef in Dallas and San Antonio, Texas, USA.

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ULTRASONIC SPECTRAL-ANALYSIS FOR BEEF SENSORY ATTRIBUTES

# publications[].label
National Beef Quality Audit: survey of producer-related defects and carcass quality and quantity attributes.

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Consumer acceptability of processed ostrich meat products

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Cerebral oxygenation at high altitude and the response to carbon dioxide, hyperventilation and oxygen. The Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society.

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A NATIONAL MARKET BASKET SURVEY FOR LAMB

# publications[].label
National Beef Quality Audit-2011: Survey of instrument grading assessments of beef carcass characteristics.

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Predicting intramuscular fat in beef longissimus muscle from speed of sound.

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National Beef Quality Audit-2005: survey of targeted cattle and carcass characteristics related to quality, quantity, and value of fed steers and heifers.

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National Beef Quality Audit-2000: survey of targeted cattle and carcass characteristics related to quality, quantity, and value of fed steers and heifers.

# publications[].label
Evaluation of calcium chloride and lactic acid injection on chemical, microbiological and descriptive attributes of mature cow beef.

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National Beef Quality Audit-2016: Phase 1, Face-to-face interviews.

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NEURAL-NETWORK MODELING FOR BEEF SENSORY EVALUATION

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Effects of temperament at feedlot arrival and breed type on growth efficiency, feeding behavior, and carcass value in finishing heifers.

# publications[].label
National Beef Quality Audit-2016: In-plant survey of carcass characteristics related to quality, quantity, and value of fed steers and heifers

# publications[].label
National Beef Market Basket Survey - 2006: External fat thickness measurements and separable component determinations for beef from US retail establishments.

# publications[].label
Ostrich slaughter and fabrication: 1. Slaughter yields of carcasses and effects of electrical stimulation on post-mortem pH.

# publications[].label
National Beef Quality Audit-2011: Harvest-floor assessments of targeted characteristics that affect quality and value of cattle, carcasses, and byproducts.

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Effects of oral vitamin D(3) supplementation and supplement withdrawal on the accumulation of magnesium, calcium, and vitamin D in the serum, liver, and muscle tissue and subsequent carcass and meat quality of Bos indicus influenced cattle.

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High voltage electrical stimulation enhances muscle tenderness, increases aging response, and improves muscle color from cabrito carcasses.

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Effect of xylitol on adhesion of Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli O157:H7 to beef carcass surfaces.

# streetAddress
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service; Animal Science; 2471 TAMUS

# organizations[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# schools[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# inTheNews[].label
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