Dr. Chad Dechow
Assistant Professor of Dairy Cattle Genetics, Pennsylvania State University

Area of Expertise
Dr. Dechow’s primary research interest is the development if genetic selection, mating, and herd management strategies to improve cow health and fertility. Research has focused on relationships of body condition and angularity with cow fitness, Brown Swiss x Holstein crossbreeding, relationships of cow mortality with genetic selection and herd management practices, and the development of cow health evaluations in progeny test herds. He has also worked to develop methods to estimate heritabilities for individual herds. Dr. Dechow has teaching responsibilities in the areas of animal breeding, dairy cattle selection, dairy herd management and the use of dairy management software.

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