Dr. Bob Delmore is a Professor of Animal Science at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. In addition to teaching courses in meat science, safety and processing, Bob oversees the University processing facilities and advises undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Delmore’s current research area includes examining impact of growth intervention technologies on growth, carcass characteristics and palatability attributes in Calf-fed Holstein Steers and factors that influence carcass value and meat quality. Bob works closely with the meat industry serving as Chairman of the National Meat Association Education Committee; Member of the National Pork Board Pork Safety Committee; and has served on the Board of Directors for the American Meat Science Association. Dr. Delmore has received national recognition including Meat Processing Magazines Rising Star Distinction in March 2000, the American Meat Science Association Achievement Award in June 2007, and in 2009 was recognized by Meatingplace Magazine as one of nine up-and-coming industry leaders to watch over the next 20 years. Dr. Delmore was formerly the Vice President of Technical Services at Clougherty Packing Company (Farmer John). Bob was responsible for all aspects of Food Safety, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems, USDA-FSIS Regulatory Compliance, Quality Management, Chemistry and Microbiology Laboratories, Product Specifications, Research and Development, Customer Specification and Audit requirements and Animal Welfare and Handling. Dr. Delmore received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1991) in Food Science, earned a Masters Degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1993) and received a Ph.D. from Colorado State University (1998). Bob and his wife Dr. Lynn Graves Delmore, also a well-regarded meat scientist, live in Atascadero, CA with their two daughters Ainsley and Tessa.
Articles
Technical Note: Feeding Zilpaterol Hydrochloride to Calf-Fed Holstein Steers Improves Muscle Conformation of Top Loin Steaks (with T. E. Lawrence, D. M. Allen, J. L. Beckett, W. T. Nichols, M. N. Streeter, D. A. Yates, and J. P. Hutcheson), Meat Science (2011)
The objective of this research was to evaluate changes in the muscle conformation of subprimal...
Perspectives on the Application of Zilpaterol Hydrochloride in the United States Beef Industry (with J. M. Hodgen and B. J. Johnson), Journal of Animal Science (2010)
Zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) is a β-adrenergic agonist approved to be fed at a rate of...
Effects of Zilpaterol Hydrochloride Feeding Duration on Beed and Calf-Fed Holstein Strip Loin Steak Color (with H. R. Rogers, J. C. Brooks, M. C. Hunt, G. G. Hilton, D. L. VanOverbeke, J. Killefer, T. E. Lawrence, B. J. Johnson, D. M. Allen, M. N. Streeter, W. T. Nichols, J. P. Hutcheson, D. A. Yates, J. N. Martin, and M. F. Miller), Journal of Animal Science (2010)
ABSTRACT: Two studies using beef and calf-fed Holstein cattle were conducted to determine the effect...
The Effects of Zilpaterol Hydrochloride on Carcass Cutability and Tenderness of Calf-Fed Holstein Steers (with A. J. Garmyn, J. N. Shook, D. L. VanOverbeke, J. L. Beckett, D. A. Yates, D. M. Allen, and G. G. Hilton), Journal of Animal Science (2010)
To evaluate the impact of zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) on carcass cutability and tenderness of calf-fed...
Effects of Zilpaterol Hydrochloride on Growth Rates, Feed Converstion, and Carcass Traits in Calf-Fed Holstein Steers (with J. L. Beckett, G. C. Duff, D. A. Yates, D. M. Allen, T. E. Lawrence, and N. Elam), Journal of Animal Science (2009)
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) to enhance growth...