João Dürr, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

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Over the last decade, since 2014, under Joao’s leadership, CDCB is growing in its relevancy as the go-to dairy industry breeding resource.

Areas of Expertise

Dairy cattle production
Animal breeding and genetics
Milk analysis and quality
Milk recording
Management and administration

Education

Bachelor’s in Agronomy, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
MSC and PhD in Animal Science (Breeding and Genetics), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Past Work Experiences

Executive Director of Interbull based in Sweden
President of the Brazilian Council of Milk Quality (CBQL)
Professor at Universidade de Passo Fundo in Brazil, including responsibilities of:
– Institutional coordinator of R&D policies
– Director of the Food Science Research Center
– Manager of the milk analysis laboratory
– Teaching – Statistical Methods, Animal Breeding and Genetics, and Dairy Cattle Production

Personal Insight

Born in Ibirubá, a small agricultural town in Southern Brazil, Joao is married to the famous painter Thaís Cassel, and blessed with two children, Nicolas and Carolina. He considers football a game in which the ball is round, and players use their feet, and supports the legendary Internacional SC, from Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Projects & Publications

2023-24 Activity Report: CEO Column

CDCB was established to empower dairy producers for a sustainable future through data-driven innovation and collaboration. We began our journey with a significant advantage in 2013, thanks to the remarkable legacy and ongoing partnership provided by USDA AGIL, along with the visionary commitment of our founding collaborators.

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Connecting With João Dürr

João Dürr reviewed the past year and described the CDCB vision in the CEO Column from the 2022 Activity Report.

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How do genetics impact sustainability goals?

The U.S. dairy community has rallied around a public commitment to achieve carbon neutrality, optimize water usage, and improve water quality by 2050 — supporting global sustainability initiatives and customer expectations.

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Lameness: It’s Time to Take Action.

Hoard’s Dairyman, October 28, 2021

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An alternative interpretation of residual feed intake by phenotypic recursive relationships in dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science, 2021

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Feed Saved trait can vary 1600 pounds

Hoard’s Dairyman, December 28, 2020

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Symposium review: Development, implementation, and future perspectives of health evaluations in the United States

Journal of Dairy Science, April 21, 2020

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Enhancements to U.S. genetic and genomic evaluations in 2018 and 2019

Interbull Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2020

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Genomics in the U.S. Dairy Industry: Current and future challenges

Proceedings of the 2018 Interbull Meeting

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