Over the last decade, since 2014, under Joao’s leadership, CDCB is growing in its relevancy as the go-to dairy industry breeding resource.
Dairy cattle production
Animal breeding and genetics
Milk analysis and quality
Milk recording
Management and administration
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
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
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.
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.
João Dürr reviewed the past year and described the CDCB vision in the CEO Column from the 2022 Activity Report.
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.
Journal of Dairy Science, 2021
Journal of Dairy Science, April 21, 2020
Interbull Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2020
Proceedings of the 2018 Interbull Meeting