Elton D. Aberle is an American animal scientist. He was born and raised on a small farm in Sabetha,

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. He earned a BS degree in animal husbandry from the

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, and MS and PhD degrees in Food Science/Meat Science at

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. After his graduate work he became a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at

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. In 1983, he became chair of the Animal Sciences Department at

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, where he continued to work as a professor. In 1998, he joined the faculty of

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, where he was named Dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. He retired from this position in 2005. He was Elected as Fellow to the

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in 2001. In May 2018, he was inducted into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame.

Selected publications

* ''Principles of Meat Science,'' with John C. Forrest (2001)

References

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