Tara Felix, PhD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Tara Felix is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science at Penn State University and the state Extension Beef Specialist. Dr. Felix joined Penn State University in 2016. She received her Masters in ruminant nutrition from the University of Florida and her PhD in feedlot nutrition and management from the Ohio State University. She served on the faculty at the University of Illinois prior to her appointment at Penn State. Tara is a member of the Livestock Extension Team and on the executive board for the PA Beef Producers Working Group, an organization of beef producers and stakeholders working together to monitor industry needs in order to provide educational opportunities that meet the needs of beef producers in Pennsylvania. Her research emphasis centers around ruminal metabolism of beef cattle fed grain-based diets. Since joining the faculty at Penn State, Dr. Felix has compared and contrasted the metabolism of Holstein and Angus steers.