It is my pleasure to welcome you to the "Cattleman's Update" Web site.  This site is provided to you by Nevada Cooperative Extension faculty in the Department of Animal Biotechnology. The information being presented at this site is determined by your input, so if you would like to learn more about a specific livestock subject in a future Cattleman's Update web page, contact one of our Extension faculty members. Their job responsibilities are to provide educational programs that address your needs.

The research abstracts following, indicate the variety of subjects our faculty are exploring.  It is our intension that the projects address issues which are pertinent to the citizens of Nevada.

• Cattleman's Update 2009
  "International Marketing of Beef, Beef Quality Assurance, Age & Source Verification"
   
• Cattleman's Update 2008 "Ethanol, Corn & By-products"
   
• Cattleman's Update 2007 "Cattle Handling and Facility Design"
   
• Cattleman's Update 2006 "Genetic Selection & Nutrition of Beef Cows in the Great Basin"
   
• Cattleman's Update 2005 "Electronic Identification"
   
• Cattleman's Update 2002 "Quality Assurance – A Commitment to Consumers"
   
• Cattleman's Update 2001 "Putting Progress Into Practice"
   
• Cattleman's Update 2000 "Trends in Beef Cattle Production"
   
• Cattleman's Update 1999 "Issues and Answers"
   
• Cattleman's Update 1998 "Back to Basics"]

Again, welcome to the "Cattleman's Update" Web site. Sincerely,

Esmail Zanjani, Ph.D.
Departmental Chair
Dept. of Animal Biotechnology - School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Nevada, Reno