Cattle are guided into a chute at the farm at Shasta College in Redding, Calif., in 2019. University of Nevada, Reno s virtual conference to be held next week.
Claudene Wharton | Jan 08, 2021
The University of Nevada, Reno will host the annual Cattlemen’s Update virtually in 2021, via Zoom, Jan. 12-13.
For more than 40 years, the University has held several sessions across Nevada in January to provide ranchers with current research-based information about issues that may affect the efficiency, productivity, profitability and sustainability of their businesses and Nevada’s cattle industry.
“University faculty always look forward to making the rural tour to discuss livestock issues with Nevada ranchers and highlight current University research,” said Staci Emm, University of Nevada, Reno professor and Extension educator in Mineral County, who coordinates the program. “The livestock industry has been impacted by COVID with volatility in livestock prices, and it is i
Dec 23, 2020
A team of scientists at the University of Nevada-Reno are investigating how cattle microRNAs and the genes they influence affect the human body and health. MicroRNAs are small RNA molecules involved in the regulation of gene expression that convert DNA code into proteins that carry out cellular functions, such as development, differentiation, growth, and metabolism.
The interdisciplinary team of researchers is seeking to understand how feeding cattle different diets will affect the microRNA profile in beef; how microRNAs may be used as biomarkers for meat quality; and how these small molecules may affect human health, specifically chronic diseases.
The team will identify microRNAs in cooked and digested beef that may be absorbed by the intestines and further regulate pathways associated to cancer, coronary artery disease, apoptosis of cardiac cells, repression of breast cancer, inflammatory diseases and diabetes.