James W. Oltjen, Ph.D.
	Cooperative Extension Animal Management Systems Specialist
	Department of Animal Science
	University of California
	Davis, CA 95616-8521, USA
	Phone: (530)752-5650
	FAX: (530)752-0175
	E-mail: jwoltjen@ucdavis.edu

Education

B.S., Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 1975.
M.S., Animal Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 1978.
Ph.D., Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, 1983

Extension Interests

• Computer decision support software.
• Beef quality assurance.
• Standardized performance analysis for cattle and sheep ranches.

Research Interests

• Animal management systems.
• Resource use in animal agriculture.
• Beef cattle growth

Graduate Groups

• Animal Biology
• Nutritional Biology