Unit:                 Agriculture & Natural Resources

Location:         1064 Agricultural Sciences Building, P.O. Box 6108
                         Morgantown, WV 26506-6108

E-mail:             Wayne.Wagner@mail.wvu.edu

Area of Expertise:

Livestock Specialist - Animal Breeding and Genetics (beef cattle performance records, sire evaluation, selection), Retained ownership, Beef Carcass Evaluation, and Beef Cattle Production and Management.

Program Responsibilities:

Supervisor of the Young Sire Evaluation Program at Wardensville
Supervisor of the WV Feedlot and Product Information Program (WVFPIP)
Supervisor of WVU's purebred beef cattle herds
Coordinator or co-coordinator of State 4-H and FFA Livestock Judging Contests
Co-coordinator of Stockman's Contest at WV Beef Expo
Coordinator of WV Cattlemen's Tour

 

 

Background:

 

PhD - Animal Breeding and Genetics, Colorado State University, 1978
MS - Animal Breeding and Genetics, Colorado State University, 1977
BS - Animal Science, The Ohio State University, 1972

 

Career Highlights:

1981 - present - Extension Livestock Specialist, WVU
1978 - 1981 - Extension Specialist Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Wisconsin
1973 - 1975 - Manager, Bull Development Center, Pioneer Hybrid International, Tipton, IN
1972 - 1973 - Assistant Herdsman, Old Home Manor, Homer City, PA