Media Advisory

TO                         News and PSA Directors

FROM                     UAF Reindeer Research Program

SUBJECT                Reindeer Research Web Site

LOCATION              http://reindeer.salrm.alaska.edu/index.htm

DATE & TIME          Sept. 17, 1997

The UAF Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station's Reindeer Research Program announces its new web site. Alaskans can now access information about current and ongoing research and view or download reindeer publications. The web site address is: http://reindeer.salrm.alaska.edu/index.htm.

Established in 1981, the UAF Reindeer Research Program takes an active role in developing and promoting the reindeer industry in Alaska. In the last 16 years, the program has: developed a Brucellosis vaccine for reindeer, researched Ivermectin which led to its approved use in reindeer, maintained a herd record keeping system for research and management needs, improved reindeer husbandry techniques and studied the effects of predator-induced mortality on reindeer.

CONTACT: Drew Shain, Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station's Reindeer Research Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, (907) 474-6544.

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