Dr. John Marchello
Professor
Meats Lab 4101 N. Campbell Ave.
P. O. Box 210038
Tucson, AZ 85721
(520) 318-7021
jam@ag.arizona.edu
Degrees
- Ph.D., Colorado State University
- M.S., Montana State University
- B.S., Montana State University
Classes Taught
- ANS 102 - Animal Industry
- ANS 320 - Food Safety
- ANS 380 - Meat Animal Composition
Dr. Marchello has been a member of the University of Arizona Animal Sciences faculty since 1965. He serves as a Professor of Meat Science and Muscle Biology and his courses focus on food safety issues, meat animal evaluation, carcasses and meat cuts. He also manages the U of A Meat Science Center, which is a USDA inspected meat processing facility. Dr. Marchello is very active in meat science extension education and provides many food safety and meat cutting seminars around the state each year. Dr. Marchello is also the coach of the U of A Rodeo Team.
Research Interests
Meat Science and Muscle Biology, plus safety issues regarding meat animals and other food items.
Dr. Marchello's past research has involved:
- The importance of certain hormones to fat deposition in cattle
- Improved marketability of cull range beef cows
- Impacts of relative price changes of feeds and cattle on the marketing of U.S. beef.
- Increased efficiency in marketing of lamb and mutton
- Meat animal composition
- Sanitizing agents to improve the production of safe food
- Microbial, chemical and physical contamination of meat products.
- The relationship of certain circulating hormones to lipid metabolism in cattle
- Utilization of encapusalated fat by ruminants
- Domestic & International marketing strategies for U.S. beef
- Improved marketability of certain meat by utilizing products and techniques which increase acceptability and extend shelf-life
Selected Publications
- Marchello, JA. Jul 2004. Meat Quality and Safety Issues. Safe Food 2010 Conference
- Marchello, JA. Jul 2004. Mad Cow Disease. Safe Food 2010 Conference
- Marchello, JA. Jul 2004. Food Safety and Meat Quality. Workshop for Ag. Instructors
- Marchello, JA. Mar 2004. Branded Beef. Rez to Rail Conference
Marchello - Meat Lab
- Arwah Ahmad - Student Assistant
- Hamdi Ahmad - Research Specialist - Senior
- Christina Bernal-Rigoli - Student Assistant
- Raul Islas - research tech
- Raelene Ruiz - Research/Lab Assitant
- Tom Van Haren - Lab Asst.
Meats Lab
4801 N. Campbell Ave.
Phone: 520-318-7021
Fax: 520-318-7019
Grad Students
- Rita Ibrahim
