Ph. D.Zeljko Cupic

Zeljko N. Cupic, Ing. Chem. Ph.D., born on 12. Apr. 1951 in the village of Jagodnja Gornja, District of Benkovac, Croatia. He finished both elementary and grammar school in Benkovc. After grammar school he studied at the Scientific mathematic Faculty in Sarajevo, Chemical Department. He finished his studies as a qualified engineer in 1976. After university he worked for some time in a clay factory in Obrovac and later as a teacher at the Grammar School and the Chemical College in Benkovac. In the meantime he had registered for postgraduate studies at the University of Belgrade, Veterinary Faculty and worked there in a team concerned with radiation hygiene.

He successfully finished his studies in 1990 as a Bachelor of Science, the title of his final work being:

"The Determination of Biologically Relevant Radionuclides in Meat Using Radiometric Comparative Methods under Practical Working Conditions".

Ph Dissertation under name of "The effect of different dietary zinc levels on semen quality in bulls" he presented on Febuary 14^th 2003, at the faculty of Veterinary medicine in Belgrade.

Now he works as a researcher on the problems of cattle feed.