Institute
of Animal Science (IAS) is the main animal production institutions of
biomedical sciences in Lithuania, where long-term scientific studies are
conducted on inprovement of animal breeds, selection and breeding methods,
conservation of the genetics resources of old native breeds and problems of
animal nutrition, ecology and food safety, feeding and feed manufacture.
Special atention is paid to theresearch related to the quality improwement
of milk and meat and environmental pollutions problems. |
IAS LVA was founded on 1st
October 1952 by the decision of Presidium of the Lithuanian Acadamy of
Sciences. In 1992, by the order of the Government of the Respublic of
Lithuania, the Institute was granted the status of state scientific
institution. The Institute comprises the Departments of Animal Breeding and
Genetics, Animal Reproduction, Animal Nutrition an Feedstuffs, Animal
Hygiene and Ecology, Poultry Breeding, Farm Management and Analytical
Laboratory. |
In the periodo f 50 years, 169
researchers have prepared and defended their doctoral thesis and 13 thesis
for habilitation. The IAS LVA has a staff totaling 87 persons, 29 of which
are scientific staff including 3 habil.Doctors ( Professor) and 24 doctors.
Director of the Institute – bDR. Violeta Juskiene. Two scientists of the
Institute were elected members of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. The
scientists have prepared and published 45 volumes of scientific articles
under the title „Gyvulininkystė“(Animal Husbandry)., 33 monographs,
textbooks and pther books, registered 19 invention patents and have been
awarded 4 state premiums of the Respublic of Lithuania. The scientists of
the Institute have been recognized as the creators of the three lines of
Lithuanian Black-and-White cattle, the Lithuanian White pig breed and one of
its lines. |
The Institute works in close co-operation
with the Ministry of Agriculture of Lithuania, various animal breeding
services, enterprises of food and food additive manufacturing, milk and meat
processing industry. The Institute has established close relations with the
Lithuanian academy of Sciences, agricultural higher shools and scientific
institutions, Agricultural Advisory Service, House of Agriculture and
various farmer‘s associations. The Institute takes participation in various
international programmes, makes reports in international scientific
conferences and publishes its research findings in various scientifics
publications of Lithuania and other countries. The research findings are
used for preparing stateagricultural, animal breeding, milk and meat
production programmes, standards for feedstuffs, milk and meat in compliance
with requirements of the European Union. |
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