Preservation of Brown Cattle Population:
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- Established a brown dairy breed in Ukraine.
- Created the Sumy intrabreed type of the Ukrainian black and spotted dairy breed.
Substantiation for the Improvement and Protection of the Brown Cattle Population Methodology in the Northeastern Region of Ukraine
Project Manager: Volodymyr Ladyka Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine
Project Aim: The project aims to preserve the genetic pool of local and endangered brown cattle breeds, enhancing the set of actions dedicated to their protection. The disappearance of these breeds poses a threat to genetic biodiversity. The comprehensive study of genetic resources for Lebedyn and Ukrainian brown dairy breeds, control of the breeding situation, and improvement of breeding gene pool methods in closed and open populations are key objectives. These actions will contribute to conserving the unique genetic structure of the Lebedyn breed and improving the productive qualities and body types of animals in the Ukrainian brown dairy breed.
Breed Qualities:
- Good adaptation to environmental conditions
- Production of quality hypoallergenic milk
- Resistance to diseases
- Breeding plasticity
- Long-term usage of cows
- Suitability of milk for processing and cheese production
Scientific Achievements:
- Evaluation of the current state of the Lebedyn breed livestock
- Certification of the genetic structure of the brown cattle population through genotyping of Lebedyn breed cows using microsatellite markers
- Monitoring and prediction of genetic differences and molecular genetic research
- Analysis of semen quality of bulls from Lebedyn and Ukrainian brown dairy breeds
- Development of current standards for descriptive points of animal exteriors
- Scientific and methodological recommendations for herd optimization based on body structure type
- Indicators of the natural resistance of dairy breed cows and their association with dairy productivity
- Establishment of the modern genealogical structure of the Ukrainian brown dairy breed
- Bio-technological measures for the conservation of the gene pool of the Ukrainian brown dairy breed
Department: Technology of Production and Processing of Animal Products and Cinology Department
Regulation of Food Product Safety and Quality, and Control Systems for Animal and Poultry Diseases:
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- Developed 19 antimicrobial agents, 17 antiparasitic agents, 6 disinfectants, and 5 immunomodulators to regulate safety and quality in food products.
- Established control systems for infectious diseases in animals and poultry.
