Research Fields
The research in the institute - Animal Breeding and Animal Genetics focuses on the identification of the genetic components (at the population as well as the molecular level) of trait variation in cattle and pig
Current Research projects and Research Fields:
Efficiency traits in pig
Enhancement of efficiency traits in pig
- Nitrogene efficiency
- Phosphor efficiency
Disease resistance in pig
Genetic enhancement of health traits in pig
- Immun traits
- Piglet survival
Product quality in pig
Carcass composition and meat quality in pigs
- Intramuscular fat and fat acid composition
- Boar taint
Molecular genetics in cattle
Preimplantation genetic and embryo biotechnology
- Molecular studies in in vitro and in vivo produced cattle embryos