21st International Workshop Research in Pig Breeding

Institute of Animal Science, Pig Breeding Department in Kostelec nad Orlicí invites you to the 21st international workshop Research in Pig Breeding, which will take place on 9–10 October 2025 in Vrbice.

The Institute of Animal Science contributes to the conservation of endangered mammals

On 29 August 2025, Prague Zoo, the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Animal Science (IAS), and other leading public institutions signed a Memorandum of Cooperation focused on the conservation of the Przewalski’s horse and other endangered mammal species. Until now, such a comprehensive collaboration has been missing in the Czech Republic. According to […]

Field Measurements at the National Stud Farm Písek

As part of the newly launched NAZV project “Use of Genomic Data in Horse Breeding” (QL25020022), the team from the Department of Genetics and Breeding at the Institute of Animal Science continues extensive collection of phenotypic data, focusing on body measurements for evaluating the conformation of warmblood horses. In cooperation with the Association of Horse […]

Annual Meeting of COST – European Network on Livestock Phenomics (EU-LI-PHE)

The annual meeting of COST CA22112 (EU-LI-PHE) took place on July 9–11, 2025, at the Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium. The Institute of Animal Science (VÚŽV) was represented by Ing. Ludmila Zavadilová, CSc., and Dr. Ing. Jitka Kyselová (both from the Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding), who served as representatives of the Czech Republic […]

Zoo in the Freezer

Thanks to the unique project „Zoo in the Freezer“, an exceptionally rare chimpanzee has a chance to have offspring even after death. More than a month after his death, the male chimpanzee Čego has a high chance of producing further offspring as part of a collaboration between the Safari Park, the Institute of Animal Science, […]

20th International Workshop Research in Pig Breeding 2024

In mid-October, the 20th edition of the international workshop Research in Pig Breeding took place. The event was organized by the Department of Pig Breeding of the Institute of Animal Science in Kostelec nad Orlicí. The workshop took place in the beautiful setting of the Pod rozhlednou guesthouse in the village of Vrbice near Kostelec […]

Livestock Animal Genetics and Breeding Innovations in the Czech Republic

We invite you to an international meeting, Livestock Animal Genetics and Breeding Innovations in the Czech Republic, organised by the Department of Genetics and Breeding of Farm Animals of the Institute of Animal Science and EU-LI-PHE, the European Network on Livestock Phenomics.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Merry Christmas! And best wishes for a healthy, happy, and peaceful New Year.

Science in the Fields and Stables or The Story of Food

The popular educational trail „Science in the Fields and Stables – The Story of Food“ takes place once a year, always in June. The eleventh edition of the „Story of Food“, which is organised annually by the Institute of Animal Science, along with the company Selgen and University of Life Sciences in Prague, was a […]

Successful participation of IAS scientists at the First Regional Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) in Nitra, Slovakia

On 26-28 April 2023, the 1st Regional Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) took place in Nitra, the first meeting of its kind at the Central and Eastern European level. The organiser was the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra.

Gold Medal ANIMAL TECH 2023 and Zemedelec Editor’s Award for the Institute of Animal Science

The Institute of Animal Science won the ANIMAL TECH 2023 Gold Medal in the category Feedstuffs, Compound Feeds and Feed Additives for the exhibit “Compound feed for laying hens containing hemp and flax seed” and the Zemedelec weekly prize for the Barn Animal Finder manufactured by JoTio Tech Ltd.

We wish you a beautiful Easter, the spring festival

The Easter is a time of folk customs to welcome the spring. Nowhere else do Easter eggs have such a strong tradition as in the Czech Republic. Lenka Volková works at the Animal Science Institute in Uhříněves, Prague, and for more than 14 years she has been devoting her free time to decorating Easter eggs […]

Scientific discussion of the Final Report on the Implementation of the Long-term Concept of Development of a Research Organisation for the period 2018 – 2022

On 13th February 2023, a public scientific debate was held at the Institute of Animal Science, opposing the periodic report on the use of institutional support for the implementation of the Long-term Conceptual Development of a Research Organisation (DKRVO) for the period 2018 – 2022.

Commemorative plaque for the Institute of Animal Science

Dean of the Faculty of Engineering of Czech University of Life Sciences Prague,  Assoc. Prof. Jiří Mašek, M.S., Ph.D. awarded a commemorative plaque to the Institute of Animal Science Uhrineves on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Faculty of Engineering founding for long-term cooperation in the development of scientific research activities.

Workshop „IMMUNOGENETICS AND LIVESTOCK BREEDING FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE“

We are pleased to invite you to join our workshop „IMMUNOGENETICS AND LIVESTOCK BREEDING FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE“. The workshop will be held on 8-9 November 2022  online in two blocks from 14.00 to 18.00 (pm CET). The use of the Zoom platform is assumed.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

The nomination of the Institute of Animal Science

The remote department of the Institute of Animal Science, located in Kostelec nad Orlicí, was nominated for the award Companies to Schools – Schools to Companies, which has been awarded since 2014. It is a thank you from the Hradec Králové Region municipality and the Regional Chamber of Commerce Hradec Králové to companies and secondary […]

National Centre for Animal Genetic Resources invites you to the National Livestock Show in Brno

The Institute of Animal Science in Prague Uhříněves, the guarantor and coordinator of the National Program on Conservation of Genetic Resources of Livestock, invites you to the National Livestock Exhibition, which will take place from 5 to 8 September 2021 in Brno.  You will find the presentation stand of the National Centre for Animal Genetic […]

Awards for non-fiction

The literary award Magnesia Litera 2021, category Litera for non-fiction, was won by Professor Jaroslav Petr, DrSc. for the book The Ten Senses. How Humans and Animals Perceive the World Around Them (published by Argo/Dokořán, Prague). In the book the author has depicted a number of anomalies, curiosities and incredible capabilities in animals, taking readers […]

Radim Kotrba on Czech Radio Radiožurnál: If you create the right conditions, life will return even to the desolate landscape

Radim Kotrba, Ph.D. from the Institute of Animal Science was on the show Guest of Lucie Výborná broadcasted on Czech Radio Radiožurnál in April. He is engaged in research into the basic biology of behavior of deer bred extensively or in zoos. He also works at the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences of the Czech University […]

We wish you a beautiful Easter, the spring festival

The Easter is a time of folk customs to welcome the spring. Nowhere else do Easter eggs have such a strong tradition as in the Czech Republic. Lenka Volková works at the Animal Science Institute in Uhříněves, Prague, and for more than 14 years she has been devoting her free time to decorating Easter eggs […]

A Year of Challenges and Changes

2020 was the year of the COVID-19 pandemic and government imposed restrictions made it impossible to hold public events. Some planned events had to be cancelled, others took the form of webinars and videoconferences, some were postponed.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Important awards for extraordinary results of research and development for Dr. Radko Loučka and Dr. Gudrun Illmann

On Thursday, 1st October, 2020, the ceremonial announcement of extraordinary results of research and development and the award ceremony within the traditional competition for ministerial prizes were held on the roof of the National Museum of Agriculture.

AUTUMN WORKS ON THE FIELDS OF THE NETLUKY FARM, A SPECIAL-PURPOSE FARM OF THE INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, ARE IN FULL SWING

The plant production of the Netluky farm located on the outskirts of Prague is mainly focused on the production of grains and forages in the required quality, assortment and quantity for the needs of livestock production.

WORKSHOP „IMMUNOGENETICS AND LIVESTOCK BREEDING FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE“

 The workshop “Immunogenetics and Livestock Breeding for Disease Resistance” has been postponed to 25 – 26 May 2021. The workshop will be held in the Conference Centre Floret in Průhonice near Prague.

Biologist Helena Fulková in Iveta Toušlová’s TV show Geyser

„When Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, was born almost a quarter century ago, it was a breakthrough. Today, cloning is used to produce police dogs, racehorses and, more recently, even pets, although it is a very controversial topic and many scientists clearly reject cloning. Czech scientist Helena […]

Honorary Fellow of the International Society for Animal Ethology for Dr Marek Špinka

Dr Marek Špinka was awarded an Honorary Fellow of the International Society for Animal Ethology (ISAE) in 2019 and was granted a lifetime membership to the Society. He belongs among the leading international experts in the field of applied ethology. For more than 30 years he has worked at the Department of Ethology in IAS. […]

PF 2020

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Commemorative Medal of the Faculty of Agronomy of Mendel University for the Institute of Animal Science

On Thursday, 26th September, Director of the Institute of Animal Science, Associate Professor Petr Homolka, Ph.D. received a commemorative medal for long-term cooperation in research and education at a ceremonial meeting of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University Brno.

Awards by the Minister of Agriculture

On Thursday, August 22, 2019, the Prize for Extraordinary Achievements in Research and Development in the year 2019 was awarded to Zuzana Hroncová, Ph.D., Michaela Brzáková, M.Sc. and Jindřich Kvapilík, D.Sc.  from the Institute of Animal Science Uhříněves.  Awards for Young Researchers by the Minister of Agriculture: The first place in the Peer-Reviewed Article category […]

The Přeštice Black-Pied nucleus herd in Kostelec nad Orlicí

The Přeštice Black-Pied pigs have been reared on the swine farm in Kostelec nad Orlicí since 2009. It is a native Czech breed originating from West Bohemia, mainly from the submontane regions of Přeštice, Domažlice and Klatovy. The farm is involved in the program of genetic resources protection as a specialized workplace for cryopreservation of […]

RESEARCH IN PIG BREEDING

     16 TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP KOSTELEC NAD ORLICÍ • VRBICE 24 -25 OCTOBER 2019   workshop 2019 invitation Registration deadlines and fees Deadline for registration and abstract submission: September 30th, 2019 Please, for your registration fill in application form E-mail for contact and abstract submission: kostelec@nullvuzv.cz   Conference fee: workshop 1000 CZK/40 € (students 750 CZK/30 €) social […]

Nomination in the best exhibit contest Gold Medal ANIMAL TECH

The Institute of Animal Science (IAS) participated in the ANIMAL TECH 2019 Gold Medal at ANIMAL TECH International Fair for Livestock Production. A total of 30 exhibits were entered for the competition. As the only research institute there, IAS registered two exhibits, namely the Carcass hanging pelvic hook and the Emission reducing air filter for […]

The appreciation for Eva Skrivanova Assoc. Prof. for the phenomenal presentation

Eva Skřivanová, Assoc. Prof. received award for her worthy oral prezentation „Antibacterial activity of plant oils rich in medium chain fatty acids and their possible interactions with antibiotics“ at the 8th International Conference on Food Safety and Regulatory Measures“, held during June 11 – 12 in Barcelona.

The Prize of Chairman of the Council for Research, Development and Innovation awarded to Professor Jaroslav Petr

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš awarded Professor Jaroslav Petr the Prize of Chairman of the Research, Development and Innovation Council (RVVI) for popularizing research, experimental development and innovation to. Professor has won the Prize for his work in biological and agricultural sciences. He has been bringing reproductive biology and genetics, including the cloning issues, closer to […]

International workshop Research in Pig Breeding

The 15th international workshop Research in Pig Breeding was held in a pleasant environment of the pension Pod Rozhlednou in Vrbice on 18th October, 2018. The workshop was arranged by the Department of Pig Breeding of IAS in Kostelec nad Orlicí.

Silver medal of the CULS for Prof. Luděk Bartoš

On the occasion of his jubilee, Prof. Ing. Luděk Bartoš, DrSc. was awarded the Silver Medal of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. The University’s commemorative medal is awarded by the rector to those who have greatly contributed to the development of the university, promotion of science, education or academic freedom.

Josef Fulka in Horizont ČT24

Josef Fulka, Sc.D., Reproduction Biologist answered in Horizont ČT24

Award for Stanislav Staněk, Ph.D. for a poster presentation

Composite authors Staněk, S.; Šlosárková, S.; Nejedlá, E.; Faldyna, M.; Šárová, R.; Krejčí, J.; Fleischer, P. won the prize for the best poster presentation at the 68th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Science in Tallin. Congratulations!

Farmers´ Day in Velká Chyška

On 23 November, 2017, the Institute of Animal Science, along with the agricultural cooperative ZD Velká Chyška, organized the Farmers´ Day themed ”Research for Practice“ . The event was supported by the Czech Ministry of Agriculture, within the Czech Technology Platform for Agriculture.