Minister of Agriculture Marek Výborný at IAS
22.12.2023On Thursday, 30 November 2023, the Minister of Agriculture Marek Výborný. M.S. visited the Institute of Animal Science in Prague-Uhrineves. The meeting with the Director of the Institute was attended by the Deputy Directors of the Institute for research, purpose activities and economy.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
18.12.2023Merry Christmas! And best wishes for a healthy, happy, and peaceful New Year.
Elsevier Publishing has congratulated Associate Professor Zdeněk Volek, M.S., Ph.D.
8.12.2023Associate Professor Zdeněk Volek, M.S., Ph.D. from the department of Nutritional Physiology and Animal Product Quality and the Centre for Technology Transfer received a certificate of congratulations from Elsevier, the world’s leading scientific publisher, for publishing five open access* articles between 2020 and 2022. On of the articles was also linked to the United Nations´ […]
Turkish delegation at IAS
8.12.2023At the beginning of November, a group of Turkish professionals visited IAS. They were interested in establishing cooperation with IAS regarding purchase of semen of Czech cattle breeds and genomic analyses of Turkish bulls.
Traditional Farmers‘ Day in Velká Chyška near Pacov
8.12.2023The traditional Farmers‘ Day took place on Tuesday 7 November 2023 in Velká Chyška near Pacov. The event was organized by the Czech Technology Platform for Agriculture in cooperation with the Institute of Animal Science., Department of Livestock Production of the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and the Agricultural Cooperative Velká Chyška.
19th international workshop RESEARCH IN PIG BREEDING
9.10.2023Institute of Animal Science, Pig Breeding Department in Kostelec nad Orlicí and CZU invite you to the 19th international workshop Research in Pig Breeding, which will take place on 24.- 25. October 2023 in Vrbice.
Evaluation of the Prestice Black-Pied pig nucleus herd at the Institute of Animal Science in Kostelec nad Orlicí
5.10.2023On 19 September 2023, the evaluation of the Prestice Black-Pied pig nucleus herd took place in the premises of the swine breeding facility in Kostelec nad Orlicí.
Success in cattle reproductive biotechnology – birth of a calf from a cryopreserved embryo produced in vitro
5.10.2023On 31 August 2023, a healthy bull calf was born on the farm of the Institute of Animal Science in Netluky from an embryo produced in vitro. This is a continuation of an experiment that is part of the National Agency for Agricultural Research (NAZV) project entitled „New methods for saving endangered livestock populations“ QK1910156. […]
1st place Minister’s Award for the best applied result of research and experimental development in 2023
5.10.2023Dr. Radko Loučka from the Institute of Animal Science (IAS) won the 1st place in the competition „Award of the Minister of Agriculture for the best applied result of research and experimental development“ for the certified methodology „Support for the application of new methods of precision agriculture in the field of feed production and cattle […]
Mongolian specialists in Uhříněves
5.10.2023On Thursday, 29 June, the Institute of Animal Science (IAS) in Prague Uhříněves welcomed four Mongolian specialists, veterinarians, within the framework of the development cooperation project (Aid For Trade) „Mongolia: deepening the expertise of Mongolian veterinarians and assistance in establishing the first model veterinary rescue station“.