Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Animal Science Institute

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Animal Science Institute
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Organisation type: 
Research institutions
University
Country: 
Lithuania
Short name: 
LUHS/ASI
Description: 

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences was established in 1922. Key activities: provision of higher education and research. Subject areas: Medicine, Odontology, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public health, Agriculture, Food science and technologies, Veterinary medicine. Number of staff totally - 1300, number of students - 7000. The LUHS covers a broad spectrum of food safety and quality issues including animal hygiene and welfare topics and teach study programs at the bachelor and master science levels: Food Hygiene and technology, Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare, Food Microbiology, Food Quality Management etc.
The main research activities of Animal Science Institute: studies of animal genetics, biology of reproduction and genetic resources, nutrition and production quality, animal behaviour and welfare and environmental issues related with animal production.

International: 
Yes