The experience of RI “Sigra” towards improved research capacity and better integration into European research area
2009
Jemeljanovs, A., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Sigulda (Latvia). Research Inst. of Biotechnology and Veterinary Medicine Sigra
Requirement of consumers towards quality and safety of food is increasing. The society is more materially secure, better informed and educated, and is paying more attention to food quality and health issues than 10-15 years ago. Industries, working in the field of growing and processing of animal food are interested to implement and use technologies which would ensure high-quality and healthy products. The Research Institute of Biotechnology and Veterinary Medicine “Sigra” was founded in 1946 as the Institute of Zootechnics and Zoohygiene within the Latvian Academy of Sciences. In 1956, the Institute was reconstituted under the Ministry of Agriculture. Since 1963 it has been located in Sigulda, and in 1998 was integrated with the Latvia University of Agriculture. The mission of “Sigra” is to develop scientific methods for obtaining high-quality, non-polluted, safe and healthy products from animals. The main research areas are: production methods of animal-origin products, improvement of the genetic potential of domestic animals, practical application of the genetic potential of various breeds, elaboration of selection conditions for healthy and economically profitable breeds, investigation of beef cattle breed acclimatization possibilities and cross-breeding effectiveness, elaboration of a beef-production system, elaboration of fodder preparation methods for increasing of the preservation and feeding-value, ecological aspects in the field of production of animal-origin products, development of new methods for prophylaxis and treatment of infectious and non-infectious diseases, organic farming, and elaboration of vaccines against infectious diseases and medicines from plant extracts.
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