Center for selection of Norwegian Red Cows at NUBiP of Ukraine: plans for the nearest future
Over the past two months, NUBiP of Ukraine conducted negotiations with the representatives of the Norwegian party, including Mr Amund Myklebust, coordinator of GenoSA company in Ukraine. On November, 23, 2018, Rector Stanislav Nikolayenko met with Mr Amund Myklebust. The meeting was also attended by the First Vice-Rector, Ihor Ibatullin, and the Head of the Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Sergiy Ruban. The parties exchanged views on cooperation, especially in scientific projects conducted by the postgraduate students. The projects are expected to be carried out jointly with the representatives of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and GenoSA company. The research will be aimed at assessing characteristics of domestic Ukrainian dairy breeds and breeds mixed with Norwegian Red.
The parties also discussed the possibility of founding the Center for selection of dairy breeds at the Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology of NUBiP Ukraine in cooperation with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
Olexander Labenko