Anatolii Ugnivenko

By profession, a scientist-zootechnician. He graduated from the Ukrainian Order of the Red Banner of Labor Agricultural Academy (USGA) in 1974. After graduating from the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy, he began his career in 1974 at the Kirov collective farm in Konotop district of Sumy region, where he worked as a zootechnician in breeding. From 1975 to 1977, he held the positions of specialist and senior specialist in the Main Department of Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine. From November 1977 to April 1997, he worked at the Research Station of Meat Cattle Breeding of the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy, where he went from junior research associate to director of the scientific part. From April 1997 to January 2002, he worked at the Research Institute of Animal Husbandry of the National Academy of Sciences. From 2002 to 2013, head of the department of milk and beef production technology. From 2013 to 2015, head of the department of milk, beef and pork production technology. From 2015 to 2025, head of the department of milk and meat production technology of the NUBiP of Ukraine. Since 2025, professor of the department of technologies in animal husbandry.

In 1981, he defended his dissertation for the degree of candidate of agricultural sciences on the topic: "Main factors of influence on the growth energy of Aberdeen-Angus cattle", and in 1999 - doctor of agricultural sciences on the topic "Selection methods for the creation and improvement of the Ukrainian meat breed". In 1990 he was awarded the academic title of Senior Research Fellow, in 2003 – Associate Professor and Honored Research Fellow of the National Agrarian University, in 2004 – Professor. In 2007 he was elected an academician of the Academy of Sciences of Higher Education of Ukraine in the Department of Pedagogy. Author of over 470 scientific and methodological works, including 5 textbooks and teaching aids.

Main areas of scientific activity: technologies in beef cattle breeding, breeding and selection of cattle.