The Department of Animal Hygiene and Nutrition named after Professor A.K. Skorokhodko of the National University of Life Sciences of Ukraine is a recognized scientific and educational center in Ukraine and abroad for training specialists in hygiene and sanitation in the field of Veterinary Medicine, training of highly qualified scientific personnel, and solving problems of modern hygiene science and practice.

We invite graduates of secondary schools and colleges to apply to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in the specialty 212 “Veterinary Hygiene, Sanitation and Expertise”. The Department of Zoohygiene and Food Hygiene named after Professor A.K. Skorokhodko invites graduates of veterinary medicine faculties of Ukrainian universities to obtain a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in full-time, part-time and distance learning.

The Department of Zoohygiene was founded in 1922 by Professor, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, the founder of zoohygienic science and practice, the first Dean of the Veterinary Faculty of the Kyiv Veterinary and Zootechnical Institute Anton Skorokhodko.
During its many years of existence, the former heads of the department made a significant contribution to the formation and development of the department: Professor Skorokhodko A.K., Professor B.H. Medvedev, Professor M.S. Borshch, Professor O.G. Timchenko, Associate Professor K.O. Levytskyi, Associate Professor M.P. Zhovanyk, Yermolaeva K.S., Associate Professor Mazurenko V.P., as well as the scientific and pedagogical staff of Professor Burlaka V.A., Associate Professors Bedrata O.L., Odoshkina G.F., Sovenko L.V., Krasiy V.V., Humeniuk V.S., Shtaltovnyi V.O., Orobchenko P.A., Chepil L.V., senior laboratory assistants R.M. Pukhovych, O.O. Malyuta. The Department of Zoohygiene has been reorganized several times, and received its current name (Department of Veterinary Hygiene named after Professor A.K. Skorokhodko) in 2020.

Today, the Skorokhodko Department of Veterinary Hygiene, which is a structural unit of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the National University of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine, is headed by Solomon Viacheslav, Associate Professor, Candidate of Veterinary Sciences. Solomon Vyacheslav is a specialist in the prevention of animal diseases, the use of disinfectants at livestock enterprises and veterinary institutions.
The department employs well-known scientists, highly qualified teachers who solve complex scientific and production problems to ensure the health of productive and domestic animals and poultry, prevention of animal diseases, quality and safety of livestock products.
Among them:
Professor, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences Dmytro Zasekin - Director of the Animal Health Research Institute, a well-known scientist in the field of livestock production in areas contaminated with heavy metals, as well as the development and use of modern disinfectants and nutraceuticals in organic poultry farming.
Professor, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine Mykola Zakharenko is a specialist in the development and implementation of modern methods of manure, manure effluent and poultry manure treatment and processing at livestock enterprises.
Professor, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences Olha Yakubchak has practical experience in implementing international and European standards into the national system of food safety standards, is an expert and consultant to national institutions (member of the Technical Commission 93/3 “Food Safety Control”, National Codex Alimentarius Commission of Ukraine (2006-2015), a specialist in food safety in accordance with HACCP, guarantor of the Veterinary program. Hygiene, Sanitation and Expertise”, Erasmus+ Jeanne Monnet project manager ‘Food Safety Control in the EU’ academic module (587548-ERR-1-UA-EPPJMO_MODULE).
Professor, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences Svitlana Tkachuk is a specialist in pig and poultry hygiene, natural honey and their expert evaluation. expert of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education,
Professor, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences Larysa Shevchenko is a well-known scientist on the use of carotenoids of microbial origin in the production of functional foods.
Associate Professor, Candidate of Veterinary Sciences Nina Kosyanchuk is a specialist in the environmental impact of livestock enterprises and veterinary institutions.
Associate Professor, Candidate of Veterinary Sciences Vasyl Poliakovsky is a specialist in the problems of keeping cattle, including lactating cows, at modern dairy complexes.
Associate Professor, Candidate of Veterinary Sciences Tetiana Taran is a specialist in meat hygiene and food production technology.
Associate Professor, Candidate of Veterinary Sciences Mykhalska Vita - specialist in the production and use of chelated compounds of trace elements in poultry farming.
Associate Professor, Candidate of Biological Sciences Maria Galaburda studies approaches to risk analysis and food hazard assessment; participates in European educational programs and international research programs (NATO CLG (SA LST. GLG977291), the Dutch-Ukrainian project Infomoloko, has experience in inspecting food enterprises for METRO in Bureu Veritas, and coordinates the European educational project Erasmus + Jean Monnet Module “Food Safety Control in the EU” (587548-ERR-1-EPPJMO_MODULE).
Associate Professor, Candidate of Veterinary Sciences Roman Dymko is a specialist in veterinary sanitation, in particular, in veterinary disinfection.
Associate Professor, Senior Researcher, Candidate of Veterinary Sciences Svitlana Midyk is a specialist in monitoring chemical environmental factors caused by military impact.
Associate Professor, Candidate of Veterinary Sciences, Senior Researcher Oleksandr Napnenko - specialist in the production and use of veterinary drugs and determination of their residues in livestock products.

The teaching staff of the department takes an active part in the training of specialists of Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral programs in the specialties 211 “Veterinary Medicine”, 212 “Veterinary Hygiene, Sanitation and Expertise”, 181 “Food Technology and Engineering” and 192 “Construction and Civil Engineering”.

 

The main recent scientific achievements of the department's staff are:

1. establishment of the mechanism of neonatal diarrhea in calves and development of methods for its treatment and prevention;
2. development and implementation of new preventive measures in the production of livestock products in areas contaminated with heavy metals;
3. creation of new sources of carotenoids and development of ways to use them in the production of livestock products and functional foods;
4. creation of a new generation of sources of trace elements - chelated compounds and development of mineral premixes for animals based on them;
5. creation of new disinfectants and development of methods for their use in veterinary medicine practice;
6. optimization of untethered keeping of lactating cows at modern dairy complexes under the influence of climatic factors;
7. state and sanitary-hygienic assessment of water supply for dairy cattle breeding in Ukraine;
8. development and testing of prophylactic drugs for organic livestock.

The department has modern equipment and the appropriate material and technical base for conducting laboratory classes. There is a research and production laboratory “Ecological and sanitary-hygienic monitoring of agricultural enterprises”. The staff of the department actively cooperates with a number of existing enterprises, research institutes and production laboratories.

Offers for business and production sites

If you are concerned about production problems and lack of experience, highly qualified specialists will help you solve the following issues:

1. Assessment of the quality and safety of water from various water sources (wells, artesian wells, natural reservoirs, wastewater, etc.) with a conclusion on the possibility of using it or applying the necessary treatment methods;
2. Assessment of soil quality and safety when choosing a site for the construction of residential buildings and livestock enterprises;
3. To assess the emissions of pollutants into the air (gases, microorganisms, dust) from the production activities of livestock enterprises (dairy complexes, pig farms, poultry farms, stables, etc.) and their impact on the environment with the issuance of a relevant conclusion;
4. Solve the problem of heat stress prevention, develop and adjust feeding rations and water requirements of animals, optimize methods of cow watering, optimize methods of keeping cows at modern dairy complexes;
5. Provide advice and assistance on the implementation of modern (including organic) methods of production of functional food with high dietary and anti-stress properties (broiler meat, table eggs);
6. Develop a plan and carry out disinfection at livestock enterprises;
7. Preparation of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Science (DS) through postgraduate and doctoral studies on a commercial basis.

We invite you to cooperate!