Scientific work
The department's research is aimed at developing energy-saving technologies for the production of livestock products of high biological value, their processing and storage; implementation of technological methods to increase the productivity of cattle.
Over the period of the department's existence, the staff has published more than 100 monographs, textbooks and manuals, 400 educational and methodological publications, more than 2000 scientific articles, including in scientific professional journals and included in the Scopus and Web of Science Core Collection, obtained more than 80 copyright certificates and patents, and published more than 150 recommendations, including 31 scientific, methodological and state programmes for the development of beef cattle breeding and 6 state herd books and catalogues.
Scientists of the department prepare Doctors of Philosophy in the speciality 204 «Technology of production and processing of livestock products» and Doctors of Science in the speciality 06.02.04 – “Technology of production of livestock products”.
The department conducts research on the following topics: «Chewing activity of cows as a criterion for assessing the optimal course of the technological process of milk production» (headed by Prof. Kostenko V.I.), “Development of technological requirements for work operations on dairy farms with the latest equipment” (headed by Assoc. Prof. Nosevych D.K.), “Investigation of the influence of lighting on the productivity of cattle in the conditions of the Agronomic Research Station of the National University of Life Sciences of Ukraine” (headed by Assoc. Prof. Nosevych D.K.), ««Justification of systems for the production and monitoring of safe livestock products»« under state registration number 00493706 № 0121 U 110192 (supervisor Prof. Ugnivenko A.M.), ««Improving the usage of interior and exterior methods for the production of cattle»« under state registration number 0124U002490. Research supervisor – Ugnivenko A.M., ««Justification of quality characteristics of beef of domestic breeds in accordance with national and international systems of beef carcass evaluation»«, state registration number 0124U002511. Research supervisor – Ugnivenko A. M.
The main monographs published in recent years:
1. Ugnivenko, A. M., Kolisnyk, O. I., Antoniuk, T. A., Prudnikov, V. G., Nosevych, D. K. Biology of cattle of meat breeds: monograph. K.: FOP Yamchynskyi O.V., 2020. 608 с.
2. Ugnivenko, A.M., Kolisnyk, O.I., Nosevych, D.K. Scientific bases of parental selection in meat cattle breeding: monograph. K.: CP “Komprint”, 2021. 400 с.
3. Ugnivenko, A.M., Nosevych, D.K., Antoniuk, T.A. “Topical issues of the development of veterinary medicine and breeding technologies”. “Izdevnieciba “Baltija Publishing” (Riga, Latvia), 2022. P. 405-456. DOI https://doi.org/10.30525/978-9934-26-258-6-12
4. Nosevych D.K., Kruk O.P., Ugnivenko A.M., Kolisnyk O.I. (2023). Scientific and practical bases of inbreeding in meat production: a monograph. K.: CP “Komprint”, 2023. 172 с
5. Natalych O.V., Kolisnyk O.I., Nosevych D.K., Ugnivenko A.M. The use of interior traits in the breeding of cattle of meat breeds: Monograph: CP “Komprint:, 2024. 134 с.
The Department of Milk and Meat Production Technologies was awarded the Gold Medal of the XXII International Agro-Industrial Exhibition in the category of innovative developments in the field of agricultural science for the methods of breeding and selection of the Ukrainian beef cattle breed, its inbred factory type, and 6 factory lines.
