Vesna Pavić

Personal information

Vesna Pavić, PhD., Professor
Full Professor (2002)
Department of Animal Science
Hall II, 2nd floor
+385 01 239 3851
e-mail: vpavic2@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate program

Sheep and goat farming (coordinator)
Management of dairy farm (coordinator)
Animal nutrition (assistant)

Graduate program

Sheep breeding and selection (coordinator)
Biotechnology in sheep breeding (coordinator)

Undergraduate study programme (BSc)

Wool and fur production (coordinator)
Sheep breeding (coordinator)
Farm management (coordinator)
Goat breeding (associate)
Original livestock breeds and their conservation (associate)
Ethics of animal exploitation (associate)
Basics of animal husbandry (associate)
Sheep breeding (coordinator) Mediterranean Agriculture
Goat breeding (associate) Mediterranean Agriculture
Animal husbandry (coordinator) Mediterranean Agriculture

Graduate study programme (MSc)

Sheep breeding and meat production systems (coordinator)
Sheep and goat milk production (coordinator)
Genotypes and selection in dairy production (associate)
Goat breeding and meat production systems  (associate)
Biological and biochemical basis of growth and breeding domestic animals (associate)

Postgraduate doctoral study programme (PhD)

Biotechnologies in sheep breeding (coordinator)
Biotechnologies in goat breeding (associate)

Professional degree course

Sheep husbandry (coordinator) Polytechnic Marko Marulić, Knin
Goat husbandry (associate) Polytechnic Marko Marulić, Knin

Research interests

Systems of milk and meat production in sheep and goats
Breeding and selection of sheep and goats
Conservation and protection of autochthonous breeds of sheep and goats
Microscopic analysis of the feeds

Current projects

2007.

Genetic and phenotypic traits of the autochthones Croatian sheep breeds
Ministry of Science, Education and Sport, Republic of Croatia
Vesna Pavić, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

Academic qualifications

1992. - Ph.D.

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Protein degradability of grasses in the rumen of sheep

1980. - M.Sc.

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
The influence of meal composition and regime of feeding of lactating ewes and their lambs on performance of fattening lambs

1973. - B.Sc.

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Training and research experience

2001.

Auckland - Faculty of Science, University of New Zealand
IDF World Dairy Summit
Training traveling

1988.

Bayerische Landesanstalt für Tierzucht, Grub, Germany
Training traveling

Employment and work experience

1978. - now

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Past projects

2006. - 2008.

Istrian sheep - Lamb Meat and Cheese
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry , Croatia
Boro Mioč, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

2002. - 2006.

Genetic and phenotypic traits of the autochthones Croatian sheep breeds
Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of Croatia
Vesna Pavić, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

1998.

Goats and sheep in the environmental protection
Ministry of agriculture and Forest, Republic of Croatia
Vesna Pavić, Agriculture Faculty University of Zagreb

1996.

Growth of the kids and meat quality
Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of Croatia
Vesna Pavić, Agriculture Faculty University of Zagreb

Other professional activities

Member of the University commission in biotechnology area (secondary president)
Member of the Teaching quality Committee, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Member of the science and teaching degree Committee, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Member of the Biotechnology Council
Member of the Teaching and teachers election committee, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Coordinator of "Karsts Agriculture"- Animal Science of Karsts and plant production, College "Marko Marulić" Knin
Coordinator of Animal sciences study program, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Coordinator of Animal science postgraduate study- old program, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Coordinator of Animal sciences specialist studies programs, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Member of the Postgraduate specialist studies and Masters committee, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

Scientific publications

Mioč, Boro; Prpić, Zvonimir; Vnučec, Ivan; Barać, Zdravko; Sušić, Velimir; Samaržija, Dubravka; Pavić, Vesna (2008): Factors affecting goat milk yield and composition. Mljekarstvo. 58, 4; 305-313

Boro Mioč, Vesna Pavić, Velimir Sušić (2007): Sheep Breeding, University Textbook, Croatian Dairy Union.

Mioč, Boro; Pavić, Vesna; Barać, Zdravko; Prpić, Zvonimir; Vnučec, Ivan (2007): Milk yield of some goat breeds in Croatia. Mljekarstvo. 57, 1; 67-57

Mioč, Boro; Pavić, Vesna; Vnučec, Ivan; Prpić, Zvonimir; Kostelić, Antun; Sušić, Velimir (2007): Effect of olive cake on daily gain, carcass characteristics and chemical composition of lamb meat.  Czech Journal of Animal Science. 52, 2; 31-36

Ivanković, A., Dovč, P., Kravar, T., Caput, P., Mioč, B., Pavić, V., Štuhec, V., Leto, J. (2005): Genetic characterisation of the Pag island sheep breed based on microsatellite and mtDNA data. Small Ruminant Research. 57; 167-174.

Ivanković, A., Kavar, T., Caput, P., Mioč, B., Pavić, V., Dovč, P., (2002): Genetic diversity of three donkey populations in the Croatian coastal region. Animal Genetics. 33; 169-177.

Uremović Z., Uremović M., Pavić V., Mioč B., Mužic S., Janječić Z. (2002): Animal husbandry (in Croatian Stočarstvo), Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb (chapter Goat breeding)

Boro Mioč, Vesna Pavić (2002): Goat breeding, University Textbook, Croatian Dairy union.

Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)

http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=73942