Prof. Ivan Vnučec, PhD

Professor
Division for Animal Sciences
Department of Animal Science and Technology
Office location: 2nd pavillion, 2nd floor, room nnumber 053
Phone: +385 1 239 4036
Email: ivnucec ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: Croatian, English
Academic qualifications
- 2004 - 2011: Ph.D.
Carcass characteristics and meat quality of lambs from diverse production systems - 1997 - 2003: B.Sc.
Cage rearing of young hens on farm "Agrokoka" Hrvatski Leskovac
Employment and work experience
- 2014 - : University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Assistant professor - 2011 - 2014: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Senior assistant - 2004 - 2011: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Assistant
Teaching
- Genotipovi i selekcija u proizvodnji mlijeka (269253)
- Biotehnologije u ovčarstvu (173308)
- Upravljanje farmom (143854)
- Ekološko stočarstvo (26173)
- Uzgoj i korištenje ovaca (157052)
- Uzgoj ovaca i sustavi proizvodnje ovčjeg mesa (157474)
- Stručni projekt - Proizvodnja i prerada mesa (251037)
- Zaštićene oznake kvalitete mesa i mesnih proizvoda (169300)
- Sekundarni animalni proizvodi (169218)
- Stručna praksa - Proizvodnja i prerada mesa (251035)
- Osnove stočarske proizvodnje (226156)
- Zbrinjavanje otpadnih tvari iz stočarstva (269558)
- Kakvoća mesa (246709)
- Livestock production and the environment (169514)
Research interests
- Technologies of breeding sheep and goats
- Protection and conservation of Croatian local sheep and goat breeds and their products
- Sheep/lamb meat production
- Management of reproduction in sheep breeding
Training and research experience
- 2006/12/06 - 2006/12/16: Zhejiang University, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou – China (scientific)
Scientist exchange within the project "Genetic characterisation of the Croatian sheep breed based on microsatellite and mtDNA data".
Projects
scientific
Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
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Genetske i fenotipske odlike izvornih hrvatskih pasmina ovaca | MZOS | 2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | coordinator |
Mesne odlike hrvatskih pasmina ovaca | MZOS | 2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | coordinator |
expert
Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
---|---|---|---|
Izrada tehnološkog projekta farme mliječnih koza i bivolica te mini-sirane | Suradnja s gospodarstvom | 2020/10/19 - 2021/10/19 | coordinator |
teaching
Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
---|---|---|---|
Unapređenje stručne prakse na preddiplomskim i diplomskim studijima Agronomskog fakulteta | Europski socijalni fond | 2020/03/09 - 2023/03/09 | coordinator |
university support
Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
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Karakterizacija i uskladba genotipa, fenotipa i tehnologija proizvodnje | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 | coordinator |
Karakterizacija proizvodnih i genetskih odlika domaćih životinja u Republici Hrvatskoj | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 | coordinator |
Valorizacija fenotipa i genotipa hrvatskih autohtonih pasmina domaćih životinja | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31 | coordinator |
Procjena uzgojnih vrijednosti za svojstva kakvoće mesa | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2014/01/01 - 2014/12/31 | coordinator |
Publications
- Vnučec, I., Držaić, V., Mioč, B., Prpić, Z., Antunović, Z. & Kegalj, A. (2016) Effect of sex on meat chemical composition and fatty acid composition in suckling Pag sheep lambs. Veterinarski arhiv, 86 (2), 217-227.
- Krvavica, Marina, Vnučec, Ivan, Bradaš, Milijana, Jug, Tjaša, Đugum, Jelena, Marušić Radovčić, Nives (2015) Meat volatiles of Pag lamb (in Croatian). Meso : prvi hrvatski časopis o mesu, 17 (5), 435-443.
- Vnučec, I., Držaić, V., Mioč, B., Prpić, Z., Pavić, V. & Antunović, Z. (2014) Carcass traits and meat colour of lambs from diverse production systems. Veterinarski arhiv, 84 (3), 251-263.
- Vnučec, I., Mioč, B., Prpić, Z. & Pavić, V. (2012) The effect of sex on slaughter triats and meat quality of Istrian sheep lambs (in Croatian). Stočarstvo : časopis za unapređenje stočarstva, 66 (3), 187-200.
- Mioč, B., Vnučec, I., Prpić, Z., Pavić, V., Antunović, Z. & Barać, Z. (2009) Effect of breed on mineral composition of meat from light lambs. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 8 (Suppl. 3), 273-275.
- Mioč, B., Pavić, V., Vnučec, I., Prpić, Z., Kostelić, A. & Sušić, V. (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.
Bibliography (CROSBI): https://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=278512
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=2PDULWMAAAAJ&hl=hr