RESEARCH GROUP LEADER: Dr. László Könyves, associate professor
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RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS:
Professors Emeritus: Dr. Endre Brydl, Dr. Pál Rafai
Associate professor: Dr. László Könyves
Junior assistant professors: Dr. Péter Kovács, Dr. Eszter Losonczi
Senior research fellows: Dr.András Bartha, Dr. Viktor Jurkovich, Dr. Csaba Pribenszky
Assistants: Gézáné Cserhalmi, Klára Kövesdyné Csollány, Károlyné Rössler, Lászlóné Sőregi, Piroska Szabó
PhD students: Dr. András Adorján, Dr. Mikolt Bakony, Péter Hejel
RESEARCH AREAS:
Animal Hygiene: Animal hygienic and environmental diagnostic examinations (quality of feed, drinking water and air, mycotoxins, toxic heavy metals, emissions of livestock production etc.)
Herd health, examinations of livestock herds (cattle, swine and poultry), udder health, metabolic profile, health of the bovine digit, environmental diagnostic examinations, herd diagnostic examinations
Applied ethology: animal welfare, behaviour
MEMBERSHIPS:
European College of Bovine Health Management
European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine
Hungarian Society for Animal Hygiene and Environmental Protection
Hungarian Association for Buiatrics
International Society of Animal Hygiene
Hungarian Association for Animal Protection and Welfare
Hungarian National Veterinary Association
LONG-TERM COLLABORATIONS:
Vitafort Ltd
Bonafarm Group
SERVICES:
Environmental diagnostic examinations (quality of feed, drinking water and air, litter hygiene etc.) in cattle, swine and poultry herds
Measurement of mineral concentration in various samples,
Examinations of udder and bovine digit health and metabolism in cattle herds
Animal welfare surveys in cattle, swine and poultry herds
Examination of the effects of stress in dairy cows
GRANTS:
| Funding source | Project title and topic | Amount (HUF) |
| EU FP-7 (2012-2014) | Practical implementation of precision livestock technologies and services at European pig farms using the living lab methodology (All-Smart-Pigs) | 21.332.000 |
| Research and Technology Innovation Fund (2012-2015) | Prevention and healing of diseases caused by facultative pathogens with a new type of specific compounds inhibiting the reproduction of bacteria | 91.000.000 |
| NFÜ (2008-2011) | Development of micro element premixes for food producing animals | 19.595.000 |
| NKTH (2006-2008) | Pathological and immunological examination and prevention of the perinatal mortality in Holstein Friesian herds | 17.862.000 |
| NKTH (2004-2007 | Examination of the microencapsulated live yeast and its biological effects in ruminants | 34.62.5000 |
| NKTH (2004-2007) | Development of a complex beef production system | 27.200.000 |
CONTRACTS
2016: Examination of the effects of Sangrovit feed supplement on dairy cows. Commissioner: Phytobiotics, Germany.
2014: Examination of the effect of Viprotal liquid feed supplement on dairy cows. Commissioner: Lesaffre Magyarország Kft.
2011: Development of a functional lamb food. Commissioner: University of Debrecen, Hungary.
2010-2011: Examination of the effects of XTRACT supplementation in dairy cows. Commissioner: Pancosma SA, Switzerland.
2010-2011: Examination of the effects of wet corn conserved with organic acids or Lactobacillus spp. on dairy cows. Commissioner: Kemira OYJ, Finland.
2009-2010: Examination of the effects of CLA supplementation in dairy cows. Commissioner: Arravis Kft.
2007-2008: Experiment with wet cracked corn conserved with organic acids (Kemisil) in dairy cows. Commissioner: Kemira OYJ, Finland.