Search relates to :	Action A (classic collaboration research projects)
Looking for :	a project to join
Title :	Mr. Dr.
Name :	Dinu Gavojdian
Country :	Romania, Bucharest
Institute name :	Research and Development Institute for Bovine
Department / section :	Cattle breeding
E-mail :	gavojdian_dinu@animalsci-tm.ro
Telephone :	+40723375804
Web address :	http://www.icdcb.ro/
Link to research gate or equivalent :	https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gavojdian_Dinu
My expertise / skills :	Expertise in animal science, working mainly with ruminants (dairy cattle, sheep and goats). PI for 6 research grants, and member in 14 research projects (Horizon2020, DG-AGRI, InterReg, ESF, Romanian Ministry of Agriculture and the Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation). Published over 50 articles in peer reviewed journals, concerning ruminants genetics and welfare. Member of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) and the International Goat Association (IGA, Country Representative), Hearing Expert of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on animal welfare. Relevant publications: Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASPTM) genotyping of 48 polymorphisms at different caprine loci in French Alpine and Saanen goat breeds and their association with milk composition, PeerJ, 2018, 6: e4416; Genetic characterization of indigenous goat breeds in Romania and Hungary with a special focus on genetic resistance to mastitis and gastrointestinal parasitism based on 40 SNPs, PLoS ONE, 2018, 13(5): e0197051; Comparative study on production, reproduction and functional traits between Fleckvieh and Braunvieh cattle, Journal of Animal Science, 2017, 30(5): 666-671; Effects of using indigenous heritage sheep breeds in organic and low-input production systems on production efficiency and animal welfare, Applied Agricultural and Forestry Research, 2016, 66(4): 290-297.
Disciplines I am working on :	Animal Husbandry Dairy Science Livestock Production Livestock Systems Selection and breed improvement
Keywords :	animal science, cattle, buffalo, endangered breeds, small populations, genomics, genetic diversity, bio-banking
Project description :	I would like to be involved in the conservation efforts of FAnGR, mainly focusing on bovine endangered populations and genetic diversity.
Networking opportunities :	I will not attend any major conferences in the next couple of months, however I can be easily reached at my mobile phone (+40723375804), email (gavojdian_dinu@animalsci-tm.ro) or Skype.