Department of Animal husbandry – Ruminants and Dairy farming

Head of department prof. Radoslav Slavov, DSc
tel. +359 42 699 300 e-mail rslavov@uni-sz.bg
 
Sub-departments
Technical assistant Stefan Velev, room 422, tel. +359 42 699 357
 
Sub-department “Sheep and goat farming”
 
Scientific fields of study, scientific issues and interests
  • Characteristics of wool
  • Histostructure of wool and skin
  • Imunogenetics; Selection in sheep and goat farming
  • Management of the selection in sheep and goat farming
  • Preserving and improving the breeds of sheep part of the national gene pool
  • Development of specialized dairy and meat sheep farming
Courses
  • Sheep and goat farming
  • Animal husbandry
  • Production management
  • Introduction to the agricultural sciences
  • Breeding and raising sheep
Teaching staff
Prof. Radoslav Ivanov Slavov, DSc
tel. +359 42 699 345, e-mail rslavov@uni-sz.bg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scientific interests
Selection and reproduction of sheep and goats
Technologies in sheep and goat farming
Development of specialized dairy and meat sheep farming
Quality of the products made by sheep and goats
Wool characteristics

Assoc. prof. Dimitar Panayotov Panayotov, PhD
tel. +359 42 699 346, e-mail dpanayotov@uni-sz.bg
 
 
 
Scientific interests
Sheep farming
Goat farming

Аssist. prof. Darina Genova Pamukova, PhD
tel. +359 42 699 347, e-mail dpamukova@uni-sz.bg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scientific interests
Sheep farming
Goat farming

Technical assistant Stefan Velev, room 422, tel. +359 42 699 357
 
Sub-department “Cattle and buffalo farming”
 
Scientific fields of study, scientific issues and interests
  • Selection in dairy cattle breeding
  • Exterior evaluation of dairy cattle
  • Assessment of the breeding cost of dairy cattle
  • Application of Test day model
  • Technologies for raising different categories of cattle
Courses
  • Breeding and raising cattle
  • Cattle and buffalo farming
  • Animal husbandry
  • Production management in animal husbandry
  • Selection and reproduction of buffalos
  • Selection in dairy cattle breeding
  • Management of the production and selection in the beef cattle farming
Teaching staff
Prof. Zhivka Ilieva Gergovska, DSc
tel. +359 42 699 351, e-mail gergovskaz@abv.bg
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scientific interests
Breeding and selection in cattle farming
Technologies for raising and production in cattle farming

Assoc. prof. Milena Rumenova Panayotova, PhD
tel. +359 42 699 353, e-mail milena@uni-sz.bg
Scientific interests
Breeding and selection in cattle farming

Аssist. prof. Ivailo Marinov, PhD

Technical assistant Stefan Velev, room 422, tel. +359 42 699 357
 
Sub-department “Dairy farming”
 
Scientific fields of study, scientific issues and interests
  • Quality of various types of milk and dairy products
  • Safety of milk and dairy products
  • Technologies for production of functional dairy products
  • Systems for management of the quality of milk and dairy products
Courses
  • Milk and dairy products
  • Technologies for processing of milk
  • Food safety
  • Technologies for production of cheeses
  • Technologies for production of dairy products
  • Technologies for production of butter and canned milk
  • Technologies of products from secondary milk material
  • Systems for management of the safety and quality of dairy products
  • Assessment of the risk and control of the critical points when processing dairy products
  • Packaging and storing of dairy products
  • Physical-chemical methods of analysis
  • Technologies for disposal of hard waste
Teaching staff
Prof. Gyurga Stefanova Mihaylova, DSc
tel. +359 42 699 302, e-mail geri_mihailova@yahoo.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scientific interests
Milk and dairy products
Functional foods
Fatty acid composition
Health aspects of dairy products
Hard waste

Assoc. prof. Todor Nikolov Iliev, PhD
tel. +359 42 699 360, e-mail tiliev@uni-sz.bg
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scientific interests
Factors influencing the structure and quality of milk and dairy products
IR and ultrasonic analysis of the structure of milk and dairy products
Technology of milk and dairy products
Safety of dairy products

Assoc. prof. Nikolina Naydenova Zheleva, PhD
tel. +359 42 699 354, e-mail n_naidenova@uni-sz.bg
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scientific interests
Technology of milk and dairy products
Functional dairy products
Milk
Cheese
Lactic acid bacteria
Probiotics
Vegetable supplements
New dairy products
Health aspects of dairy products

Technical assistant Plamen Petkov, room 416, tel. +359 42 699 361

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