Cattle and Sheep Research
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The Department of Ruminant Science conducts applied and basic research aiming at dealing with local and worldwide challenges to provide high quality agricultural products from livestock. We develop and investigate new strategies to improve the production, welfare and health of ruminants in changing climate conditions.
The research in the department deals with improving the ability of small and large ruminants to handle metabolic and climatic challenges, using advanced lab methods and complex in vivo settings, along with tissues and cell culture techniques. The department has research groups working on nutrition, fertility, physiology, metabolism, microbiome and genetics of cattle and sheep. We also research novel developments related to the cultured meat industry.
The experiments are conducted at the experimental dairy, beef and sheep farms, as well as in commercial farms, and in specialized laboratories that are experts in utilizing genomic editing, cell culture manipulations, omics, and big data analysis.
The Department goals are dealing with local and worldwide challenges to provide high quality agricultural products from livestock. We develop and investigate new strategies to improve the production, welfare and health of ruminants in changing climate conditions.
Researchers

Jami Elie
Ph.D.Institute of Animal Sciences

Gershon Eran
Ph.D.Institute of Animal Sciences

Seroussi Eyal
Ph.D.Institute of Animal Sciences

Gershoni Moran
Ph.D.Institute of Animal Sciences

Dvir Hay
Ph.D.Institute of Animal Sciences

Zachut Maya
Ph.D.Institute of Animal Sciences

Rak Roni
Ph.D.Institute of Animal Sciences

Mualem Uzi
Ph.D.Institute of Animal Sciences

Ben Meir Yehoshav
Ph.D.Institute of Animal Sciences

Brill-karniely Yifat
Ph.D.Institute of Animal Sciences
Research Assistants

Alexandra Grinfeld
Institute of Animal Sciences

Aviv Zelinger
Institute of Animal Sciences

Institute of Animal Sciences

Institute of Animal Sciences

Israel Zaguuri
Institute of Animal Sciences

Lila Livshitz
Institute of Animal Sciences

Institute of Animal Sciences

Nadya Talianski
Institute of Animal Sciences

Noam Deam
Institute of Animal Sciences

Institute of Animal Sciences

Refael Ads
Institute of Animal Sciences

Alexander Rozov
Institute of Animal Sciences

Andrey Shirak
Institute of Animal Sciences

Stav Elankri
Institute of Animal Sciences

Joshua Klein
Institute of Animal Sciences

Institute of Animal Sciences

Institute of Animal Sciences

Institute of Animal Sciences

Yona Brender
Institute of Animal Sciences
