Cattle and Sheep Research

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  • mayak@volcani.agri.gov.il
HeadZachut MayaPh.D.

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

Publications (past 12 years, out of 99 in the full list) Golik, M., Glick, G., Reicher, S., Shirak,

Gershoni Moran

Ph.D.

Institute of Animal Sciences

Dvir Hay

Ph.D.

Institute of Animal Sciences

B.Sc. – Hebrew University M.Sc. – Weizmann Institute Ph.D. – Weizmann Institute Postdoc – The Salk Institute Research

Zachut Maya

Ph.D.

Institute of Animal Sciences

Dr. Zachut has a B.Sc, M.Sc. and PhD in Animal and Veterinary Sciences at Faculty of Agriculture of

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

Yuri Portnic

Institute of Animal Sciences