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Vytautas Ribikauskas
Lithuania
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
University
animal welfare assessment, Positive Animal Welfare, enrichment, behaviour, welfare indicators, sensors, heat stress, climate change, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, horses, fish, native breeds, transport, slaughter, organic farming
1. Animal Welfare
Our cooperation interest focuses on the development and application of diverse technologies for the detection, assessment, and improvement of farm animal welfare. Our work covers both risk-based and positive animal welfare approaches, including environmental enrichment, behaviour analysis, and welfare-oriented management strategies.
We have extensive experience in animal welfare research related to behavioural indicators, sensor-based monitoring, heat stress, climate change impacts, as well as animal welfare during transport and slaughter. Our expertise spans welfare assessment and implementation in intensive (industrial, high-density) systems as well as extensive and organic farming systems, allowing meaningful comparison across different production models.
The university is supported by a broad and well-established laboratory infrastructure, including chemistry, microbiology, parasitology, genetics, mycotoxin analysis, feed and food science laboratories, and related facilities. We have access to a wide range of farm animal species, including dairy and beef cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, horses, and freshwater fish, as well as native breeds of most species, which is particularly valuable for welfare and resilience studies.
In aquaculture research, we operate a closed-loop water recirculation system, currently used in catfish farming, enabling controlled studies on fish welfare, environmental parameters, and management practices.
Our team has long-standing experience not only in scientific research on animal welfare, but also in the practical assessment, monitoring, and implementation of animal welfare measures across multiple animal species and production systems. We are interested in contributing this expertise to multidisciplinary consortia addressing animal welfare challenges under diverse environmental, technological, and socio-economic conditions.
We have extensive experience in animal welfare research related to behavioural indicators, sensor-based monitoring, heat stress, climate change impacts, as well as animal welfare during transport and slaughter. Our expertise spans welfare assessment and implementation in intensive (industrial, high-density) systems as well as extensive and organic farming systems, allowing meaningful comparison across different production models.
The university is supported by a broad and well-established laboratory infrastructure, including chemistry, microbiology, parasitology, genetics, mycotoxin analysis, feed and food science laboratories, and related facilities. We have access to a wide range of farm animal species, including dairy and beef cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, horses, and freshwater fish, as well as native breeds of most species, which is particularly valuable for welfare and resilience studies.
In aquaculture research, we operate a closed-loop water recirculation system, currently used in catfish farming, enabling controlled studies on fish welfare, environmental parameters, and management practices.
Our team has long-standing experience not only in scientific research on animal welfare, but also in the practical assessment, monitoring, and implementation of animal welfare measures across multiple animal species and production systems. We are interested in contributing this expertise to multidisciplinary consortia addressing animal welfare challenges under diverse environmental, technological, and socio-economic conditions.
The Veterinary Academy of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) is the only higher education institution in Lithuania providing university-level training of veterinary doctors and animal husbandry technologists. The Academy carries out fundamental and applied research, experimental development, and other scientific activities in the fields of animal health, diagnostics, animal welfare, food science, and animal husbandry.
The Veterinary Academy consists of two faculties: the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Faculty of Animal Sciences. Its academic and research structure includes the Departments of Anatomy and Physiology, Veterinary Pathobiology, and Food Safety and Quality, as well as the Institute of Animal Science.
The Academy is supported by extensive practical and research infrastructure, including large animal and small animal clinics, as well as university-owned farms with dairy and beef cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, and geese. This infrastructure provides strong capacity for both experimental research and applied studies across a wide range of animal species and production systems.
The Veterinary Academy consists of two faculties: the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Faculty of Animal Sciences. Its academic and research structure includes the Departments of Anatomy and Physiology, Veterinary Pathobiology, and Food Safety and Quality, as well as the Institute of Animal Science.
The Academy is supported by extensive practical and research infrastructure, including large animal and small animal clinics, as well as university-owned farms with dairy and beef cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, and geese. This infrastructure provides strong capacity for both experimental research and applied studies across a wide range of animal species and production systems.