Institute for Animal Husbandry’s Paper Presented at AGROSYM 2026

The paper “Energy Efficiency and Economic Sustainability in Pasture-Based Livestock” was presented at the AGROSYM 2026, 6–9. october 2026, international scientific symposium, held on Jahorina Mountain.
The paper explores opportunities to reduce energy consumption, production costs and environmental impacts through improved pasture management. Combining scientific knowledge, modern technologies and the efficient use of natural resources can contribute to more energy-efficient and economically sustainable livestock production.
The research was supported through the Erasmus+ project SMART STEP – “Climate-Smart Steps in Grassland Management and Improvement”, in which the Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade–Zemun, participates as a partner. The project aims to advance knowledge and practices for climate-smart grassland management, conservation and improvement.

Mesto i godina rođenja	Beograd, 1975. godina
Elektronska pošta	andricdusica.iah@gmail.com
ORCID	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6913-4475
ResearchGate	https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dusica-Andric-2
Google Scholar	https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=G_aeBxIAAAAJ&hl=en

Obrazovanje	2001 Diplomirani inženjer poljoprivrede, Odsek Zootehnika, Poljoprivredni fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu 2007 Magistar biotehničkih nauka – oblast agronomskih nauka – genetika i oplemenjivanje domaćih životinja, Poljoprivredni fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu 2013 Doktor biotehničkih nauka – zoohigijena i zdravstvena zaštita domaćih i gajenih životinja, Poljoprivredni fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu
Zvanja	2007 istraživač saradnik 2014 naučni saradnik 2021 viši naučni saradnik
Radno iskustvo	2001 Odeljenje za istraživanja u govedarstvu, Institut za stočarstvo, Beograd
Obuka	2003 Training on Danube River Enterprise Polution Reduction. DREPR Project; Warszava-Poland 2010 Training on Implementation of Animal Welfare Assessment Protocols on Farms. RSPCA International; Ohrid-Macedonia 2010 Training on Animal Welfare on Farms. European Commission (TAIEX) and Serbian Ministry of Agriculture; Belgrade-Serbia 2011 Training on Livestock Animal welfare. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); Palić-Serbia 2014 Training on Farm Animal Welfare. EU Twining Project: Building Capacity in the Areas of Food Safety and Animal Welfare; Belgrade- Serbia 2015 Assessment of genetic diversity of different species of cattle using microsatellite DNA markers-Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction; Sofia-Bulgaria 2015 Embryo biotechnology in cattle reproduction, Institute of Animal Science; Kostinbrod-Bulgaria 2019 Linear Models in Genetic Evaluation, Czech University of Life Sciences; Prague-Czech 2021 Frameworks for animal welfare assessment and meeting stakeholder needs, ICAR/IDF; Rome -Italy
Oblasti istraživanja	Biotehničke nauke, Poljoprivreda, Stočarstvo: Odgajivanje, selekcija i dobrobit goveda
Ključne reči	Govedarstvo, dobrobit, genetika, mlečne krave, tovna junad, autohtone rase, kvalitet mesa, održivo stočarstvo, klimatske promene
Članstvo u udruženjima	Društvo genetičara Srbije Bioetičko društvo Srbije Međunarodno društvo za razvoj i održivost (ISDS)
Reference (link ka personalnom repozitorijumu)	https://r.istocar.bg.ac.rs/browse?type=author&value=Ostoji%C4%87+Andri%C4%87%2C+Du%C5%A1ica

Place and year of birth	Belgrade, 1975.
E-mail	andricdusica.iah@gmail.com
ORCID	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6913-4475
ResearchGate	https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dusica-Andric-2
Google Scholar	https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=G_aeBxIAAAAJ&hl=en

Education	2001 BSc, Department of Zootechniques, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade 2007 MSci, Department of Zootechniques, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade 2013 PhD, Department of Zootechniques, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade
Professional position	2007 Research Assistant 2014 Research Associate 2021 Senior Research Associate
Working expirience	2001 Department of Cattle Breeding and Genetics, Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade
Trainings	2003 Training on Danube River Enterprise Polution Reduction. DREPR Project; Warszava-Poland 2010 Training on Implementation of Animal Welfare Assessment Protocols on Farms. RSPCA International; Ohrid-Macedonia 2010 Training on Animal Welfare on Farms. European Commission (TAIEX) and Serbian Ministry of Agriculture; Belgrade-Serbia 2011 Training on Livestock Animal welfare. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); Palić-Serbia 2014 Training on Farm Animal Welfare. EU Twining Project: Building Capacity in the Areas of Food Safety and Animal Welfare; Belgrade- Serbia 2015 Assessment of genetic diversity of different species of cattle using microsatellite DNA markers-Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction; Sofia-Bulgaria 2015 Embryo biotechnology in cattle reproduction, Institute of Animal Science; Kostinbrod-Bulgaria 2019 Linear Models in Genetic Evaluation, Czech University of Life Sciences; Prague-Czech 2021 Frameworks for animal welfare assessment and meeting stakeholder needs, ICAR/IDF; Rome -Italy
Fields of research	Biotechnical Sciences, Agriculture, Animal Science: Cattle Breeding, Genetics and Welfare
Key words	Cattle breeding, welfare, genetics, dairy, beef and autochthonous breeds, meat quality, sustainable livestock, climate change
Professional memberships	Serbian Genetic Society Bioethical Society of Serbia International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
References (link ka personalnom repozitorijumu)	https://r.istocar.bg.ac.rs/browse?type=author&value=Ostoji%C4%87+Andri%C4%87%2C+Du%C5%A1ica

Mesto i godina rođenja	Sremska Mitrovica, 1984. godina
Elektronska pošta	draganniksic84@gmail.com
ORCID	https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-2153-9932
ResearchGate	https://www.researchgate.net/profile/D-Niksic
Google Scholar

Obrazovanje	2009 Diplomirani inženjer poljoprivrede, Odsek Zootehnika, Poljoprivredni fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu 2017 Doktor biotehničkih nauka – zoohigijena i zdravstvena zaštita domaćih i gajenih životinja, Poljoprivredni fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu
Zvanja	2012 istraživač saradnik 2017 naučni saradnik
Radno iskustvo	2009 Odeljenje za istraživanja u govedarstvu, Institut za stočarstvo, Beograd
Obuka	2015 Training on marking of domestic animals, Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade 2015 Training on working with experimental animals, Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade 2016 Training on Development of associations in the food processing industry in the United States. Cochran Folowship Program; Lubock, Texas-USA 2018 Training on New Genetic and Breeding Methods for Healthier Dairy Cows. EAAP GplusE Program; Madrid-Spain 2018 Beef quality and carcass classification according to the SEUROP system, Institute of Animal Science; Kostinbrod-Bulgaria 2021 Training on Milk from grazing – Creating preconditions for the rehabilitation of pastures in dairy cattle breeding in Serbia, ORCA ; Belgrade-Serbia 2021 Training on Use of probiotics in livestock production. Erasmus Project; Çanakkale-Turkey 2022 Training on Education on climate impacts on agriculture. Erasmus Project; Yallova-Turkey 2022 Training on Genetic selection in animal husbandry. Belgrade-Serbia 2022 Training for linear evaluation of Simmental and Holstein Friesian cows, LAZEBW ; Aulendorf-Germany
Oblasti istraživanja	Biotehničke nauke, Poljoprivreda, Stočarstvo: Odgajivanje, selekcija i genetika goveda
Ključne reči	Govedarstvo, selekcija, genetika, mlečne krave, odgajivanje i reprodukcija, autohtone rase, održivo stočarstvo, klimatske promene
Članstvo u udruženjima	Društvo genetičara Srbije Centralno udruženje odgajivača goveda simentalske rase (CUOGSR) Evropsko udruženje za nauku o životinjama (EAAP)
Reference (link ka personalnom repozitorijumu)	https://r.istocar.bg.ac.rs/browse?type=author&value=Nik%C5%A1i%C4%87%2C+Dragan

Place and year of birth	Sremska Mitrovica, 1984.
E-mail	draganniksic84@gmail.com
ORCID	https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-2153-9932
ResearchGate	https://www.researchgate.net/profile/D-Niksic
Google Scholar

Education	2009 BSc, Department of Zootechniques, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade 2017 PhD, Department of Zootechniques, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade
Professional position	2012 Research Assistant 2017 Research Associate
Working expirience	2009 Department of Cattle Breeding and Genetics, Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade
Trainings	2015 Training on marking of domestic animals, Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade 2015 Training on working with experimental animals, Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade 2016 Training on Development of associations in the food processing industry in the United States. Cochran Folowship Program; Lubock, Texas-USA 2018 Training on New Genetic and Breeding Methods for Healthier Dairy Cows. EAAP GplusE Program; Madrid-Spain 2018 Beef quality and carcass classification according to the SEUROP system, Institute of Animal Science; Kostinbrod-Bulgaria 2021 Training on Milk from grazing – Creating preconditions for the rehabilitation of pastures in dairy cattle breeding in Serbia, ORCA ; Belgrade-Serbia 2021 Training on Use of probiotics in livestock production. Erasmus Project; Çanakkale-Turkey 2022 Training on Education on climate impacts on agriculture. Erasmus Project; Yallova-Turkey 2022 Training on Genetic selection in animal husbandry. Belgrade-Serbia 2022 Training for linear evaluation of Simmental and Holstein Friesian cows, LAZEBW ; Aulendorf-Germany
Fields of research	Biotechnical Sciences, Agriculture, Animal Science: Cattle Breeding, Genetics and Selection
Key words	Cattle breeding, selection, genetics, dairy, breeding and reproduction, autochthonous breeds, sustainable livestock, climate change
Professional memberships	Serbian Genetic Society Central Serbian Simmental Breeders Association (CUOGSR) European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP)
References (link ka personalnom repozitorijumu)	https://r.istocar.bg.ac.rs/browse?type=author&value=Nik%C5%A1i%C4%87%2C+Dragan