Teaching
Undergraduate study
Milk and dairy products (coordinator)
Laboratory technology (associate)

Graduate study
Chemistry and physics of milk (coordinator)
Sensory evaluation of milk and dairy products (coordinator)
Equine milk and meat production (associate)

Postgraduate doctoral study
Research in dairy science (associate)

Research interests
Chemistry and physics of milk
Hygienic quality of milk
Cow, goat and sheep milk
Autochtonous dairy products
Laboratory analytics

Academic qualifications
1994 – Dissertation
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Relationship between the composition and quantity of milk from the number of lactation Alpine and Saanen goats in large herds.

1989 – Master¢s Thesis
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture 
Alpine and Saanen goats – milk yield and composition.

1982 – Graduate work
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Feeding of early weaned piglets.

Work expirience
1982 - now
University of Zagreb – Faculty of Agriculture

 

Projects
2014–2015, „Improving the technology of production of goat milk by determining the physiological limit of urea concentration“. Ministry of Agriculture (VIP). Neven Antunac, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb.

 

2013-2014 Croatian – Montenegro bilateral project „Standardization of traditional cheeses of Croatia and Montenegro“. Ministry of Science, Education and Sport“. Zagreb. Coordinator: Neven Antunac (Croatia) and Slavko Mirecki (Montenegro).

2012–2014., “Quality control of cheeses on the market in order to increase competitiveness”, Ministry of Agriculture (VIP). Jasmina Havranek, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

2012 –2014., “Technology development whooping milk”, Ministry of Agriculture (VIP). Ante Ivanković, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

2010-2014., “Characterisation and tracking the origin of specific characteristics of traditional cheeses in Western Balkans Region”. SEE-ERA.NET. European Community's Programme for International Cooperation. Jasmina Havranek, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

2007-2014., “Ecological production and analytical methods for proofing cheese authenticity”. Ministry of Science, Education and Sport. Jasmina Havranek, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

2007-2011, “Technological parameters of traditional cheesemaking for their protection”. Ministry of Science, Education and Sport. Samir Kalit, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

2006-2007, “Methods for detecting adulteration in ewe`s milk and cheese”. Croatian-Slovenian bilateral program of cooperation in science and technology in 2006-2007.

2003-2005, “Assessing the maturity of indigenous ewe cheeses”. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Ministry of Science, Education and Sport. Jasmina Havranek, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

2002-2005, “Physiological value of somatic cell count as indicator of subclinical mastitis in sheep”. Ministry of science and technology. Neven Antunac, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

2002-2005, “Development of technology of autochthonous cheese production on family farms”. Ministry of Science and Technology. Jasmina Havranek, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

2002-2005, “The flavour and texture of traditional Paški cheese”. Ministry of Science and Technology. Dubravka Samaržija, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

2002-2005, “Influence of biochemical processes on ripening of autochthonous cheeses”. Ministry of Science and Technology. Jasmina Havranek, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

2001-2004, “Genetic profile and production properties of Travnička sheep”. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Boro Mioč, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

2001-2004, ”Production and quality of ewe milk on island Cres”. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Boro Mioč, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

2000-2002, “Levels of ketone bodies and urea in milk as an indicator of preserving the production capacities of dairy cows at family farms”. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Branko Liker, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

1998-2001, “Production of milk quality on family households”. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Neven Antunac, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

1997-2002, “Maintenance and protection of autochthonous dairy products in Croatia”. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Jasmina Lukač Havranek, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb.

1991-1996, “The effect of protein genotype on milk: yield, fat, protein, casein”. Ministry of Science and Technology. Jasmina Lukač Havranek, Faculty of Agriculture. Zagreb

 

SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL PAPERS
Bibliography (CROSBI):  
https://www.bib.irb.hr/pregled/znanstvenici/118470?w_mentor=1

Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?hl=en&pli=1&user=ypyf22UAAAAJ

 

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2010-2014 President of Technical committee HZN/TO 566 Agricultural and Food technology products, Milk and dairy products (2010–2014). Croatian Standards Institute.

2008-2015, Member of the Board of The Society of Croatian Laboratories (CROLAB).

2002–2017, Member of Editorial Board of scientific journal „Mljekarstvo“. Croatian Dairy Union, Zagreb, Croatia.

2002–2015, Chairman of the Board of Croatian Dairy Union.

2002–2012, University of Zagreb – Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Dairy Science. Manager of Reference Laboratory for Milk and Dairy Products.