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Department "Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction"

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikola Metodiev

  • Education:

    Secondary Education – Foreign Language High School, Pleven, 1999
    Higher Education – Master’s Degree in Veterinary Medicine, University of Forestry – Sofia, 2005

  • PhD Degree:

    07/2013, Agricultural Academy.
    Scientific Specialty: “Breeding of Farm Animals, Biology and Biotechnology of Reproduction”
    Dissertation topic: “Main Reproductive Indicators and Biotechnological Methods for Reproduction Management in Sheep from the Synthetic Population Bulgarian Milk”

  • Latest Academic Degree:

    08/2005 – 10/2016 – Research Associate, Assistant, Chief Assistant at the Institute of Animal Science – Kostinbrod
    10/2016 – present – Associate Professor at the Institute of Animal Science – Kostinbrod
    09/2025 – present – Associate Professor at the Medical University – Pleven, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

  • Research Interests:

    1. Breeding, biology, and biotechnology of reproduction in farm animals
    2. Reproduction in small ruminants – reproductive physiology, control of estrous cyclicity, assisted reproduction
    3. Nutrition and physiology of small ruminants
    4. Breeding and selection of small ruminants

  • Scope of Competence:

    1. Consulting farmers, veterinarians, and livestock specialists on reproduction and breeding of small ruminants
    2. Lecturer at the Medical University – Pleven
    3. Teaching (teacher) at the Vocational High School of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture – Kostinbrod
    4. Collaborative work with scientists from Agricultural Academy institutes, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and universities
    5. Collaboration with breeding associations
    6. Specialization – 26.06–10.09.2016 at Texas A&M University, USA, in artificial insemination of small ruminants

  • Participation in Scientific Projects:

    1. Zh157: Management of Selection and Reproduction Processes and Application of Cleaner Production Technologies in Sheep Breeds. Implementation period: 01.01.2020 – 31.12.2023. Project leaders: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tanya Ivanova, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikola Metodiev, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsvetana Harizanova-Metodieva.
    2. Zh170: Ecological Plasticity of Hematological and Biochemical Indicators in Different Sheep and Cattle Breeds Depending on Certain Environmental Factors. Implementation period: 2022–2025. Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivan Yanchev
    3. Zh192: Analysis of the Breeding, Reproductive and Economic Potential and Assessment of the Influence of Certain Factors in Sheep from Different Production Directions. Project leaders: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tanya Ivanova and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikola Metodiev.
    4. Research Project NI-16/2018 under UNWE: Integrated Approach to Risk Management in the Agricultural Sector. Project leader: Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Ivelina Petkova Zhecheva-Radeva
    5. National Scientific Programme: “Reproductive Biotechnologies in Animal Husbandry in Bulgaria – REPROBIOTECH”
    6. KP-06-N26/2: Stress under Hypoxia, Neuroimmunoendocrine Modulation and Bioenergetics – an Innovative Alternative for the Selection of More Disease-Resistant Sheep. Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Penka Moneva. National Science Fund at the Ministry of Education and Science

  • Publications

  • Contact Information:
    e-mail: n_metodiev@abv.bg
    Phone: 0721/68 962
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