Research field and area: Biotechnical sciences: Genetics, reproduction and selection of pigs; animal genetic resources.
EDUCATION
2000 Main studies, University of Belgrade, Faculty of agriculture, Department of zootechniques University of Belgrade, Faculty of agriculture
2007 Post-graduate University of Belgrade Faculty of agriculture and
2013 PhD studies University of Belgrade Faculty of agriculture.
Dates of appointments:
2023- Principal Research Fellow (Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade)
2019-2023 Senior Research Associate (Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade)
2014 - 2019 Research Associate (Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade)
Employment:
2001- currently Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade.
PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL PROJECTS
Technological project of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development:
2002-2005: Production of high quality pig carcass sides, researcher on the project.
2005-2008: Production and preparation of pig meat for wholesale, retail and food industry and processing, researcher on the project.
2008-2011: Development and application of new biotechnologies for increase of production of high quality pig meat, researcher on the project.
2011-2019: Application of various breeding-selection and biotechnological methods in improvement of pigs, Head of the project task and researcher on the project
Project of the Ministry of Agriculture, forestry and water management:
2005. System of extension service in livestock production – Selection in livestock production, participant.
2006-2007. Investigation of slaughter traits and quality of meat products made from Moravka pig breed; participant.
2007. Consolidation of data base on existing herds of autochthonous cattle, buffalo, horse, sheep, goat and pig breeds; Head of the project.
2007. Education of extension agents in keeping of selection records and production data in livestock production on farms of agricultural producers in Republic of Serbia; participant.
2008-2009 Defining of parameters and criteria for evaluation of pig carcass side quality in drafting of proposal of Rulebook on quality of slaughtered pigs and categorization of pork; participant.
2010-2011 Application of molecular-genetic methods in determination of the genetic variability within and between endangered pig breeds – Mangalitsa and Moravka.
2017 - 2018 Head of the project: Regional analysis and improvement of economy at farms for pig production - Improving the economy of breeding autochthonous and noble genotypes of pigs in the districts of Macva, Belgrade and Moravica; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management; Head of the project.
2021-2022 Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources through Molecular Genetic Characterization funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management; Head of the project.
2022-2023 Genetic improvement in pig farming through a meatiness assessment system at the slaughter line, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management; participant.
2024-2025 Selection of breeding animals in order to genetically improve the meatiness of pigs on pig farms funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management; participant.

PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
EU project:
H2020 TREASURE - Diversity of local pig breeds and production systems for high quality traditional products and sustainable pork chains (2015-2019); Head of the partner institution on the project.
2020-2022 ERASMUS+ "Probiotics in animal husbandry (PROANIM)" No. 2020-1-BG01-КА202-079240; participant.
2023-2027 COST project CA22112 - European Network on Livestock Phenomics; MC in the project.

PARTICIPATION IN BILATERAL PROJECTS
2011 – 2013 Investigation of genetic markers in livestock and poultry; No. 1-9 funded by the Ministry of education and science of the Republic of Serbia and Ministry of science of the People Republic of China; participant
In this project 2014 Čedomir Radovć had Study-visit to Animal Husbandry Research Institute Heilongjiang Academy Science, Harbin-China.
2011-2013 Biomass energy utilizing livestock and agriculture waste, within the framework of bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Serbia-Institute of Livestock-Belgrade and Japan- Dept. of Animal science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido. The project was financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS); participant.
2020-2021 Slovenia - Serbia joint project: Genomic approach to conservation of local farm animal genetic resource; Ministry of Education and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia; participant.

OTHER PROJECTS
2012 – 2014 RESHAPING OF AGRICULTURAL VOCATIONAL STUDIES IN THE WESTERN BALKANS –AGRIVOC, Project No: 530184-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-RS-TEMPUS-JPCR, participant.