Elita Aplociņa Academic position Lector / Researcher MSc.agr. Field of research 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine E-mail elita.aplocina@lbtu.lv Obtained Master degree in Agriculture at Latvia University of Agriculture. She has experience in research since 2000. During this period, she is an expert in the organic farming, livestock nutrition and goat husbandry. The most important projects (2019-2025) Innovative technological solutions for alternatives to dehorning in cattle herds, 2022 , project leader Zootechnical and economic efficiency of feeding forage legumes for meat production in ruminants, 2019 , project leader Assessment and accounting of greenhouse gas (GHG) and ammonia emissions from livestock under conventional and organic farming conditions, 2022 Insect and earthworm protein as an alternative to traditional protein sources in pig feed to achieve climate neutrality goals, 2024 The most important publications (2019-2025) D. Kairiša, L. Paura, L. Degola, D. Jonkus, E. Aplociņa , (2023), Trends in milk yield productivity and emissions from the dairy sector in Latvia, Agronomy Research, ISSN 1406-894X E. Aplociņa , (2021), Marginal abatement cost curve for an ammonia reduction measure in agriculture: the case of Latvia, Agronomy Research, ISSN 1406-894X E. Aplociņa, L. Degola , (2019), Effect of concentrate supplementation on fattening performance and carcass composition of finished meat-goat kids, Agronomy Research, ISSN 1406-894X