Ilga Šematoviča Academic position Associate Professor / Leading researcher Dr.med.vet. Field of research 1. Implementation of the "One Health" concept and species interaction studies in the context of climate change 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine E-mail ilga.sematovica@lbtu.lv Telephone +37163024665 The Associate Professor; Leading Researcher. The Dr.med.vet. degree earned in 2010. Her expertise lies in bovine internal diseases, herd health, clinical research, and assisted reproduction technologies. Subsequently, she has prepared scientific articles in related fields. She is the author or co-author of peer-reviewed publications indexed in SCOPUS, with an h-index of 3. The most important projects (2019-2025) Conservation of bovine genetic resources in Latvia using embryo transfer and related biotechnologies (BioReproLV), 2017 , project leader Low price bolus for monitoring rumen parameters and early detection of subacute rumen acidosis (SARA) in cows, 2018 Preservation of the genetic pool of local Latvian cows and propagation of individuals of other breeds suitable for local conditions using oocyte aspiration, 2020 , project leader Endometrial morphology in superovulated cows using FSH or PMSG, 2020 , project leader Bull semen sex-sorting using innovative technology, 2022 , project leader Reproduction of genome-tested sex-determined cattle using egg aspiration and in vitro fertilization, 2024 , project leader The most important publications (2019-2025) I. Šematoviča , (2019), Linear conformation traits in Latvian blue cows in relation to possession to gene pool and discarding, Rural Sustainability Research : Scientific Journal of Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, ISSN 2256-0939 I. Šematoviča, A. Mālniece, I. Dūrītis , (2024), Control of subacute ruminal acidosis in high-yielding dairy cow herd by measuring the rumen wall thickness, Agronomy Research, ISSN 1406-894X I. Šematoviča, O. Ponomarjova, A. Vanaga , (2020), Embryo transfer results in endangered cow breeds in Latvia, Agronomy Research, ISSN 1406-894X V. Antāne, I. Lūsis, I. Šematoviča, G. Ringa-Ošleja , (2021), Factors influencing multiple ovulation in dairy cows from Latvian Brown, Latvian Blue, and Danish Red Breeds at risk in Latvia, Livestock Science, ISSN 1871-1413 I. Lūsis, V. Antāne, O. Ponomarjova, G. Ringa-Ošleja, I. Šematoviča , (2021), Factors influencing embryo quantity and quality in donor cows from Latvian Blue, Latvian Brown, and Danish Red breeds at risk in Latvia, Livestock Science, ISSN 1871-1413 I. Šematoviča, O. Ponomarjova, A. Vanaga , (2023), Histological characteristics of the endometrium and its affecting factors in dairy cattle (Bos taurus) on embryo transfer day, Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact and Applied Sciences, ISSN 2255-890X
