Aija Ilgaža Academic position Professor Dr.med.vet. Field of research 1. Implementation of the "One Health" concept and species interaction studies in the context of climate change E-mail aija.ilgaza@lbtu.lv Telephone +37127332735 Obtained doctoral degree in in veterinary medicine from the Latvian University of Agriculture. She has extensive experience in research management since 2004. In the last five years, she has 44 publications at different levels, of which 24 are in the SCopus and WOS databases, with an h-index of 6. She has conducted research on the postnatal development of ruminants and on ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. Her more recent research has focused on the effects of climate (including microclimate and diet) on avian physiology and opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Two PhDs have been defended under her supervision. The most important projects (2019-2025) Development of plant-origin feed additives for strengthening birds' immunity and increasing the nutritional value of eggs with omega-3 fatty acids, 2023 , project leader The most important publications (2019-2025) A. Ilgaža , (2024), Haemosporidian parasites (Apicomplexa, Haemosporida) of breeding common starling Sturnus vulgaris in Latvia, Wildlife Biology, ISSN 1903-220X A. Ilgaža , (2023), Effects of dietary supplementation of Lactobacillus farciminis and Lactobacillus rhamnosus on growth and production indicators of broiler chickens, Journal of World’s Poultry Research, ISSN 2322-455X A. Ilgaža , (2022), Ocular surface physiology and aqueous tear secretion in cats of diverse cephalic conformations, Veterinary Ophthalmology, ISSN 1463-5224 A. Ilgaža , (2023), The effects of Lactobacillus farciminis and Lactobacillus rhamnosus on growth, blood biochemical, and meat quality indicators of specific pathogen-free broiler chickens, Veterinary Medicine International A. Ārne, A. Ilgaža , (2021), Ghrelin immunoreactive cell amounts in the abomasum in 4-month-old calves by feeding different amounts of prebiotics and new synbiotics, Veterinary Medicine International, ISSN 2090-8113 A. Ilgaža , (2021), The impact of inulin and a novel synbiotic (yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain 1026 and inulin) on the development and functional state of the gastrointestinal canal of calves, Veterinary Medicine International, ISSN 2042-0048
