Miknienė, Zoja

Abstract

I am Assoc.Prof. Dr.Zoja Mikniene a veterinary haematologist and toxicologist. My research career (the haematologist) started during my studies (from 2002) at Kaunas Zoo (birds, saddle carriages), then during my internship I did research with Canadian mink. Doctoral studies (2009) on Lithuanian Heritage - physiology of Žemaitukai horses, blood tests during long distance and studies to justify the use of this breed of horses for endurance sports. Currently various in vivo studies with mice model, studies on blood from different animal species (horses, bison, ruminants, fish, lab animals, etc.), detection of cancer from blood cytology.

Practical work as a veterinarian started at Kaunas Zoo, then at the small animal clinic and then to the Veterinary Academy Large Animal Clinic (Equine part). In the Large animal Clinic, the first inhalation anaesthesia in horses using sevoflurane since 2009, treatment of bronchitis in horses without antibiotics, improvement of the diagnostic algorithm for equine colic, and other works in clinical laboratory's diagnostic areas. Work with students, residents, PhD students.

I believe in veterinary medicine based on science.