The Institute for Animal Husbandry was founded in 1948 and today it is the leading, accredited scientific research institution in the field of animal husbandry in Serbia. It is located 14 km west of the center of Belgrade, not far from the Belgrade airport, in the still green part of the city called Soko Salaš, so it can be considered “the first farm close to Belgrade”.

The institute is unique with its experimental facilities – an “open-air laboratory” in which scientific and developmental research is carried out in the field of animal husbandry and the production of healthy biologically valuable food on 240 hectares of arable land and within five experimental farms, including the processing of animal products in the experimental slaughterhouse. The institute has a fully rounded production chain from field to fork.

The Institute’s researchers are engaged in scientific departments and laboratories for genetics, chemistry and microbiology and product quality. Divergence of educational profiles of researchers (agronomists of all specialties, veterinarians, biologists, chemists, technologists, etc.), enables a multidisciplinary approach in solving current problems in animal husbandry and beyond.

Since 1990. the Institute is publishing the leading national scientific journal “Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry”, as well as numerous Proceedings of scientific meetings and other publications such as monographs and professional brochures.
Since 2003, the Institute is the authorized Head organization for selection and animal recording in Serbia.