
Department of Zoology
Poznań University of Life Sciences
Dr hab., prof. UPP
Collegium Cieszkowskich New, I floor, room 26
+48 61 848 77 21
Jan Mazurkiewicz
Head of the Lab
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2010: DSc, Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn
2002: PhD, Faculty of Biology and Animal Science, Poznan University of Life Sciences
1998: Master of science in animal sciences, Poznan University of Life Sciences
Experience and Employment
2019-now: vice head of the Department of Zoology
2019-now: head of the Division of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture
2019-now: assistant profesor, Division of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture
2016-now: vice dean for studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
2011-2019: vice director of the Institute of Zoology
2011-now: director of the Experimental Station of Feed Production Technology and Aquaculture in Muchocin
2009-2019: head of the Division of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture
2002-2019: associate profesor, Division of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture
Awards
2019: Medal of the 100th anniversary of the Academic Agricultural and Forest Studies
2010: Lecturer of the Year 2009/2010, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology at Poznan University of Life Sciences
2010: Director award for habilitation thesis, Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn
1998: Medal of the Rector of the Agricultural University in Poznan “For achievements in studies”
Other Activities
Selected projects
2001-2002: Optimization of the composition, production technology and evaluation of the suitability of extruded feed mixtures in the feeding of Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baeri Brandt 1869) – KBN – 6 P06E 044 20
2003-2004: The effect of the addition of probiotic preparations containing lactic acid bacteria on the growth performance and composition of the common carp intestinal microflora (Cyprinus carpio L.) – KBN – 3 P06Z 03324
2003-2004: “STAR”-Standarisation of river classifications: Framework method for calibrating different biological survey results against ecological quality classifications to be developed for the Water Framework Directive” – EU – EVK1-CT-2001-00089
2008-2010: Ichthyological inventory of selected tributaries of the Warta River – in cooperation with Polish Angling Association in Poznan
2010-2013: Possibilities of using small tributaries of the middle Warta River Basin for incubation of eggs and rearing of juvenile stages of salmonids fish – MNiSW – N N304 354139
2017-2019, Insects as novel protein sources for fish and poultry – TEAM TECH program of the Foundation for Polish Science
2018-2019: InnSecta: innovative technology for the production of feed materials based on insect biomass – NCBiR – European Founds Smart Growth
2019-2021: Innovative feed components in the nutrition of reophilic fish – optimization and increasing the efficiency of rearing juvenile stages – European Fisheries Fund Operational Program “Fisheries and Sea”
Teaching
Fish farming and breeding
Ichthyology
Aquaculture
Production technology of feeds for aquaculture
Fish health prophylaxis






Research interests
Inland fisheries, aquaculture, fish nutrition, feed production technology, utilization of food industry by-products in feed for aquaculture;
creation and management of experimental facilities for aquaculture;
management skills in aquaculture systems;
feed optimization and feed processing in experimental scale operations;
invasive alien species of water ecosystems.