User:MW033/Hamdo Lokvančić

Hamdo Lokvančić (pronounced [lǒkvantʃitɕ]; born Hrasnica, near Sarajevo, January 26, 1931), was a Bosnian veterinary research scientist. Lokvančić was well-respected in former Yugoslavia and by German universities he visited both as a resident and a lecturer.

Biography
Hamdo Lokvančić was born in Hrasnica near Sarajevo. He completed elementary school in Hrasnica, the First Boys' Gymnasium, and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Sarajevo. He graduated in 1955 as the first student to graduate from this faculty. He had a strong affinity for animals even as a boy, and this later defined his career path. Since he was always among the best students during his studies, he was appointed as a demonstrator in the subjects: physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology. Immediately after completing his military service, in 1957, he was chosen as an assistant in the course Obstetrics and Diseases of Teats in Domestic Animals. In 1963, he defended his doctoral thesis "Sexual Rhythm of Sheep – Bosnian Autochthonic Sheep with Special Reference to Seasonal Development". The dissertation presents the significant results of numerous researches and experiments that no one in the world had done until then, and as such it attracted the attention of both domestic and foreign experts. Lokvančić was promoted to Assistant Professor in 1970, Associate Professor in 1976, and Professor in 1981. He was the head of the Maternity Clinic from 1983 to 1987. He retired in 1997.

While working at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Sarajevo, he was a lecturer at faculties and institutions abroad on several occasions. As a scholar of the Humboldt Foundation, he stayed at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover in 1964, 1965, 1967, 1974, and 1997. Being highly esteemed at this institution, he was able to participate in numerous world congresses and conferences (Hannover, Berlin, Budapest, Brno, Munich, etc.) where he presented his scientific achievements. At his home faculty, he gained a reputation as an excellent scientific researcher and pedagogue who relentlessly passed on great knowledge to his students. He was one of the founders and a long-term lecturer of postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. During his many years of work, he was a mentor for two master's theses and three doctoral dissertations. He was actively involved as a reviewer and consultant in the preparation of all four books authored by Refik Telalbašić and Enver Žiga on the subject of the Bosnian Mountain Horse and Arabian Horse from Borike. Moreover, he was a remarkably active practitioner and generously provided help to everyone who asked for it and was actively engaged in the establishment of all cow farms in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Scientific Work
Professor Hamdo Lokvančić has published 58 scientific and professional papers whereby the most significant ones are:


 * Lokvančić H. (1960): "Uspješna primjena carskog reza kod krava sa jakim emfizemom ploda". Vet Gazette Issue 9, Belgrade (“Successful Application of Cesarean Section in Cows with Severe Fetal Emphysema”).
 * Lokvančić H., Filipović M. (1960): "Rijedak slučaj intersticijalnog eksudata upale vimena krava". Vet Gazette Issue 11, Belgrade (“A Rare Case of Exudative Interstitial Inflammation of Teats in a Cow”).
 * Lokvančić H., Pavlović A., Filipović M., Milenković M. (1963): "Naša iskustva kod kastracije ovaca". Veterinaria XII, 4, 557-558, Sarajevo (“Our Experience with Sheep Castration”).
 * Penavin V., Lokvančić H. (1963): "Prilog liječenju ruptura maternice kod krava koje su nastale u vezi sa porođajem". Veterinaria XII, 2, 220-223, Sarajevo (“Contribution to the Treatment of Cow Uterine Ruptures That Occurred In Connection with Calving”)
 * Lokvančić H., Šerić K., Šerbo M. (1969): "Šta je pokazalo ispitivanje poremećaja sekrecije vimena kod krava u okolini Sarajeva". Veterinaria 18-2, 147 - 254, Sarajevo (What Did the Examination of Teats Secretion Disorders in Cows in the Vicinity of Sarajevo Show).
 * Lokvančić H. (1969): "Vergleichende Oestrogenbestimmungen im Harn hochtrachtiger Kuhe mit der Cuboni-und Lunaas. Reaktion sowie durch ein quntatativ-chemisches Verfehren". Zuchthygiene 4, 2, S. 77-83. (“Comparative Determination of Estrogen in the Urine of Cows in Advanced Pregnancy with the Cuboni and Lunaas Reaction Tests as well as with a Quantitative Chemical Method”)
 * Lokvančić H., Penavin V., Varadin M. (1970): "Značenje puerperija u patologiji genitilnih organa kod krave". Veterinaria XIX, 3, 381-390, Sarajevo. (“Significance of Puerperal Pathology of Genital Organs in Cows”).
 * Varadin M., Lokvančić H., Mutevelić A. (1972): "Auswirkung der Unterentwicklung der Eirstocke auf die Reproduktions fahigkeit der Kuh". 7th International Congress on Animal Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Munich Bd II, 1229-1236. (“Effect of Underdeveloped Ovaries on the Cow Reproduction Performance”)
 * Lokvančić H., Mutevelić A. (1970): "Isključenje kontrakcije maternice prilikom porodiljskih zahvata kod krava primjenom uterus-relaksans-Mdt". Veterinaria 19, 3, 487-491, Sarajevo. (“Exclusion of Uterine Contraction during Maternity Procedures in Cows Using Uterus-Relaxant”).
 * Lokvančić H., Mutevelić A., Tahirović N. (1972): "Mogućnosti uticaja na spol teladi primjenom vještačkog osjemenjavanja". Veterinaria 21-1-2, 117-124, Sarajevo. (“Possibility of Influencing the Sex of Calves When Using Artificial Insemination”).
 * Džuvić A., Turalić F., Lokvančić H., Hadžiomerović Z. (1975): "Slučaj hernije ingvinalis bika, okolnosti pod kojim je mogla nastati uz procjenu njezine starosti". Veterinaria 24, 3-4, Sarajevo. (“A Case of Inguinal Hernia in a Bull, the Circumstances That Might Have Caused It with an Estimate of Its Age”).
 * Lokvančić H., Mutevelić A., Turalić F., Džuvić A.: "The effect of Deltacortril on the frequency of Retentio secundinarum as well as on the length of pregnancy in a cow in the final stage of pregnancy". VIIIth Int. Congr. Anim. Reprod. and Art. Ins., Krakow 1976.
 * Džuvić A., Lokvančić H., Penavin V. (1978): "Promjene na krvnim žilama kod kroničnih mastitisa i posljedično tome slabija efikasnost terapije antibioticima". Vet Gazette Issue XXXII,2, 153-157, Belgrade. (“Changes in Blood Vessels in Chronic Mastitis Following Reduced Efficacy of Antibiotic Therapy”)
 * Mutevelić A., Lokvančić H., Varadin M. (1980): Reproduktivni pokazatelji i problemi reprodukcije kod goveda brdsko-planinskog područja". Zbornik Naučnog savjeta o reprodukciji domaćih životinja brdsko-planinskog područja, Akademija nauka, Sarajevo. (“Reproductive Indicators and Reproductive Problems in Cattle from the Hilly-Mountainous Area”).