Juha Kantanen

Research Professor
  • Phone number +358295326210
  • Email address juha.kantanen@luke.fi
  • Address Tietotie 4 31600 JOKIOINEN

Ongoing projects

Finnish National Genetic Resources Programme for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery/Domestic animal sector

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1986–2030

Sustainable Multispecies Relations in the Arctic (SPECIES)

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2025–2028

Cryoconservation of native animal breeds

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2021–2026

The Arctic Research Network for Diseases in Reindeer Related to Husbandry and Climate Change

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2024–2026

Completed projects

Gene Bank of the Finnish native dog breeds

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2019–2025

Green Resilient Agricultural Productive Ecosystems in Sudurpashchim and Karnali Provinces, Nepal

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2022–2024

Tarandus Network

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2021–2024

Cryoconservation of native animal breeds

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2015–2023

Genomic Resources of the Native Domestic Animal Breeds

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2021–2023

Global statistical indicators for UN SDG & UNECE CCRSI

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2018–2023

Population structure monitoring tool for in vivo conservation of native Finnish sheep and goat breeds

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2021–2023

CryoGeVa - Development of cryoconservation methods for preservation of animal genetic resources

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2020–2022

Genetic monitoring in conservation and management of Rangifer populations

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2020–2022

Traditional transboundary cattle breeds in Nordic. Their cultural heritage and genetic resources

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2020–2022

Genetic characterization of cattle populations for optimized performance in African ecosystems

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2017–2022

Borrowing from the neighbor. animal husbandry methods and cultural contacts in Northern Baltic Sea region during prehistoric and historical periods.

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2016–2021

Climate change effects on the epidemiology of infectious diseases and the impacts on Northern societies

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2017–2020

CLINF-R Climate change effects on the epidemiology of infectious diseases and the impacts on Northern societies

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2017–2020

Genetic diversity, conservation and sustainable utilization of Siberian Yakutian cattle

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2019–2020

Natural resources to bioeconomy with digitalisation

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2017–2020

The Arctic Ark. Human-animal relations in the Arctic: genetic and folk adaptation practices in a changing environment

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2015–2018

Climate Genomics for Farm Animal Adaptation

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2015–2018

Domestic Animals in the Viking Age. Migration, trade, environmental adaptation and the potential of multidisciplinary studies

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2016–2017

Reindeer (Rangifer tarandu) genome

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2016–2017