33 articles in this issue
Joel Oluwatosin ALABI,Subrat Kumar BHANJA,Adeboye Olusesan FAFIOLU,Okanlawon M ONAGBESAN,Akhsat GOEL,Manish MEHRA,Ifeoluwa Dami DADA,Oluremi Adebisi OSINOWO,Oluseyi O OLUWATOSIN
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate growth performance, immune responses and carcass traits of CARIBRO Vishal broilers fed dietary L-Thr in low protein diets without or with the balance of Lys and Met. Broilers fed 85% CP diet with Thr alone showed... see more
Calin Julean
The purpose of this review is to assess the body's protein reserve in honey bee colonies and the possibilities for improving it. Understanding the causes of changes in body proteinis is important for the beekeeping sector in order to improve bioproductive... see more
Daniel Catalin Necula
This paper aimed to review the nitrogen emissions from the agriculture and livestock sector and their impact on the environment in the light of the actual global climate change picture. Emissions of ammonia, nitrogen oxide and nitrous oxide contribute to ... see more
Jozef Bujko,Katarína Hozaková,Cyril Hrncár
The issue was solved by the growth of 632 Charolais calves born between 2011 and 2016 from three farms in the Slovak Republic who are part of performance beef cattle testing. In our work was evaluated a live birth weight, weight at 120 days of age, weight... see more
Jozef Bujko,Juraj Candrák,Peter Strapák,Cyril Hrncár,Mariusz Bogucki
The aim of this study was to evaluate lactose percentage in relation to the somatic cells count in milk of Slovak Spotted cattle. A total of 468,082 control milk samples from 28,848 dairy cows born from 2000 to 2014 were used for investigating lactose per... see more
Dorel Dronca,Ioan Pet,Gabi Dumitrescu,Lavinia Stef,Liliana Ciochina Petculescu,Silvia Patruica,Mihaela Ivancia,Eliza Simiz,Marius Maftei,Marioara Nicula,Adela Marcu,Mihaela Cazacu,Silvia Erina,Mirela Ahmadi
Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog, was selected from a natural population breed of Romanian Carpathian Mountains. The aim of this study was to analyze the existence and size of sexual dimorphism in a population of 26 males and 23 females of the Mioritic Shep... see more
Erika Beilicci,Camelia Stefanescu,Robert Beilicci
The sum of the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological characteristics of water determine the water quality evolution in water courses. Animal husbandry is one of the main causes of water courses pollution, especially if it does not have a wastew... see more
Ioana Cristina Crivei,Catalina SANDULEANU,Alina Narcisa POSTOLACHE,Adina Mirela ARITON,Ioana PORO?NICU,Andra Sabina NECULAI VALEANU,Ciprian RADU,Teodor BUGEAC
Defined as a severe welfare problem, lameness in cattle is associated with impaired locomotion and lesions of the hind limb, affecting fertility, milk yield, and considerable economic losses. This study aims to determine the prevalence of lameness and to ... see more
Ioana Cristina Crivei,Alina Narcisa POSTOLACHE,Adina Mirela ARITON,Catalina SANDULEANU,Ioana PORO?NICU,Teodor BUGEAC1
Defined as the mammary glands/udder inflammation, mastitis caused by various infectious etiological agents, is still considered a debilitating condition in dairy cows, influencing both animal welfare and the dairy industry through decreased production per... see more
Miroslava Kacániová,Lucia Galovicová,Petra Borotová,Simona Kunová
Poultry meat is currently considered as a dietetic food due to its valuable biological and nutritional characteristics. This poultry meat is high in protein, essential amino acids, minerals and is low in fat. Meat is for its optimal composition and high-w... see more
Ioana Poro?nicu,Andra Sabina Neculai-Valeanu,Adina Mirela Ariton,Nicolae Iulian Badilas,Bianca Maria Madescu,Ioana Crivei
Mycological and mycotoxinic contamination of plant substrates endangers the most important sectors globally - agriculture, animal husbandry and the food industry. The starting point of contamination is the spread of pathogens in the field, transport and e... see more
Veronika Valková,Hana Dúranová,Lucia Galovicová,Nenad Vukovic,Milena Vukic,Miroslava Kacániová
Essential oils (EOs) are liquid extracts from aromatic plants with many applications in diverse industries. Lemongrass (Cymbopogon nardus Rendle) belongs to plants known for their many biological properties. The present study was designed to evaluate comm... see more
Florina Fat,Gabi Dumitrescu,Diana Berzovan,Liliana Petculescu-Ciochina,Marioara Nicula (Neagu)
Our study aimed to highlight the histological alterations of some tissue of Prussian carp’s specimens, subjected to sub lethal Pb intoxication with and without coriander dietary supplementation. 90 Prussian carps, with weighing between 10 and 12 g were di... see more
Marcel Daniel Popa,Elena Eugenia Mocanu,Viorica Savin,Desimira Stroe,Floricel Dima,Neculai Patriche
To determine the macronutrient variations in fish meat at the end of the winter period compared to the start of wintering, 7 species from the Danube River were fished (Abramis brama, Ballerus sapa, Barbus barbus, Blicca bjoerkna, Gymnocephalus schraetser,... see more
Viorica Savin,Elena Mocanu,Floricel Dima,Neculai Patriche,Marcel Daniel Popa,Victor Cristea
Over time, antibiotics have been used in aquaculture to control fish diseases. Improper and sometimes unjustified use of them has raised concerns about their effectiveness and the possibility of resistant bacterial strains development. One of the attempts... see more
Elena Sîrbu,Veta Nistor,Floricel Maricel Dima,Neculai Patriche,Liliana Blondina Athanasopoulos,Magdalena Tenciu
The selection of fish species that can be raised in floating cages took into account the physiological compatibility between them and the water supply to the irrigation canal, respectively of the Danube river. The european catfish is a predatory species w... see more
Adina Mirela Ariton,Ioana Poro?nicu,Andra Sabina Neculai Valeanu,Ioana Cristina Crivei,Catalina Sanduleanu,Alina Narcisa Postolache,Lucia Carmen Trinca
Mastitis is one of the most important diseases with a multifactorial etiology that causes high economic losses in dairy industry, having a direct negative impact on the profitability of the farm and animal welfare. Fungal mastitis is widespread in dairy c... see more
Adina Mirela Ariton,Andra Sabina Neculai Valeanu,Ioana Cristina Crivei,Alina Narcisa Postolache,Catalina Sandulescu,Ioana Poro?nicu,Elena Ungureanu
Heavy metals toxicity, as well as the cumulative effects on the human body, require regular monitoring of their concentration in cow's milk. In dairy cows, heavy metals can cause loss of appetite, reproductive imbalances, and long-term consequences on mil... see more
Bianca Maria Madescu,Roxana Lazar,Andra Sabina Neculai Valeanu,Ioana Porosnicu,Paul Corneliu Boisteanu
The Aubrac is a French breed of domestic beef cattle, becoming a major interest for cattle breeders in our country. Being a large breed of cattle, cows weigh are between 650-800 kilograms and bulls between 1,000-1200 kg. Body conformation is one of the ma... see more
Cyril Hrncár,Emília Hanusová,Anton Hanus,Jozef Bujko
In this study, we analysed daily the time intervals of egg formation in pure chicken breed Oravka in the second half of egg production on 66 hens for 30 days, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Experiment was realised in deep litter system in pens with automatic egg n... see more
In this study, we studied the influence of time intervals of egg formation on some egg quality parameters in descending part of laying curve in pure Oravka chicken breed. We studied the daily dynamics of egg production from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. for 30 days on... see more
Ionita Lucian,Elena Popescu-Miclosanu,Minodora Tudorache,Ion Custura
In order to determine the effect of using infrared lamps in raising the Jumbo youth meat quail as a source of heating and lighting during the 1-42 days of age, an experiment was organized on a total number of 300 quail chickens, divided into three equal g... see more
Andrei Ciobanu,Mihaela Ivancia,Andreea Dana ?erban,Danu? Dorel Dronca,Razvan Alexandru Popa,?teofil Creanga
Sheep flocks of the Teleorman Black Head breed started to grow and spread almost all over Romania since 2010 when this breed was homologated and a breeding programme was implemented to improve the productive traits of the animals within the breed, especia... see more
Elena ILI?IU,Andreea Hortanse ANGHEL,Vasile Calin ILI?IU,Camelia Zoia ZAMFIR,Cristian Vasile ILI?IU,Daniela Rodica MARE,Dorina Nadolu,Ion Dumitru CHIRTES
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of age on reproductive indices and on growth performances, carcass and meat quality of Tsigai lambs coming from young females (8 months age), in order to improve meat quality and meat sensory characterist... see more
Roger Gaise N'Ganzi,Ioana Mihaela Balan,Teodor Ioan Trasca,Raul Pascalau,Ioan Brad,Remus Gherman,Camelia Tulcan,Emanuela Diana Gherman,Anamaria Roxana Martin
The article focuses on food security in the least developed countries, through a case study of the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R. Congo), a low-income country with a food deficit, with one of the lowest rates of gross domestic product per capita in th... see more
Ioana Mihaela BALAN,Remus GHERMAN,Teodor Ioan TRASCA,Camelia TULCAN,Sabry A. El-Khodery,Ioan BRAD,Ana Mariana DINCU,Emanuela Diana GHERMAN,Anamaria Roxana MARTIN
Food waste worldwide is beginning to become a "heavy" problem of one billion tons. It is almost unbelievable that in 2021, global food waste reached an extraordinary value of 931 million tons. Of these, over 60% is represented by food waste at the househo... see more
Ana-Mariana Dincu,Ioan Brad,Ioana-Mihaela Balan,Diana Cornelia Marin,Oana Maria Sicoe-Murg,Camelia Manescu
Agricultural production varies from season to season, so it requires current decisions in a constant effort to maximize profits and minimize the effort and resources used. In this article we will present the evolution of agricultural production in Gorj Co... see more
Claudia Sîrbulescu,Mariana Chirila,Daniel Chitila,Liana Alda,Ana Mariana Dincu
Tourism is an important sector that has an impact on the development of a country's economy. Among the main benefits of tourism are income generation and job creation. It is the most important source of wealth in many parts of the country. The national ec... see more
Ioan Cristian Iancu,Ioan Pet,Mirela Ahmadi,Ana Maria Damjan,Dumitru Popescu,Elena Pet,Sorin Morariu,Adina Horablaga,Mariana Alina Popescu,Florica Morariu
Many animal-to-human transmissible diseases have been known since ancient times, but the Pasteurian period, which was by far a turning point in the development of microbiology, is the hottest stage of accumulation, substantiation and detection of the caus... see more
Adela Marcu,Lavinia Stef,Calin Julean,Ioan Pet,Voichita Gherasim,Nicolae Pacala,Ioan Valer Caraba,Dorel Dronca,Marioara Nicula Neagu,Vasile Rus,Ducu Sandu Stef
The objectives of this paper were to analyze studies on the effects of supplementation with protected fats in the diet of dairy cows on milk production and its chemical composition. Many fats can be used in the diet of dairy cows as sources of protected f... see more
Adela Marcu,Lavinia Stef,Ioan Pet,Dorel Dronca,Marioara Nicula Neagu,Diana Ioana Marcu,Gabriel Sipos,Sebastian Fleseriu,Adrian Marcu,Ioan Bencsik,Calin Julean,Ducu Stef
Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog is the fourth breed of shepherd dog of national interest, formed in the area of the southern Carpathians and the related sub-Carpathian area. The breed is nationally recognized and approved in Romania, with a national breed sta... see more
Madalina Alexandra Davidescu,Daniel Simeanu,Cristina Simeanu,Mihaela Ivancia
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) extraction is the first key step in the success of a genetic analysis. This research aims to validate the optimal method of DNA extraction from a number of 30 blood samples collected from Holstein cattle breed. Two methods of D... see more
Ion Valeriu Caraba,Nicolae Pacala,Lavinia Stef,Ioan Pet,Adela Marcu,Ducu Stef,Dorel Dronca,Calin Julean
The aim of this paper is to review the effects of the quality of nutrients in the ration on the reproductive function of dairy cows. Protein supplementation is one of the most important nutrients in milk production. However, an excess of protein over the ... see more