Physiology of Animal Nutrition

COLLECTIVE OF PHYSIOLOGY

NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY STUDIES, PERFORMED ON MONOGASTRIC ANIMALS

Investigating the nutrients bioavailability of unconventional feed sources to enhance the nutritional food quality
Developing in vitro stimulating methods of feedstuff digestibility in monogastric animals. Digestibility studies on fistulated animals and nutrient ileal digestibility evaluation
Nutritional solutions based on natural sources of bioactive compounds to ensure the monogastric gastrointestinal health under normal conditions vs. heat stress;

STUDIES ON RUMINAL METABOLISM

Ruminal metabolism manipulation (protein use efficiency improvement; greenhouse gas emissions reduction; subacute ruminal acidosis prevention);
Accurate feed analysis quantification effects of lesser-known feed resources (ruminal degradation dynamics; nutrient intake timing; nutrition effects estimation on ruminal ecosystem)

SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE MILK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Premium dairy products development niche (enriching cow milk fat with polyunsaturated fatty acids favorable to human health; estimating the nutrition effects on milk protein fractions)

Identification of nutritional biomarkers status - ketosis markers, subacute acidosis markers, excess protein norm markers

VALORIZATION OF LITTLE KNOWN/USED FEED RESOURCES

Alternatives to classical protein sources, genetically modified plants, drought-resistant plants by: nutritional values corrections, evaluation impact on productivity performances in different feeding situations; particularities capitalization of these resources (eg. secondary metabolites/active substances presence)

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY – COMPARTMENTS

PHYSICAL ANALYSES COMPARTMENT OF ANIMAL ORIGIN PRODUCTS

Physical quality parameters assessment of animal products (eggs, meat): weight, shell thickness, breaking strength force, Haugh unit, pH, yolk index, yolk diameter, color indices