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Prof. Dr. Nikola Puvača
Department of Engineering Management in Biotechnology, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management in Novi Sad, University Business Academy in Novi Sad

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Project Goal: The global antimicrobial resistance crisis has been the driver of several international strategies on antimicrobial stewardship. Despite their good intentions, such broad strategies are only slowly being implemented into “real life”. This is particularly unfortunate for veterinary medicine, which is challenged by (i) a shortage of experts in key disciplines related to antimicrobial stewardship, (ii) few antimicrobial treatment guidelines, and (iii) inferior diagnostic tests compared to human microbiology. The aim of this Action is to optimize veterinary antimicrobial use with special emphasis on the development of antimicrobial treatment guidelines and refinement of microbiological diagnostic procedures. For this purpose, the Action will first survey the state-of-the-art in terms of microbiological diagnostic practices and veterinary treatment guidelines across Europe. Secondly, tools in the form of an extensive European strain database and a standard for making antimicrobial treatment guidelines will be created. Third, Action Participants will exploit these tools for the development and refinement of microbiological methods and European treatment guidelines. Finally, the surveys, tools, diagnostic methods, and treatment guidelines will be disseminated to national and international stakeholders. Furthermore, the Action will recommend priority research areas for future optimization of antimicrobial treatment in animals, and develop a roadmap outlining how European countries can advance towards a common high level of veterinary antimicrobial stewardship. The planned investigations and the educational activities will raise the critical mass of expertise in veterinary antimicrobial stewardship in Europe, especially in less resourceful countries and among Early Career Investigators.

Starting Date:15 November 2019

Current Stage: Running

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Project Goal: Several countries have implemented programmes to control non-regulated cattle diseases in the European Union, impairing the comparison of the confidence of freedom for cattle originating from different countries. In order to facilitate safe trade, there is a need to support the development of transparent methods that enable comparison of outputs of surveillance, control or eradication programmes. In this Action, Innovative methods for Standardizing OUtput-based surveillance to control Non-regulated Diseases in the EU (SOUND-control), work will be conducted in five workgroups to develop a generic and joint understanding about the requirements and characteristics needed for proof of freedom and subsequent costs-effectiveness, regardless of heterogeneities in the underlying data. SOUND-control will coordinate, stimulate and assist with initiatives to explore and implement a widely adaptable, output-based framework to substantiate confidence of freedom from infection and assess epidemiological and economic equivalence of control efforts. The workgroups will describe current control programmes, provide requirements for an output-based framework, evaluate data availability and assess available and innovative methods for objective and standardised output-based comparison. With the new Animal Health Law, it is anticipated that disease control will progressively change towards output-based approaches. SOUND-control will support the Animal Health Law by providing requirements and demands for a single general regulatory framework, adaptable to multiple diseases, which aims to enhance the safety of trade. Although the primary focus of this Action concerns non-regulated diseases, the outcomes of this work will be applicable to regulated diseases in the EU, which are currently underpinned by input-based standards.

Starting Date:29 October 2018

Current Stage: Running

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Project Goal: Poultry ectoparasites are of particular concern for the European Industry. The poultry red mite (PRM), Dermanyssus gallinae, is the most significant pest of laying hens in Europe. A relationship between infestation and hen mortality exists and at a sub-lethal level causes significant stress to birds and a decline in egg quality and production. The current norm of 50,000 PRM/hen, rising to 500,000 in extreme circumstances, and >80% PRM prevalence in most European countries cannot be considered acceptable, and must be reduced. This holds especially true as recent and impending legislation to improve hen welfare in this region will exacerbate the negative impact of this pest, compromising production and potentially exposing such legislation as counterintuitive in terms of overall hen health and welfare. COREMI will look to advance and disseminate comprehensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for PRM by collating knowledge of mite biology, the mite-host relationship and novel control and coordinating further research work in the area. This information will be used to produce industry 'Gold Standards' for PRM prevention and control, tailored to individual countries and production systems. A more complete understanding of PRM impact to poultry and other sectors, including public health, will also be achieved through the Action.

Starting Date:24 November 2014

Current Stage: Ended

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Published: 29 July 2021 in Sustainability
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The quality and safety attributes of poultry products have attracted increasing widespread attention and interest from scholarly groups and the general population. As natural and safe alternatives to synthetic and artificial chemical drugs (e.g., antibiotics), botanical products are recently being used in poultry farms more than 60% of the time for producing organic products. Medicinal plants, and honeybee products, are natural substances, and they were added to poultry diets in a small amount (between 1% and 3%) as a source of nutrition and to provide health benefits for poultry. In addition, they have several biological functions in the poultry body and may help to enhance their welfare. These supplements can increase the bodyweight of broilers and the egg production of laying hens by approximately 7% and 10% and enhance meat and egg quality by more than 25%. Moreover, they can improve rooster semen quality by an average of 20%. Previous research on the main biological activities performed by biotics has shown that most research only concentrated on the notion of using botanical products as growth promoters, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial agents. In the current review, the critical effects and functions of bee products and botanicals are explored as natural and safe alternative feed additives in poultry production, such as antioxidants, sexual-stimulants, immuno-stimulants, and for producing healthy products.

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Erinda Lika; Marija Kostić; Sunčica Vještica; Ivan Milojević; Nikola Puvača. Honeybee and Plant Products as Natural Antimicrobials in Enhancement of Poultry Health and Production. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8467 .

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Erinda Lika, Marija Kostić, Sunčica Vještica, Ivan Milojević, Nikola Puvača. Honeybee and Plant Products as Natural Antimicrobials in Enhancement of Poultry Health and Production. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (15):8467.

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Erinda Lika; Marija Kostić; Sunčica Vještica; Ivan Milojević; Nikola Puvača. 2021. "Honeybee and Plant Products as Natural Antimicrobials in Enhancement of Poultry Health and Production." Sustainability 13, no. 15: 8467.

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Published: 23 July 2021 in Antibiotics
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The study was aimed at evaluating the presence of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in retailed raw chicken meat from retail stores intended for human consumption. The presence, characterization, and antibiotic susceptibility of S. aureus from 38 retail raw chicken meat samples was performed using a standard microbiological method involving mannitol salt agar (MSA) and Mueller-Hinton agar (MHA). All the samples were positive for Staphylococcus species, of which 34 (89.5%) were positive for S. aureus. The S. aureus isolates were most resistant to tetracycline (88.24%), erythromycin (82.35%), and chloramphenicol (61.77%). Nevertheless, decreased resistance towards gentamycin (23.53%) and cotrimoxazole (38.24%) were recorded. All the S. aureus isolates in this study were resistant to cloxacillin, amoxicillin, and augmentin (amoxicillin + clavulanic acid). The present findings show how the raw chicken meat samples could be a potential source of multidrug-resistant S. aureus strains dissemination. Therefore, this study suggests high-level contamination of meat with multidrug-resistant S. aureus and highlights the public health consequences of consuming such products. Undoubtedly, uncontrolled drugs in food animal production as growth stimulators or medicinal treatment present a possible consequence to people’s health. Having the aforementioned in mind, there is a necessity to control the use of drugs and monitor any residues left in the food intended for human consumption.

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Erinda Lika; Nikola Puvača; Dejan Jeremić; Slobodan Stanojević; Tana Shtylla Kika; Sonila Cocoli; Rosa De Llanos Frutos. Antibiotic Susceptibility of Staphylococcus Species Isolated in Raw Chicken Meat from Retail Stores. Antibiotics 2021, 10, 904 .

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Erinda Lika, Nikola Puvača, Dejan Jeremić, Slobodan Stanojević, Tana Shtylla Kika, Sonila Cocoli, Rosa De Llanos Frutos. Antibiotic Susceptibility of Staphylococcus Species Isolated in Raw Chicken Meat from Retail Stores. Antibiotics. 2021; 10 (8):904.

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Erinda Lika; Nikola Puvača; Dejan Jeremić; Slobodan Stanojević; Tana Shtylla Kika; Sonila Cocoli; Rosa De Llanos Frutos. 2021. "Antibiotic Susceptibility of Staphylococcus Species Isolated in Raw Chicken Meat from Retail Stores." Antibiotics 10, no. 8: 904.

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Published: 08 May 2021 in Antibiotics
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The worldwide problem of infectious diseases has appeared in recent years, and antimicrobial agents are crucial in reducing disease emergence. Nevertheless, the development and distribution of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains in pathogenic bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella Typhi and Citrobacter koseri, has become a major society health hazard. Essential oils could serve as a promising tool as a natural drug in fighting the problem with these bacteria. The current study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial effectiveness of tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden and Betche) Cheel), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus obliqua L’Hér.), and lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill) essential oils. The antimicrobial properties of essential oils were screened against four pathogenic bacteria, E. coli, S. aureus, S. Tyhpi, and C. koseri, and two reference bacterial strains, while for the testing, the agar well diffusion method was used. Gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometric (GC–MSD) analyses were performed on essential oils. The obtained results showed that M. alternifolia essential oil is the richest in terpinen-4-ol, R. officinalis and E. oblique essential oils in 1,8-cineole, and L. angustifolia essential oil in α-terpinyl acetate. In addition, the main bioactive compounds present in the essential oil of tea tree are rich in α-pinene (18.38%), limonene (7.55%) and γ-terpinene (14.01%). The essential oil of rosemary is rich in α-pinene (8.38%) and limonene (11.86%); eucalyptus essential oil has significant concentrations of α-pinene (12.60%), p-cymene (3.24%), limonene (3.87%), and γ-terpinene (7.37%), while the essential oil of lavender is rich in linalool (10.71%), linalool acetate (9.60%), α-terpinyl acetate (10.93%), and carbitol (13.05%) bioactive compounds, respectively. The obtained results from the in vitro study revealed that most of the essential oils exhibited antimicrobial properties. Among the tested essential oils, tea tree was discovered to demonstrate the strongest antimicrobial activity. The recorded MIC of S. Typhi was 6.2 mg/mL, 3.4 mg/mL of C. koseri, 3.1 mg/mL of E. coli, and 2.7 mg/mL of E. coli ATCC 25922, compared to M. alternifolia. Similarly, only S. aureus ATCC 25923 showed antimicrobial activity towards R. officinalis (1.4 mg/mL), E. oblique (2.9 mg/mL), and L. angustifolia (2.1 mg/mL). Based on the obtained results, it is possible to conclude that tea tree essential oil might be used as an ecological antimicrobial in treating infectious diseases caused by the tested pathogens.

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Nikola Puvača; Jovana Milenković; Tamara Galonja Coghill; Vojislava Bursić; Aleksandra Petrović; Snežana Tanasković; Miloš Pelić; Dragana Ljubojević Pelić; Tatjana Miljković. Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Essential Oils against Selected Pathogenic Bacteria: In Vitro Study. Antibiotics 2021, 10, 546 .

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Nikola Puvača, Jovana Milenković, Tamara Galonja Coghill, Vojislava Bursić, Aleksandra Petrović, Snežana Tanasković, Miloš Pelić, Dragana Ljubojević Pelić, Tatjana Miljković. Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Essential Oils against Selected Pathogenic Bacteria: In Vitro Study. Antibiotics. 2021; 10 (5):546.

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Nikola Puvača; Jovana Milenković; Tamara Galonja Coghill; Vojislava Bursić; Aleksandra Petrović; Snežana Tanasković; Miloš Pelić; Dragana Ljubojević Pelić; Tatjana Miljković. 2021. "Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Essential Oils against Selected Pathogenic Bacteria: In Vitro Study." Antibiotics 10, no. 5: 546.

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Published: 03 April 2021 in Sustainability
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The aim of this research was the visual characterization and investigating the effects of Alternaria spp. contaminated wheat grains in the starter stage of broilers nutrition on productive parameters and oxidative stress. The research was divided into two phases. Bunches of wheat in post-harvest period of year 2020 was collected from a various locality in Serbia and Albania. In the first phase, collected samples were visual characterized by Alternaria spp. presence by color measurement methods. Gained results are conferred in the range of the color properties of grain color properties of Alternaria toxins. Wheat grain samples were significantly different (p < 0.05) in terms of all measured color parameters (L*, a*, b*). Classification of field fungi in analyzed wheat grain samples showed that the significant field fungi were Rhizopus spp., followed by Alternaria spp., and Fusarium spp. In the second phase, biological tests with chickens were carried out during the broiler chickens’ dietary starter period in the first 14th days of age. At the beginning of the experiment, a total of 180-day-old Ross 308 strain broilers were equally distributed into three dietary treatments, with four replicates each. Dietary treatments in the experiments were as follows: basal diet without visual contamination of Alternaria spp. with 25% wheat (A1), a basal diet with visual contamination of Alternaria spp. with 25% wheat from Serbia (A2), basal diet with visual contamination of Alternaria spp. with 25% wheat from Albania (A3). The trial with chickens lasted for 14 days. After the first experimental week, wheat infected with Alternaria spp. in treatment A2 and A3 expressed adverse effects. The highest body weight of chickens of 140.40 g was recorded in broilers on control treatment A1 with statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) compared to treatments A2 (137.32 g) and A3 (135.35 g). At the end of the second week of test period, a statistically significant (p < 0.05) difference in body weight of broiler chickens could be noticed. The highest body weight of 352.68 g was recorded in control treatment A1, with statistically significant differences compared to other Alternaria spp. treatments. The lowest body weight of chickens was recorded in treatment A3 (335.93 g). Results of feed consumption and feed conversion ratio showed some numerical differences between treatments but without any statistically significant differences (p > 0.05). Alternaria spp. contaminated diet increased glutathione (GSH), glutathione reductase (GR), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and decreased peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) serum levels, respectively. Built on the achieved results, it can be concluded that the wheat contaminated with Alternaria spp. in broilers nutrition negatively affected growth, decreased oxidative protection and interrupted chicken welfare in the first period of life.

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Nikola Puvača; Snežana Tanasković; Vojislava Bursić; Aleksandra Petrović; Jordan Merkuri; Tana Shtylla Kika; Dušan Marinković; Gorica Vuković; Magdalena Cara. Optical Characterization of Alternaria spp. Contaminated Wheat Grain and Its Influence in Early Broilers Nutrition on Oxidative Stress. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4005 .

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Nikola Puvača, Snežana Tanasković, Vojislava Bursić, Aleksandra Petrović, Jordan Merkuri, Tana Shtylla Kika, Dušan Marinković, Gorica Vuković, Magdalena Cara. Optical Characterization of Alternaria spp. Contaminated Wheat Grain and Its Influence in Early Broilers Nutrition on Oxidative Stress. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (7):4005.

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Nikola Puvača; Snežana Tanasković; Vojislava Bursić; Aleksandra Petrović; Jordan Merkuri; Tana Shtylla Kika; Dušan Marinković; Gorica Vuković; Magdalena Cara. 2021. "Optical Characterization of Alternaria spp. Contaminated Wheat Grain and Its Influence in Early Broilers Nutrition on Oxidative Stress." Sustainability 13, no. 7: 4005.

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Published: 01 March 2021 in Animal Bioscience
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Objective: The effect of garlic powder (GP) and phenyl acetic (PA) acid throughout the fattening period of broiler chickens on performance, blood parameters, immune, and antioxidant parameters as well as carcass traits was evaluated.Methods: A total of 210 day-old Cobb broiler chicks were randomly distributed into seven dietary treatments having five replications with six chicks per replicate. The first group (control) fed a basal diet without supplements, whereas the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th group were fed basal diet plus 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75 g GP/kg diet, respectively and the group 5th, 6th, and 7th were fed on the basal diet plus 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75 g PA/kg diet.Results: Broiler body weight and gain at 21 and 42 days were increased (p

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I. E. Ismail; M. Alagawany; A. E. Taha; N. Puvača; V. Laudadio; V. Tufarelli. Effect of dietary supplementation of garlic powder and phenyl acetic acid on productive performance, blood haematology, immunity and antioxidant status of broiler chickens. Animal Bioscience 2021, 34, 363 -370.

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I. E. Ismail, M. Alagawany, A. E. Taha, N. Puvača, V. Laudadio, V. Tufarelli. Effect of dietary supplementation of garlic powder and phenyl acetic acid on productive performance, blood haematology, immunity and antioxidant status of broiler chickens. Animal Bioscience. 2021; 34 (3):363-370.

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I. E. Ismail; M. Alagawany; A. E. Taha; N. Puvača; V. Laudadio; V. Tufarelli. 2021. "Effect of dietary supplementation of garlic powder and phenyl acetic acid on productive performance, blood haematology, immunity and antioxidant status of broiler chickens." Animal Bioscience 34, no. 3: 363-370.

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Published: 21 January 2021 in Sustainability
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The organic food is progressively enticing purchasers’ attention, as it is recognized to be better than the food produced by the conventional agriculture and more sustainable for the natural environment. Pesticides and their metabolites can enter the human body via food and water. In the food production, over 60 thousand chemical agents are applied, while 90% of the harmful substances are consumed. The organic production is based on the qualitative and healthy food using the natural resources in an ecologically sustainable way. The European Regulations set the maximum pesticide levels (MRLs) in the organic products, which are also regulated by The United States Department of Agriculture in their National program supported by The United States Environmental Protection Agency. It is imperative to bear in mind that in the products from the organic production, the multiple detections cannot be tolerated, i.e., that one product cannot contain more than two detected pesticide residues. In this paper, a multi-residue pesticide method has been developed to determine the pesticides in the agricultural products from the organic and conventional production. In this work, 60 pesticides were analyzed using a simple QuEChERS sample preparation procedure, followed by LC-MS/MS. The tomato, potato, apple, and carrot samples from the organic and conventional products were collected from the market and the pesticide residues assessment comparing the organic to the conventional was done.

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Vojislava Bursić; Gorica Vuković; Magdalena Cara; Marija Kostić; Tijana Stojanović; Aleksandra Petrović; Nikola Puvača; Dušan Marinković; Bojan Konstantinović. Plant Protection Products Residues Assessment in the Organic and Conventional Agricultural Production. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1075 .

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Vojislava Bursić, Gorica Vuković, Magdalena Cara, Marija Kostić, Tijana Stojanović, Aleksandra Petrović, Nikola Puvača, Dušan Marinković, Bojan Konstantinović. Plant Protection Products Residues Assessment in the Organic and Conventional Agricultural Production. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1075.

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Vojislava Bursić; Gorica Vuković; Magdalena Cara; Marija Kostić; Tijana Stojanović; Aleksandra Petrović; Nikola Puvača; Dušan Marinković; Bojan Konstantinović. 2021. "Plant Protection Products Residues Assessment in the Organic and Conventional Agricultural Production." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1075.

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Published: 13 January 2021 in Antibiotics
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Throughout scientific literature, we can find evidence that antimicrobial resistance has become a big problem in the recent years on a global scale. Public healthcare systems all over the world are faced with a great challenge in this respect. Obviously, there are many bacteria that can cause infections in humans and animals alike, but somehow it seems that the greatest threat nowadays comes from the Enterobacteriaceae members, especially Escherichia coli. Namely, we are witnesses to the fact that the systems that these bacteria developed to fight off antibiotics are the strongest and most diverse in Enterobacteriaceae. Our great advantage is in understanding the systems that bacteria developed to fight off antibiotics, so these can help us understand the connection between these microorganisms and the occurrence of antibiotic-resistance both in humans and their pets. Furthermore, unfavorable conditions related to the ease of E. coli transmission via the fecal–oral route among humans, environmental sources, and animals only add to the problem. For all the above stated reasons, it is evident that the epidemiology of E. coli strains and resistance mechanisms they have developed over time are extremely significant topics and all scientific findings in this area will be of vital importance in the fight against infections caused by these bacteria.

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Nikola Puvača; Rosa De Llanos Frutos. Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Humans and Pet Animals. Antibiotics 2021, 10, 69 .

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Nikola Puvača, Rosa De Llanos Frutos. Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Humans and Pet Animals. Antibiotics. 2021; 10 (1):69.

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Nikola Puvača; Rosa De Llanos Frutos. 2021. "Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Humans and Pet Animals." Antibiotics 10, no. 1: 69.

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Published: 09 November 2020 in Sustainability
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Phytotherapy can enhance the beneficial health outcomes in the prevention of obesity and is able to improve the function of the metabolic organs, like the liver and kidneys. Since sea buckthorn (SBT) and grape extracts are known as abundant sources of polyphenol, we assumed that the extracts of these two plants might have a hypolipidemic effect and an improved metabolic function in obese rats treated with atorvastatin. One hundred and twelve white Wistar rats were divided equally into seven groups (G.I–VII) and orally treated as follows: G.I, atorvastatin 20 mg × kgbw−1; G.II, atorvastatin 20 mg × kgbw−1 + SBT 100 mg × kgbw−1; G.III, atorvastatin 20 mg × kgbw−1 + grape extract 100 mg × kgbw−1; G.IV, grape extract 100 mg × kgbw−1; G.V, SBT 100 mg × kgbw−1; G.VI, high-fat diet (HFD); group VII was considered the control group. After two and six months of administration, the rats were sacrificed, and blood samples were taken for biochemical analyses. The statistical results (analysis of variance (ANOVA)) showed that a combination of SBT and grape extracts with atorvastatin significantly reduced (p ˂ 0.001) the lipid parameters. After six months, the liver and kidneys improved their functioning, showing a statistically significant change (p ˂ 0.001) in the grape and sea buckthorn groups compared to the other groups. In addition, grape extract and SBT combined with atorvastatin proved to be potent hypolipidemic agents, so associations with phytodietary supplements can be considered as a valuable means of combating hypolipidemia and decreasing risk factors.

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Erieg Mohamed; Camelia Tulcan; Ersilia Alexa; Doru Morar; Eugenia Dumitrescu; Florin Muselin; Isidora Radulov; Nikola Puvača; Romeo Cristina. Sea Buckthorn and Grape Extract Might Be Helpful and Sustainable Phyto-Resources as Associated Hypolipidemic Agents—Preliminary Study. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9297 .

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Erieg Mohamed, Camelia Tulcan, Ersilia Alexa, Doru Morar, Eugenia Dumitrescu, Florin Muselin, Isidora Radulov, Nikola Puvača, Romeo Cristina. Sea Buckthorn and Grape Extract Might Be Helpful and Sustainable Phyto-Resources as Associated Hypolipidemic Agents—Preliminary Study. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):9297.

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Erieg Mohamed; Camelia Tulcan; Ersilia Alexa; Doru Morar; Eugenia Dumitrescu; Florin Muselin; Isidora Radulov; Nikola Puvača; Romeo Cristina. 2020. "Sea Buckthorn and Grape Extract Might Be Helpful and Sustainable Phyto-Resources as Associated Hypolipidemic Agents—Preliminary Study." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 9297.

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Published: 04 November 2020 in Animals
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The purpose of determining serum cortisol level is to reflect the activity of stress axis, ethological alterations, acute and chronic pain, life quality, or psychogenic stress. Although it is stated that stress can produce a measurable influence on the cortisol level, a certified value of this pain biomarker in dogs was not generally accepted yet. This study aimed to investigate if serum cortisol measured follows allopathic treatments only, or it is associated with physiotherapy, point out pain level in dogs with orthopedic disease, which could reveal the healing progress. The diagnostic identified: hip dysplasia, cranial cruciate ligament rupture, or intervertebral disc disease. Ortolani and Barden tests, together with clinical examination, drawer sign, and tibia compression test, were done in dogs exhibiting postures, and motion alteration, and X-Ray confirmed. A total of 30 dogs were grouped in healthy (n = 10) and pain groups (n = 20), the blood sampling is done at the beginning of the investigation, and after ten days of the study. Dogs were handled in two ways: G1—treated with Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) only and respectively, G2—by therapy and physiotherapy. The analysis was performed on a Roche Cobas Analyzer (Roche, USA), serum cortisol being determined by Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA), and statistics using ANOVA, following Tukey’s Multiple Comparison Test. The results revealed that, out of ten specimens in the Control group, nine were within the normal limits: 5–65 ng × mL−1 (24.76 ± 19.48678), and one sample under the set limit. In G1, it was observed that the plasmatic P1 values were below the levels of P2, in six situations. In G2, although the status of all subjects improved radically with the removal or evident reduction of pain, confirmed clinically and imagistically, the P2 values in five dogs were higher than the initial P1 values, and in contradiction with the observed clinical reality. Comparing results, the mean difference in G1 was 0.41, and in G2 = 2.54, with an SD for G1 = 13.38, and G2 = 16.66, registering moderate development. Standard deviation illustrated that the values of treated groups were highly spread throughout the interval, and the serum cortisol assay did not generate significant statistical differences between groups in our case. This inferred the doubt whether the used detection method or values registered correctly indicates the pain levels in dog species.

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Adela Katalin Markovszky; Corinna Weber; Otília Biksi; Mihai Danes; Eugenia Dumitrescu; Florin Muselin; Vincenzo Tufarelli; Nikola Puvača; Romeo Teodor Cristina. Is ECLIA Serum Cortisol Concentration Measurement, an Accurate Indicator of Pain Severity in Dogs with Locomotor Pain? Animals 2020, 10, 2036 .

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Adela Katalin Markovszky, Corinna Weber, Otília Biksi, Mihai Danes, Eugenia Dumitrescu, Florin Muselin, Vincenzo Tufarelli, Nikola Puvača, Romeo Teodor Cristina. Is ECLIA Serum Cortisol Concentration Measurement, an Accurate Indicator of Pain Severity in Dogs with Locomotor Pain? Animals. 2020; 10 (11):2036.

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Adela Katalin Markovszky; Corinna Weber; Otília Biksi; Mihai Danes; Eugenia Dumitrescu; Florin Muselin; Vincenzo Tufarelli; Nikola Puvača; Romeo Teodor Cristina. 2020. "Is ECLIA Serum Cortisol Concentration Measurement, an Accurate Indicator of Pain Severity in Dogs with Locomotor Pain?" Animals 10, no. 11: 2036.

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Published: 14 October 2020 in Antibiotics
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Excessive use of antimicrobials and inadequate infection control practices has turned antimicrobial resistance (AMR) into a global, public health peril. We studied the expression of qnrA, qnrB, and qnrS plasmid in ciprofloxacin (CIP)-resistant strains of Escherichia coli in swine and humans from Romania, using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique. Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (AST) for human subjects (H) on 147 samples and 53 swine (S) was ascertained as well as the isolation of bacterial DNA (E. coli) as follows: bacteriolysis, DNA-binding, rinsing, elution, amplification, and nucleic acids’ migration and U.V. visualization stages. From 24 samples of E. coli resistant to CIP collected from H subjects and 15 from S, for PCR analysis, 15 H and 12 S were used, with DNA purity of 1.8. The statistically analyzed results using the Crosstabs function (IBM SPSS Statistics-Ver. 2.1.), revealed the qnrS (417 bp) gene in 13 human subjects (52.0%), as well as in all swine samples studied. The qnrB (526 bp) gene was exposed in 9 of the human patients (36.0%) and in all swine isolates, and the qnrA (516 bp) gene was observed only in 3 of the isolates obtained from human subjects (12.0%) and was not discovered in pigs (p > 0.05). The presence of plasmids qnrA, qnrB, and qnrS in the human samples and of qnrB and qnrS in swine, facilitates the survival of pathogens despite the CIP action. The long-term use of CIP could cause a boost in the prevalence of qnr resistance genes, and resistance in the pigs destined for slaughter, a perturbing fact for public health and the human consumer.

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Alexandru O. Doma; Roxana Popescu; Mihai Mitulețu; Delia Muntean; János Dégi; Marius V. Boldea; Isidora Radulov; Eugenia Dumitrescu; Florin Muselin; Nikola Puvača; Romeo T. Cristina. Comparative Evaluation of qnrA, qnrB, and qnrS Genes in Enterobacteriaceae Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Cases, in Swine Units and a Hospital from Western Romania. Antibiotics 2020, 9, 698 .

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Alexandru O. Doma, Roxana Popescu, Mihai Mitulețu, Delia Muntean, János Dégi, Marius V. Boldea, Isidora Radulov, Eugenia Dumitrescu, Florin Muselin, Nikola Puvača, Romeo T. Cristina. Comparative Evaluation of qnrA, qnrB, and qnrS Genes in Enterobacteriaceae Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Cases, in Swine Units and a Hospital from Western Romania. Antibiotics. 2020; 9 (10):698.

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Alexandru O. Doma; Roxana Popescu; Mihai Mitulețu; Delia Muntean; János Dégi; Marius V. Boldea; Isidora Radulov; Eugenia Dumitrescu; Florin Muselin; Nikola Puvača; Romeo T. Cristina. 2020. "Comparative Evaluation of qnrA, qnrB, and qnrS Genes in Enterobacteriaceae Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Cases, in Swine Units and a Hospital from Western Romania." Antibiotics 9, no. 10: 698.

Journal article
Published: 15 August 2020 in Sustainability
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Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) conservation in Serbia is under an in situ program, but additional efforts are needed to ensure the development of this animal’s genetic resources biodiversity. This research aims to describe challenges and possible strategies for sustainable water buffalo milk production. In this study, the physicochemical characteristics of buffalo milk and buffalo dairy products (cheese, butter, and kajmak) were determined. Furthermore, amino and fatty acids composition and the related health lipid indices (atherogenic and thrombogenic) were assessed. The findings support the fact that buffalo milk is a reliable source of high-quality nutrients (dry matter: 16.10%, fat: 6.02%, protein: 4.61%). Leucine, lysine, and valine content were found to be high in buffalo milk and cheese. A substantial quantity of non-essential glutamic and aspartic amino acids was observed in milk, as well as glutamic acid and tyrosine in cheese. It was established that milk protein of buffalo cheese had a favorable proportion of essential and non-essential amino acids (61.76%/38.24%). The results revealed significant differences (p < 0.05) in fatty acid profiles among the three dairy products for saturated short-chain, n-3, and n-6 fatty acids. Conversely, no significant difference (p < 0.05) was observed in monounsaturated fatty acids content. Kajmak showed the most favorable anti-atherogenic and anti-thrombogenic properties due to lower saturated and higher polyunsaturated fatty acid content. These results confirmed that buffalo milk could be successfully used in producing high-quality traditional dairy products with added value and beneficial characteristics from the aspect of a healthy diet. Furthermore, it could actively contribute to the promotion of sustainable production of buffaloes and strengthen the agricultural production of rural areas and their heritage.

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Zsolt Becskei; Mila Savić; Dragan Ćirković; Mladen Rašeta; Nikola Puvača; Marija Pajić; Sonja Đorđević; Snežana Paskaš. Assessment of Water Buffalo Milk and Traditional Milk Products in a Sustainable Production System. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6616 .

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Zsolt Becskei, Mila Savić, Dragan Ćirković, Mladen Rašeta, Nikola Puvača, Marija Pajić, Sonja Đorđević, Snežana Paskaš. Assessment of Water Buffalo Milk and Traditional Milk Products in a Sustainable Production System. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (16):6616.

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Zsolt Becskei; Mila Savić; Dragan Ćirković; Mladen Rašeta; Nikola Puvača; Marija Pajić; Sonja Đorđević; Snežana Paskaš. 2020. "Assessment of Water Buffalo Milk and Traditional Milk Products in a Sustainable Production System." Sustainability 12, no. 16: 6616.

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Published: 21 July 2020 in Sustainability
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Honey bees are essential to sustaining ecosystems, contributing to the stability of biodiversity through pollination. Today, it is known that the failure of pollination leads irremediably to the loss of plant cultures and, as a consequence, inducing food security issues. Bees can be affected by various factors, one of these being Nosema spp. which are protozoans specifically affecting adult honey bees and a threat to bee populations around the world. The composition of the phytotherapeutic product (Protofil®) for treating nosemosis was analyzed from a biochemical point of view. The most concentrated soluble parts in the phytotherapeutic association were the flavonoids, most frequently rutin, but quercetin was also detected. Additionally, the main volatile compounds identified were eucalyptol (1.8-cineol) and chavicol-methyl-ether. To evaluate the samples’ similarity–dissimilarity, the PCA multivariate statistical analysis, of the gas-chromatographic data (centered relative percentages of the volatile compounds), was applied. Statistical analysis revealed a significant similarity of Protofil® with the Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) samples and more limited with Thymus vulgaris (Thyme) and Ocimum basilicum (Basil), and, respectively, a meaningful dissimilarity with Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion). The results have shown a high and beneficial active compounds concentration in the analyzed herbs. High similarity with investigated product recommending the Protofil®, as the treatment compatible with producing organic honey.

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Romeo Cristina; Zorana Kovačević; Marko Cincović; Eugenia Dumitrescu; Florin Muselin; Kalman Imre; Dumitru Militaru; Narcisa Mederle; Isidora Radulov; Nicoleta Hădărugă; Nikola Puvača. Composition and Efficacy of a Natural Phytotherapeutic Blend against Nosemosis in Honey Bees. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5868 .

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Romeo Cristina, Zorana Kovačević, Marko Cincović, Eugenia Dumitrescu, Florin Muselin, Kalman Imre, Dumitru Militaru, Narcisa Mederle, Isidora Radulov, Nicoleta Hădărugă, Nikola Puvača. Composition and Efficacy of a Natural Phytotherapeutic Blend against Nosemosis in Honey Bees. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (14):5868.

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Romeo Cristina; Zorana Kovačević; Marko Cincović; Eugenia Dumitrescu; Florin Muselin; Kalman Imre; Dumitru Militaru; Narcisa Mederle; Isidora Radulov; Nicoleta Hădărugă; Nikola Puvača. 2020. "Composition and Efficacy of a Natural Phytotherapeutic Blend against Nosemosis in Honey Bees." Sustainability 12, no. 14: 5868.

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Published: 26 May 2020 in Sustainability
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The goal of the research was to investigate the effect of dietary natural or biotic additives such as garlic, black pepper, and chili pepper powder in poultry nutrition on sustainable and economic efficiency of this type of production. A total of eight dietary treatments with 1200 broiler chickens of hybrid line Hubbard were formed, with four replicates. During the experimental period, chickens were fed with three period mixtures diets of different average costs: Starter compound mixture two weeks (0.38 €/kg in all treatments), grower compound mixture next three weeks (0.36, 0.38, 0.40, 0.41, 0.46, 0.39, 0.42, and 0.39 €/kg, respectively), and finisher compound mixture for the final week (0.34, 0.36, 0.38, 0.39, 0.44, 0.37, 0.40, and 0.37 €/kg, respectively). The experiment lasted a total of 42 days. Upon finishing the experiment, results have shown statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences regarding the European broiler index (EBI) as one of the indicators of economic efficacy. The EBI was lowest in the control treatment (220.4) and significantly higher in experimental treatments (298.6), respectively. In cost, a calculation included the cost of feed and used natural or biotic supplements in chicken nutrition. The findings of the study of economic efficiency revealed that the cost per treatment rises depends on the natural additive used. Economic efficiency analysis showed that the most economical natural additive with the lowest cost is garlic (0.68 €/kg), while the most uneconomical is treatment with black pepper with the highest cost of body weight gain (0.82 €/kg). This higher cost of the gained meat is minimal as a consequence of a much healthier and more nutritious food meant for human use, which often promotes sustainable aspects, compared to conventional and industrialized poultry production.

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Nikola Puvača; Ivana Brkić; Miralem Jahić; Svetlana Roljević Nikolić; Gordana Radović; Dragan Ivanišević; Milorad Đokić; Dragana Bošković; Dragan Ilić; Sandra Brkanlić; Radivoj Prodanović. The Effect of Using Natural or Biotic Dietary Supplements in Poultry Nutrition on the Effectiveness of Meat Production. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4373 .

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Nikola Puvača, Ivana Brkić, Miralem Jahić, Svetlana Roljević Nikolić, Gordana Radović, Dragan Ivanišević, Milorad Đokić, Dragana Bošković, Dragan Ilić, Sandra Brkanlić, Radivoj Prodanović. The Effect of Using Natural or Biotic Dietary Supplements in Poultry Nutrition on the Effectiveness of Meat Production. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (11):4373.

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Nikola Puvača; Ivana Brkić; Miralem Jahić; Svetlana Roljević Nikolić; Gordana Radović; Dragan Ivanišević; Milorad Đokić; Dragana Bošković; Dragan Ilić; Sandra Brkanlić; Radivoj Prodanović. 2020. "The Effect of Using Natural or Biotic Dietary Supplements in Poultry Nutrition on the Effectiveness of Meat Production." Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4373.

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Published: 11 May 2020 in Foods
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The food of animal origin that is the most consumed is the table egg, but laying hens treated with antibiotics can produce eggs contaminated with antibiotic residues. Residues of antibiotics may present a risk for consumer health. Keeping in mind that laying hens almost always suffer from Mycoplasma (Mycoplasma synoviae), for which they are treated with antibiotics, high-quality egg production is even harder. Our research aimed to investigate the influence of three different antibiotics compared to the tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) essential oil administered to naturally infected laying hens with M. synoviae, on antibiotic residues in eggs as well as the egg nutritive and sensory qualities. A total of 20,000 laying hens, housed in one facility and divided into four lines each consisting of 5000 hens naturally infected with M. synoviae, was used. For the antimicrobial therapy, tetracycline (TC), oxytetracycline (OTC) and chlortetracycline (CTC) were used, respectively. As a control, tea tree essential oil (TT) was used. Based on the gained results all tetracyclines treatment residue values were significantly (p < 0.05) higher compared to the control treatment (TT), but without any significant differences (p > 0.05) between themselves. The results showed no differences in the nutritive and the sensory qualities of eggs between the control and the experimental treatments (p > 0.05). Keeping in mind the obtained results from this study, it can be concluded that tea tree essential oil could be successfully used as a natural antibiotic in the treatment of M. synoviae, without any adverse effects on table egg quality.

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Nikola Puvača; Erinda Lika; Vincenzo Tufarelli; Vojislava Bursić; Dragana Ljubojević Pelić; Nedeljka Nikolova; Aleksandra Petrović; Radivoj Prodanović; Gorica Vuković; Jovanka Lević; Ilias Giannenas. Influence of Different Tetracycline Antimicrobial Therapy of Mycoplasma (Mycoplasma synoviae) in Laying Hens Compared to Tea Tree Essential Oil on Table Egg Quality and Antibiotic Residues. Foods 2020, 9, 612 .

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Nikola Puvača, Erinda Lika, Vincenzo Tufarelli, Vojislava Bursić, Dragana Ljubojević Pelić, Nedeljka Nikolova, Aleksandra Petrović, Radivoj Prodanović, Gorica Vuković, Jovanka Lević, Ilias Giannenas. Influence of Different Tetracycline Antimicrobial Therapy of Mycoplasma (Mycoplasma synoviae) in Laying Hens Compared to Tea Tree Essential Oil on Table Egg Quality and Antibiotic Residues. Foods. 2020; 9 (5):612.

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Nikola Puvača; Erinda Lika; Vincenzo Tufarelli; Vojislava Bursić; Dragana Ljubojević Pelić; Nedeljka Nikolova; Aleksandra Petrović; Radivoj Prodanović; Gorica Vuković; Jovanka Lević; Ilias Giannenas. 2020. "Influence of Different Tetracycline Antimicrobial Therapy of Mycoplasma (Mycoplasma synoviae) in Laying Hens Compared to Tea Tree Essential Oil on Table Egg Quality and Antibiotic Residues." Foods 9, no. 5: 612.

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Published: 28 April 2020 in AgriEngineering
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The current study investigated the effects of thermal processing of the microwave technology on nutritive value, crude protein solubility, urease activity and amino acid profile on linseed grains. Samples were treated in a SAMSUNG GE82N-B microwave oven at 450W for 0 (L1), 60 (L2), 180 (L3), 300 (L4), and 420 (L5) seconds, respectively. Microwave treatment for 300 seconds showed a significant (p ≤ 0.05) decrease in activity urease comparing to raw linseed. The raw and treated linseed protein solubility index (PDI) show statistical differences (p ≤ 0.05) between all the treatments compared. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analyses of samples differences in the amino acid composition between controls and experimental treatments showed that amino acids were not significantly affected (p ≥ 0.05), except isoleucine and leucine amino acid (p ≤ 0.05). From the results of the present study, it is possible to identify that the best method for improving linseed quality for animal feed is the application of microwave for 60 second (treatment L2). Our results indicate that microwave thermal processing or micronizing dry thermal processing of grains could be successfully used in large industrial feed production with a short period of time and the improved nutritional parameters of grains, increased shelf-life and the unchanged amino acid profile of treated grains.

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Nikola Puvača; Dragana Ljubojević Pelić; Milica Živkov Baloš; Jovanka Lević; Radivoj Prodanović; Vidosava Puvača Čović; Sanja Popović; Olivera Đuragić. Impact of Microwave Thermal Processing on Major Grain Quality Traits of Linseed (Linum usitatissium L.). AgriEngineering 2020, 2, 256 -263.

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Nikola Puvača, Dragana Ljubojević Pelić, Milica Živkov Baloš, Jovanka Lević, Radivoj Prodanović, Vidosava Puvača Čović, Sanja Popović, Olivera Đuragić. Impact of Microwave Thermal Processing on Major Grain Quality Traits of Linseed (Linum usitatissium L.). AgriEngineering. 2020; 2 (2):256-263.

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Nikola Puvača; Dragana Ljubojević Pelić; Milica Živkov Baloš; Jovanka Lević; Radivoj Prodanović; Vidosava Puvača Čović; Sanja Popović; Olivera Đuragić. 2020. "Impact of Microwave Thermal Processing on Major Grain Quality Traits of Linseed (Linum usitatissium L.)." AgriEngineering 2, no. 2: 256-263.

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Published: 22 April 2020 in Sustainability
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The level of production in a variety of organic production systems is often lower than in other traditional production systems. In poultry production, there is also a direct negative effect of the small scale regarding sustainable organic poultry production. Regardless of differences between organic and conventional production systems, this experiment aimed to investigate the usage of tea tree Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden and Betche) Cheel essential oils as a natural alternative to antibiotics in hen nutrition on productive parameters, table egg quality and eggs fatty acid profile as a promising sustainable organic agricultural tool. A total of 360 Lohmann Brown hens, aged 54 weeks, divided into three different treatment diets, were supplemented with 0 (T1), 40 (T2) and 80 mg/kg (T3) of M. alternifolia essential oil, respectively. Experimental treatments were replicated four times within 30 birds each. The experiment lasted for a total of 56 days (55 to 62 weeks of hens age). A 56-day experimental had two timetable periods of 28 days each: period 1 (55 to 58 weeks of hen age) and period 2 (59 to 62 weeks of hen age). For compound feed supplemented with M. alternifolia essential oil, daily egg production and the efficiency of nutrient utilization (FCR) was improved significantly (p < 0.05) until the end of week 58, with a significant (p < 0.05) increase in the thickness of eggshell, as well as egg production (p < 0.05). However, egg mass, feed consumption, FCR and albumen height, Haugh unit, and eggshell strength did not show any significant (p > 0.05) differences influenced by essential oil feed supplementation. Lower concentrations of saturated fatty acid (SFA) and monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), and higher concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), were recorded with M. alternifolia essential oil supplementation, but without significant (p > 0.05) differences. At the end of the experiment, the obtained results showed that the addition of M. alternifolia essential oil to hen nutrition had a positive effect on production parameters and eggs fatty acid profile, with increased eggshell thickness (p < 0.05).

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Nikola Puvača; Erinda Lika; Sonila Cocoli; Tana Shtylla Kika; Vojislava Bursić; Gorica Vuković; Mirela Tomaš Simin; Aleksandra Petrović; Magdalena Cara. Use of Tea Tree Essential Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) in Laying Hen’s Nutrition on Performance and Egg Fatty Acid Profile as a Promising Sustainable Organic Agricultural Tool. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3420 .

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Nikola Puvača, Erinda Lika, Sonila Cocoli, Tana Shtylla Kika, Vojislava Bursić, Gorica Vuković, Mirela Tomaš Simin, Aleksandra Petrović, Magdalena Cara. Use of Tea Tree Essential Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) in Laying Hen’s Nutrition on Performance and Egg Fatty Acid Profile as a Promising Sustainable Organic Agricultural Tool. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (8):3420.

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Nikola Puvača; Erinda Lika; Sonila Cocoli; Tana Shtylla Kika; Vojislava Bursić; Gorica Vuković; Mirela Tomaš Simin; Aleksandra Petrović; Magdalena Cara. 2020. "Use of Tea Tree Essential Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) in Laying Hen’s Nutrition on Performance and Egg Fatty Acid Profile as a Promising Sustainable Organic Agricultural Tool." Sustainability 12, no. 8: 3420.

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Published: 02 April 2020 in World's Poultry Science Journal
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Black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) is a perennial and autogamous plant belonging to Umbelliferae family, which grows in Central Asia and Europe. It is a medicinal plant, with seeds and oil used in treating several diseases and is employed in the human food industry. Reduction of blood sugar and anticancer effects are the main therapeutic properties of black cumin oil. Hypoglycaemia and hypocholesterolemia are two modern lifestyle diseases, and feeding of black cumin may be useful to solve these conditions. The available literature reports that the addition of black cumin seeds improved performance (at supplementation levels of 3-5% in diet) and influenced positively (at supplementation levels of 2-3% in diet) the intestinal microflora of broilers. Black cumin oil, administered up to 3% in the diet, reduced the number of thrombocytes and neutrophils and increased lymphocytes in broilers. Black cumin seeds may increase the content of unsaturated fatty acids and enhance the antioxidant properties of poultry meat (when fed up to 2% in diet). In laying hens, feeding black cumin oil at 1-2% in feed increased egg mass and improved egg quality, especially in the early production phase, and reduced gut E. coli count. Dietary supplementation with black cumin (2% as seeds or 0.5% as oil) in quail diets improved performance (growth and egg production) and reduced significantly the harmful bacteria in the gut. In this review, the recent findings on the effects of dietary black cumin on poultry performance, immune response, plasma constitutes, gut microbiota and enzyme activity are reviewed and discussed.

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A. R. Seidavi; V. Laudadio; R. Khazaei; N. Puvača; M. Selvaggi; V. Tufarelli. Feeding of black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) and its effects on poultry production and health. World's Poultry Science Journal 2020, 76, 346 -357.

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A. R. Seidavi, V. Laudadio, R. Khazaei, N. Puvača, M. Selvaggi, V. Tufarelli. Feeding of black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) and its effects on poultry production and health. World's Poultry Science Journal. 2020; 76 (2):346-357.

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A. R. Seidavi; V. Laudadio; R. Khazaei; N. Puvača; M. Selvaggi; V. Tufarelli. 2020. "Feeding of black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) and its effects on poultry production and health." World's Poultry Science Journal 76, no. 2: 346-357.