Raluca Paula Turcu

ORCID: 0000-0001-6590-0112
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Research Areas
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Moringa oleifera research and applications
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
  • Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
  • Biochemical effects in animals
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Nuts composition and effects
  • Phytoestrogen effects and research
  • Medicinal plant effects and applications
  • Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
  • Livestock and Poultry Management
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Chromium effects and bioremediation
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Medicinal Plant Research
  • Phytase and its Applications
  • Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • GABA and Rice Research

National Research Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition
2017-2024

University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
2018-2022

The current study was conducted to evaluate egg quality, yolk fatty acids, health-related indices and antioxidants from laying hens' eggs fed different combined vegetable by-products, rich in acids antioxidants. One hundred twenty 50 weeks-old Tetra SL hens were divided into three groups. They given daily a standard diet (Control, C), containing 9% rapeseed meal with 3% grapeseed (T1 diet), or flaxseed sea buckthorn (T2 diet). Hen production performances, total polyphenols content...

10.1038/s41598-021-00343-1 article EN cc-by Scientific Reports 2021-10-19

Meat industries across the world are constantly focusing to find natural low-cost additives for development of novel meat products meet consumer demand improving health benefits. In this study, we investigated chemical composition and bioactive compounds some herbal plants, namely basil, thyme, sage, their functionality on broiler chicken thigh quality. Chemical composition, as well total antioxidant activity, polyphenols, vitamin E lutein zeaxanthin fatty acids were analyzed. According...

10.3390/foods11081105 article EN cc-by Foods 2022-04-12

As the use of antibiotics has been banned or reduced in certain countries animal industries, search for new alternatives to and will continue be a research subject poultry several years. This study aimed evaluate effect basil, thyme sage essential oils (EO) broiler chickens’ diets. A total 120 Cobb 500 chickens aged 12 days were distributed into four homogeneous groups thirty with six replicates five broilers each, raised until 42 age. For diets, corn, soybean meal, corn gluten wheat used as...

10.3390/agriculture13040874 article EN cc-by Agriculture 2023-04-15

In our experiment we studied the effect of dietary orange peel (OP) and grapefruit (GP) on broilers health thigh meat quality. The was conducted 126 Cobb 500 broiler chicks, assigned to three treatments with 42 per group. Each treatment in 3 experimental growth boxes, corresponding 6 replicate pens 7 pen. boxes had identical size a capacity 3.5 m2 box. Experimental differed from control diet (C) by addition 2% OP or GP supplement. A significant increase body weight exhibited group compared...

10.1080/1828051x.2020.1845576 article EN cc-by-nc Italian Journal of Animal Science 2020-11-13

The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of supplementing diet laying hens with linseed meal and carotenoids from different sources on egg characteristics, yolk fatty acid carotenoid profile, lipid peroxidation. A 4-week experiment was conducted 168 Lohmann Brown layers (43 weeks age), assigned four dietary treatments (42 hens/group; 21 replicate/groups 2 birds/pen) consisting a control (C) three diets simultaneously supplemented 6% 2% dried kapia pepper (E1), sea buckthorn pomace (E2)...

10.3390/foods10061246 article EN cc-by Foods 2021-05-31

Eggs are a common food of animal origin, inexpensive, and rich in bioactive substances with high biological value. enriched polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) extremely desired by the progressive consumer. However, during storage, eggs undergo some physiochemical changes, which decrease their In this regard, effect dietary rosehip meal flaxseed on hens’ egg quality characteristics, amino acids, health-related indices, antioxidant capacity, total polyphenols content, shelf life was examined....

10.3390/antiox11101948 article EN cc-by Antioxidants 2022-09-29

The effects of using grape pomace as natural antioxidant in polyunsaturated fatty acids enriched broiler diets (4% flaxseed meal) on color, texture and lipid peroxidation meat were evaluated. 4-week feeding trial was conducted 200, Cobb 500 broilers, assigned to 5 groups housed an experimental hall with floored pens. Compared the control group, diet for included 3% or 6% two varieties, white red. Diet formulation enrichment red influenced color parameters, underlining accentuated total...

10.3390/ani10060947 article EN cc-by Animals 2020-05-29

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects grape seed oil (GSO) supplementation broilers fed polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)-enriched diets on growth performance, color, texture, acid content and lipid peroxidation meat. 4-week feeding trial conducted 120 Cobb 500 broilers, assigned three groups housed in an experimental hall permanent wood shaves litter. GSO tested as source natural antioxidants at different levels, 0% (GSO0, control), 1.5% (GSO1.5) 3% (GSO3) presence 4%...

10.3390/agriculture11050404 article EN cc-by Agriculture 2021-04-29

Protein is an essential nutrient for laying hens, playing a crucial role in egg production and supporting their overall health. An 8-week feeding trial was conducted on 120 Lohmann Brown hens (aged 38 weeks). The layers were assigned randomly to three groups housed cages (twenty replicates × two birds/cage). All fed corn–soybean meal basal diet (2750 kcal/kg metabolizable energy (ME) with 17.8% crude protein (CP)). In contrast conventional (CON), the experimental supplemented primarily at...

10.3390/app131810451 article EN cc-by Applied Sciences 2023-09-19

Abstract Grape pomace (GP) is a by-product resulting from the wine industry and can be considered raw material for animal nutrition, mainly due to its richness in polyphenolic substances. The present study, determined antioxidant activity of GP by different vitro assays including 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), superoxide anion, hydroxyl radical hydrogen peroxide scavenging inhibitory effect on iron-induced lipid peroxidation system. estimated IC50 value (the concentration required...

10.1007/s11694-022-01608-7 article EN cc-by Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization 2022-09-08

Nowadays, the consumer trend towards healthier food choices is unquestionable. Meat products enriched with nutrients, such as polyunsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants, are gaining much more interest among consumers. However, susceptible to quality deterioration a short shelf-life of meat through lipid oxidation due lack antioxidants in meat. In this regard, efficacy dietary sea buckthorn leaves (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.) together Chromium on nutritional oxidative stability was...

10.3390/antiox11112220 article EN cc-by Antioxidants 2022-11-10

A randomized complete block with a 2 × 3 factorial arrangement was used to design nutrition experiment conducted for the evaluation of relation between walnut meal (WM-6% inclusion rate) and cranberry leaves (CL-1% 2% supplements their effects on tissue lipid profile, metabolism indices oxidative stability meat. Semi-intensive system conditions were simulated 240 Ross 308 broilers animals reared permanent shave litter in boxes m2 (40 / each group, housed single box). The current study...

10.1038/s41598-022-25866-z article EN cc-by Scientific Reports 2022-12-14

The 21 days feeding trial was conducted on 90, Cobb 500 broilers (aged 14 days), assigned to 3 groups (C, E1 and E2) housed in an experimental hall at 32° C constant temperature 23 h light regimen. During the growth period (14-35 conventional diet (C) had corn soybean meal as basic ingredients. Unlike formulation (C), formulations for also included 0.005% Artemisia annua oil (E1) plus 1% powder (E2). Six per group were slaughtered 35 of age order measure weight carcass internal organs...

10.1590/1806-9061-2018-0772 article EN cc-by Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science 2018-12-01

The 7-week feeding trial evaluated the effect of 2% grapeseed meal used as natural antioxidant in diets for slow-growing Hubbard broiler chicks, aged 14 days. chicks were weighed individually and assigned to two groups (C E), with 40 per group, housed under conditions temperature, humidity light regimen according hybrid management guide. basal ingredients conventional diet corn, wheat, gluten, soybean flaxseed meal, which is rich polyunsaturated fatty acids. Compared control formulation,...

10.1590/1806-9061-2018-0886 article EN cc-by Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science 2019-01-01

The study investigates the efficacy of Cr in broilers, aiming to evaluate effects Chromium picolinate (CrPic) association with creeping wood sorrel powder (CWS) on proximate composition, fatty acids profile, bioactive nutrients and lipid oxidative stability broiler meat. A total 120 Cobb 500 chickens were assigned into three treatments: a control diet (C) two test diets, including 200 µg/kg CrPic (E1), +10 g CWS/kg (E2). Dietary supplementation + CWS significantly improved concentration n -...

10.3390/antiox11040780 article EN cc-by Antioxidants 2022-04-14

The objective of this work was to study the nutritional and bioactive composition commercially available flaxseeds with aim develop new alternatives for their use as functional nutraceutical food ingredient. samples flaxseed contained 20.86% protein, 31.16% fat, 29.07% crude fiber 3.75% ash. Essential amino acids represented 34% total protein. profile showed that glutamic acid most abundant (3.87 g 100 g-1), followed by arginine (1.93 g-1) aspartic (1.52 g-1). Fatty analysis indicated...

10.15835/buasvmcn-fst:0016 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Food Science and Technology 2017-11-20

The use of natural feed additives could be a beneficial approach to maintaining the health chickens and way improve food digestion. Flaxseed is rich source omega-3 fatty acid, alpha linolenic oleic fiber. purpose this study was evaluate effects dietary inclusion 4% flaxseed on intestinal morphology, specific enzymatic activity, cecal microbiome in broiler chickens. 4-week feeding trial conducted 100 Cobb 500 (14 days age) unsexed divided into two groups: control group (C) an experimental...

10.3390/app11156714 article EN cc-by Applied Sciences 2021-07-22

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of Artemisia (Artemisia annua) supplementation as essential oil and powder, in broiler diet on performance intestinal microflora. One hundred eighty Cobb 500 chicks assigned three experimental groups (six replicates with 10 broilers per replicate) were housed an environment-controlled house. Compared control diet, diets included 0.05 g kg-1 (E1), plus 0.1 powder (E2), respectively. Growth was monitored throughout days 14-42. (E1, E2) did not...

10.1590/1806-9061-2019-1092 article EN cc-by Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science 2019-01-01

Brewer’s spent yeast (BSY) is a byproduct of the beer industry, rich in proteins and bioactive compounds. The effects BSY were investigated through 6-week feeding trial on 30 lactating dairy Blackhead sheep (54.7 ± 5.66 kg, 177.34 days milk) distributed under completely randomised design two groups: control group (with soybean meal sunflower as protein sources), group, where was totally replaced by (5.4% inclusion, DM basis). inclusion led to 25% decrease ruminal propionate...

10.3390/agriculture13081605 article EN cc-by Agriculture 2023-08-14

The effect of chromium associated with vitamins and minerals (synthetic or natural ingredients) on broiler meat nutritional quality, subjected to heat stress conditions were evaluated. 6-week feeding trial was conducted 120 unsexed 1-day-old Cobb 500 broilers, assigned 4 treatments housed in digestibility cages at 32 °C constant temperature. Compared the control diet (C), experimental diets supplemented 200 µg/kg picolinate (Cr), as follows: Cr-AA has 0.25 g ascorbic acid/kg diet; Cr-Zn...

10.1080/1828051x.2021.1978335 article EN cc-by Italian Journal of Animal Science 2021-01-01

Abstract The study evaluated the effect of feeding triticale on proximate composition, amino acids (AA) profile and nutritional value meat (breast thigh) broiler chickens. A 5-weeks trial (1-35d) was conducted Cobb 500 broilers (n=400), allotted into two dietary groups with five replicates (40 birds/replicate) fed control (C, corn-soybean meal) (T, corn-triticale-soybean diets. Broilers meat’s composition energy showed no significant differences between treatments. Feeding significantly...

10.2478/azibna-2022-0002 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Archiva zootechnica 2022-06-01
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