A5036314365- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Pharmacological Effects and Assays
- Bone Metabolism and Diseases
- Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Agriculture and Biological Studies
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Cell death mechanisms and regulation
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Genetic and rare skin diseases.
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Agricultural institute of Slovenia
2015-2024
University of Zagreb
2018-2022
University of Ljubljana
2021
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
2021
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2018
Physiologie Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage
2012-2014
The aim of this study was to assess the effect feed restriction applied immunocastrated pigs in period after second vaccination (V2) against GnRH on hormonal status, performance, carcass traits, and meat quality. Immunocastrated (IC) were compared with entire males (EM) surgical castrates fed ad libitum. Pigs (Large White × Landrace) Pietrain either left or surgically castrated within 1 wk birth (SC, n = 22). At 83 d age, further allotted treatment groups (individual housing) libitum EM (n...
Immunocastration, a technique consisting of two vaccinations against gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), can be used as alternative to surgical castration piglets. It reduces boar taint and allows higher economic ecological efficiency compared barrows. The feeding strategy immunocastrates, however, still improved. After second vaccination, when immunisation becomes fully effective, feed intake immunocastrates increases sharply. This study aimed investigate whether energy after vaccination...
Immunocastration is a sustainable alternative to piglet castration but faces limited market acceptance. The phenomenon of non-responders has not date been examined in detail, adverse and stressful housing conditions (e.g., mixing groups) might impair the success vaccinations. Therefore, we evaluated influence on immune response after two Improvac® vaccinations at an age 12 22 weeks, respectively. Boars, immunocastrates barrows (n = 48 each) were assigned three different 36 enriched, n...
Abstract The present study investigated the effects of immunocastration and housing conditions on carcass, meat, fat quality traits. Immunocastrates (IC, n = 48), entire (EM, surgical castrates (SC, 48) male pigs were reared under three different conditions. standard (n 36), enriched 36, twice as much space additional outdoor access), or with repeated social mixing 72). Pigs IC group vaccinated at age 12 22 wk. animals slaughtered in four batches, balanced for sex category housing, 27 wk...
In the present study, effect of immunocastration on carcass traits, meat quality, reproductive organs development, and boar taint compounds was investigated. Male piglets (50% Duroc crosses) were randomly assigned to three treatment groups: entire males (EM; n = 19), surgical castrates (SC; 20) immunocastrates (IC, vaccinated with Improvac® at age 79 142 days; 21). Pigs fed ad libitum weighed time first second vaccination before slaughter (176 days age). No differences between groups...
Data on production traits of the only Slovenian autochthonous pig breed, Krškopolje pig, is very scarce. pigs are reared in conventional and organic systems, which were compared present study. After weaning, 24 barrows assigned within litter to either (CON) or (ECO) rearing system. Group CON (n=12) was housed indoors two pens (7.5 m2) with partly slatted floor. ECO held a sty sheltered area (concrete floor, bedded straw, 16 outdoor paddock (100 m2). The trial started when had 68±8 kg BW...
Immunocastrated pigs (IC) exhibit intensive fat deposition after immunisation, but the underlying mechanisms of intensified metabolism and are not yet fully understood. Moreover, there is also a lack comparative studies performed on IC, entire males (EM) surgical castrates (SC). The main objective our research was, therefore, to characterise adipose tissue from quantitative, histo-morphological biochemical perspectives in IC 5 weeks their immunisation comparison EM SC. had an intermediate...
In immunocastrated (IC) pigs, revaccination (V2) increases lipid deposition (LD) because of increased voluntary feed intake; but little is known on associated effect diet composition partitioning nutrients in IC pigs. Digestibility measurements, N and energy balances respiration chambers were performed two subsequent stages four replicates male littermates to determine the changes between 85 (stage 1) 135 2) kg live weight due combined IC, growth intake (IC/growth). During stage 1, pigs...
There are indications of reduced meat quality in entire male pigs (EMs) comparison to surgically castrated (SCs); however, the differences not strongly confirmed, and etiology is clarified. In present study, samples longissimus dorsi, pars lumborum muscle (LL) from EMs (n = 12) SCs same age weight were evaluated at physico-chemical proteomic level. exhibited lower intramuscular fat content, higher collagen content with solubility, a level protein carbonyl groups (indicating oxidation), water...
Dry-fermented sausages were produced in a traditional way, without addition of nitrites and starter cultures, from meat an autochthonous breed (Krškopolje pig) raised either conventional indoor or organic husbandry system. Physicochemical sensory analyses performed at the end processing to characterize their quality. pork retained more moisture, which resulted higher water activity softer texture (instrumental sensory). They oxidized (higher thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS)),...
Abstract Recent studies have established a concept of tumour necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α)/Fas signalling crosstalk, highlighting TNF‐α as critical cytokine in sensitizing hepatocytes to death induced by Fas activation. However, the exact inflammatory response, besides TNF‐α, many other mediators, that might modulate apoptotic response differentially, are released. To resolve issue, we studied effects lipopolysaccharide (LPS), one crucial inductors inflammation liver, on outcome. We show...
The Slovenian Krškopolje pig is the only preserved local autochthonous breed, appreciated mainly for its good meat quality and considered more appropriate processing into dry-cured products. However, biological characteristics of skeletal myofibers specifically heavy myosin chain-based contractile metabolic phenotypes that could affect quality, have not been established under different husbandry systems. breed generally maintained in either conventional indoor or organic In present study,...
Detailed characterization of medullary and extramedullary reservoirs osteoclast progenitors (OCPs) is required to understand the pathophysiology increased periarticular systemic bone resorption in arthritis. In this study, we focused on identifying OCP population specifically induced by arthritis role circulatory OCPs inflammatory loss. addition, determined relevant chemokine axis responsible for their migration, targeted attraction signal reduce murine collagen-induced (CIA). were expanded...