Arabela Elena Untea

ORCID: 0000-0003-3000-5024
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Research Areas
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
  • Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies
  • Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
  • Moringa oleifera research and applications
  • Agriculture and Biological Studies
  • Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
  • Nuts composition and effects
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Chromium effects and bioremediation
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Phytase and its Applications
  • Heavy Metals in Plants
  • Livestock and Poultry Management
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Botanical Studies and Applications
  • Bee Products Chemical Analysis
  • Medicinal plant effects and applications
  • Agricultural safety and regulations
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Medicinal Plant Research

National Research Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition
2013-2024

University of Bucharest
2010-2013

Research & Development Institute
2008-2009

The livestock industry is undergoing significant transformation with the integration of intelligent technologies aimed at enhancing productivity, welfare, and sustainability. This review explores latest advancements in systemization (IS), including real-time monitoring, machine learning (ML), Internet Things (IoT), their impacts on farming. aim this study to provide a comprehensive overview how these can address challenges by improving animal health, optimizing resource use, promoting...

10.3390/agriengineering6020084 article EN cc-by AgriEngineering 2024-05-28

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

The study aims to compare the nutrient composition, antioxidant potential, and polyphenol bioaccessibility of fruit, leaves, pomace black chokeberry. Phytochemical characterization, activity, effect in vitro gastrointestinal digestion on individual phenolic compounds chokeberry were assessed. Results showed that leaves had a higher content polyphenols (61.06 mg GAE/g dw), flavonoids (8.47 QE/g), tocopherols (1172.20 mg/kg) than fruit (27.99 dw polyphenols, 5.23 QE/g flavonoids, 38.48 mg/kg...

10.3390/foods13121856 article EN cc-by Foods 2024-06-13

As global demand increases for poultry products, innovative feeding strategies that reduce resource efficiency and improve food safety are urgently needed. This paper explores the potential of alternative sustainable aimed at achieving SDG2 (Zero Hunger) while increasing production performance quality, focusing on recycling by-products, plants, waste derived from fruits, vegetables, seeds, which account up to 35% annually. The provides a review analysis nutritional (protein, fat, fiber, ash)...

10.3390/agriculture14101811 article EN cc-by Agriculture 2024-10-14

The objective of this study was to investigate the impacts Bacillus subtilis (BS), ATCC 6051a strain, as a probiotic bacterium in broiler diets based 2 protein sources (soybean meal [SBM] and cowpea seeds [CWP]), on growth performance (GP), carcass traits, bone mineralization, microflora population (0 42 d age). SBM CWP starter, grower, finisher were tested presence or absence BS (5.0 × 1011 CFU spores g−1 feed) factorial arrangement treatments completely randomized design. Broilers randomly...

10.1016/j.psj.2020.08.075 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Poultry Science 2020-09-12

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

Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) is a berry bush widely cultivated in Europe for producing juices, jams, jellies, and syrups. In addition to berries, blackcurrant leaves pomace, as byproducts, have also been shown health-promoting effects. Static digestion, simulating oral, gastric, small intestinal was applied, leaves, fruits, pomace the polyphenol bioaccessibility were evaluated terms of recovery index. The results related sample type, index presented higher values case indicating this...

10.3390/foods13101514 article EN cc-by Foods 2024-05-13

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects dietary inclusion walnut and bilberry leaves (WL BL), as sources natural antioxidants in poultry diets, on enrichment antioxidant nutrients egg yolk susceptibility lipid peroxidation during storage. experiment conducted 32-week-old TETRA SL LL laying hens, which were assigned three treatments with 30 birds each. Each treatment replicated 10 times chicks per replicate pen. Experimental differed from control diet (C) by addition 0.5% BL...

10.3390/ani10020191 article EN cc-by Animals 2020-01-22

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

Dietary sources of bioactive compounds in animal diets, are the natural way to produce food products with improved nutritional quality. The present study aimed test hypothesis a synergistic effect cranberry leaf powder and walnut meal on quality antioxidant broiler meat. An experiment was conducted 160 COBB 500 chickens, housed an experimental hall permanent wood shave litter boxes 3 m2. six dietary treatments were based corn soybean meal; three groups fed diets supplemented leaves (CLs)...

10.3390/antiox12051084 article EN cc-by Antioxidants 2023-05-11

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

The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in content bioactive, nutritional and anti-nutritional factors rapeseed meal that fermented with Saccharomyces cerevisiae or boulardii yeasts at two different periods time, for improvement characteristics piglets' feeding. fermentation has reduced factors, intact glucosinolates 3-butyl isothiocyanate, by 51.60-66.04% 55.21-63.39%, respectively, either 24 h. these also lowered total polyphenolic compounds 21.58-23.55% antioxidant activity...

10.3390/foods11192972 article EN cc-by Foods 2022-09-23

The implication of heat stress (HS) in the oxidative phenomenon and its related diseases chickens has been widely reported. Salicin is a precursor for synthesis salicylic acid aspirin obtained from bark Salix alba, with an undeniable anti-inflammatory effect. However, little attention paid to salicin’s antioxidant/oxidative stress-reducing effect compared well-known purpose study was investigate dietary salicin standardized extract alba (SAB) on biomarkers intestinal microflora broiler...

10.3390/agriculture13030698 article EN cc-by Agriculture 2023-03-17

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of rosehip leaves (RL) supplementation on production performances and egg quality laying hens during first stage laying. For that, 90 Lohmann Brown Classic hens, aged 26 wk, were randomly assigned 3 dietary treatments as follows: a control diet (RL0), an experimental containing 0.5% (RL0.5), 1% (RL1). The accommodated in hall with identical pens (3.96 m

10.1016/j.psj.2024.103990 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Poultry Science 2024-06-22

Our study evaluated the impact of incorporating flax seeds or a and mustard seeds’ mixture into goats’ diets to enhance milk polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). The incorporation also aimed slow lipid oxidation process. A three-week feeding trial was conducted on 18 lactating goats, randomly distributed in three groups: control (C), FS (replacing 12% oil source with seeds), FMS quarter seeds). Flax seed inclusion improved quality fat by reducing saturated acid concentration (p = 0.004)...

10.3390/agriculture14071009 article EN cc-by Agriculture 2024-06-26

Poultry meat is a valuable source of nutrients and the enrichment with health-promoting substances such as polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) an important factor for consumers' choice. Camelina meal (Camelina sativa) animal feedstuff used to achieve this goal, but administration n-3 PUFA-enriched diets in broiler nutrition can accelerate oxidative processes leading decreased quality final product. The aim study was investigate effect organic Cr chromium picolinate (CrPic) on quality,...

10.1017/s1751731119001162 article EN cc-by-nc-nd animal 2019-01-01

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

This study aimed to assess the nutritional quality of cowpea seeds (cv. Doljana – CSD) and impact partially replacing soybean meal with CSD, along supplementation microencapsulated Lactobacillus salivarius (LS), on growth performance, selected carcass traits, biochemical plasma profile, tibia bone quality, microbial populations in ceca excreta broiler chickens aged 1 35 days. A total 432 mixed-sex Ross 308 chickens, one day, were randomly allocated four groups, 108 birds each group, further...

10.3389/fvets.2023.1279819 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2023-10-10

The goal of this research was nutritional evaluation through the phytochemical analysis blackberry and raspberry leaves, screening their biological activity (antioxidant capacity inhibition lipid peroxidation), investigation effect in vitro gastrointestinal digestion (GID) leaves on bioaccessibility polyphenol subclasses. concentrations analyzed liposoluble antioxidants were higher (p < 0.05) compared to while a significant content water-soluble registered (with total 26.2 mg GAE/g DW...

10.3390/antiox12122125 article EN cc-by Antioxidants 2023-12-16
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