A total of 375 Nile tilapia was subdivided into three groups (125 fish/group), based on weight (600, 800 and 1200 g, respectively). Fish were killed and analyzed for various traits describing meat characteristics. Data was subjected to analysis of variance. Protein percentage of the 600 g weighing Nile tilapia was the highest (P
This paper attempts to analyze USFDA import refusal report and the export competitiveness of Indonesian crab in the US market. This research employed the RCA method to measure the comparative advantage. The results indicate that Indonesia has the highest total import refusal of crab during 2002 to 2013, with 381 refusal cases, dominantly caused by chloramphenicol (171 cases). The RCA Index calc…
The study aimed at evaluating antibiotic residues in raw milk coming from two categories of providers: dairy farmers and processed milk producers. The analyses were carried out in a private laboratory at the request of the providers. 210 samples,collected monthly during 2012 (January to December) were analyzed (n = 210). Of the 210 samples of raw milk, 45.71% (n = 96)came from dairy farmers and…
Members from different farmer groups that received establishment support by three intervention projects, and non-members were interviewed. By calculating the average weighted scores the influence of intervention projects on potential factors for the success or failure of farmer groups devoted to pig production and marketing was evaluated. Findings showed that farmers assigned reasons for group…
Wastewater that contains high organic material is being produced during cajuput oil production. Appropriate treatments, therefore,are required in order to meet the effluent disposal standard. Coagulation and neutralization as pre-treatments prior to anaerobic filtration were applied to such wastewater sample. The result showed that both pre-treatments were able to reduce the total suspended sol…
Porcine proliferative enteritis (PPE) is an important enteric disease and is widespread in intensive pig production. It is caused by Lawsonia intracellularis, intracellular bacteria which affect more frequently postweaned pigs between 6 and 20 weeks of age. The aim of the study described in this paper was to obtain data on the prevalence of Lawsonia intracellularis infections in Romanian pig he…
Wine is probably one of the main fermented beverages for which the recognition of the “territoriality” is fundamental for its appreciation. The sensory profile of wine is significantly affected by microbial activities, and indigenous microorganisms may significantly contribute to the expression of wine typicality. The microbial ecology of wines is complex and includes several species and s…
Global awareness of halal product is rising. Indonesia is a huge market for halal product, and has just legalized regulation on halal product guarantee. The recent dynamics urge the importance of knowledge of consumer’s behavior on halal product. This study attempted to describe consumer’s behavior, especially on the consumption of chicken-based food that is very popular in Indonesia. The c…
This paper seeks to provide a framework for determining the effect of malt dextrin concentration and drying temperature to antioxidant content of Sinom beverage powder and to determine the effect malt dextrin concentration and drying temperature to the production of Sinom beverage powder which containing best antioxidant content. This study use the split plot design with the factorial consis…
The article aims to present the problems that may arise in the implementation of the cadastral works on stock of wood, works in the extraurban areas, on the political boundaries. Solutions are being looked for as regards the assigned areas that are disintegrated by the boundary between districts, without compromising the law enforcement 165/2013 on the restitution of the abusively confiscated e…
This paper presents a case study on realizing a 3D model of surfaces that will be leveled in order to build a shopping center. In the first phase, devices and methodology adequately used are presented, being adapted specifically to the existing situation on the ground and to the required accuracy for lifting. Results desired in this case study are primarily focused on tracking effectiveness,…
The purpose of the present paper is to identify viable solutions for organising organic producers groups and supply chains at county level. With this purpose in mind, our research aim was to evaluate which is the best networking solution for 40 organic farmers in Calarasi County. This statistical approach was based on multidimensional scaling and hierarchical clustering methods that permitted u…
In the latest years, researchers have been working to reduce the dependence on petroleum based fuels and products due to the increase in environmental consciousness. This leads to investigate the environmentally friendly sustainable materials in order to replace the existing ones. One of these polymeric materials is poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) which is a semi-crystalline, linear polymer belon…
In view of the relatively recent introduction of the chinchilla as an experimental model in human neurological research, there rises a need for a precise knowledge of the anatomy and structure of the different segments composing this species’ encephalon. Our study aimed to enrich the current data pool, by providing a macroscopical and histogical description of the chinchilla’s cerebellum. 1…
Miscanthus giganteus biomass has a very good quality for combustion (similar as a light coal or wood, up to 19.6 MJ/kg dry matter) and has positive ecological impact for marginal land that makes this crop suitable as bioenergy resources for small scale heating systems. The most important technology to make easily available Miscanthus giganteus feedstock on the market is biomass briquetting or p…
The main goal of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is to "encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity" (World Heritage Convention). To date (April 2015), UNESCO World Heritage List consists of 1007 cultural (monuments, group of buildings, sit…
Water is an important factor in the ecological balance. Surface water pollution, due to activities related to the food industry and population growth, is a current problem with serious consequences to human health. Galda River from Alba County, Romania is a medium size river, but strongly affected by the pollution from anthropogenic sources. To restore the ecological balance of this area, the w…
Precise documentation of cultural heritage monuments status is essential for its protection and scientific studies. The digital preservation of cultural heritage monuments is a specially challenging application of 3D modelling. Cultural heritage objects and sites greatly differ from each other and a maximized fidelity of the 3D model is a core requirement. Terrestrial laser scanning is a techno…
Corneal ulcers are the most common ocular disorders encountered in dogs and cats. Melting keratitis is a pathological condition of the cornea that appears when there is an imbalance between proteinases and proteinase inhibitors, components involved in corneal wound healing. Proteolytic enzymes such as collagenases are produced by some bacteria, especially Pseudomonas spp.,fungi (Aspergillus spp…
It was analyzed the behavior of vine varieties with biological resistance in southern climatic conditions of Romania, during 3 years of study. Thus, there were determined: phenology of varieties, fertility and productivity for table varieties and wine varieties, the behavior of these varieties at the attack of the main diseases and phylloxera, physico-mechanical characteristics, the technologic…
In the latest IPCC report (2014) it was estimated that since the mid-20th century, the number of cold days and nights has decreased and the number of warm days and nights has increased in large parts of Europe. Some recent analyses have found that mean summer maximum temperature change over Europe was +1.6 ± 0.4°C during 1880 to 2005. It seems that human influence has contributed to the obser…
The aim of this study was to identify and describe macrospcopic and microscopic liver lesions in pigs necropsied at the forensic discipline during 2 years of study; assessing the hepatopathies prevalence, based on morphopathological criteria (circulatory disorders, dystrophic processes, inflammatory and tumor processes). The study was conducted in the period November 2012 - 90 October 2014. It …
During 2007-2014 has appeared, in the South part of Romania, a pandemic of common voles (field mice), which surprised farmers and authorities and which caused damages of 1,200-2,000 kg/ha on wheat and 1,000-1,700 kg/ha on rape. This enormous pest produced, at national level, damages of over 3 billion RON, i.e. 700 million EURO only in 2014. The knowledge of the problem and the pandemic control…
Soil-transmitted helminthes infections are caused by different species of parasitic worms. They are transmitted by eggs or larvae present in dog faeces, which contaminate the soil. The presence of infective parasitic elements in the environment represents an important way of transmission of intestinally nematodes from dog to human and other animals. They can become infected by accidental ingest…
This paper aims to present the reinvention of rural underground and half buried houses in the context of the 21st century’s raising cost for energy, environmental concerns and landscape alteration by the growing population, together with today’s urban-rural migration. Rural homes, ‘bordei’ type, had an extensive occurrence in Europe and beyond, found in various forms in different geogra…
Fusarium graminearum Schwabe - teleomorph Gibberella zeae (Schwein.) Petch. and F. culmorum (W.C.Smith) Sacc. are the most important head-blighting pathogens of wheat in many regions of the world, including Romania. The strategies developed for the control of Fusarium spp. infections on cereals include agrotechnical practices, resistant cultivars, and fungicides use. However, the toxicity of fu…
The research aims to present the evolution of localized irrigation methods, according to this process the modern equipment will be tested. This study will investigate the technical and economic efficiency compared to the currently used methods in the greenhouse. The study was conducted in the research center Hortinvest, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest. The …
The current trend to use natural preservatives in food industry had led to the use of essential oils which are natural compounds already known for their antimicrobial and antioxidant activity. The aim of this study is to investigate the in vitro antifungal activity of rosemary essential oil and of some terpenes like eugenol, nerol, limonene (+), limonene (-) and pinene against three strains of…
The introduction of alternative methods in the research, in the diagnosis of diseases and in the production of bio-preparations, led over time to a drastic reduction in the number of animals used for scientific scope in Romania. However, our country has always aligned legislation in this area with the European Union. In this regard, last year was transposed into national law Directive 63/2010 w…
A 11-year-old 3.1 kg, castrated, female Sphinx cat was referred to the Clinic of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Bucharest for acute onset vomiting, loss of appetite, anorexia, faintness, sharp breath, inability to exercise, oliguria and lethargy. Results from a complete blood (cell) count (CBC), serum chemical profile, and urinalysis submitted at that time were abnormal. The patient had hyp…
The greatest challenge, as far as landfill designing is concerned, is building a drainage system capable of diminishing the most severe negative effect, i.e., groundwater pollution. Based on waste collection system configuration – drainage conditions for existing landfills, drainage of homogeneity, etc. – the present paper managed to determine the hydraulic conductivity of the drainage laye…
The biosurfactants produced by yeast species belonging to Candida, Rhodotorula and Yarrowia genera present a growing interest due to their applications in food industry, therapeutics, bioremediation and cosmetics. The yeast strain Yarrowia lipolytica CMGB32 was characterized using morpho-physiological observations and PCR-RFLP analysis of the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region. The amplicon had 360 bp and t…
A massive Lactococcus lactis ssp.lactis c2 and e72 phage contamination of raw milk burduf cheese was revealed in all analyzed samples. Contamination with c2 phage specific for Lactococcus lactis ssp.lactis C2 is lower than the contamination induced by e72 phage. The contamination level with E.coli and coliforms in the core of burduf cheese was initially high, while the initial Staphylococcus sp…
We evaluated the effect of ketamine-dexmedetomidine-butorphanol (K, 80 mg/kg; D, 0.25 mg/kg, B,0.5 mg/kg) and ketaminemedetomidine-butorphanol (K, 80 mg/kg; M, 0.25 mg/kg, B,0.5 mg/kg) administered intraperitoneally, during anesthesia and immediate recovery post surgical phase, in male Wistar Outbreed rats undergoing surgery for free graft sciatic nerve transplantation. Recovery was determined …
Fish eustrongylidosis is a parasitic disease involving 3rd and 4th stages larvae of the Eustrongylides nematode (Ph: Nemathelminthes). Over the past 20 years, the number of case reportings on fish eustrongylidosis has increased, especially within industrial fisheries and amongst fishermen. Recent data have confirmed the tendency of a spatial extension of the parasite distribution area towards …
The objective of the paper is the investigation of the livestock facility response, in the specific conditions of seismicity of Romania. All buildings are designed for a particular use, and this is reflected in their shape, size and layout. The design and development of a traditional livestock facility can provide important information about agricultural or industrial practices in the past. Sma…
The current paper presents the original results regarding a software programme for production and reproduction data management in dairy farms, used also in the accounting department and in the genetic breeding of bovine herds. A management system database - SGBD - which assures the independence of logical correlations between dates and their minimum redundancy - was used for this purpose. This…
This study aimed to explore the situation of native chickens development in the tropical humid regions especially in Minahasa regions, Nord Sulawesi Indonesia. The survey method was used in 122 farmers selected by sampling purposive design. The results show that in general the farmer in small scale has only under 40 chickens with high risk of dangerous diseases on their animals, exclusively th…
The impact of dietary fortification of an exogenous mono component protease enzyme with or without its matrix values (ME 31.5 Kcal, CP 0.84%, methionine 0.018%, lysine 0.05%, threonine 0.034%) on growth performance traits, feed digestibility,serum parameters, selected immune parameters, total counts of ileal clostridia species, carcass traits as well as duodenal histomorphological picture was s…
In the last years, a great importance was given to the development and promotion of organic agriculture, taking into account the production techniques used in conventional agriculture that led to both excessive damage to the environment and the degradation of food quality used by population in daily diet. Taking into account the recent trends, the present study aims to investigate the qualit…
Tuberose is one of the most popular flower plants due to the very beautiful port and fragrant flowers. But technology culture is pretty difficult. The plant has large front demanding climatic factors both during the growing season and during the rest period. Our research has followed the evolution of bulbs during the rest period, both in terms of macroscopic and microscopic point of view. Bulbs…
High density plantations, due to the fact that trees have lower heights, present advantages related to the yield of manual works,but lighting conditions are not always sufficient to ensure a proper synthesis of the organic matter. In order to observe the ongoing of the physiological processes within high density plantations, measurements were made for 8 peach varieties, and the results showed d…
The objective of this study was to evaluate the quantity of some phenolic compounds and free radical scavenging activity of strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) during storage period at different temperatures. Freshly harvested of three strawberry cultivars fruits (‘San Andreas’, ‘Benicia’ and ‘Albion’) were placed in polyethylene bags and kept in refrigerated (4°C) and frozen …
Fruit quality of apples is influenced by the metaxenic pollen effect of the pollinators. At RIFG Pitesti, the flowers of two scab resistant cultivars ('Topaz' and 'Dalinette') were hand pollinated with other apple cultivars: one scab resistant ('Priam') and two scab susceptible ('Golden Delicious' and 'Idared'). Morphological parameters of fruit (diameter, weight, seed number, skin colour) and …
In this study carried out, the nutritional profile of 19 peach cultivars and hybrids from west side of Romania in terms of selected amino acids, macro and microelements content. Amino acids (arginine, lysine, alanine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, serine and glycine) were detected and quantified using DIONEX ICS-3000 system, while the macroelements (K, Ca, Mg) and microelements (Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn) were…
The amount of light that reaches the leaves is essential in order to ensure a proper synthesis of organic matter at leaf level. When efficiently capitalizing the soil from protected areas, the plant management system for cucumbers cultivated in solariums have to be take into consideration, in respecti with the degree of self-shading and the amount of light received at the leaves level. The rese…
The kiwifruit or Chinese gooseberry represents an important horticultural crop in New Zealand, Italy, and China and nowadays, there are concerns regarding this culture in Romania, for instance the mild microclimates where peach, apricot and almond trees grow. The interest for this culture increased worldwide with consumer acceptance of kiwifruit, having in view health benefits associated with …
Researches were focused on several local varieties of wine grapes from Timis and Arad Counties. These were compared with control varieties known for their properties and qualities (Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling Italian). Were analyzed a range of agro biological and technological indices, indexes of production quality, resistance to frost in winter. For interpreting and accuracy of results, mathe…
The pomolgical values of three Romanian plum cultivars (‘Carpatin’, ‘Centenar’, ‘Tita’) grafted on two rootstocks (‘Saint Julien’ and ‘Myrobalan C5’) were evaluated. These varieties were compared with ‘Stanley’ variety as a control. The experimental plot was established in Research Institute for Fruit Growing Pitesti-Maracineni. The trees were planted in the spring of 20…
Four grapevine varieties cultivated in Romania, two known from ancient times (Tamâioasa româneasca and Italian Riesling) and the other two derived by cross-breeding or free-pollination from these (Sarba and Alb Aromat, respectively) were cultivated in the same conditions and vinified by using the same technology, so that the assessment of their volatile profile with an electronic nose would r…