Research

                               In the field of ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

• Optimization and improvement of breeding and exploitation technologies for terrestrial and aquatic animals;
• Improving the management of breeding and diversification of animal productions;
• Obtaining innovative fodder preparations aimed at improving productive performance, reproduction, the quality of dairy products, and reducing environmental pollution in cow farms;
• The use of phytogenic additives in the diet of terrestrial and aquatic animals;
• The antimicrobial effect of essential oils on specific pathogens and on the meat quality of broilers;
• Evaluation and combating the antinutritional effect of soluble non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) in broilers;
• Mineral nutrition of animals in conventional, organic, and transitional farms;
• The impact of protected fats and conjugated linoleic acid on the amount and quality of milk in ewes;
• The impact of hoof diseases on the metabolism and nitrogen excretion in dairy cows;
• Ensuring the quality and safety of animal products;
• Genetic improvement and management of genetic resources;
• Improving the genetic structure and production performance of farm animals;
• Efficient and sustainable systems for fodder production and grassland management;
• The influence of the floristic composition of temporary grasslands on the quantity and quality of sheep milk and meat;
• Integrated methods for controlling Eriochloa villosa in corn and sunflower crops;
• Research on the influence of technological factors on the quality and production parameters in some oat varieties;
• Research on combating the invasive species Ambrosia psilostachya (Ragweed, Ambrosia genus);
• Optimization of breeding technologies for young breeding cattle and dairy and beef cows based on studies on their behaviour and ensuring welfare conditions in different maintenance systems;
• Improving the hygienic quality of cow's milk and adapting farm conditions to food traceability methods;
• Studies on optimizing techniques for controlling milk and meat production in cattle;
• Utilising PLF (Precision Livestock Farming) to reduce GHG emissions in cattle;
• Using PLF technologies to assess the welfare of dairy sheep;
• Integration of innovative technologies within the value chain to improve the management of small ruminant welfare;
• Study of the relationship between mastitis and genotype in dairy cows;
• Study of the relationship between the PRL gene polymorphism and milk production in cattle;
• Quantitative and qualitative genetic improvement of meat production in Romanian sheep breeds to align with EU standards;
• Applied research on directing rumen fermentations in cattle and sheep farms of the future;
• Increasing resistance to scrapie in Romanian sheep populations through molecular-assisted selection for the sustainable development of sheep breeding and exploitation, ensuring food security and public health;
• Research on alternative methods to the usage of antibiotics in the prophylaxis and treatment of bee diseases;
• Obtaining innovative products aimed at improving the technology of bee family breeding, disease control, and increasing productive performance;
• Establishing strategies for identification, protection, and conservation of the Banat ecotype of the Apis mellifera carpatica bee;
• Using bees as bioindicators of environmental pollution in Banat;
• Research on the quality of bee products in accordance with EU requirements;
• In vitro and in vivo studies on the therapeutic potential of honey from the Western region of Romania;
• The influence of using bee products on reproduction indices in sturgeons;
• Identification and implementation of feasible biotechnological paths for improving the productive potential of cyprinidae, percidae, and acipenseridae species found in our country's fish farms;
• Conservation of endangered and threatened ichthyofauna through biotechnological methods;
• Development of intensive and super-intensive technologies for breeding economically valuable fish;
• The influence of phytogenic additives on the bioproductive and reproductive performances of trout and European catfish;
• Identification and multiplication of valuable genotypes of fish species existing or newly introduced in our country's fish farms;
• Optimization of technological management for producing fish fry or table fish in recirculating water systems;
• Developing ways to improve the economic efficiency of recirculating water systems used for fish breeding, using unconventional energy sources;
• Research on optimizing the management of effluents from recirculating water systems used for fish breeding, in terms of improving economic efficiency;
• The use of chelating agents and plant active principles in reducing the tissue bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the species Carassius auratus gibelio (silver Prussian carp);
• Evaluating the use of natural plant sources with antioxidant and chelating potential in mitigating the toxicity of metallic pollutants in freshwater fish species.

                              In the field of BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Improving the genetic structure and production performance of farm animals through reproductive biotechnologies and other bioengineering techniques;
• Optimizing nutrition to meet nutritional requirements and enhance productivity in farm animals;
• Studying the antimicrobial effect of essential oils and their impact on the quality of poultry meat;
• Implementing reproductive biotechnologies in fish to increase their productive potential;
• Techniques for animal improvement through genetic engineering;
• Production of bioproducts for utilisation in animal husbandry;
• Producing high-nutritional-value foodstuffs or those intended for people with medical conditions;
• Producing microbial biotechnological products used as probiotics, starter cultures, and inoculants in the agri-food sector;
• Evaluating the chemical composition and biotechnological potential of bee products;
• Biomass biorefinery for the production of biofuels and other bioproducts;
• Circular bioeconomy of waste and by-products from farms for generating renewable energy, reducing pollution, and producing valuable fertilizer;
• Renewable energy sources and circular economy applied in an academic community as an example of smart sustainable development;
• Integrating microbial biotechnology into the bioeconomy of polluted areas and organic waste management to reduce pollution and carbon footprint;
• Analyzing the degree of agricultural pollution and studying the impact of polluting factors on the environment;
• Studying the biodegradation process of zootechnical residues in wastewater treatment plants;
• Studying Campylobacter species isolated from poultry sources;
• Testing antimicrobial products for the inhibition of Campylobacter species and other pathogenic bacteria;
• Producing biocompatible polymer matrices;
• Stabilizing enzymes by immobilization in porous polymer matrices;
• Physico-chemical characterization of natural matrices.