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History and Perspectives of the Research Center for Digestive Physiology and Pathology
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2022-09-29 |
Abstracts. Oral Contributions
ISBN 978-9986-08-089-3
Bibliogr.: p. 17
The origins of the Research Center for Digestive Physiology and Pathology began in 1972 with establishing a scientific research laboratory at the Department of Physiology, Pathological Physiology, and Pathological Anatomy. The Laboratory activities extended, and the branch Laboratory of Use of Enzyme Preparations in Veterinary and Animal Husbandry in 1984 and the Laboratory of Bovine Problem Digestive Biotechnology in 1989 were established. In 1992, the Research Center of Digestive Physiology and Pathology (Center) was founded by merging the mentioned two laboratories. To date, the Center has developed research in the following main areas to address the issues of digestive physiology and pathology in cattle (1): 1. Investigation of the impact of various feed, feed additives, and their different rations, and feeding technologies on biochemical and microbiological processes in cattle rumen contents, the digestibility of organic matter (OM), and quantity of D and L-lactic acid isomers in blood, milk, and urine (2, 3). 2. Analysis of biochemical, microbiological, and OM digestibility indices of bovine rumen contents in cattle with various forms of gastric dystonia of alimentary origin and in cases of experimental acidosis (3, 4). 3. Research of the influence of enzymatic preparations, probiotics, B group vitamins, peptides, amino acids, ammonium sulfate, and other synthetic compounds on the in vitro digestibility of feed OM and the normalization of impaired pathological processes in the rumen contents of cattle (1,4). 4. Development and improvement of diagnostic tools and methods for the research of physiological and pathological parameters of the cattle rumen content (1–5). At the Center, 13 doctors of science, of which 4 are professors, 2 associate professors, and one academician have been trained. The Center has made 12 inventions and improved eight scientific products approved by the Pharmacological Council and released into production. The Center researchers have published over 400 scientific articles and over 30 scientific publications. Every five years, the Center organizes specialized international scientific conferences to publicize the results of the Centre’s activities (there have been six conferences in total). [...].